7p 11 1 I THE BLESSISGS OF GOVERXMEXT, LIKE THE DEWS OF HEAVED, SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ALIKE, UPOS THE HUH AXD THE LOW, THE RICH AXD THE POOR. -W SERIES. vm for Enrolling and Call jo; Out the National Forces, and for Oilier Purposes. H' tr.- There now exists m the t i i Nut's an insurrection nu reoei- - .1. .1 nutKnritif tkrwC nivl ,t iwkr the Constitution of the United the duty of the Government to A.-oss insurrection and rebellion, to rxwiix to ch State a republican traof government, and to preserve the At., t-rmnuiktv : and, urWnw, for h'w'u purposes a military force is 2st grcable, to raise and support which J pcrKr.3 ought willingly to contribute ; airworthy and honorable than that t-.:-h i rendered hr the maintenance of Constitution and Union, and the con sent preservation ct free government : art-fife, bt it emtcttd Cie Senate and flou.v of Isr&nLtlirf or' t'te United States of' i;rxiii Cotyress assembled, .That all u,'Hhed n:aie citizens -of the United sat. and persons of foreign birth who ill have declared on oath their intention 1-. weome citizens under and in pursuance i i bo 1 v.vs thereof, between the ages cf rror.ty and forty-five years, except as fcreisuiftei excepted, are hereby declared to . . i r J T II 1 constitute tne national lorccs, ami mi;ui ot Lbleto perform military duty in the sor rieeof tLe United States when called : by ilie President for tliat purpose. s-f.c. 2. And be it furUicr enacted. That .... i . i tie loliowing persons oe, ana iiuy arc t'tvbv, excepted and and exempt from tf provisions of this act, and shall not V lulle to military duty under the same to wit : such as are rejected as physic ist or ment&Ilv unlit for the service ; aki, first, the Vice President of the I'aited 5Stat-s, the judges of the various co ins of the United State., the heads of the various executive departments of the tVA-.TftT0'.m, and the Governors of the errra! States ; and second, the only son tae io Ei:n:arv unty oi a widow de- j-vlant upon Lis labor for support ; third tLe vrily son of acred or infirm or parents dependant irpon his moc i-,r support ; fourth, where there ar; t or in-jr-! rf rf- of aied or inhrm j nL su'.vt to draft, the father, or if I? tie.nl, tli 3 mother may elect which i M'ai oe exempt ; hrih, tne only lro'!ir of children not twelve rears old. neither f;ither or mother, depen rt u. on his labor fur surrort : peven. tVcre are. father a;id son in. the t. t';iniiiv nn ! huvhohi, and two of :. "r? in (l-c rai'iiitry service of the xial Srate? as non-coainais?io:ntl olli- f. ru'uiani or privates, the residue oS a f tn;:'y and Iiousohold, not exceeding be exempt ; ProridrJ, fou-evcr. ro ;fjn v. bo has bocn convicJM a.ty f.:ior.v s-ha'! b.- enrolled or pcr- t tt'ni t s:n in said forces. Ar.d le it furtiter enacted. That ! W;onai forces of the United State?, v now- in the military service, enrolled i'..:r tr.U act, shall be divided into two asee. t!:e first of which shall comprise Parser. subject to military dutv, bc- ca the acs of twenty and thirty-five tuvl all urniarried persons subiect !o do r.nlitarv d;itv above the s.tc. of -ty-Sve , and under the age of fbrty- ; tne second class shall compri all tdthev hall not, in any district, fje t3i in the service of the United fs until tho3 of the first class shall e been called out. f Sec. 4. An.1 be it furthrr enacted, That ;ir P'ator convenience in enrolling, call er: out on.i . - : . ) 11VI U ptlUlg lilO lltlllVJIKll c"i and for the arrest of deserters Jpies of tha enemv, the United sha'l be divided into districts, of wh the District of Columbia shall Jfrsitute one, each Territory of the yil States shall constitute one or more, Co; ssiunal district of the respective - .i4viL . ll.LLI Vlll ll. .111.1 I (11.11 s, as fixed by a law of the State proceeding the enrollment, shall con suote one: Provided, That which have Xi bJ their laws been divided into two we Congressional districts, the Prcsi- the same into so S!ctsashe may deem fit and conve- iJ0-- Atul be it further enacted. That each of said districts there sliall be XntCd by the President a provost t,haU. th the rank, pay, and emol wnta of eaptain of cavalry, or an offi rjot said rank sliall be detailed bv the tion ' Wh ihsXX 1x5 under tha dir''c Ta"dsuhject to the orders of a pro- marshal general, appointed or de- ?oj the President of th, the Unitetl . . vuire snail oe &i me seal ""jemment, form in rr a separate bu- Wv DeparUnent, od who rank, pay, and emoluments shall be those of a colonel of cavalry. Sf.c G. A nd be it further enacted. That it shall be the duty of the provort' mar shal general, with the approval cf . the Secretary of War, to' make rules and regulations for the government of his subordinates, to furnish him with the names and residences of all deserters from the army, or any of the land forces in the service of the United JStates, in cluding the militia, when reported to him by the commanding officers; to commu nicate to them all orders of the President in reference to calling out the national forces ; to furnish proper blank instruc tions for enrolling and drafting ; to file and preserve copies of all enrollment lists; to require stated reports of all proceedings on the part of his subordinates ; to audit all accounts connected with the service under his direction, and to perform such other duties as the President may pre scribe in carrying out the provisions of this act. Skc. 7. And Le it further enacted, That it shall be the di:ty of the provost mar shals to arrest all dA-rters, whether regu lars, volunteer?, militiamen, or persons called into the sericc under this or any other act of Congress, wherever they may le found, and to send them to the near est military comiiian-Jer or military post $ to Inquire into and rejort to the provost marshal general all treasonable practices; to detect, seize and confine spies of the enrmy ; to obey all lawful orders and regulations of the provost marshal general, and such as may hi prescribed by law, concerning the enrollment and calling into service of the national forces. Sec. 8. And be it nn tfter enacted, That in each of said districts there shall be a board of enrolment, to be comjwjscd of the provost marshal, as president, and two other persons, to be appointed by the President of the United States, one of whom, shall be a licensed and practicing physician and surgeon. SEC. 0. And be it furllt&r enacted, Thut it shall be the duty of the said ' board to divide the district into sub-districts of convenient six, if they shall deem it necessary, not exceeding two, without the direction cf the Secretary of War, and to appoint, on or bc?jre the tenth day cf March next, tmd in tavh alternate year thereafter, an cnroliirg c-tTKer frea.'h sub-di-.trict, ind to furnish him with proper blank and instructions ; and he shall im mediately proceed to enrol all persons subject to military duty, noting their re spective piares of residence, nges on the first dav of Julv followins, and their oc cupation, and shall, n or leforc the first day cf April rejort the same to the board cf enrolment, to bi c'nsolidate! into ne list, a copy of which shall be transmitted to the provost marshal general on or be fore the first day of M-iy succeeding the enrolment. Sec. 10 A nd be it further enactel, That the enrolment of each class shall be made separately, and shall oi.ly embrace thos3 whose ages shall be, on the first day of July thereafter,, between twenty and forty live years. Sec. 11. And be it further enacted. That all persons thus enrolled shall be ... i. . . i i" i . subject, tor two years aucr tne nrsi uay of July succeeding the enrolment, to be j called into tha Military service of the United States, and to continue in service j for three years, or during the war ; ami when called into service .shall be placed on the same footing, , iy all respect?, as volunteers for three yws, or during the war, including advance.- pay and bounty. ait now provided by law. Sec 12. And be it further emcted, That whenever it may be necessary to call out the national forces for military service, the President is hereby authori zed to assign to each district the number of men furnished by each district ; and thereupon the enrolling board shall under the direction eif the President, make a draft of the required number and fifty pr cent, in addition, and shall make an exact and complete roll of the , names of the persons so drawn, so that the first drawn may stand first upon tha said roll, and the second may stand second, and so on . and the persons, so drawn sliall be notified of the same within ten days tliercafter, by a written or printed notice, to be served personally or by leaving a cony at ther last place of residence, re quired them to appear at a designated rendzevous to report for duty. In assign ing to the districts the number of men to be furnished therefrom, tha President sliall take into consideration . the number of volunteers and militia furnished by and from the several States in which said dis tricts are situated, and the period of their service since the commencement of the rebellion, and shall so make said assign rant m to equalize tbe, f unbr ' among EBENSBURG, PA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1863. the dis.t-.ict3 of the severar States, consid ering and allowing lor tha numbers already furnished as aforesaid, and the time of their service. Sec 13.-And be it further enacted. That anv person drafted, and notified to appear as aforesaid, mat, on or before ! the day fixed for his appearance, furnish an acceptable substitute to take his place in the draft ; or he may pay to such per son as the Secretary of 'War may author ize to receive it, such sum not exceeding three hundred dollars, as the Secretary may determine, for the procuration of such substitue ; and thereupon such per son, so furnishing the substitute or pay ing the money, shall be discharged from further liability under that draft. And any person failing to report, after due ser vice of notice, as herein prescribed, with out furnishing a substitute or paying the required sum therefor, shall be deemed a deserter, ami shall be arrested by the pro vost marshal, and sent to the nearest military post for trial by court martial ; unless, upon proper showing that he is not liable to do military duty, the board of enrolment shall relieve him from the draft. Sec 14. And be it further enacted, That all drafted persons shall on arriving at the rendezvous, be carefully inspected by the surgeon of the board, who shall truly report to the board the physical condition of each one ; .and all persons drafted and claiming exemption from military duty on account of disability, or any other cause, shall present their claims to be exempted to the board, whose de decision shall be finaL Skc. 15. And be it further enacted, Tlat any surgeon charged with the duty of such inspection, who shall receive from anv person whomsoever anv money or other valuable thing, or agree directly or indirectlv to receive the same for his own or another's use for making an ini- ncrfect inspection or a false r incorrect ncorrect i ft report, or who shall wilfully n-lect to make. a faiiliful mppcctivn and trtie re port, shall by tried by a court martial, and, on conviction thereof le punished by fine not exceeding live hundred dollars nor less than two hundred, and be im prisoned at the discretion of the Court, and be etishiered and dismissed from the service. ". Sec 1G. And be it further enacted, That as soon as the required number of able-bodied men liable to do military dutv shall be obtained from the list of those drafted, the remainder shall be discharged : and all drafted jicrsom, re porting at the place of rendezvous, shall be allowed traveli raveling pay from the-ir places i ;and all persons disharged j of residences af the place of rende-zvous shall le allowed j traveling pav to their places oi residence; j ami a.I exjeiists connected wuu ii.c en rolment and draft, including subsidence while at the rendezvous, shall be paid from the appropriation for enrolling and drafting, under such regulations as the President of the United States shrdl pre scribe ; and all expenses connected with the arroc-t and return of elescrters to their regiment?, or such other duties as the lrovost marshals shall be called upon to perform, shall be paid from the appropri ation bill for arresting deserters, under such regulation as the President of the United States shall prescribe; PronJd, Hie provost marshals sliall in no case receive commutation for transportation or for fuel and quarters, but only for forage, when not furnished by the Gov crninent, together with actual excuses of postage, stationary, an-1 cterK nirc nutnor ized by tlie provost marshal general. Sec 17. And be it further enacted, 'ITiat any peron eni-oled and elrafted ac cording to the provisions of this act who shall furnish an acceptable substitute, shall thereupon receive from the board ef enrol ment a certificate of discharge from such draft, which shall exempt him from mili tary duty during the time fer which he was drafted, and such substitute sliall be entitled to the same pay and allowances provided by law as if lie had been origin ally drafted into the service of the United States. Sec 18 Ami be it further enacted, That such of the volunteers and militia now in the service of the United States as may rc-cnlist to', serve one year, unless sooner discharged, after the expiratiem of their present term of service, shall be enti tled to a bounty of fifty dollars, one-half of which to be paid upon such re-enlist ment, and the bakinca at the expiration of tlje term of re-enlistment and such as may re-enlist to serve for two years; unless sooner discharged, after the expiration of their present term of enlistment, shall re ceive, upon such re-enlistment, twer.ty-five dollars of the one hnndred dollars boun ty for enlistment, provided by the fifth action of the act approved t wen ty pecood of July, eighteen hundred and MXty-one, I emuien, n act to authorize the em a - I 1 1 i k ' ployment of volunteers to aid in enforcing .j, the laws, and protecting public propcr- lj- - .Sec ID And Icit further axicted, That whenever a regiment of volunteers of the same arm, from the same State, is re duced to one-half of the maximum num ber prescribed by law, the President may direct the consolidation of the companies of such regiment: Provided, that no com pany so formed snail exceed the maximum number proscribed by law. When such consolidation is made, the regimental officers shall be reduced in proportion to the reduction in the number of companies. Sec 20 And le it furL'ier enacted, Thai whenever a regiment is reduced below the minimum number allowed by law, no offi cers shall be appointed in such regiment beyond those necessary for the command of such reduced number. Sec. 21. And be it further enacted, That so much of the. fifth section of the act approved 17th July, 18G2, entitled ' An act to amend an act calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union," &c, :is requires the approval of the President to carry into execution the sentence of a court-martial, be, and the same is hereby repealed, as far as relates to carrying into execution the sentence -of any court-martial against any person con victed as a spy or deserter, or of mutiny or murder; and hereafter sentences in punishment of these offences may be car ried into execution upon the approval of the commanding general in the held. Sec. 22. And bent further enacted, That courts-martial bhall have power to sentence officers who shall absent them selves from their commands without leave to be reduced to the ranks to serve three years or during the war. And be it turt-ter enacted, that the clothes, arni. militarv outfits, and at coiitremeiits furnished by the Uni- by ted Siates to any soldier shall not be sold, bartered, exchanged, pledged, loaned, or given aw'ay ; ami no person, not a soldier, or duly authorized officer of the United Stales, who has posession of any such clothes, arms, or accoutrements furnished as aforesaid, and whii-h have been the subjects of any such sale, barter exchange, pledge, loan, or gift, shall have any right, title, or interest therein ; but the same may be seized nn-1 taken wherever found by any officer of the United States, chil or military, and shall thereupon be deliver ed to any quartet master, er other officer authorized to received the same ; and the xssession of any such clothes, arms, military outfit?, or accoutrements by any lcrson not a soldier or officer of the Uiu- led States, shall be prima facie evidence of such a sale, ban it, exchange, pledge, loan, or ift; as aforesaid. Sec. 2 1. And be. it further enacted. That every person not subject to the rules and articles of war who sha'l procure or en tice, or attempt to roe"ure or entice, a soldier in the service of the United States to desert : or who sliall harbor, conceal, or give employment to a deserter, or t arry him away, or aid in carrying him - away, knowing him to be such ; or wh-j shall purchase from any toldicr bis amis, equipments, ammunition, uniform, cloth ing, or any part thereof ; and any captain or commanding oftioer of any ship er ve?s sel, or an' superintendent er conductor of any railroad, or any other public convey ance, carrying away any such soldier as one of his crew or oilicrwi.-e, knowing, hirn to have deserted, or shrdl refuse to deliver him up to the orders of his com manding officer, shall upon legal convic tion be thied, at the discretion of any court having cogniz:uiee of the same, in any sum not exceeding live hundred e!ol lars, and he shall be imprisoned not ex ceeding two years nor less than six months. Sec 25. AnI be it furCtcr enacted. That if any peron sliall resist any draft of men enrolled under this act into the service of the United Suites, . or shall counsel or aid any person to resist any such draft, or shall assault or obstruct anv officer in making such draft, or in the performance of any service in relation hereto, or shall counsel any person to assault or obstruct any such officer, or shall counsel any drafted men not to ap pear at the place of rendezvous, or wil fully dissuade them from the performance of military duty, as required by law, such person shall be subject to summary arrest by the provost marshal, and kept in con finement until the draft is completed, after which he shall be delivered to the civil authorities, and upon eonvidaion thereof, be punished by a line not exceed ing five hundred dollars, or by imprison ment not exceeding tw o years, or by both of said punishments. Stc 26. Albeit furiWenacd,TbAt, immediately after tbe passage of ihi act,! tie president shall issue his proclamation declaring that all soldiers now absent from their regiments without leave may return within a time rpeeilied to such place or places as he may indicate in his proclamation, and lie restored to their respective reginnTits without punishment, except the forfeiture of their pay cni allowances during tlieir absence ; und all deserters who sliall not return within the time as sjiecilied by the President shall. ' upon being arrested, be punished as the law provides. Sec 27. And be it furVtcr enacted, That depositions of witnesses residing beyond the limits of the State, Territory, or district in which military court 3 shall be ordered to sit may Lc taken in cases not capital by either party an I read in evidence, provided the same shall be ta ken upon reasonable notice to the opposite parly, and duly authenticated. Skc. 28. And be it further enacted, That the judge advocate shaii have power to appoint a reporter, whose duty it shall be to record the proceedings of and testi mony taken before military courts, instead of the judge advocate ; and such reporter may take down such proceedings and testimony in the first instance in short hand. The reioi-ter shall be sworn or affirmed faithfully to perform his duty before entering upon it. Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That the court shall, for reasonable cause, grant a continuance to cither party for such time and as often as shall appear to be just ; Provided, that if the prL-iOner be in close confinement, the trial shall not be delayed for a pe-riod longe-r than sixty days. Sec 30. And be it further enacted, Tliat in time of war, insurrection, or re bellion, murder, assault and battery with an intent to kill, manslaughter, mayhem, wounding by shooting er stabbing with an intent lo commit niurdc-r, robbery, arson burglary, rape, assault and battery with an intent to commit nqe, an 1 larceny, shall l punishable by the sentence of a general eourt-iuarli.il eT military commis sion when committed by persons who ar.: in the military servie-e of the United Slates and subject to the articles of war ; and the punishments fur such olFenccs shall never lie less than those inllicted bv the laws of i the Stat-, Territory, or District in which they taay have been committed. Sec. 31. And be it further enacted, That any offieer absent from duty with leave, except for sickness or wcuuds, shall, during Lis alnciicc, receive half of the uav liiid allowances prescribed bv law. j and no more; and anyo.Tiecr absent with out leave shall, in addition to the penal ties prescri'ed by law or a court-mr.rtlal, forfeit all pay or alliances during such alse-nec. ec 31. Ami be i: further encied. That the commanders ef regiments ami of !atteries in tlie field are hereby authorized and empowered to grant furloughs for a period mt exceeding thirty days at any onetime tohvencr centum et the irMt- , com:nissiof-d ouicers and irivat, for good conduct in th-; line of duty. Srr. 33. Ami be it further enacted, That the lreilent of the United States is hereby authorize! and empowered!, du ring tlie resent relx-lnon, to ca.i lorih the national forces by draft iu the maantr provided lor b this act. Sec 31. And be it further enacted, Tliat all persons drafted under the provi sions of thi act sliall be assigned by ihe President to military duty in such corps, regiment, or other branches of the service as the cxige-ncies of the sen ice may re quire. Stt. .33 And Ik it further enacted, That hereafter d tails t" spechtl serxice sliall only be made with the consent of tlie commanding effieer of forces ia the field; and enlisted men, now or hrreaf'.cr detail ed to spee-ial service, shall nut receive any extra wy for such services beyouJ that allowed to other enlisted men. Sec. 3G. And be it further enacted, Tliat general orders of the War Depart ment, numbered one hundred and lifty four and one hundred and sixty-two. in reference to enlistments from tha volfin- tecrs into tb. regular service, be, and the same arc hereby rescinded; and liereafter, no such enlistments shall be allowed. Sec 37. And be it further cuactcd, Tliat the graders created in the cavalry force of the United States by section eleven ef the act approved seventeenth July, eighteen hundred and sixty-t wo, ami for which no rate of compensation has been provided, shall be paid as follows to wit : liejrmvnitai commissary the same as regimental quartermaster; cl.i -f trum peter the same, a3 chief bugler ; saddler sergeant the same us n-gi mental commis sary sergeant ; company comniissary ser peant the same company q-.MWWTma.s-.fr VOL. . 10 NO. 14. sergeant: Provided, Tliat the giade supernumerary second lieutenant and two teamsters for each company, and one chief farrie r and blaekrri;h for eaeh regi ment as allowed by said section of that act, be, and they arc hereby, abolished ; ami caeh cavalry company may Lave two trumpeters, lo be paid ss buglers; and each regiment fhall Lave one veterinary surgeon, with the rank oi a regiimnlal sergeant major, whose compensation shall be seventy-live dollars per ntonlh. From tie Patriot and Union. A Letter to the Devil. The following intercepted correspond ence being a letter to tlie Devil from hi? agent on Llat th has been Lauded to us for publication : Tkrka TiKMA, Jan. 1st, 1SC3. To His Satanic Majesty, Piince of Hades: J, your humble servant, Agent for tha Department of America, have the honor herewith to submit a detailed report of the progrcfs of Your Majesty's slfairs. 15y reference to a foni:er communica tion, you will observe that the various secN of humans who. by your laudabia efTorts, were so successfully peisectited in the Old World, fled to this Iepartmeiit, despite all cOorts to tha contrary. Here they succeeded, after much opposition, in Living the foundation of a great republic the leading feature of which was liberty civil an! religious. Your Macty is well aware how thin scheme of a new country in which evety citiz?n was t-3 be secure iu all his righs; in which the ress wjis to le free ; in which liberty of speech was to Lc unobstructed, and ia which every one could worship Your Kn emy according to the dictates of Lis own " conscience" succeeded- In vain wa George 111 instigated to acts of r. pealed aggression. His endeavors to cru-iii tho anti-diabolical colonists proved futiV, and, on the contrary, served to lec!e-pe th strength and resources 4 the new country. The United StaU-s of America rose to supremacy in nalin:d greatress by adhe ring to the following luicsies: "Equal and exact justic-i t t a?l men, ef ve liaiivcr state or persuasion, religious or poliiici.1 ; pete-e, ceMnnvrce an 1 honest 1'rir ndship with all nations, entangling alliances with none : the support of State governments ia ail their right, r.s the most compctout administrations for domestic cwmi The supre-m.ney of the civil over the anili tary authority; a jealous care of the right of election by th? people; absolute acqui escence in the dec'.s'cos vf Ib-e r.ajrity ; economy ia the tub!ic cxpeiises tliat Labor may be lightly biirditi.ii , tlie honest pay ment of our tkbis ami sacred preset vali'. of the public faith ; enccuragrecnt of ag riculture and of commerce ns its haid maids ; the ditfo-ieii cf information and the arrainnv lit of all abuses at the bar cf public reason ; ilee-doiuof religion, free dom ef the press an 1 freedom of jvrsen, undrr th prote-ctio;t of ths hjl-cas cjrpm ; and trial by impartially selected junes. Your Majesty we.l Ln:-w that if this great barrier to rour diigi-.s were allowed to continue, tli.it tlje ido disastrous C fleet 5 would be produced. Gradually the ra tions of the Old Wenl.l, now so well under the cloven foot cf Yenir M;ijesty, wou'd liave become contaminated, and your co workers, the king an! cinpL-iors. wvull have bven Luriel frc-ni tL.ir thrones, tn-l the entire cnsulphurie wrid would as sume the complexion of tl; l.'nltcd States. In this critical ccaditkii of afJlilrs I u directed tu jrcct-e-d Lithcr to sap the foun d.Uiens cf t!.i mosi detestable gcvern ment. All the Imps can testify Low well I prrforracd my task. Dressed In a liu'.e brief ar.ti crlty. I plavl uch fauta'tic tric'ii btCrs i ih 11 vta As made- the tirl -e-p." I found one great country, CGtrrpoeed of several large States, each having Us own govcminciit, but a"l mVject to- a siprem law the Constitution. I considered .hot as long as there wa an "E FLtribvs nothing cou'.tl be effected towards an overthrow. So I hunted op a book, that is denominated in earthly tongue, History," in w Licit I discovered tht one Wa-vJtingten was Comtuander-ir.-Ciiisf of th HevTJIutionarv annv that fce was j the ruling spirit h. the councils of the ns- tion, ami that inai:Jy by Lis efforts ths gove-nunent had obtained a crnsanet.t 1 foumlation. Now, it was evident that if I I could prevail o:i a portion cf the pecple I to dtpart fnm his wise couns -ls, I would s-wm K.e the nation ruined, and the wheels j of Zion roll back P the u;edixv:d ages. I Feirtunateiv, on retiring frem pabic lite. he delivered a farewell address, in which he urged the ioopl-i to frown upon every ! attempt to tonn a s."ciional politiciil p-rty. Here- was too key to ;ne wmue inatre r. How was a p--ctioial party vt be fraw d
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