Astoconductingthedraftbytownships，Ifinditwouldrequiresuchawasteoflaboralreadydone，andsuchanadditionalamountofit，andsuchalossoftime，astomakeit，Ifear，inadmissible。
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P。S。——Sincewritingtheabove，gettingadditionalinformation，Iamenabledtosaythatthedraftmaybemadeinsubdistricts，astheenrolmenthasbeenmade，orisinprocessofmaking。Thiswillamountpracticallytodraftingbytownships，astheenrollmentsubdistrictsaregenerallyabouttheextentoftownships。
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ToGENERALG。G。MEADE。