Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-08-07
A Flnstsr In New York.

We learn by letter from the city Of New York,
dated on Mon tay evening, that q rumor. put In
Gov Morgan ha4 ordered an Immediate draft Of
the militia, created much consternation among
that class OF citizens and Of the militia who be-
lisve In talking rather than fghting down the
rebellion. The letter ssys: .
EARLY this {Mondav) morning long lines od
sick, decTepid men-the lame, the blind, AMI th Q
talt-marched In procession 70 the city clerks
once to f'etheir exemption papers end the clerks,
who g.t seventy fv- cents To- every afadavit
reaped quie harvest Later in the day II was
reported that the Governor bad dec sred he was
totally opposed to drafting, and that he believed
the requisite number OF mpn could be raised by
volunteering. In the vwinkling Of en- eye q
remarkable chsnge occurred among the 'patients'
at TIE clerks office? The lame began TO walk,
began to think the millennium had dawned. Mes.
who, few moments before the Governors expla .
nation was received, had been unable to wal Z
those who Win diaaculty hobbIed along I'm n
cruiches II they did not 'cry and leap for joy,7 at
least gave papable evidence Of their satsfa et on
oy walking out Q great deal faster than tt ey
wslkei in. Truly, the age Of miracles i1 not
past "
The excitement in Brooklyn appears to have
been a. great a. In New York. Ii IL thus alluded
to by the Evening Post:
In consequence Of statements made In fIeveral
OF the daily papers that drafting would probably
commence TO- morrow, (Tuesday,) the Office Of
the city clerk In Brooklyn, from an eariv hour
~
men, Of all ages and conditions, anxi Jus to file
lbetr reasons for exemption from the Operations Of
the law. About ten O'Clock the Pressure was 30
great that 1t became necessary to close the outer
door OF the Office, and the crowd stiII Increasing
The vestibule and passages Of the bcilding
were soon filed. The CLERKS In the ofRce were
kept busy recording apologies OF ali kinds.
Men who appeared to enjoy the strongest con.tt-
tutions were found TO be af1 Ncted with all Kind
OF diseases that human natp re is subject to- Others
who have been voters for years according 10 their
amdavis, were not citizens at all Hale and
hearty looking individuals, who, a day or two
ago would have been highly offended to have
been told that they were than thirty wears of
age, Were found to be fssy, and in short, all the
rules by which people usually Judge OF bodily
health and years seemed to be set at naupht In
the various causes and pretexts offered for ex-
emPtion. or course It will be impossible for the
commissioners to find out In all cases where IA Sc
statements have been made. but where 1t % pos.
slble TO do so strict Investigation 10 to be made
and the delinquen,s will be heavily punished as
a warning to others -
The order from the War Department, calling
an extra three hundred thousand men into the
neld, from the militia, towards the close of the
day, produced what the theatrical critics would
call an " immense sensation" Various were the
opinions expressed In reference to It. but the con.
clusion to which everybody had to come was
that the men must be had