The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05
The Enrichment Board.

like man, in all things for the Union
and We believe means to do no injustice to
any one, in his animadyerslons upon
things as they pass in review before nm
But we cannot help thinking that, IN MS
paper of the 10Th, he was altogether more
Incorporate in his denunciation OF the
Enrolment Board than the facts In the
case warranted. A position on the Board
is at best but thankless one. The du-
ties are at once arduous and disagreeable,
and vet they must be performed. The
safety of the Union requires this; and
he would not be up to the true mark in his
LOYALTY who failed to perform them from
fear of fault finding for having perform
ed them faithfully and fearlessy. And
what have the members of the Board be
side the conscious faithful performance Of
duty to reward them for their abors: few
hundred dollars per anuum, many hund-
rcd unjust curses, and as many hundred
unwarganted denunciations, such as the
Eag5e INDUCED in.
We believe the Eagle to be in error,
because it starts out to create capital a
gainst the Board, by insinuating that its
conduct is regulated by disposition ito
embarrass Little Pike, in filing her quo
ta" There is no possible doubt that
Little Pike" has moved heaven and earth
to embarrass the Board in its efforts 10 Sc
cure men for the service but We are as
well satisfied, from what we know, and
! FROM what we have heard from others, re-
sidents of Pike as we'll as of the other
counties OF the district, that the Bolrd
furnishes every facility in its power for
the filling up of quotas. To this rule
Little Pike" is by no means made an ex-
ception.
Again we believe the Eagle to be in
error, because it condemns the Board for
for what it denominates the Fover zeal
Gus rejection of substitutes" For this
accusation to be just it should be aimed
at a mark above the Board of Enrolment
that is, if there is any justice in it. The
action of the Board is controlled wholly
by orders from those higher in authority;
aud strict observance of these orders,
both in letter and spirit, are always the
accompanying instructions. The board IS
allowed no discretion in the decision o
military law, but must act on decisions pro-
vided for it BIZ those over it. On
of these decisions, and one we'll estabiishe !.
too, is that the grade of health for a dra.-
ted man, is widely different from that es-
tablished for a substitute or enlisted man.
The applicant for enlistment or for subSti-
tuition may be rejected for dozen differ
ent causes, which would prove no objec-
ton to him if he presented himself as
drafted man. We do not see why this is
for we cannot see why the government
should draft a man for the hospital any
more than it would enlisl one; but such
are the rules which govern the Enrolment
Board, and we will not 60 our neighbor
the injustice to suppose that he was igno-
rant Of the fact,
Again. The Eagle finds fault with the
treatment received by persons appearing
before the Board We have heard smi
lar complaints, but have almost always
found, on tracing them up, that the Board
was more sinned against than sinnng
and were there were exceptions to this,
the rouehness of the Board grew more
out of the number OF pressing demands on
its time, which demanded terse and prompt
answers to inquiries, than from any dispo-
sition Of its members to treat any one i'll.
We have no doubt that an effort made to
drive things beyond the power of the
DNAA~ "a PSSi'y AZ iCiiOi III, VI ~ iuuuCC
a relaxation from a strict performance o.
duty, has always been met with a promp
and merited rebuke
The reputation of the BoarI through
out the District is that Of fairness, and we
regret that the Eagle, in unintentional
aid of the enemies Of the government,
should so boldly publish the existence of
an opposite state of things Our neigh
Dor well. knows that the trouble in filling
quotas and IN securing the appearance oi
drafted men, is altogether owing to the
of leading Copperheads of
the district Their notice of the board
has been a continued round of abuse. and
he hesitates not to join them in it, III
their efforts, notori ousl y opposed to the
government. have been productive of so
much trouble, what may not they expect
from bis efforts, protesting friendship for