Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-01-13


BoUNTIEs.
Ultimately connected Nth ard sHectinr
the financial condition Of the state. the sub
lcct % paving bounties Is deserving ai;en-
ton This sys'em. inaugurated A. fhs. ou,
Sc oi the ~ar. providing AZ frst for the paw
m~ut 81 two months ~sgcs 20 privates and
non commissioned officers a. an inducement
% volunteering. has overleape,l th- rrufi.rt
limits then established and caused the ,-r-a-
To-" ol a syrt large Stafe and uluniciuai
1r.f- A lr uia-uita.ir of The prr.cuf 1a..n-
~ has been rraehed an consequence oF the
competifion of the various cities and towns
Shich In their anxictv TO fll their quotas
and escaPc a drait. sf4mglafcd Oyerbi1.liur
upon each other. In addition O. the esil
oi an accumulatins municipal DEBT. there
arosc another crossing ont ofthe rerrniss ION
~ cnc time % enlist men without r,gar,i 20
their rcsidence. and crediting them a. tie
qaota Of The place paying The bounty
D. direct effect Of this Vas entirely 20
deprive the poorer towns and plantations
partncuiarir In the norfh-rn border conn
ties. Ol tbe benefit OF enlistment o. thar
own citizens. from tbeir otter inability 10
enter the lsts against larger and more
veaifhy towns m the offer of recuniarv in
ducrnssuts
10 prevent these mischievous results.
and hoping O. cheek the tendency % a rum
ous rNpcnditurc. thc Legislature. Al IS LAST
session. enacted a law for the payment Of a
uniform bounty by the STATE The liberal
fy oi this provision was such a. o. CO.'S
mand The belief that the men needed could
BE- obtained b. u. and that az portions a
The state woaid be enabled. ths poor a.
wcil A. the wealthy. 90 6H their usotas
Iutil the ltst call for I've hundred thousand
men. t.e law operated a. infs sndef When
this call was made fDr men % serve q single
year. The bounty % one hundred dollars
paid by th- Sfate. wa thought % be insuf-
hoeni. and The oil mode Of paving bounties
by cities, towns or associations 81 indisid.
uals uas again rcsorfed o..
The svsten originated a a time v-he,
there Vas no military orCnnizafion. State
or uatlouai. ~ shich scryioc coaid BE- made
compulsory. % invite volunteers O. meet
the pressing necessities 81 tLe hour The
nifel States have -inee established a ~.
tenn ior enrolling and calling oct the nation
al for e.. shich - adequate o. thc ohicct
ior w. boo @ uas created Ever abic-bod-
ird citizen between The ages % twenty and
FORTY -tve. - hcld subject % its rrovisions
without distnCfIon The necessIty oririn-
ally existing ior The payment ~ bounfics
has ceased. for the CoFernmcrt can reach
the men % needs. The large bounties paid
th- past year in other Sfsfes a. sell a. this.
have given re fo great abuses Men have
been iound base enough. and fn large NAM
ntrs Goo. to enlist. get their hountie. and
dessert. 60 tD another place. n. .er'isf. r.
rrive another Sountv snI 1esert arafn
lh.rr is reason tr believe that this las ben
praetleed to a great extent OiLers. unft
H' ."HeHn nf wears nr snnr covert l,saLi'ift.
.... . ".s..rri ."fH -.-ti .r. fl.l f...-
h.Hn-t tH3 gone directly ta r.e hn-frfs
aud rrr bong dscharrcd. 90 xct rnr the fruits
'i ther raud Tie conseql nee o. that
quotas arr oiled hlf snilirrs nnf obtained.
ari BE- b. soon found char another can must
hr made o. s1rrlr fhe 'srk Of ru-ril.rs r-ea.
e. br fhes- delinTuent rrrceediuas. AMI
fhc sauf sfstcm of fraud rrpeafsl. Al1th-
rr rtI las hkfulsr ari.rn. and ttaf .s fI.e
crsatron of a class of -Isre'i-rf n iafrsf-,r.
-lIed sahsf'trfe hrrkc-s. sho ar. eIfesr.i
tp have breu largely inuransufal in fIe
perpf,rafio oi these frauds. anl by whom
uaug s..lIcr has Been sa.rli.l ouf % tie
greater r1rf .f fle h.anfF o. sti.h be- fs
rrfrieI ] rrrrmrrrl ir rrrard g. tifs
employ nent. fhat heavr dliv Co license
tauu.t ae@mrascI ufon fhosC pracficine r.
aul thaf 'i.Ir glsItcatlous o. defuei lr
.as. Auonr ofaer abuses is fhaf af snfir-
q boss .n.lrr arr fo rrI.sf a sfffrfe of
ueufal or hoif.F sfamina to fi fhea, for sai-
drers. uraruf the con-ent of fafir parents
severn rrna.f.rs shuuII d prescribed f.r
s.oh pra.ties.. as vel 81. 60 All fir sarious
.rau.lrlert ar. .rors bV uhirh soiIiers are
irfrauitd oi the b0nrtg ol the gorernuerf.
if - alttIl thr provinces of ttls Legislator
fl rroi-ci orr ciI,yens against these irau,is
TT fle cDFerurenf nf fhe I nifed ~fafsa
would adopt a rrcuIafior that every broker
Eho plt .n a rerruit that slusel larutlv De-
seriea. slqa'i he suaumarilv seized arl put
r thc army io masc good che Fiare of fhe
desrrter. a Considerable portion ofthe evils