No. 4 – Vol. 5. - Saturday, November 7, 1863.

THE DRAFT.

Below we publish a correct list of the names of those drafted in Bay County. It will be seen that the list that was printed and ciculated in town a few days ago was in many instances incorrect. The list was printed at this office, upon the assurance from the person who obtained it that it was enterely reliable. The circulation of a false list was an outrage on the community. As the following was obtained from an offical source, it may be depended upon:

16th Sub District – Hampton.
Frank Parvo, Peter Burns, Paul Shaddock, Charles A. Merril, John Acker, Hugh Smith, Lewis A. Spear, James Stanton, Jas. Garpe, Francis Jackson, John Kenney, Frank McGarry, Edwin C. Tarver, Abram E. Merritt, Jacob M. Dox, Joseph Alward, Francis Desing, Moses Smith, Lorenzo Jenney, William Walthausen, Brazilla B. Hart, W. H. Gilbert, Daniel Campbell, Charles Ploof, Archibald McDonell, John A. Rigers, Riley M. Burrington, Daniel C. Hart, John A. Weed, Henry Schutzes, Ernest Frank, Sanders Brague, George Watkins, Charles H. Reynolds, Thomas A. Delzell, Phelix Longkey, Charles Rivitt, Denis A. Rivitt, Jacob Emrich, Daniel Burns, Arba Brookins, Edwin Ledington, Thomas Taylor, William Hughes, Horatio Limbeck, Charles Matevia, William Ricker, Mathew McLean, Wm. Woods, John M. Pfriniger, Thomas Pierson, Cornelius Hodgkiss, Angus McBride, Harvey McCluskey, John C. Kline, Milo McGovern, Charles D. Fisher, John W. Beach, Chas. Bowerth, John Forbes, Frederick Holmes, Donald McKinnon, Nathan Cutler.

Portmouth. – James Stewart, Isaac Kemball, Samuel Paine, Wm. Hutchinson, Elisha J. Allen, Henry Burns, Sidney Tucker, George Law, Andrew Van Brooks, Erastus B. Marks, Wm. Vaughn, John Walker, Charles Matts, Addison J. Woods, Simon Maloney.

16th Sub District.
Comprising the townships of Bangor, Williams and Arenac.

Angert Deneke, Lorenzo Beebe, John Miller, John W. Skelton, Nicholas Ward, James Davidson, Adophus Fountaine, Charles Herbert, Hiram Cole, Geo. Young, Terrence Kelley, Charles Monture, Smith Gould, Joseph Marcan, Franklin Holman, John McKinzie, Henry Harless, Peter Miller, Frederick Laderach, Henry Weed, James Kelley, Wm. Kent, Joseph Trombley, James M. Lewis.

We are informed that some of the parties whose names were upon the bogus list of drafted men have left for their former homes in Canada. We would impress upon the minds of all the Canadians in our midst the fact, that although they may be enrolled and drafted, it will but put them to the inconvenience (but without expense to them) of a trip to Corunna and back. All that will be required of them is to produce evidence of their being foreigners, and they will at once be released. We shall take occasion to speak more fully upon this subject at some future time. Meantime our excellent Deputy Provost Marshall will give them such explanations as should quiet all their fears.

Bay City, Nov. 6, 1863
Editor Press and Times –
Dear Sir: I will not apologise for troubling you with this communication, – its subject will, by your readers, be considered as of importance enough to warrant your reception of it. That the Government has found a necessity for replenishing the army by a conscription, all good men of all parties sincerely regret; but where base and designing men seize upon Government necessities to play upon the fears of an anxious people, need they be surprised if a duped populace give vent to their anger in acts of violence? To this pitch has the thoughtlessness (not to characterized it by any harsher name) of at least one of our citizens, almost brought our people. A list, purporting to be correct, of the drafted men in this district has been in circulation for a number of days. To-day it is ascertained that of the 90 names on that list, some 16, or nearly one-sixth are incorrect, and it is thought that it was published by one whose business calling it is to destroy the finer feelings of men, and whose heart has become so calloused in his work. The he could thus wilfully stoop to trifle with the happiness and fill with anxiety the hearts of the parents whose sone he is engaged in ruining. Could he have witnessed the scalding tears and heart-struggles with which wives have contemplated their broken family circles, and know the sad husband and father’s despondency as he looked forward to the dark day of separation, he might possibly realize how vengeful the duped ones feel toward the author of their needless sorrow, and he would the better appreciate the conviction which is freely expressed on every hand, that “his establishment should be torn down, and he tarred and feathered.’ But, fellow citizens, let us keep within the bounds of prudence; let us commit no act of violence, but let us one and all, show the unprincipled wretch our detestation of his crime, by shunning him and his vile establishment as we would the regions of his infernal master.

Yours, &c.,

CITIZEN.

No. 5 – Vol. 5. - Saturday, November 14, 1863.

The next draft, and how to avoid it, by filling up their quotas, is now uppermost in the minds of the people. War meetings are the order of the day in many localities. The towns above on the river have held meetings, and appointed committees to visit Gov. Blair, and ask him to sanction the raising of a new regiment of cavalry in the Saginaw valley.

Under the fate call of the President, for 300,000 more men, the quota of this, the 6th congressional district, is nearly 2000. We believe it would be a comparatively easy matter now to raise a new regiment in the district, if it is taken hold of in the right manner.

Under the call, the States are allowed the privilege of raising their quotas by the volunteer system, the volunteer to go into the old regiments now in the field. Unless the quotas are so raised, a draft will of necessity be resorted to.

Experience has demonstrated the fact that no considerable number of volunteers can be recruited for old regiments; while every new regiment authorized to be raised in Michigan has been rapidly filled up. In the light of these facts we hope the authorities will see fit to allow the raising of a new regiment.

But there is one thing indispensable in securing volunteers, and that is a bounty. The volunteers will credit themselves to the counties from which they can obtain a bounty, and no reasonable person will expect to do otherwise.

There are but two courses for us to pursue in this matter: raise our quota by giving volunteers a bounty, or stand the draft. If the former course is adopted , let us go to work with a will; if the latter is the choice of the people, there should be no grumbling in the future about the draft. A number of the counties of this State are now paying $100 to volunteers. – Their boards of supervisors passed resolutions place the question before the people, whether they would be taxed to raise money to pay such bounties, and ordered special elections to ascertain the public wish on the suject. In all such cases the vote has been largely in favor of the bounties.

If authority is granted for raising the new regiment, we hope our Board of Supervisors will immediately hold a special meeting,. And bring this matter before the people. If by this means the next draft can be entirely avoided, all must concede it to be the wisest course to pursue. At all events, whatever is done must be done quickly.

A friend at our elbow suggests a subject which is of vital importance to our Valley. – Large numbers of Canadians are returning to Canada, fearing lest they be enrolled and put to the trouble in the January draft which a number are experiencing from that just past. It is suggested that meetings should be held throughout the Valley, and steps taken to forward petitions (which our people would no doubt sign en–masses) to the Provost Marshal General at Washington, asking that foreigners who may be able to convince the Deputy Provost Marshall of their respective localities of their alienage may be exempted from enrollment. This would save a vast expense to the government, relieve the anxieties of those foreigners who may wish to remain among us, and insure to us an influx of population which we so much need in the absence of our native laboring classes.

The 9th Michigan Calvary had a fight with 400 Rebel cavalry, about the 2d instant, 50 miles from Columbia, Tenn. The Rebels were beaten after four charges with a loss of eight killed, seven wounded, and 24 prisoners. None killed and but three wounded on our side.