Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
ArrezsEY GExxEAk's 0EFlcEi
February 9th, fSs5.

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d. 70 oTEsai.s . plAa By whish she National
oxess can Be made available
Subordinate - the YzFRoss 81 rAisisg ard or
gaining the National forces. the plan adopted by
eongrsss shows q dssirs tAAs the dF@ft upon the
zdassrial population 81 the ssFeFzl ststes. aud
he eo@nunitiss thsrsoas shoasd bs ssaAiisad -
By The slh section sf tke Act ef the 81 q
u arch, 1858, the Uuited State i divided inf0
asstrtcta Of which the District Of Columbia snaEi
c1nstitufs 0as. each Territory Of The GATED
States shall constitute ese or noFe. Tbs Rrssi-
asat shall Direct &na saeh coazEessioaAl Disstiet
OF tbs FsapaetiSs States - axsa b le~ Of the
State next sreoedtax TIE en4 olzeut, shall e1ustl
fats one. The sth ssctiou provides tlssi there
sh4li BE- Beard of ksrclmsHt Ia each district. /
By the ssh seetion IL l. pEosias thai II the Beard
nay BE dixiaed into twa. aad. Ni3h tie ssssns Of /
tbs seeretsry Of War, into ans crater numbsr Il /
Subdivisions.
b. sac lE1h section Il T. aaaa fhs duty q The |
President In assigning 10 tbs districts she nuas-
bar % men 10 Be furnished thsreirou 70 tAks ints
eoasiasrztioa fhs nnmbsr Of xsiubsssrs aua nlii.
"a Furnished ~ aaa froH sks satsTal ffasss Ia
which said dissrietA Situated asd ths period
q their services sinee the esmmene ment II the
present. Tsbsllion, and shall make ssid aasiga-
nssnt - eaaaliEa tbs uamheFs slFsziy fnrn shed
- AFORESAID, aud the tlsae 81 their service
u IL evident from the faee OF this srt that the
several STATES and DsssFiess hAa furaishsd = nnna.
Der Of voIHntssFs and militia. aud Tor sefioas u
asrsfcs.
Ths arss daly q tha FrssIasnt "a. h hass "a.
ssMts0Bai fercss eBroited lbs naat DIR a. -
.sesrtaass what uaaabes u welsh ssrs and nsflita
has baen FURNISHED from tbs several statsa, AID
the periods of thsir ssFvies slAes tie esu nsues-
11sHt " the present rebellion zAd thQa. EesA
= hal eistriets ia fbs several ttstes thsy cans,
that be nlght sau4llzs the Bumhaxz 4nsBg tiae
dInlr cts q the several Sta4ss. considerfug Ana
SHOWING for the nanshers alfsAay farnisAsd, -
Aforesaid, aad thu time ef their sarsioe Under
TIE Act Of the q q March, its3 IL i plzin that
be had no fisAs an1 powsa % ees ap dlstrles
erdsr squziiee rs araft fhsEsla. Ihs aushariiy
gwen In ths ssh aeEs5oa . snh-aAslae dasgKitt
was ~ shs paFRosa u faeiisEaiiag er exredliiAg
the sursIlm~ 81 sAd sifh ne fsfsrsaos y ssaali-
Ealion. II algist nna dseBfless ald happen Is
mAny dsstricta, hat ans weil aanne4 portlan %
district e. a eeuntss tewnshis o. sara. lad fuf.
nlshsd - o. aeir. thsrvsz taeAinz di@fs apon
vas nes in the pewsr Of The lsressssa f 10 make
/ The dfsfs othsFstzs shan sqeai sssr tsa y hals
disisiei- This - ss.last 80 eFssssiise =
/ ties. CaezSesss by4ha "a asesioE % fhe Act Il
| zith F<b usFy. lssf. snd wl1seh i il embodiment
81 The Ast II tbs = = NaFeh Isss, declared that
I tbs qaasa u seeh Va ~ sifys tauas fewashia,
/ prsesnet. easetlaa aistgIss. - - essants.
/ whsre be eoanty : net alsidea late usuls
ts~as, io~nsslps, pEseiuesa 81 sssstsoa districts,
she Bamber 81 men fssiaeat ths-elu sikbis 10
/ HilitAfy service, taklnx sats aoeeaHt - fsr ~
pFaetieahis, tbs amassf whaeh has ieen pfssiaps-
Il /. vsrasssIy inssstsa sd mest iaxeaieasly
I argued that shis "a sactioa q The Aaeadna Acs
Fsp@sls - mash o. ths t2th ssetisn u tss Ael of
/ The u q MsFsh, ISIS. makes Is fhs snfy Of
ths Pssalasat i taks lnso al.s Y~rioa
o. service 81 tbs vafuH sets sud Saitis Ersrn tha
ssvsFAi states Th- - sssaf 81 hsar ~ the -.
| ps4l rests shelly assu th- aeFds q the aaaeadss
tary Act ia uanshaF zAseh has bssa rsevl.
ensiy farnishea thsFsfruaa u is BsEssaa thai
- agnatzs. - Asss SD. ssesus zfitAnl.tisai
/ ssung I canuas ahdsFstAnd a.
The AZ " To- y q hAFehi 49, haf Fussefib-
81 seas ~ rhieh shs uuaab u msn dee ifom
toe ssssfsi atslss sd Re aistrets e the ssTera
siAsst. sheuia q ssesFtsines and thki maas -.
4Hirui, eg 2isaFt@ ssgApt bns AceasidsFai5eu u
ice psslsA " ssFsis e szsn grssieasly fsnlss,ss
/ n5akFrss used tbs wpFf asG4bsr Ia tie fhird ss-s
szon ef ghs anreaassaTy Act. aHdrfstan&fng Ia
ne sseds = seast prescribed - rs egigisai A.
rhssa are asAny ssIaan e. mpan she Zee o. tbs
Amanaatogy Aet whish she's that Il was act ~
tsssati1a a gsaRress - Than - lbs os - c1nui
pSsseFfbad IL the original Aet.
The smswasa Aet does act nnasrtAka 60 &ay
hos tha ggota o. asists Or ashies l. 10 b ascsF
i4ssa. IL ssosrt@, aiAs Shsi aesabsr q aas Iron
mode prescribed 10 the 18th s@cssoa ~ tie ofis.
, fn4i ket--ge mast fAks iats i4arsalaa H.
Fsrio8 q sersies asa yet, ssder tbs eoasfruotlsn
ar4ff. sasAssassa 40 Do - tss unssna-d Act. II
4hs districts. he msst b santsaliss b sinnris
uHmbsfs y eaunet b. tk.t 1osxtess futendsa
! ans mcae % eoUnt fer he States and dsstrlcts
| aud aifefsns sd shoily Inconsistent enc ~
tAs sab-disisions q districts. iasKtricabie eou.
fasfen woaid result
Fram she laugu4gs ased lH varieas paris Il a.
, ssnsad4fsry act IL = syidsus that dases-ss az
act iatsRd e distssb the NOSE e esaat Dr..
serih@d In the original Act. Fsr instance h I ~
ssh ssstsn q the asasndAiery Act, 81 l. ssii ihsi
the ts9n. wAF5. o. township shall b. credited Is
his services, and IN chs 10 SECTION, tbs paras
for whieb Be skai bavs heea eulistea. p arA ssths
rsrtoa Tor whteh he shall hare tesu drafted p 81
Eoanz 70 show that time 81 service he'd o. b.
an sissasnt In the euaat
Nor DO I think that The argument ia favor 8
the repeal is sitsd b. the language q the let sc
ton q the act entitled "a Al Act farther te rsuu
late and provide fer the calling eut ths uAfls~ 4
fercsss approved Ssh ofJHiy, 1854 The aet says
thas any sueh volunteer, Or Ia case - draft a.
h~feiaAtssr prev aed any substitute shall be cred
it'd - tie town, &c CsuEress meant that fhs
credit shosia b given accsrdinE 70 the anass d
sauns fr~scribed IN The set u - aareh. Isss
The whols rnrposs Of The "a sect "a u IL.
amsndstsry Act vas 70 enable The Presiseut Z
ssualiss the araft IN ths several districts. sursis
not e have ons meds Of count 10 asrsrtstnlnx hs
7uos@s Of the several states aHd Districts sad az
other mods for sqaalEing the districts. Bee iasa
IL % hardly e Be considered that Congress Wouis
ties ineiden silly strike from 20 isp5rtAi . stat
Efs ss4furs 80 prominent aud equitable.
I an, tbsrefors. 81 tha opln3sn fAa4 fha assds q
ascertAinng And assigning 70 States ana alstrictl
their respective quotas. prescribed in she i2tl
ssetina Of The act e the 81 q July. Isss. IL ue
repsalsa ana that the sane raoda meat b. pursuss
IN equaiiEiag the draft 4mong the sub-divissns 81
each district.
Ssxt esnes The qasstioa. What Is shs msas 9
se1ss Preeeriasa IN tbs izth snesisa q ths sst q
81 March, 1887
II is very plain that Congress REGARDED tbas
eoasidsrstion q ths terra ef zzEEiee Nssld eAasss
wHa q g xivsn fos ehe ssrIad 81 sssxisa = 81
a. for the MAJ CoaErtss has fxsd sAFfozs p
Rods Of ssrvtcs. and States snd disfriesa and nee
periods Of service Eow. hos is Ga. eredl. 70 :
gfveaf #Eafs3
Before prseseainx - 80 usr tls ss-stien g nsa,
BE Psorer 70 ssAts that 4 Ins ~ at ths wsr
Ash ~
IN ths I2th section Of fhs act Of March D. Gsos
! mean 8omsthsnK dihersnt from term Of service
saae thing. whsn sAs weri term : sssf 81 lei
sFenee @ tiBa. % 10. according 10 the iexisozra
= phsFss very nearly ths syuoayu 81 period. n.
: daasrsaee betwtxt thsm, i saYs = too usesxtEil
l snd stadowE o believe thai GoaKrsss % ant b
sha nsa cf onas somathing diHsFent from shat !
/ uads atood b the ether. Bet the words psfioa
sd sein hpIh eceaF p A.lsE parts q ~ a.
. 90 uassr euseiacEaksca- 20 o. - seestYh Z
the act u 1851, the term % vice i spsksn 81
aad as term 81 rs-salitfzaeut. whilst In the ia
) seetiaa q ths azends5 act, IL she psrlod Fl
whteh be Ahall b We snllst 4, ard fiis period 81
: whiea ks shall hAxs se~n aEsfssa Thus il vi
y p<reefve tat gpoa the fsrs q thess aess
/ Congress ussd these soris - me#nlug lbs saaas
! sAinE. 10 hagpebs tsa IN the aes thst ssIshs,
wosd nay Be used Asa pes The sans fsss fatesssss
/. - IN sas sab seeiisa q tbs a1.en3aa 81 stsr.
: | vEcss I"
EsS2rsing thea 's psrsod Ct serrsos y ars ster,
% e@zvies, - me&aaag the ssnzs fhfnx, aay A.
sanas prsaSeMtsd npoa 9i1ersacs = - - a.
: rs8srisz Aad tins Ns are hF0azhs bsek y II.
. ssesttez, h0N Il the sredig 70 - zfveu Ms
TIE sreat be fer tAe sfzas % SEXUAL ssrrr Or -,
/, I parfe8 % eniissEentf
tAiak thst Cor zrsss fnisn4sa ~ shs -oras
, p@rioa q aerTine. 70 give credit for the time g
bis sniiatmsut- Wh@n . nan eaIlsss il tie ssr
I vice q the GovsrGrneut fer o1e. kus. o. tkfse
ysarss his services due 70 The Gasarnzzsnt 90
that psrtod, AID darfnE that psrfaa his ies1
are withdraw from fh@ fz6s1strssf psrsaIs. ..
ia Ths Art speaks - fheaxh ID ~ Nss aesrtSis
A11 nxsd PeEsed for tas &C. II a4Eh mar al
y~ts II any period tine Is t2s ether aH II.
{ "a OF enlistne1t BY sons system cf kserAzss
( y gResses, rzls UEss b. axsd. Ts d % serle
st1iats the certainty conisnplated b. tbs at
an. therefore 0f the opinion that tie Pr-sE
dsnt must un1sr shs set, Efye credit 81 the = box
Per1od CT tern fSr WATCH fhs rzAn salistaa
. Whistler thts Is tbs rule which shoaIa hav,
: been AdepsSd By cc1gress. xheihsx Il does al
operate equaily, sn4 whefhsr i i exactly lust y
asf. susst5oas that e4nEss uaa n es.is.sss~~4
L. 10 familiar to al thai srfal es.e. f bs-ss -,
VII occzr By thu asrl icatsn e arr zsusrf -
hese-tsslss. he laws - writes, 1nst b pzrsues
fery rszpsces1iiT your obsdisut servant
.oiSns1 @AsEEa sRzzBs
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