The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-24

in the New York Tribune by assert
ing certain performers were not to
participate in an exhibition in which
Jones had announced them to appca,
In connection with himself The
trial has been quite amusing from the
cgotism displayed by Jones. and tho
amusing details of his former life and
suits ELECTED by the counsel for the
defense. Jones is monomaniac
and brought 40 many vexatious and
absurd suits in Boston that he was
indicated for barratry or moving ma.
licious prosecutions. and was only re.
leased on promising to keep out Of
the Boston Courts for the future.
In common with nearly all the
other States, Rhode Island has been
making complaints at Washington oil
the assignment of her quota to the
draft. A committee from the Legis.
lature went TO the Capital to remon.
strate, and try to have the State quota
reduced and the time for the draft ex.
tended. They made their report on
Tuesday last. They say that they
had an interview with the President.
VIII told them, after stating their
case, that so many complaints had
reached him from various quarters OF
the assignment of quotas, that he had
personally taken the pains to examine
the formula adopted hy the Provost
Marshal-Ccneral for the calculation
and distribution of the quotas for the
several States, had arrived at the con-
clusiOn that no candid mind could
doubt its fairness and equity. He
said the pending call was not 800 600
men, subject to fair credits, hut for
300, 900 remaining after all fair cred
its have been deducted. lie further
stated that although the policy which
had been adopted Ivy the Provost
Marshal General, for the assignment
OF the respective qutas. met his entire
approval, and appeared to him the
only way by which exact justice could
be secured, in view of the lact that
the aggregate of the credits due to all
the states exceeded very considerably
the number of men called Tor, and
that men, and not an adjustment of
balances was the Object OF the call
he had, for the purpose Of satisfying
the minds Of all parties, designated n
hoard of nfloers 10 examine into the
system, and report their conclusions
lie declined to grant q postponmcnt
of the draft, saying that the moral
effect Of furnishing the men called for
promptly and without hesitation
would be rs great power as the men
themselves, and added; ~ believe
that the opinion which Gen. Hancock
expressed To me yesterday, is entirely
well founded, that if the army coul,l
he presently increased by four hun.
drcd thousand men, not one of them
would ever be required to fire a mus
ket at the enemy" While declining
topostponc the draft in Rnodc Island,
the President, however, said that that
State might be assured that no draft
would take place in it, or indeed in
any State, MS long as recruiting con-
tlnued brisk. Our Columbus special.
however, says that the draft is likely
to take place in Ohio this wccli-we
| suppose in those localities where there
is little or no volunteering.
The Richmond Sentinel publishes
quotations from Alex. Longs speech
in the House on the 7th, and Mr..
Broomall S sharp criticisms upon it.,
with the following introductory
The noble and patriotic sentiments
Of Mr.. Long are those of q Christian
and statesman. Had there been more
men like him at the North, this war
would not have occurred, for the nee
essity which forced it on us would
not have arisen"
COLUMBUS. Feb. 10
Those who have been deludino
themselves with the idea that the
draft has been indefinitely postponed
had hctter divest themselves of it n,
once unless they wish to be caugh,
mapping. Colonel Wilcox has beer
advised that it will commence thi:
week, and probably on Tuesday ol
Wednesday, so that those districts
that are not out Of the woods must
look out for the conscript's churn.
Recruits for the new regiments are
coming in very fast. Over one thou
sand was reported at Camp Chase
yesterday, and there are. now not less
than five thousand there. Eight, and
probably nine OF the ten new regi
ments will he organized.
The lsith Regiment will be ready
for the field tomorrow, and will re
ceive marching orders at once.
/ Military Agent Wetmore telegraph'
the Governor that $50 Ohio men were
among the last arrival of exchanged
prisoners at Annapolis. lie has beer
instructed to see that they receive
prompt attention, and to give then
such relief as they may need.
The Col. Swaync who lost leg IN
the operations before Branchville, s
c., is q son of Justice Swayne of tho
United States Supreme Court, and is
said to be in n very critical condition
He is a Brevet Brigadier General
His regiT ent is The 43d Ohio,
The sentence Of DAVIS. the rebe
spy, has been commuted hy the Pres
ident to Imprisonment at Fort Del
aware during the war.