New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-06
LOCAL MILITARY MATTE. -.
The Draft.

The attention Of the entire community was com
pletey absorbed yesterday in considering the lat
order emanatinc from the War Department, calling
for militiamou il efficient numbers to raise the
Union armies to al aggregate Of u million Of men.
Tie uecesaity Of tie movement is pretty generally
ACKNOWLEDGED on all sides, and the excitement NJ
tending the call for draft will pass away rapidly
Az il arose. When the Governor shall promulgate
the quota assigned to the State by tho Secretary Of
War, 1t will probably be found not TO exceed $1,000
men. The proclamation Of the 10Th Of April, 1861,
called FOR - 20 from this State, AID if the
rule OF apror'ionment is followed in this caro-, the
number will be- % 20. The last report OF the
Aduian,- General for the year lsCl sets forth that
the Organized militia was 1858. This number
however, is exclusive Of the enrolled or ununiormsd
militia Of the STATE. The conscrpon will fall upon
one in forty Of our population, and will be taken
from those comprising the irr class Of the enrolled
militia, embracing able-bodied males between IS
and 30 years q age. When this class is exhausted
tho second class, reserve, composed of those be-
tween tie ages Of 30 and 49, Will be called upon to
respond
The question respecting the liability Of the militia
regiments now serving for three months to be re-
tanned in the service an additional SIX months after
the expiration Of tho first period Of enlistment has
been much discussed. In cur opinion, thoy cannot
be compelled to serve longer than three months; at
the expiration Of which time they mus be mustered
on. OF service and their members are. exempt from
further service. The following section from the
Militia law is express on this subject:
"Persons who have been hereafter ,hlll be- regularly
md honofaby dachugci from tho fImy navy Of the
United states IN Consequence Of ne peuofmsnce OF military
duty ga pursuance Of any avg OF this State shall bn exempt
Tho effect Of tho new order upon recruiting Las
not yet manifc stcd itself but il is than prob
able that during this week aud the next there will
be great accefsions TO the ranks by desirous Of
obtaining the bounty money now oGered-as under
a draft no bounty pH be paul. The State author.
ties will be ready 70 draft the 18th inst, should
il be necessary; but, yet, we have not heard Of
any special PREPARATIONS either IN this city or else
where for the carrying out OF the cOnscrption order
The enrolment lists arc completed and show up
ward Of 400 900 names. The 18th Of August Is
fixed az the limit for firs exemption claims, aud
until the expiration OF that period it will be impos-
sible 10 determine who are really liable 20 be called
to the field. The County Clerks Office yesterday,
as on several preceding days, presented busy
scene. Major S. r. PincSney receives and iles all
the exemption papers, which are entered in book.
Thus far upward Of 5000 claims for exemption
have been received, and Il number Of exemption
claim spectators have sprung up about the city.
II is stated that this lis. will increase rather than
diminish the enrolment Of $4,000 in this city,
which may be explained in this wise When the
enrolment was made there was no expectation that
a draft for war purposes would DO needed, and the
enrolling officers did not record the names Of those
who claimed 10 be exempt, where there
aeensd TO be evidence to tus,ain tho claim.
Many Of these and others are not legally exempt,
and will not 10 So considered in the war draft now
ordered, though for State Hjlta pwTos" they were
70 considered.