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VOL. XXXIII. WHOLE NO 17-3
CLEAKFIELI), V WEDNESDAY, 'AFK1L 1, 1863
NEW S F.K 1 KS V01 Jl I. NO 38.
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clrct octrn.
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(Published by ro'iuoiit of a returned Volunteer.)
.in , is kphii.i: touncmi ahi;
I have a message, l'ncl Abo,
Fur your own private (ar j
At I can't go to Washington,
And a( you wont come here,.
I'm forced tu put it into type,
With circumspection meek I
As bashful members often print
A spcoch they dure not tpeuk.
It.
My head is nigh to bursting, Abs,
Aly very eyeballs throb,
To see what pesky work you make
About that little job,
.Which you end Hill, and llorace 0.,
'Agreed o nice to do,
In lean tliun sixty days from date
ooino twenty inontbs ago !
III.
Via pave you hoaps of soldiers, Abo,
To help yuu suiito tbo foe;
A mring of warriors Unit would reach
Vroui hero to .Mexico.
V. e packed tlicui off with spades to dig,
Andtruty guns to aiioot,
H-iihlui-vcmicks to gruoe tbeir backs,
oil Dki and drums to toot.
V.
You saw t,o?c mighty legions, Abe,
And beard tluir manly tread ;
You counted hosts of h'rmy men,
Tray can you count the UaU I
l.o'i.k o';r the broad Vutoutuc, Abe,
Virginia' hills alonj?,
Their wakeful gWu aro beck'nieg you
Two bundrcd.iboue::tidltrung !
We gave you several i-hiU'ngs, Abe,
To pay your little due ;
Enough to buy a dozen phirts,
And sundry pairs of shoe! !
V'e gave you c:ttle, hc(Vfei, iiiule.,
And wagons full a sciro ;
nd several cannon with a voice
.Loud ai a bull could roar !
"Sow, what I'nl fcf'i'f, l'"1'1" Aus-
Is limply to find put,
What you have done with all fh'u ere,
Ami what you've been about!
If, unlo('ac-iir you have given,
,ll that is his conoern,
Ths-u Mil Ctmar waiita to know
What you have done with heru '.
vir
1 know you're young and bandiom9, Ate" f
And funny an our l'ul,
A pecr-exUltd, great and high,
A ruler seven foot tall ;
Yni're hix enough, if only einart,
To manage all the gimg ;
And thouib a little green, you'll rise
When you havo got the nmy .'
Till.
Yon told in that the Looon, Abe,
AVrre morals to the core,
Because they rnndeso free a u.is
Of I nile i-anniel's ktore.
FulltiVy militant in a year .'
Now niu'nt it a sin
J'or Pemocrala tosiiiaider thus
The darling pouplc's tin !
And aro you hot deserving, Abe,
Ilolh gratitudo and grub,
For having stopped this wicked leak
In I'ucle Samuel'i tub t
The rage who did this wondrout deed,
Ii lit withsiiuts tu sup ;
It only CO.'ts 7ir Uilliont mart
To plug the vessel up !
Y'oa said the South bad ruled us. Abe,
Pome fifty years in pence.
And that the time had fully come
When their vile reign nboild cease j
That you were to take the bclin
The sinking ihipto save,
And put her on another taok
And rrny think yon Anre
Vou'ro out of luck entiiely, Abe,
The engine's off the track;
The biler's burst, and there you are,
A sprawling on your back I
The exeifcmiin is at the door,
Contractors cry for pelf ;
You're blind and stupid, deaf and luino,
T' I riv well yourself.
XII.
fTour Cabinet Is feeble, Abe,
.And dull as any dunee :
And if yo. have an ounce of brains,
You'll ship thom off at once
Fend Stantun to the Fec.ioe Isles,
(lire Welles and Chase the sack,
Pwap llalleek for a Hottentot,
And lend for Litth Mac.
XIIU
I hnow you'll tell us, Uncle Abo.
This js a mighty war j
And that the job is rather more
Than wh&t you bargained for !
That you have done the best you eonld
To make the rebels rue itj,
And if yon knew what next to do.
You'd ge right off and do It !
Now thrt's the very thing, Abe,
That makes this din and clatter ;
Y'ou don't appear to "nee it," Abe,
And fAif it rWi Iht mamr
The nigger's on the wood pilo, Abe,
And shy as any trout ;
Se you think the lRnci,AATto5, Abe,
Will smoke the weasel out !
Y'ou want to free the darkies, Abe,
At leasl, so construe it
Ihe difficulty resn to b
To find nut how to do it.
The way, dear Abe, is mighty dark,
And bothersome to see ;
I fear you'll have to give it up,
And let the darkey be.
XVI.
I tell yon what it is, Abe.
The folks begin ts think
This colored sop is rather stale
For victuals or for drink,
Our mothers love their absent sons,
Our wives their husbands true,
But no one cares a mouldy tg
For Cnffy or for yon.
HckT-It isassetted that oneof theeditors enrollnleflt lists; to require stated re
of the N. Y. Evening Post is making fSO,' potts of all proceeding on the part of his
OOO per annum as navy aient. Hi frWfy subordinate ; to nudit all accounts con-
rrofilable.
THE CONSCRIPTION ACT.
Amendments in I Alterations Complete
Full Particulars of the Enrollment
An net for enrolling anil culling out tho
national forces, and for other purposes :
Wimir.AS, There now exists in I ho Uni
ted .States on insurrection ami rebellion
against tho authority thereof, and it is, un
der the Constitution of tho United States,
the duty of the government to suppress
insurrection rind rebellion, to guarantee
to each Stnto a republican form of govern,
went, and to preserve the public tran
quility ; whereas, for these high purposes,
a military force is indispensable, to raise
and support which all persons ought to
willingly contribute; and, whereas, no
service can be more praiseworthy and
hot orublu than that which is rendered
for I he maintenance of tho Constitution
and the Union, and the consequent pres
eivntion of Iree government, therefore,'
lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Heps
resentatives of the United States nf America in
Vowrress 'assembled, That all able-bodied
male citizens of the United States, nnd
persons of foreign birth who shall have
declared ou oath their intention to become
citizens untior end in pursuance of the
laws thereof, between tho ages of tw enty
and forty-five years, except ns uereinaf
excepted, ate hereby declared to consti
tute I lie national forces, and blin.ll bo lia
ble to tier form military duty in tho ser
vice ol the United .States when called out
by the President for 1'iat purpose.
Section 2. And be U further enacted, That
the following persons be, and they ore
hereby, excepted pdJ exempt from the
provisions ol this net, rtnd shall not be
liable to mi'.itary duty under the same', to
wit; Such as are rejected as physically or
mentally unfit for Ihe service ; also, first,
the Vice President of the United States,
the judges of tho various courts of the
United States, the heads of lho,various
departments oT '.he government, and
the governors of the fevernl States.
l i .i.- i:. i i :i:
.-ec"ii'i. uie omy t-un jiulmu , to iimi-
Uiry duty t,f a widow dependant upon
j his hit or for support. Third, tho only
; mm of aged or inlirmo parent or parents
I doi-endarU upon liis labor for support.
Fourth, where thero are two or mora sons
of need or infirm parents subject to draft,
i the father, or if he be do.vl, the mother
ni.iv el.Tt w hich one shall be exempt
filth, the ovly brother of children not
twelve vears of die dependant upon his
1,. Kj-iW fill a. tWfVt. Sixth, the father of I
.i.u ;.t,ii.i nnner twelve vears of i
uae dependant upon Iii9 labor for support.
sever Hi, where t here are a fjther anl sons
in h Rm family and houinhoIJ. and two
of then, are in the military service of the
United States ns non-commissioned oOi
. .i - st
eers, musicians or privates, ii-e resume ui
luch family and household, not exceeding
two, shall 'be exempt. And no persons
but such as herein excepted shail be ex
empt ; Prowled, however, mm no person
lelonv :
who has been convicted oi any
shall bo enrolled or permitted to serve ill
said forces I
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That the
national forces of the United States not
in ilia militnev sen ice. enrolled tin- .
v v ' - ;
.i. ii.; -i,,,!!!. .livhleil into tao
classes, the first of which shall comprise tho required number, and fifty percrntutn
all persons subject to do military duty be- i addition, and-shall make an exact and
tween the ages of twenty and thirty-five complete roll ol tho names of the persons
years and all unmarried persons subject . o drawn, and of tho order in which they
to do mi itaiy duty above the ago of thir- . were drawn, so that the first drawn may
ty five and above the ago of forty five ;- tattd &rl upon the said roll, and tho see
ii, !, .boll nnu.risn ull other ond may stand second, and so on. And
nersons subject to do military duty ; and
they shall not, in an) district.be called the same within ten day thereafter, by a
into the service of the United States uib ' written or printed notice, to be served pcr
lil those of the first class have been ex- sonilly, or by leaving a copy at the last
hausted. I place of residenco, requiring them to ap-
SEC. 4. And be il farther eUu-led, I lint, lor I
greater convenience in enrolling, calling
out, nnd organizing the national forces, and
for tho arrest of deserters and spies of tho
enemy, tho United Slates shnil bo divided
into districts, of which the District of Col
umbia shall constitute ono, each territory
of the United Slates snail constitute one
Of more, as the President shall direct.and
eac'Ij corgressioni.l district of the respec
tive Since, ns fixed by a law of tho State
next preceding the enrollment, shall con
stitute one ; Provided, That in States
w;lieh havo not I'y their laws been divided
into two or iturd congressional districts,
the President of Ihe United Statoi shall
JiviJe the same into so many enrollment
districts as lie ranv deem lit and conve
nient
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That for
each of said districts there snail be ap
pointed by the Presided t a provost mar
shal, with the rank. iav. ana emoluments
of a captain of cavalry, or an . officer ;of
nid rank shall be detailed by ihe Presi-
ident, who shall be under the direction
and subject to the orders of ihe provost
marshal general, appointed or detailed by
the President of the United States, whose
otfice shall be at the seat of government,
forming a separate bureau of the War De
partment, whose rank, pay, and wmoiu
meet shall be the same as those of a colo
nel ofcavalry. . ....
Sec. G. AU be it further enacted, Thai it
snnti be the duty" or the provost marshal
general, with the approval of theSocretary
w iui.iv njiu n-guNO lulls IUI
ilia government of his subordinates' to
furnish them with the names and residen
ces of all deserters from the rirmy. or any
nf the land forces in the service of the
.1 nited Slates including the militia when
repotted to him by the comoiandine offi
cer. ; to communicate to them all orders of
lire President in reference to Culling odt
the national forces ; to ftirn sh proper
blanks and Instructions for enrolling and
drafting : to file'aiul preserve copies of all
nee led with the service under hi direo
tiont nnd to perform such other duties as
the President may prescribe, in carrying
out, me provisions ui mis net.
r.c. i. jina be ujurvur enaeiea, mot it uaoto ming, or ngree.suirectly or iddircct"
shall be tho duty of the provost marshal ly, to receive the same to his own or an -to
arrest all deserters, wliether regulars, ! other's use for tnakin" an imperfect In
volunteers, militiamen, or persons called ( (.pection or"a false of incorrect report, or
into the service under this or any other who shall willfully neglect to make a
act of Congress, wherever they may bo ' faithful insncctiou and trtie renort. hill
found, and to send them to tho nearest i
military commander or nHlilary post, to
detect, seize and confine Fpics of the eno
my, wiio Hliall, ailiiout iinreaspnuble
my, De delivered to tno custody ot tne
general commanding the department in
which they may be arrested, to be tried
us scon as the exigencies of the service
permit to obey all lawful orders and
regulations of the provost marshal general,
and such as may bs prescribed by lav, con
cerning the enrollment and calling into
service the national forces.
Skc 8. And be it further enacted, That in
each of said districts, there shall be a board
of enrollment, to be composed ofthe provost-marshal,
as president, aqd two other
persons to bo appointed by the President
of tho United Slates, one of whom shall
bo a licensed and practicing physician
and surgeon.
Seo -U. And butt further enacted, That it
tball be the. duty of the said board to di
vide the dtricl into subsditlticts of oon.
venient size, if they shall deem it neces-;
sary, not exceeding two, without tho 'di
rection of the Secretary of War, and to
appoint, on or before the 10th day of
Miudi next, nnd in each alternate .year
thereafter, an enrolling officer for each
sub district, and to furnish him with prop
er blanks nnd instruction ; and he bhall
immediately proceed to enroll all persons
subject to military duty, noting their re-
spective places of residence, ages on 4he
first day of ptly folowing, and their occu
pat ion, and fthnll on or before the first day
of April report the same 16 the board ol
enrollment, to be consolidated into one
list, a copy of which shall be transmitted
to the provost-murshal general on or be
fore the first day of May succeeding the
enrollment, l'rov'ulcd nevertheless, That if,
from any cause, li,e duties prescribed by
this necl on cannot be performed tvithln
the time specified, then the samesh.dl be
performed as seen thereafter as praetirnplp
Skc. 10. And be Ufurthtr enacted. That
thi enrollment of each clats shall be made
separately, and they shall only embrace
Ihoso whose age? shall be on the first day
of July thereafter between twenty and fori
ly-fivo yeais.
Sec, II. And be it further enacted, That all
persvm thusenrolleu shall bo subject, lor
two years after the first of July succeed
n ihe enrollment to be cal ed into the
military service of ihe United States, and
I? continue ii. service for three years or
(during t lie war ; ami when called into ser
vies shall bo placed on thosamo footing
jn all respects, as vi luntecr- during tbe
present rebellion not however, exceeding
th 9 term of three years, including advance
pny aud bounty ua now provided by law.
Sue. 12. And be itfurtlur erutcled. That
whenever it may be nes.sary to call ont the
. i . i c : . i. -
lf,e national mrccs ior lummy eervice., me
I''dent is hereby authorized to assign
to each district the number of men to be
furnished by said district ; and there upon
the enrollment board shall, under the di-
rcction of tho President, make a draft of
tue persons so drawn shall bo notified of
pear ai a ueuguaieu ,cuW,,Uu.,u lcru
for duty. In assigning to the districts the
number ol men to be luinisbed iherelrom,
the President Bhall take into consideration
the number of volunteers and militia fur-
niabed bv and from the several States in
which said distticts are situated, and the
period of their service since the commence
mentof the present rebellion, and shall so
make said assignment as to equalize the
numbers among the districts of the sever
al .States, considering und allowing for the
number already lurnmhed us aforesaid
ami' the lime of their service.
Sec' 13. And be it further enacted, That
any person drafted and notified lit appear
as aforesaid, may on or. before the day
fixed for his appearance, urnish an ac
ceptable substitute to take his iil.ice in
the draft) or he may pay to suchpers'onsas
tne secretary ot war may authorize to re
cetve it, such sum, not exceeding three
huudred dollars, as theSocretary may de
termine, for tho procuration of such sub
stitute, which sum shall be fixed at a uni
form rate by a general order made nt the
time of ordering a draft for any state or
territory ; and thereupon such person so
furnishing the substitute, or paying' the
money, shall be discharged from further
liability under the draff. Add any person
failing to report afurdue service oi' notice,
as herein prescribed, without furnishing a
substitute, pr paying tho required sum
therefor, shall be deemed a deserter, and
shall bo arrested by' the Provost. marshal
and sent (a the Deafest mititeiry . post .or
trial by court-martial, unless, upon prop
er showing that he is not (iable lo military
duty, the toard of enrollment shall re- any right, title or interest therein, but
lieve him from the draft. - . , thesama may be seized and- taken where-
Stc. 14. AjuIUH fnrther enacted, ..That ver found by any otlioer of the L'nitod
all drafted persons hall, on arriving at Sute,. civil or military, an.4 shall thcre
the rendezvous, be carefully intpectsd by: upon be delivered to any quartsi piaster,
the surgepn of the Board, wl o shall truly ' or other officer authorized In 'receive -the
report to tho Hoard the physical cdndi-
I f l. - . 1.11 - . 1
vi -m;u vva , snu itii urui.v urais.eu i viwiic, -i", -.n-ij vuiuin, ut acoou i
and claiming exemption :from , niilitnry j tremenls, by any person not a soldier or )
iUl?VrUnt'Oldiililr!0rW,l'0ffi-rer ,'f1,he t''ed States shall be rnm,j
cause, snail present their claims to be ex-'facte evidence of such a sale, barter, ex-
emptel to the board, whose decision shall change, pledge1, loan, or gift, as aforesaid. I
be final. ., -i , . ., .. i Sec., U. And be U further tnar.tcl. That !
Sic. 15, AndUtifMrtcrend(il, Thai any
'surgeon charged with the duty of nuch ins
epectton, who shall receive frouf any per-,
ui, umuBVer any money or otner ai-
bo' tried by a rourt-martial, and, on con
viction thereof, be punished by fino not
exceeding live hundred dollars nor less
uo-fjltian two httndrf d, and be imprisoned at
the discretion of the court, and be cash-
lered and dismissed from the service.
Skc. 10. And be it further enacted. That as
soon as the required number of able bod-
led men liable to do military duty shall
be obtained from tho list of those drafted
the remainder shall be discharired. And
11 drafted persons reportine at the place
of lendezvous shall be allowed travellinc
pay lrom their places of lesidence ; and all
persons-discharged at the place of rendez
vous shall be allowed travelling pay to
their places of residence; and all expenses
connected with the enrollment and draft,
including subsistence wnile at Uio rendez
vous, shall be paid from the appropriation
for eurolling and drafting, under such
regulations as the President of the United
Stales shall prescribe ;' and ' all expenses
connected with the arrest ond return of
deserters to their regiments', or such oth
er duties as the Provost marshals shall be
ci lied upon to perform, shall be paid
from the approprmtior. for arresting" do
sellers, under such 'regulations as-the
President of the Uoitod States shall pre
scribe : ' ovided, Tbs Provost marshals
shall in no'enwe receive commutation for
transpoitation or for'fue'1. and quartersbut
only ibr forhge.whert not furnished"by the
government, together with' actual expeti
ses nf poattigei, statiotnry, and clerk hire
authorized by the provosl-marshal-gener-al.
Sec. 17. And If. it further enacted, That
any person enrolled nnd drafted according
to the provisions or this net who shall fur
nieh nn acceptable substitute, shall there
upon receive from the -board of enroll
ment a certificate of discharge from such
draft, which shall exempt him from mili
tary-duty during Ihe time for which bo
was drafted ; an 4 such substitute shall be
entitled to the sime pay and allowances
provided by law as if he had been origins
ally drafted into the service oflhe United
States. v " .
Sue. IS. And be if Orlhsr enacttd, That
such of tho volunteers and militia now in
the service of the United States as may I
lo-enhet to serve one year, unless sooner ael ovi(,e,, lho 8ame ghall bo ukpn
discharged, after tho expiration of the,, Unable notice' to Ihe opposite
present term of service, shall be 'entitled . ' ad lu, authenticated,
ton bounty of fifty dollars, one-half ol i 1 ., ni! , . , -., .
which to be paid upon suchre enlistment, ,. ' St.(:' h axaclal 11,1,1
and the balance at. the expiration of tUe , the judge advocate shall have power to
term of enlistment. And such as may re- I'PO" reporter, whoso duty it shall bo
enlist to servo for two years, unless sooner , 10 r.Trd ? Procc in8" of nnd. ttirrio
discharged, after the expiration or their ! 7 ?kf n be ore m,l,,a,y r0U,''1 lns,M,1.of
present term ofenlistthent shall receive, !'lboJuJK "lvocato1; n"d B,uch ,ep,0,lcr
upon such re-enlistment, twenty-five dol- i lak.e ' aud, proceedings and tes
lars of Ihe one hundred dollars bounty for : .I,"10" m the lirat instance in shorthand
enlistment provided by the fifth section I ' w-po"" '" "formed
of tho act approved 22d of July, 1801, en- p"hfu"y 10 pertorm his duly before en
tilled "An act to authorize tho employ- ler'n T"i ', t . , -v, ,
ment of volunteers to aid in enforcing tho ! ,. hEC' 2?' bcf ll w W ' llut
laws and protecting public property. ' the court shall, for a leasonable cause,
Sec. lo! And be U further enacted ' That - nl,,.u,an? c' ?nri f?r
whenever a regiment of volunteers- of tho .f,'c.h t'nio d as o e.i as shall appear to
same arm, from the same Slate, is' redu-: b6J',,sl J 'l 'l H'al if the prisoner be
ced to one- half of the maximum number ,n ,closc. ;"''"unt tnal shall not be
prescribed by law, tho President may di-eli,0'1 ,or' a lOI,er l'er,od UlHn Slx'y
rect the consolidation of the companies' of
such regiment: J roeuted,- 1 hat 'no eola-
pany so formed shall exceed tho maxi
mum number prescribod by luiv. WirVn '
such consolidation is made,' tho regimen
lal oflicers shll be reduced iit 'proportion
to the reduction in the number of conipfr
nies. V?ec. 20. And It it furthet enacted, That
whenever a regiment is rer'ueed below the
maximum number allowed by law.no offi
cer shell be appointed to such regiment be-
i .i . . i
,u,.u ,..-,,..
. . , , .- -
sec. n. Anaoe ajunier enactea, iiiaisp
much of lho filth section of the acl appro-
ved 17 th July, 1802, entitled "An act
amend nn act calling foi tli the niihtia to any 0nlucr aent from duty with leave,
execute the laws or tho Union," aud so except for sickness or wounds, shall, da
forth. nsrbuirestheapfrovalorthePres'jyingjjignijsen receive half of the pp.y
ideut to carry into execution thesottence and allowanco.T prescribed by law, and no
of a court-martial, be, and lho same is nlore . ftIui aliy ollicer absent without
hereby repealed, as far as relates to enrrys iftvfi hiill in addition to the nennhies
ing into execution the sentence of any
I court-martial against any person convict
ou iu s rpj ur uenerier, or oi uiuiiny ui
murder;-and hereafler sentences iu pun
ishment of ,lliesa -titftsnses ' . may -be
carried into execution upon the approval
of Ihe commanding general in tho field.
Sec. '22. Ami be it furVier enacted. That
courts marshal aliall' have power to sen
tence ofhetra who shall absent themselves
from their commands w ithout leave, to belg00d conduct in the line of duty, d a, and
reduced to the ranks lo serve three years subject to the approval of the commander
or during the war. . ! of the forces ol which such non-commis-
Skc. 2.1. And be it further enacted, That the sioned oflicers and privates form a part,
clothes, arms, military outfits nnd booou-J Sue. 33. And b if further enacted. That
trementr furnished by the United ,Stales the President of the United States is here
to any .soldier, shall not be sold, bartered, ' by authorized and empowered, during the
exchanged, pledged, . loaned, . or given ! present rebellion, locall forth tho nalitm
away ; and no person not a soldier, or du al fonce, by draft, in the manner provided
lyiuthorized officer of theUnited States for in this act.
who has possession of nny ' such clothes, Stc. 34. And be Ufurthtr enacted. That all
arms, military outfits, or accoutrements, J persons drafted under the provisions of
furnished as aforesaid, which have been this ant shall be assigned by the President
the subjects oi any sue. sale, barter, ex.
change, pledge, loan or gift, shall have
same! 'and tue possessirm' of any such
! . 1 . mi ;,..h ..
every person rot subject lo the rule and
articles of war, who shall procure or en-1
lice, or attempt to procure or entice, a 1
soiaior in Hie service ol the United States
to desert ; or who shall harbor, conceal, or
give employment to a uesorter j or carry
mm away, Knowing inm to be such; or
who fcliall purchase from any Boldier his
arms, equipments, ammunition, uniform,
clothing, or any part thereof; nnd any
captain commanding of any ship or vessel,
or any superintendent or conductor of any
rnnroati, or any otner puuno conveyance,
' carrying .away any such toldier ns
of
his crew or otherwise, knowing him to
havo deserted, or shall refuse to deliver
ihim up to tho orders of his commnndina
I officer, (hall, upon legal conviction, be
; fined, at the discretion ol any .court hav
ing cognizance oi tiie same, in any sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars, and
he shall be imprisoned not exceeding t'-vo
years nor less than six months.
Skc. 25. And be it further enacted, That if
any person' shull resist nny draft of men
enrolled under this act into the service of
the United States, or shall counsel or aid
any poison (o resist any such draft; or
shall assault or obstruct any cTiccr in ma
king such draft or in tho performance of
any service in relation thereto ; or shall
counsel any person to assault or obstruct
any ollicer, or shall counsel any drafted
man not lo nppenr al the place of rendez
vous, or wilfully dissuade them from the
'performance cf military duty us required
by law, such persons shall be subjected to
summitry nfresl by tho provost marshal,
and shall be forthwith delivered to the
civil iiiithniitivs, nnd, upon conviction
thereof be punched by afineiiotoxceeding
$5tHI, or by imprisonment not .exceeding
two yen r or by both of said punishments.
Sr.c -!'), Aud Lv it f .rthcr enacted. That
immediately after tho pa-safe of this act,
tho President sh;i!l i-suu his proclamation
declaring thai nil scldiers now absent
from their r nents without leave 'may
return within a time specified to such
place or pliioua as ho nuly indicato in his
proclamation, and be restored to tl.cir re
spective regiments Mithotit, punishment,
except the fin Icit tire ol I heir pay and al
lowance dtirittj; th'ii absence; and all
deserters whi shall not return within the
time so specified by the 1'recident shall,
upon being arrested-be punished as the
law provides.
SlC. 7. A nd be it further enacted, That
deposition of witnesses rn-iding beyond
the limits of the State, territory, or din
irict, irr which tuilitiny courts shall be or
dered lo pit, may be taken in cases not
capita, by eiliier party, und read in ovi
das.
I Sec. 30. Jnd be it further enacted, That
in tirce-of war, insurrection, or rebellion,
, murder, assault ami battery with an in
tent to kill, manslaughter, mayhem,
wounding by shooting or stubbing with an
intent to commit murder, robbery, arson,
.burgl-jry, rape ami larceny, shall be pun
ishable by the sentence of a general court
martial . or military commission, when
committed by persons who are in the mil
itary service of the United Slalom, and
subject to the articles of wur ; and tho
'v.,unishmulUs of ,,,, nfTences shall
never
o ue iiiiiij niwrjij i
o loss tlinn those inrt cled by the laws of
the fctaio, lenilorv, or district in which
tiey mi'V have be'en committed.
toi Sec. 31. And be it further ena
I prescribed by law or a court-martial, for-
fell all pay or allowance! during such ab
sence. -
Sec. 32. And be it further enteted, 'lhalj
tlio comiuanucrs oi regiments ami n.iite
rios in tho field are hereby authorized
and empowed lo grant furloughs for a pe
riod of not exceeding thirty -lays at any
cne timo to five per centum of tho non
commissioned ollicers and privates, for
to military duty in such corps, reeunenlB,
or other branches of the service as the ex
igencies of the. service may require.
Six. 3j. And be it further enacted, That
hereafter details to special service shall
uiuy oa iiihuo wiui consent oi wie con"
manding officer of forcci in the field ; and
en listed mm, now or hereafter detailed
lo special service, shall not leceivo ny
I . . r i : 1 .1 , t. I ., 1
extra pay ior oUCD ser view oey tun m-i .
lo vol to other enlisted men. &ajrAn exchange, in speaking of
Sec. 36. Ami be U Mlher cnaUd Tbt;d ; k he once hlll t . d ,
general orders from the A ar Department, 1 fc
numbered one hundred and fifty-four and "n: he oould not tell whether it wi
one hundred and sixtv-two. in reference biandyora torth-licht procession minr
lo enlistments from tho vpluutocrs into'
the regular service, be, nnd the satuu is
hereby rescinded ; nnd hereafter no such
enlistments shall bo allowed,
Sec. Si. And bt it further enacted, That
the grades created in the cavalry forces of
J o United Stutes by socliori eleven of the
act approved 17th of July, 1802, and for
which no rate of compensation has been
provided, shall be paid as follows, to wit;
Kegimeutal commissary the same as regi
mental quartermaster; chief trumpeter
the same as chief bugler; the saddle ser
geant the snme as regimental commissary
sergeant; company commissary sergeant
the same as company quartermasters ser
geant. Jrovided, That ihe grade of supet -umerary
second lieutenant, and two teamster-
for each company, and one chief far
rier and blacksmith for each regiment, as
allowed by said section of that act, be.and
they are hereby abolished ; and each cuv
alry company may have two trumpeters,
to be paid as buglers ; nnd each regiment
shall have one veterinary surgeon, with
the rank of a regimental sergeant-major,
whose compensation shall be seventy-five
dollars per month.
Kr.c. 28. And be it futther enacted. That all
persons who, in time of war or of rebul
lion against the supreme authority of the
United States, shall re found lurking or
acting as spies in or about any of the for
tifications, posts, quarters, or encampments
of any of the armies of the United States,
or elsewhere, shall bo triable by a general
court martial or military commission, and
shall, upon conviction, suffer death.
Letter from Fernando Wood.
To the Editor i of the N. T, Eve. Post:
At a meeting hold atSlamford, Connec
ticut, on Thursday evening last, I said
"that propositions for an armistice or
peaco had been submitted to the President
on tho 12th December last, which, had
they been accepted, would havo termiuai
ted the war by tbo first of April, upon a
basis satisfactory to tho people North aud
South."
In leforring lo this statement you k -"vVhomade
these 'propositions for au
armistice or poace,' Ihe adoption of which
Mr. Wood pretends lo believe, 'would
havo settled the matter' by All-fool's day T
Were they made by Davis and his fellow
rebels ? If so, how does Mr. Wood know,
anything about them! Has he been in
secret correspondence with the enemy r
Or were they mado by somo of the nuti
war men here? If bo, who authorized;
them? And what are the terms oflhe
propositions from which Mr. Wood hopca
so much? If they aro honorable lo the
nntion if they nro such ns patriotic Am.
cricans ouriit to lavor why not make
Ihem public at once V'
To which 1 say iu reply, that tho stale
men I referred to was made by mo doliber
ntely, with a full and personal knowledge
of the facts, und that 1 am constrained
from the publicity of thom only by the
request of one of tho principal officers of
lho government. When this interdiction
shall bo withdrawn, I shall cheerfully sat
isfy your curiosity.
Very respectfully, Ac,
Fek.nanpo Wood.
March 11, 1803.
Tiilrlow Webu o.v the CoNaCBirno.
Law. Tho following, from the pen of
Tlnirlow Weed, appeared in the Albany
Evening Journul of the 8th. It will attract
general attention.
''Congress has armed the government
with all the powers that its exigencies re
quired. The administration is clothed
with extraordinary financial ami mililaay
authority. The federal governmont is
now its own banker, and its armies are to.
be levied independent of Siato agencies.
In the first year of the a nr our young men,
rushed voluntarily to the fiield, and our
banks os volunlurily supplied the wayi
and means. Mark the chunje and read not th
lesson it teachei carelessly. Onerous laws
can only be carried into efiect ''with the
consent of the governed." Sinco congress
war chosen by which the conscription law
was enated, there hat been a revolution in
four of the largest Stales of the Union.
There are.cauo for such reaction. Let
those who ore responsible for the country's
welfare seek and profit by them,
The compulsory laws of the lust con
gress, if beneficially executed, must have
the concurrence of the popular will. The
public sentiment must approve theoi.
This approval cannot be obtained by pro
scription and denunciation. Half a mil
lion of men "will nut again go to their
graves like beds,", under the threats of
political hyenas who remain at home
howling."
tSty'Thc man who did not think it re
spectable lo bring up his children to work,
has just heard from his three sons. Ono
of thrm was a driver on a cainl, another
i . .
ukcn UP
a vagrant, and lbs-
I third had gone to a public institution h
li,.nrii tho shoe business under a iceAnsr.
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down his tlnout.
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