The New York herald., 1863-07-24
tHE CONSUMPTION NwESTCHESYER COUNTY
important Meeting Of the Beard sf Supervi-
sors-Remarks sf Hon. Jehn D. Has
Resolutions Providing for
Suspension OF tho Draft,

Go. &C.. &c.
rns Board Of Supervisors Of weschester county met
yesterday at White Plains In response call for
special meeting TO consider the Conscrption and
cake 70 relieve the people from its obnoxious
features.
The Board called to order by the Secretary j. NAL
colin Smith, Esq The following Superv answered 70
their names:Wood Of Bedford; Carpenter. OF Newcastle;
Nler, Of Yorktown Odell, OF NoTthcase; Hasted, OF
Rye Hill, Of Mamaroneck; secor Of scarsdae; suther-
land, Of White Pains Taylor, Of Greenburg Huntington
Of New Rochelle Martin. Of Eastchester; Hegeman Of
Pelham; Bowie, of Westcbester Caudwen Of Morrisana
nnd Haskn, Of West Farms.
Mr.. VIZ CAuLDwElL, OF Morrisana, was chosen chair
man On taking his seat he thanked the Board for the
honor conferred upon him. stated the object or the
mecting Residing he did in tho lower section tho
comfy most contiguous to New York city, and sub
ject to tho excemens which that city gone through
for tho last two weeks, be with other
bers Of the Board, had thought their duty TO call
nceng Of the Board to take for the preven
Zion Of such scenes OF violence as had disgraced
some portions Of the State. Mr.. caldwell refer
red TO the meeting held at Morrsania, st which
resolutions offered by Isaiah T. williams and unan
mously adopted that should leave the county Of
for the Of unless voluntarily cheer
fully and with heart for the The meeting
not called by any particular pary-was not meeting Of
psrtsansand the resolutions were offered by gentle.
man who occupies prominent position the republican
party. Upon the basis Of that meeting It had been
Thought proper to call meeting Of the Board 10 take
delnitc act on in the matter.
In response TO tho INQUIRY OF the chairman as 10 the
pleasure OF the Board Hon. John D. Haskin spoke fol-
lows
SPEECH OF HON. JOHN h. HAsEJN
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN or THE BOARD ov SupKRvI
tio IN h0 nf
Board since 1851. had supposed that recent
member OF the Board of Supervisors would have ex-
convened and prepare plan Of cotton adop-
9on have deemed 1t necessary, SUPERVISE coming
from the lower part Ct the cnty to that fully
cur IN the remarks which have been made by chair
man. and - assert on behalf ~ the Of property
tbc lower part of this county that there Is among
them one who is opposed To any suitable amount taxa
tiop TO alleviate the suierngs Of those who may be
drafted provided dra is es0rted 10 In this county,
or 70 do aaythng within the Of the wealthy por
Sion OF the people OF the lower part OF the
county 70 remove The most obnoxious feature Of the
transcription act-the one which Is known as the $500
clause 1t IL well that shou Il state the Supervisors
mere present who come from the rural parts of the
county that on Wednesday OF last week large meeting
OF citizens was called ut the Town Hail. in West Farms
without any printed notice. and supernduced by fact
that three hundred banded together resolved
60 commit outiaees, from wild ifatuaiion, upon the
subject Of the injustice OF the impending draft Those
citizens my opinion would We burned the houses OF
republicans in the lower part OF the county who
were obnoxious TO them had II for the nerven-
Sion Of prominent democrats, who alayed and pacfed
their feelings by representations 70 them that the Board
o Supervisors Of the county and the Ieoe county
time were given them, would to measures
os wousd prevent the enforcement perhaps, OF
this odi Conscrption may bo well 70 saw here
Ior mysc ht II the conscription avoided II Is
aud in the State u do al in his ,wer to accomplish
this end Conscrptions the incidents daspo,ic
power. They h,ve never had them in Great Britain.
The Romans ressrte them and the French rccred
them result of their yairied revolutions During tho
war lsl2 ere Was law passed upon the subject OF
conscrpon th Of The people of tins state
may be said here that by appealing tho patriotism
zion very ally dsregarded II certainly was not
put IN offensive ofcc Considering he existence at tho
present time Of deepseaied hostility TO the provisions
or the Conscripon ct and especially OF that feature of
which draws DIST Dction between tho rich and the poor
enabling those who their $500 avoid the draft
IN my Judgement bchoves conservative in
this community 60 do all In his power avoid hero
scenes OF ROT confusion and in stce-to be liberal in
taxing the property OF the country the purpose
avoiding. ii ossible tho OF the draft there
In. For myself can say that above being party
man reference 10 this subject. recognize. as we
snou all recognize The position IN which the country d,
placed at the crisis IN OF the existing
have Cured within the last ninety days. In the driving
Of Lee from aTynd IN the successful attack and TAX
Ing OF vcksbarg by GeneI al Grant in the recent attack
ON Jackson city tho capital of Mssissippi, In
the-n my jodgmcnt-mrcndug taking Of Charlcst n. a
conside nhc doubt whether conscription the
citizens IL New York at all necessary believe
II s the general government will rivo to In this
county and Stale enable time obtain by volun
cecrng s.;iciency o. men 10 Ill up the ranks OF tho
army at Nas mgton. Ypn probably have
of the committee that waited upon the Provost Marshall
H.
upon the subject 4 tie enforcement Of the copscripon IN
this district. acted ike conservative gentleman--an
the time OF dong Il offend as few poss
ole provided the general government iusstod the
enforcement OF tie sct tir. Haskin read the let
ter addressed by Nr. Irnard the committee.
u he's already been publishcd.) In addition TO
Oh he stated % ue committee that IL the
authorities at Washington insisted upon pfecritae
ton his part 10 eaircirg Tins draft while the public
mind generally excited, that In preference
dong ~ he wu1d les gn his position The committee
NJ
the patriotism and pecnnia-y operations 0f the district
would enable the with ,he constituted authorities 70
supply the quot this torgrcssi nal district lie
formed that the gr.tt wo Id amount between
Thousand two hundred ind nt TO thousand nye hun
dred Toe tho whole district There five Assembly DIS
tricts within the ssonal district and three within
this county That ~ould give Westminster county aboA
three tbs, .hat Ut tie outscc westchester would
not b. ie9ufed. according 10 his esuae. to furnish
thaa eight nund cd and fiity conscrpts volun
teers Now sir, this IL about regiment. n the
county OF wcscheser through is Beard superyisors
will pass suitable resolutions Ia favor of raising reg
msnt here aud giving large and liberal bounties to IN
cuce Volunteering, and the general government should
wait until tho lst u september, do hesitate
hundred and htty men could be raised without rcsortng
O. the rccmeut Of the obnoxious conscrpton Tho
democrats who are opposed 70 the act. many OF them 10
my cert knowledge have their opposition not grounded
any desire not % assist the general government
putting down the cbelcn for lney and their friends have
contributed largely IN and money 70 that end: but
thav have that the Itself dlvested tho state
authorities and themselves citizens OF the State OF
tam rights 70 which they ontnled under the consi
tuition Il the United states aud under the precedent
which hs been established by lhis administration IN
Order ~ Of the War arment issued last for the
endorsement a the draft IN the United sates The
st,n,son Il tho United states provides for uniform
militia u also provides that that militia shall
be obtained through the Governors of the seye-
raj stafes atd BY the State authorities. II
also provides tlaI the officers OF the militia
shall be apgiated by tbs Soyernors ebs States. Now,
under order No oe issued ycar. Governor Morgan
was ked 10 afford the quota Of the state Of New York
for the oascr ton act urder No 70 provided that the
assesso elected by the people In the several
should be the enrolling officers Order No 70 further
crowded that The Of the state should appoint
chs W put this draft into execution This
was only i~st luring the last session Of the Con
grcss q the nation. some purpose best known ~ them
0c.vcs--ty conceived 10 be PARTISAN purposethey
passed the existing nscft1n act which blotsd ou an
appeal o. the Governor the stscwhch blotted the
ssess<s Who were, by tbs Order No 90 provided the
persons ~ enroll and the general administration have
appointed IN thh ouny aud throughout the state
suliing ohiceg not well known to the citixeps-fo.
did ret Know an Sipsfyisor, who the enrolling
esNccr ~ my town until about six days These
con;aez all mafe IN washiugtn and tho democrats