The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-01
cTTY AND STATE NEWS.
~, co,d md Other Markets, ana
miscellaneous Matter, TO b fo"n" VI"
the Fourth Page.

miscellaneous Mastef, 10
the Fourth Page.
THE DRAFT.-We have now approach
al that period when We may talk OF ,he
draft as something which is not ~ any
orsat distance. 1t is 50 near Una. '''
vicinity is beginning to create "np ,,
ant sensations in some, whlie III 49,
it has the effect of making them ieei wIi
like, although if they could possibly :
avoid an encounter with IT, .neS ~o
refer 70 he men of peace all their hVes.
T g &C. davs are fast fitting away, and
81 no;selessly that we fear that the III
.Oo..I, of February will fall upon great
80 nnexpected After the briefspace
s. fftsen days the wheel will again be
,nt IN motion, and those who have not
..sen1 ND their tale of men" will have
mite an exciting time OF it, although
we opine that great many would SOON
Of dispense with this equivocal excite
ment. Those who are liable to the draft
and are not provided with the necessary
supply of funds to procure substitute
will run a very great risk in the coming
game of fortune; and we think the best
thing they could do under existing CIT
cnmstances, would be to volunteer and
secure the very considerable bountles
which are now offered to none but hearty
men. We have seen such men as these,
but we find it extremely difficult to pre-
vail upon them to abandon their homes
for one whole year. They say that they
will conduct themselves as circumstan-
ces shall dictate. II they find { cir dis
trict has done something towards filling
its quota, they will contribute nicely To
the bounty fund, in order to ill the re-
naming deficiency; il, OH the other hand
they find that the district does not do
much up to the twelfth OF next month.
and that the chances are against them,
they propose to volunteer and secure the
boupties. This is truly a cautious mode
Of doing business, and one that would
not be unworthy an old speculatOr but
if the example be followed too extensive,
= il will have a very pernicious effect upon
volunteering until two or three days be-
fore the draft At that time draft will
take place and volunteers will be as nu-
merous as one could wish We would
not, however, deem it advisable for the
districts to suspend operations until that
time. They can perform a great deal
during the intervening period, and be
sides the immediate vicinity of the draft
might have a bad effect upon the dila
tory volunteers
Besides the class above mentioned
there are others who are impressed with
the idea, that they are as fortunate as
"any other man" and are determined to
take their chances come what may. 1t
is unnecessary to attempt to argue with
these or show them the incOrrectness of
their views. If they have money with
which to procure substitute i'll case
they are drafted, they may be allowed to
tempt their fortune little but if other
wise situated their position is not the
least enviable As for those who would
prefer northern country during the sum
mer months, and intend taking trip to
Canada if the fateS should speak against
them, we would say that at present such
proceedings are entirely out of the ques-
ton