Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-01-20


and Its benefit in such occurrences in the future
would be speedily recognized The Quarter
master General has very properly presented the
matter in his annual report to which refer Won
and suggest its favorable consideration
The act Of March 30th,, 1864, providing for
the defense of the State expires, by express
provision, on the Both day OF March, 1865;
recommend that it be extended for at least one
year from the latter date.
CALLS AND QUOTAS or MKN.
Since the FIRST of january, 1864, the Govern
ment has called upon this State for men for the
army asfOllows: -
February lst 1864 81, ,465
July 18th, --....5t. .5t.793
Total I9as5a
Upon revision of our credits prior TO January
lst 1864, under preceding calls the last named
amount was reduced to 81, ,593; leaving onr quo
ia to be furnished under the three calls IO5653.
To nil deficiencies under the two first calls. a
dI aft was ordered in May, WHICH produced I'M
men, ofwh $500 paid communication. AMOUNT
ing to 81 l,eo9,O00, and the balance went into
service IN person or by Substitutes. For the
same purpose draft was ordered under the
last cali, commencing in September-the def
cIencIes OF the sub-dstricts amounted to g0O6
That draft is about closed Il viii more thar
iiil the quota of the State, for the reason that
many of the sub-districts had surplus but al
objected to having their credits gwen To- dis-
trlcts that were deficient. This excess over thu
State quota amounted on the FIRST Of December.
TO 2y04 men. The amontIt there will be derived
from supplementary drafts now pending caispot
be saie'y estimated. 1t is understood between
the State and Government authorities that cur
account, OF credits is now definitely adjusted -
tHort, ..l-..,I Ia. L
to very large amount which we should have
Teceivt,i; but they could not be presented in
such shape as to procure them. The amount
OF credits established snd claimed during the
year is 20,l99.
In view OF the possibility OF still further calls
for troops, II rs very essential that some action
should be taken in regard to our State enroll
ment- From the best estimates can make. the
lists upon which the government authorities are
acting are RON twenty-five TO forty thousand in
excess Of the actual number Of men subject TO
call and draft in the State. The War Depart
ment has twice called upon the people of the re-
respective States to attend to the correction Of
the enrolment lists; and 1 have circulated and
enforced these cabs by sll the means IN NV
power. But there Is in many cases neglect and
IN nearly all a want of concentrated organized
action IN the matter; and so the time goes bv
until call comes, and then the authorities are
ceDsured, and the injustice isagain perpetrated.
In New FORK, last year an enrolment of the
city was made by the Stale authorities, and, af-
ter examination, was accepted by the War De-
partment, as more nearly approximating correct
ness than its own. Whether the affemnf st
correcting the disparity IN this State will Justify
the expense is left for you to determine II
done by the assessors in March and April, the
expense need not be very great, and il viii be
probably imposed upon the counties interested
1t 1t. suggest that this duty be imposed up
on the assessors; the blanks and instructions 10
be prepared and furnished by the Adjutant-
General.
Since the foregoing was written cali has
been made for three hundred thousand men
The quota Of this State is not yet assigned. and
the lists are still open to correction have very
little hope that this viii be accomplished. so as
to do Justice to cur people would still rec
Ommend the enrolment, even though it ynsv no.
become necessary in the future
Public opinion demands that some measures
be adopted to prevent or to punish the voluntary
absenteeism of persons liable to military service
from the State. on the approach or during the
pendency of draft. Il is estimated that the
number Of men who fed from the State as the
recent draft approached. aud during its execu-
ton, exceeded twenty Thousand. Those who
werehot drawn Of course returned when the
quotas of their district were filled: those who
were drafted remained away !, with few excep-
tons where substitutes were procured. A large
number left during the ten days allowed by law
between draft and notification To meet all
these deficiencies supplementary DRIFTS became
necessary; and then the same process went on
UNTIL IN some cases there were not men enough
left IN the townships to NIL the quotas. MANY
men drafted in one section of the State are Do
doubt, skulking, or openly residing in other nor
tons OF it, many have gone into other State.
and the Territories; and not few have fed 10
Canada.
This Is serious evil, and yet the remedy
may not be unattended with difficulties. The
supplementary draft does not release the refu-
gees who Occasioaed it from iuilitary service
As to these you may be able to adopt some
measures TO arrest and hold them TO service.
where they will aid in reducing subsequent
quotas. The class-equally guiIty-who de-
serted the State that has protected them. in the
hour when their services were required for
her defense, II is possible cannot be punish
ed for the past Ofense, hut it is clearly IN yoUr
power to provide punishment for such trans
gressions in the future A large portion ef
them cannot be effectually reached by fines and
penalties. Is it not therefore legitimate TO I'M
pose upon the Oifense forfeiture of civil or Do
litical rights? do not find any introduction.
gument tina. the man who ignOminiOusly fees
froGn tie call of his country in the hour Of peril
should not be permitted to quietly return when
the danger is past or the service has been i'm
posed upon another, to miAgle in shaping the
policy Of that country, and choosing its rulers
1t is not a sufficient reply that such man il
politically opposed to the policy OF the war. or
the manner of conducting it. Freedom ofspech
and OF the press in critising, OF even denOunc-
ing the policy of the government, is one thing:
but the refusal to obey the call to service of
that government, when legally and constitution.
ally enforced, is decidedly another. The one
may be tolerated, and even maintained as inci-
dental to natural rights; the other is an act not
only of disObedience 20, but of insufrection
against the laws of the land; and be who com
mits this Offense may well be held to have for
feited the protection of the government ne con-
tennis and the privileges conferred by the laws
he defes.
You may be sole to devise remedies less Sc
we're and more effectusi against this evil in the
State. / trust II may be SO, for / am satisfied
our loyal people will require some definite ae-
tiOn of the Legislature on this important subject
THE REBELLION.
In the emphatic language Of the President,
The war continues The great contest for
the life OF this nation is not yet terminated The
year Just CtVrtu mas utcn mHke0 Dy s0eclGcQ
progress; and we are nearer the end not only
by the lapse of time, but by the material change
in the position Of parties, and the aspect of af-
fairs. Our strength in all the elements OF con-
test is increased, while that of the rebellion Is
diminished. The mass of cur people are firm
and determined. while the adversary is becOu-
ing broken and dispirited. We may yet have
reverses in store for US; but the eventual tri-
umPh Of the government, though it may be de-
layed, cannot possibly be prevented. A review
Of past events, 80 familiar 10 the country, would
not now prove interesting or valuable; while
those Of the future are so clearly foreshadowed
as to tax only our patience in awaiting their de-
velopment.
The recent action Of the people in sustaining,
by SO overwhelming a majority, the administra-
ton and the cause of the country, not only con
stitutes an element Of immense strength and val
He to ourselves, but affirms serious and import
ant truths, which the people of the
South may well take into careful consideration.
Instead of voting this war "a fril,1e, " and com
handing "a cessation OF A0stzit;sS, the people