Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-16


THE DRAFT.-Third Ward Mceting.-An ad-
jouTnCd meeting OF the cl'iZanH Of the fhi d ward
was held Last evening at Temperance Hall, to con-
suit in gard to inrnishlrg the quota OF the ward,
The mmittee 10 watt on the Provost Marshal
reported hat they were reeve by that efficient
and atiable officer 10 the kinlCst manner, and
that he Informed them that The number enrolled
was 06s, and that che q tote Is reduced TO 81.
CO.. Alexander was waited on estoTdsy ny Mr..
Angus, who waa as'urCd b. the Colonel that he
could uTnlah all the men ne dId II tho bounty re-.
quired was OIthc Iming.
The committees to collect funds IepoJtel that a
thousand dOllsra was paid 10, and that n large
amount subscribed would be- paid when called Tor.
one hundred dollars Is pledged BY a number OF
feel assured that an amoul. necessary tn NEST the
demand will be raised IL others will do the duty
Capt Beavers made a statement that thirty.slX
mCn had been enlisted by him that the ward had
no credit for, and a committee, combating OF the
president Snd two other gentlemen, were appoint
ed in conjunction with Capt. Beavers, to determine
and ADJUST the matter.
some persons stated that they were members Of
the various exemption clubs ef the city, and that
they preferred to apply the mOuoy thus deposited
II tn y could succeed IN "lthdrawiIB II from the
exemption fund,
Mir G L. W. thauctts aIith,t exemption clubs
were detrimental to the interCs tue d strict In
hliag her quota In the approaching draft 1t will
. y benefit thuse who RrC drafted At the nTst
drawing Those who are not fortunate enough to
he dra ted at the first will lose their contribution,
and will alGo have to stand the second third, or
fourth drawing, as the case may be, to MI up the
quota caused by the rejection oil persons from
ply steal disability and other reasons.
The true and only cOurse to pursue 10 to give
literally to q ward fund to Tree the ward from the
responsibility IA draft In the case Of exemption
clubs wheIO they number one hundred persons,
twenty being drafted, the entiO fund s allotted 10
those whp are drawn, and the remaining eighty,
who lad c ,eh contributed one hundred dollars,
1t the mercy uf the draft to ill up he deficiency
c6uscdby exemption aud phy steal disability, They
have given away one hundred dollars to he drafted
on other Ills.
MoFscs. John Ogden, - Sargent, and John Bart.
lett were appointed on the Committee OF cOllee-
tiOn5
IhG several committees on collection were re-
qucatei to state to contributors that they would
he insured against the drsft or money returned.
TLOse Liable to draft will sec the necessity OF
wording actively and paying literally, SO that the
Aeoesaity Tor return OF the lundS VIII not be poa.
Btble, and the committee urge II rs duty thai the
wealthy OF the ward should freely aid their less
wealthy nGighbOrs
The committee hope hat all Interested will not
Walt Tor the committee TO walt on the!n, hut to
lea their contributions at the foil w ng plRcPB:
j. G. PaIkeE's, on street, near highIh; ]. S
TophGms, hCO Seventh st Get; Or. Tysou's, corner
OF and Ninth Streets CRssin'B drug store corner
OF seventh and NJ streetGi W. H. Pope, NATIoNAI
REPUDLluAE OtiGe.
Ihu meeting adjourned to meet this friday
evening, At 0 U'clOuH, Mt the same place.