Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-03-31
Fryes Last Biunder.

IT,
thi. = thing m -hich FRYE us-al
stupidiiy -, ~soTy respOnsiole. Nsjor
Litter At Augusta. snd Capt Mo-iH. n
Auburn. have si-Pls repeated rs orders.
We learn that MAJOR Littlcr's orders do
soi require an immediate draft. bet that be
has -en, a fuh s,aispcnt % the case %
Washington WITH a rrconusndation tia,
correction BE- made.
Tbe Journsl saws There = a demand
for-4eS .ddisionsl u-ca- TO-ar,l. ths cal
for 10000 men Gen. Fry SAYS ihis DE-
triot mast contribgie iG71 INpErENDrNT Of
the 8o5 pat IN aFrEk the July call "a, full
and FEiOR TO January I. lS65- That "a.
tbs DisiTict must furnish iSs2 men since
sns~srihg The call q July last Ies. IsS2
men. When the quota - tie Disirics under
the Jolly call for So. ooo men ~as bat 1870.
being % men les tAAa The present demand
under a cal for 81. 600 men. Capt Nor
AL having spPortioned Among the several
towns 81 the District i052 uca. he . no-
directed 10 add 20 ihis number s05 in order
20 make the lf77 1en Which Gen. Fry
.ays be must AID vi have from the sr,;
dsy Of January.
On the 2fih q January a quota 81 lss7
men vas assigned % tbs District by Pro-
Voss Marshal General Try. In paragraph
Of he CirrulAr Order making such assign
rseHis Il vas stated that this nazibcr q mn
vas TO b. srPorsioned Anong the several
sub-diStricts Of this C0hgr,ssional District
atter naking fsil allowance for al eHce-.
Of servicc under all presious calls Up 70
and including the 3ist day q Deocrnhsr.
is63. An al embracing paragraph indeed.
YET its meaning % nevertheless obscure for
how cosld the men pat IN after the July
cal ~as fuii and prior 10 January I. is65.
Dc lrritinafely reckoned a. adding 70 the
esc~-s Of service under the Jsiy oaIl-a cal
~hich had already been answered. Sarci "
cal Tor 81. 90 men couL not inclads
10000. Ia would Be Ike an aiteBrs q
rnak@ two bodies oooUPy The sane space At
the sane time uiracle-yct Geo Frva
Arithmetic uss equal 70 The performance Of
such feat.
Under that cal. then. does government
ct thc-e interval u,en? That -err hard
90 tell. To bc sure ar act % Congress q
March "a. 80. publisbel by ia seu dav.
asoe. provides hat thc-e men Gas - IN
deztand - 49, shall not b. 80 counted
as 10 rcdsoe the call lor So. CO.. men. bui
only - a. 20 MODIFY the assignment a
quotas Among States. Districts and Sab-
Districts. Gen. Fry. Lo~cvcr. assigned
his quotas some Eve o. siK weeks PRIOR 20
tbs Act. AM L0- cosld Capt Morrill, sorr-
kn0s the artiou Of Congrvs.. taken T-criap.
for The purpose 81 ssstaiuing Gen Fry as
sgnmeais
Again. ih- Circular Order. afier giving
the al embracing s'aicHscuf o. -hich Nc
have rcfsrrci. Csve foruasia for tie dis
trl5stion % qsoiAs Among The sub-districts.
but In ihis ioruala 70 notice whatever va
tA.~u q The interval men. references uas
made only 20 the eHcess q scrsice ~hich
arose from the to ard three year.' men
acTUALIT required 20 On the Juiy cal. =
TO years' nan giving ere years excess q
service. and fhrce yea7s' nan giving to
years sHocs.. Herr. then. va anoibcr Of
Gen. Fry's iarid obscuriiies his o-n for
uaia did no; enbrscc al the conditions Of
The case. a. - contenplated then. over
lookErr. a. it did. thc uncn Mo were PCT in
after The Juiy cal "a flil ard psior 20 Jan.
/. lass.
And - aeiirs upon the opinion. -hich
va entertained by ever ore. thar ii.e gov
eminent did not demand 81. 90 inder~n-
dent a the interval men. and e1artlv fsi-
lovins m fo-nula So the disributiou a
quo'ss. Capt. morrill, msde az assignment
e io72 men. thst =. 1877 -. 4Ds. He
TOOK into consijc-afion only ,he crce-. al
service ~hich arose from the to an th-es
ycsrs' men vlro ~r-e offhe member fuinr
the Jolly cal. Thu excess sunounicl 60
is2o year. ~ service. 20 o. ccun'cd. a..
cordin- % ~ el-raisr order. q. 60 men
The foi interval men. vhether fsr one. 80
o. fhree yes-s. ve-r each ooonted a. IN g
sni rrafed in al respects iust a. si-nilar
men. rui in since ~ 3lst Of Dccembcr.
TIE rer vho catered the nsvv f-,un thi.
STATE undcr thc Juiy cal. snd from ths
tine Tar csli 49, fiiei up 20 Jan 7. 1875.
have recn couuted % he STATE. 81 f,r q.
ve can iearn. oniy .. ore years' men.
-herra' they -cre an undoubtediy pc 10
far fhres yea-s. and eoad not have bsen
pc Do Cor less thar tbr-c wears. since cha.
vas ihs shortest term for -hirh uien -e-s
taken IN the navy.
IN ne assi-uulsnt ~ qaotas trao.r ~
States. 80 rresune Msin~ lost credit a.,