Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-01
We have already announced that the


quota of this couuty under the very
last decision of General Fry, is ss5 men.
The total enrolment from which these
are to be drawn is 3,795. For the pur-
poses of draf: the county is divided into
five sub. districts. The boundaries of these
sub districts were drawn good while ago.
before the adoption of the township system,
and owing. to the difficulty of making
changes the lines are still retained. They
include the old magis,erial districts
Hancock and Brooke counties are divided
into the LIST, End, Bird, 4th and 9Th sub dis
triotsi Ohio county into the 9Th, 18th, 9th,
9Th aud 10th. We arrange them in this
county as follows:
9th SUB DISTRICT, includes MCOounelPs,
Brotberton's aud West Liberty. Its en-.
rolIment is 3l3i quota.3O.
7th SUB Decentralization Woods
Run and Tliadelphia enrolment 400 /,
quota "A.
9Th SUB DIsTRIor-First, Second; Third
and Seventh wards of the city of Wheel
Jog; enrolment 1913; quota l26.
9Th Sun DIsTMoT-Fourtb, Fifth and
Sixth wards; enrolment 1892; quota 1875
10Th SUB, Observation-Disclosures enroll.
ment 2l7; quota 40.
Every subdistrict in the State stands on
its own enrolment and every person
drawn must De credited to his subdislrict.
The government does aot proceed by couu-
ties in the draft at all. All credits for vol
unteers also are now required to he by sub
districts, if we understand the ruling
Alright. 1t is in the power of aoy sub. dis
draft, even il not another sub -diatrict in
the county enlists man. 1t is suggested
that those who think that the quota of any
Que Of the sub. districts of this county can
be filled by volunteers, should go to work
and make the experiment. Our own idea
is that it any bouniies are TO be offered
they should come from levy laid by the
county. In that way the burden falls upon
oil and not upon few.
In the meantime it is proper that vigor-
Gus steps be taken on the part ofthe State
to Vindicate its rights at Washington as
regards its credits on General Fry's books.
There is no doubt that we are justly en-
titled to large credit for our
two and three years men now
denied US. II we had not fur.
nishod two or three years men last win
ter we would have been, according to Gen.
Fry's last decision, better off than we are
now, for we would have had these men
again among us to re.eulist this Winter
and Spring, Had their terms been for
only one year aud were they now returning
amoDg,u their re. enlistments would almost
fill the present quota. But Gen. Fry re
Gently discovered that he could hold them
as so much clear gain and count them al
nothing to this State, and like Pharoah o.
old compel US to make brick without straw
by requiring West Virginia to furnish du
Plicates for those already in the field I'M
credited. Such policy is in the las
degree ruinous to the best interests OF thu
government. People lose faith in an
promise or iuducement held out to them
Gen, Fry's official letters are now in tbi
city written last winter, stating that al
two or three years men would be credited
on the next call. And further, his letter
of a month ago are here stating that the,
had been credited. 10 the face of thes
letters he turns about now within the las
few days, aud undertakes to deny the Stat
its credits, and haviog thus cut short it
material requires just the same quota as i
the two and three years men were all bacl
home again. In other words Gen. FIR,
drafts III this State for almost double th
quotas that he does in those States tina
furnished only one year men.
ApNlRAL PoRrEn says that he has fOun,
In North Carolina a telegram from Gen