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Domestic News
July 14, 1864
The Plymouth Weekly Democrat
Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana
What is this article about?
Clergymen from New Jersey and New York petition Washington for draft exemption amid the war; New York Express denounces it as unjust, urging they lead in battle instead.
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The New York Express says the clergymen of New Jersey and New York have sent a petition to Washington asking exemption from the draft. To comply with their request would be the highest of injustice. "They were in a great degree the authors of the war, and they have been the loudest in shouting for its continuance. They have fairly howled for blood. Instead of being exempted, they ought all to be drafted and put in front of the battle, and they should lead in every attack upon the enemy's works. It is mean and cowardly for them to ask an exemption, while they are anxious to see everybody else drafted and slaughtered. -Exchange.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Military
What keywords are associated?
Clergymen
Petition
Draft Exemption
New Jersey
New York
War
Where did it happen?
New Jersey And New York
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New Jersey And New York
Event Details
The clergymen of New Jersey and New York have sent a petition to Washington asking exemption from the draft. The New York Express argues that complying would be the highest injustice, as they were authors of the war and loudest for its continuance, and suggests they ought to be drafted and put in front of the battle.