Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-01-06

The Dryt-C ointy Bounty-The Board
CT Supervisors at their session of the presen,
week, voted a bounty of four hundred dollars
to every man required from this County un
der the present call, be he enlisted or drafted
This measure will probably have an unfavor
able affect upon enlstmonts, as drafted mar
gets the bounty as well AZ recruit. Seycra
! members Of the Board, including the super
visor from this place, were in favor Of offcrn;
bounty but only to enlisted men-but III,
measure could not be carried through in tha
shape. The country towns said that if .
bounty vas offered TO volunteers only, tn,
villages. which have q surplus population
would all their quotas, while the rural dis
'r'cts, which are scansily populated, couI,
not rA'"@ their complement or men by enlist
naents' end Do obliged to stand tho draft. all,
at the same time pay sher proportion Of tn
tax leylel FOR the payment or bountics vhicl
would save other towns, but would occor
| P'"H o'h"k i'i she". lhere Is no doub
bat that the supervisors from the countr,
towns viewed this subject in its true light s.
far as the interests Of their respective local.
ties are concerned, but whether it would no
have been better to have offered no bount
at all, than TO have adopted the present AZ
Tangemens, is suhjsc. which will admit Q
much good argument pro and con-.
Still the Inducements held out to the en-
| listed Ran are greater than those offered tn
drafted man. The former, in addition 10 tn
County bounty, gets one hundred dollar
Government bounty, which The latter doc
not. Then the enlisted man has his choic
| OF the branch Of service he vii! enter, a. vel
IS the regiment, which the drafted man ha
not; and the volunteer ia also relieved O
that sort Of odium which, unjust though i
be, is usually attached to the conscript.
The Inducements to enlist arc greater Al
the present time than they have ever beer
before. A man can volunteer for one year
and his bounties and pay for that length Of
time amount TO seven hundred dollars. Pref
ty good wages even now, when we conside,
that board and clothes arc included. Again
the dangers Of the service are not as manv O,
great as In the earlier part Of the war. The
army has, in great measure, been weeded
Of incompetent officers the men have learn
ed to adapt themselves TO camp life, and in
the school of experience have learned what
to do, and what not to DO, to secure them
selves against disease and suffering; and the
hospital ard sanitary arrangements have
been perfected and increased until thoy have
at last reached high degree OF efficiency
And lastly, the rebellion is topping, and the
prospect is that the coming spring will wit
ness the closing scenes Of the war. Grant
holds Lee by the throat with an iron grip,
while Sherman, Thomas and Sheridan are
p!unging rapid death dealing blows into the
vitals Of the illstarrsd Confederacy. The
rebels have but one effective, organized army
left, and that is bclcaguered in the fortifca.
lions Of Richmond; and when its lines O.
communication to the southwark shall be
completely sevsred,-which now is nearly
the case when every other rebel force shall
be utterly routed and demoralized,- and is
not this too almost accompli,hed?--thcn will
Grant arouse from his seeming le,hargy, and
crush Lee as man brushes the worm upon
which he treads. In all probability a man
going into the service now W III hare less than
year to serve. Such is the military stua.
ton that. but few more, if any, great pitched
battles will be fought. The men now called
for are not so much needed for aggressive
purposes as to hold the territory .e have a.
ready wrested from the rebels. Taking into
consideration everything bearing upon the
subject, and remembering the highly salts
factory condition Of the military situation ON
every hand, it is self evident that the goaraG-
tees OF Immunity fromlthe casualties of nsr
and the prospect for short and Compare.
lively safe term of service, are greater at tho
present time than ever before. Shall we
fill our quota with recruits, or abide the re-
suit of the drafts
s15" IT is the general opinion of close
buyers that FRANCIS gives the best goods for
the least money, of any mercantile house in
town. As ne receives new goods every week
be is constantly liz receipt Of the latest styles
and novelties. Ladies are more apt to fiua
dress goods suited to their taste at FaAsc.s'
than anywhere else.
FL All those indebted to L. ELLERMAY,
are notified to settle with II. CoRES, at the
old stand. Mr.. COHEN will continue the
clothing business, and hopes by strict att.n-
ton and fair dealing, to gain large share
Of the trade, and hopes 70 receive the pat.
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