Once upon a time, in 1863, our city was greatly divided over a draft law that mandated service in the Army.
The South had passed a draft law exempting anyone who owned 20 slaves. In the North, the draft law exempted anyone who could pay a year's wages for a low-paid working man ($300 in those days).
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