Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-05
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busy preparation are heard in response
10 Governor Morton's call for eleven reg
iments of volunteers, to serve for one
year, unless sooner discharged. In some
counties the greatest activity is display
ed in recruiting, and there is q good
prospect that they viii furnish their
quota without resorting to the draft.
We learn from the Indianapolis Journal
that eighty-6ve counties cut Of the ninety
two composing the State have made APP
propriatious to pay boanties 10 volun
teers from one hundred to three hundred
dollars each. Il is anticipated that by
the payment Of such liberal bounties the
quota of our State can be raised and
another draft prevented
We regret, however, to state that Ev
ansy .e, which has hitherto stood in the
vanguard Of enterprises Of this kind, has
fallen asleep on her post With utter
Indifference, as though she did not have
the slightest interest in the matter, she
watches the efforts Of her sister cities,
and makes none herself Hitherto her
patriotism has been without reproach.
Every call of the Presiden4 has been
responded TO with alaerity and zeal
She is represented in scores Of regiments
and apon almost every battle field Is
her good name to be tarnished b. indif-
feEssee Rnd earelessness nOw2 Il has
beeu and still is our boast THAI Evans
Wills has not been compelled by the
draft 10 furnish her share Of men TO sup
press an unrighteous rebellion Ii Is
within our power to sustain that proud
distinction What more glorious in-
heritanes do we desire 10 begaeath our
children than the soul-inspiring facl that
throughout five years Of bloody, IN
relenting war, our patriotism never
tagged, that every call for more troops
was responded to BY gallant volunteers;
and that throughout the entire struggle,
40 eompulsion Was required to induce
our gallant city to do her whole duty.
Why not leave such an Inheritance, when
il is 10 our power to do so2
The city Of Indi a,aapolis, it will be re-
membered, appropriated large sam Of
money TO procure substitutes for those
Of her citizens who we're drafted under
the call Of the President for 100000
troops. Yet, Notwithstanding that ap-
preparation, the City Council of that
city has Just appropriated $l23, 900 more
TO pay bounties to substitutes under the
last call for 100000 1t is proposed to
pay every volunteer $3.50 additional to
the Government bounty Of 800, and
pay premium of $40 to every citizen
who shall be instrumental in procuring
volunteer. 10 few days agents from
Indianapolis will be in all parts of the
State hunting up and enlisting yolun-
teers,e Our own city will be overrun
With them. Shall we not take any steps
Sxprotect ourselves from their incur.
sidks7
! The quota Of Pigeon Township will be
about two hundred men. We are conf
dent there are that number Of men in
our city who would be willing to voIun
teer for one year if liberal bounty wa
offered. Suppose our City Council woulC
agree to pay bounty Of 500 to every
volunteer credited TO Pigeon Township
how long would it be before two compa
MES would be orgsnizsd3 We know o
two or three young men who are anxiou
. to take hold Of this matter, and viii g
into the work with all their souls if tn
city will give them proper encourage
meut Forty thousand dollars is net SC
much money, after all, for city Of tn
size of Evansville. II will not be quit
$50 for each man now liable to be draft
ed. How many men are there in th,
city who would object to paying $50 t
. be insured against the draft2
There is another thought in this cor
= nection; In all probability, it will r,
quire only $4,000 to exempt oU
city from draft by good volunteers wh
I will do the Government some servic
In case Of draft 800, 900 will be spei
for substitutes, and then the Govern
ment not receive the best class Of Sc
diers Again: volunteering is open
!. all; substitutes must come from q pa
:, = tiealar cisss- If We fail to do eur dut
the men we depend upon for substitute
will have volup>sered and been credit,
to other townships
o. II is useless for Us to urge ma
to volunteer and make sacrifices until '
see disposition on the part Of tho
y who design staying at home, to ma
sacrifices also. When they have dol
their duty it will be ample time to CT
!" upon the young men to 90 theirs, al
- fll up the ranks of the army. This v
has borne lightly upon men of wealt
nine-tsnths Of whom are richer tod
By thousands Of dollars than they We
when the war commenced. Their tax
j are not 1.-THE of what their profits ha
7 been. A glance at the prosperity OF /
business men of our city demonstrat
this proposition.
" We, therefore, urge upon the Comm
=. =. Council of our city TO take some acti
.ks upon this important matter It's Of