Year: 1863

and moiherIoas little brothers aod sleters de-
| pendent upon their daily toll Tor sopport and


compel postmastefs and government clerks 70


fight, procure substitutes or pay for subatitutes1
| IL Is making Infamous distinctions between the


rich and the poor 10 exempt the fathers Of moth
erless infant children, dependant upon their
! daily toll for sustenance, and to compel state
Judges justices Of the peace, clergymen and COLI
lege professors to fight procure substitutes, or
| pay for substitutes2 This law, which thus dis
eliminates in favor of the poor, is denounced


and accursed by Mozart Hall. Shame on MoE-


art HALL Shame on the men who Tnisfepresent


the benefcent provisions ofan act passed TO up


hold the cause Of our imperilled country.
SUBSTITUTES.


"The 18th section ofthis Conscription act pro-
vides, That any person drafted and notified TO
appear as aforesaid may, on or before the day
liked for his appearance, furnish an acceptable
substitute 10 take his place in the draft: or he
may pay 10 such person as the Secretary OF War
may authorize TO receive it., such sum, not ex-
ceoding three hundred dollars as the Secretary
may determine, for the procuration Of such sub
stitute, which sum shall be fixed at a uniform
rate by general order made at the time Of or
dering draft for any state or territory ADy
person may furnish an acceptable Substitute TO
take his place in the draft at any price for which
he can procure one. Every drafted man is at
liberty TO furnish substitute at such rate as he
may agree to pay the substitute; or any drafted
man may pay such sum, not exceeding three
hundred dollars as the Secretary OF War may
determine, to procure substitute.


"The sum determined upon by the Secretary
cannot exceed three hundred dollars it may be
ten, fifty, one hundred, two hundred dollars; or
any sum within the limits Of three hundred doll
lars. This provision Of allowing sum not to
exceed three hundred dollars to be paid TO the
government TO procure substitutes was put into
the law, for the sole and single purpose Of keep
ing down the price ofsubstitutes, so that men Of
very moderate means and poor men could more
readily obtain substitutes. This provision em-
bles the Secretary to fix the sum which will be
the price of substitutes. Without this provision
it was believed that the prices for substitutes
would go up at once to one thousand or two
thousand dollars so that none but rich men could
obtain them. If any drafted man can obtain a
substitute for sum less than that determined
by the Secretary. he is at liberty to do so.--
This authority conferred upon the Secretary 10
fix sum from one dollar TO three hundred dol
lars purposely given to check speculations,
to keep down the price of substitutes, and it
must inevitably doso. Thus, partisan maligni-
ty, in its blindness and Madness perverts a
measure framed solely in the interests of drafted
men Of moderate means and of drafted poor men
into distinction in favor of the rich and against
the poor. Surely, sir, the folly and madness
and wickedness of even Mozart Hall partisans
cannot furthergo.


THE PURPOSE OF THE NATION.


"Sir, this act for enrolling and calling out the
national forces gives assurance to the world that
it is the unalterable purpose of the nation to
crush outthis wicked rebellion. Your denunci-
tions of its provisions can only fire the hearts
and nerve the arms of traitors, thus putting in
peril the holy cause of our country and the prec-
ious blood of its heroic defenders. Your denun-
Citations of this benifcent act of national defence
by reyiving the waning hopes of the rebellion,
may force upon the government the necessity of
putting into execution the draft provided for in
this act. That draft cannot be averted, except
by promptly weaponing the willing hands of
the loyal men in the rebel states, and by imme-
diately yielding united and enthusiastic sup
port to the government, thus speedily and thor
oughly crushing the hopes and effectually baf-


fling the efforts Of the rebels.


HENRY WILSON"