Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-02-08
Explanation Of tlc Draft In Iewa.


In view of the unsupported concern
ing the facts upon which Governor Stone
authorized the publ, statement that Iowa
Is relic ed from the draft, we fee inclined
to drop word of explanation. The tx
ures giyin. the off :ial credits of the State
are in keeping of the Governor and Adiu-
tant General Baker From the Governor
directly we obtain our information. \
law Of .'oncress provides that quotas shall
be assigned among the Districts Of the
sc eral States. considering and allowing
for the numbers Il ready furnished as atnre-
sa d. an ! the fihae Of their .errice. Under
this pro lsIun each State Is allowed, under
ca Is TOR on" year men, "three units Tor
each three years man i'm excess OF prevl-
Gus calls for three years men. In othcr
words, every volunteer in excess OF calls
vino went for three year Is counted on
the present cal as equivalent Ia three
volunteers for one wear. This we think
is pretty plainly comprehendcd The time
of ser lie for which troops were furnished
must be coms.d rel in determining h"w
much u State owes on subsequent CT Is
| When the call for $4,000 men WAS issued
| in Jelly hast, the State authorities aScer-
tanned that wa had furnished an ercess Of
three years men unlr previous requiSi-
lions. \ few months since Governor
Stone went 10 WASHINGTON t. ohtai~: prop
credit for such excess and General
/ Fry. when the matter was preSente!, de
cided that, rs the Goyern.Ient needle! the
/ men. the excess of rec years volunteers
/ could only he counted aS units for that
cal al hourh the requi>ition WAS for one
! yeIr : men only. The whole mIttcr WAS
lett for proper adjustment under Il sub
/ sequent call
/ When the present call was made, Gcn-
/ crai Fry, IN pursuance Of law, decided
| very promptly that the credits due to the
! State shou 1t be a lowed and this decision
/ applies well to other States as to Iowa
/ lae main difficulty in adjusting the matter
/ has been II. procuring ere Its for orr cm Il
/ and veteran en- i>tmcnts, AMI in havinG
/ Them ri-htlu!lva APP 0 I oped t. the different
sub~dI>tricts. Ga these subjects an cx
! tcn>i c cores nnlencc was insti uted AMI
I carried on between the State AMI Federal
| authorities. \ large number Of our men
| had enlisted in ether States, making it
necessary, by Il ruling Of the War Depart
| ment for Governor Stone to settle with the
| respective State Executives Some diff
! Guilty also occurred in the effort To obtain
| proper credits for black recruits due to
/ this State Until recently full adiu t.
! IlieiI Hafl not Deti CHtcltt!, hilhfu ~ NAti-
| Baker and Go ernor Stone bad uhored
| persevcrngly for the attainment Of this
object. On the Governor return from
! Savannah he had an interview with Gen
| Fry, and Il basis for the settlement of ali
the delicate questions in Owed, was adopt
! ed. To consummate = speedy settlement
| General Fry dispatched Major Dodge, of
! his staff, To Davenport. ana the Maj jon. in
| company with the Governor and the Adju
/ tant General, made full and satisfactory
! adjustment
As soon as the result was determined.
a though the delinquent sub-di>tricts were
not relieved from liability, Governor Stone
tcic-raphs to Genera Fry respectful de
mand for an official statement from the
War Department that Iowa quota IS full,
and therefore free from the draft. The
request was complied with Immediately
and to quiet the nublic anxiety, and to
relieve the pcop,c from sacrifices which
Justice does not require them 70 nuke,
the Governor authorized the press of the
State 10 announce the filling up ol the
quota Great praise is due to the Cover
nor. to Adiutamt Genera. Baker, and 4 50
10 our delegation in Congress, Tor the
happy stra.r Ateuins sp o! dra.: matters IN
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