New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-29
INTERESTING hRMY STATISTICS.
rg0v0sT.EAGsHkL GESTRaLs OFFICE, I
WASHINGTON, =. G., or, ~, 1868. )


eIr: have the honor to report Tor your
sirmatian certain general facte connected with til
d... ~ shown by repors made ap 10 this tine.
lA,macAiueTy foi executing tie ErIonnert act is in
eorvIeie wo.k king order. The law it stands cannot
t. lale =. develop the ea;irs riiar! strength Of tie
I4con. and TIE execution oi il hes been rendered ex'
&C enely difficult ly tie cirts made in various ways TO
yess. n cyado II, IT 70 escape nom It's operation.
lis uiis A refoSe rot abundant rs they VIII!
be from a r-rfcct law aud thoroughly established
system of txccu;lagi; AL She advantages, hovcVe7
.cA could reasonably nave oeen expected nom LIE
lis ccIcra rriacple distribute the BURDENS Of militia
. scr' ice fairly among those liable 70 bear them but
pa,r is pcrha,s niorc generosity than tustucss in some
Mis- humane provisions. WA certain moGifcltiJns
Which CAL readily BE- u-lc ~ Congress the military
sre.cth q tlc country oay, by . fhoct s'd nGiicSt
operation 81 this act lie surely aud oSeSpy brought INTO
t. ssid.
n c present draft account Of the excess Of vo.un
tors AcIoto0r furnished and rom Tie sue e.'~e
eaatas IN other o..cn States are caOe-rdq-e small;
{; pr+eut aIsa il therefore bat PutGl ore and 40
So JIG i,tl vas esta: ..sioG IS lie quot for ..
OF tlose drawn IN tie present dr0a rCuding tNc -
yHr cent additional over - per cent have felnrtd ~
GscoTdanoe tn tie or-eis Of the .o.fds. u. tAc ~
r. coat Who lefe not reported. may are Mt " fu
onseTers beng uuayoG ably aseH: al ga snG taa IKE
Lee Gcscrio, are being srlcstcd.
81 al examined. abort 80 per cent have been OK
srpicu aCcOUl. q. ys!Csl disability, OhUli ~ pr
cat have b,ea exempted under tie provisions o. the
Second section 0. tie So. found rot Liable 10 military
6u.y GocSnt 0f a.eEage unsuitabeAess Of age non
residents &c. Ilosc who not halle 10 limit ~
S..Y AID .m part VI the national forces AID there
re ayc teeu crrOueogsy enrolled. appear III tae gen
Ca. rtpct II tie boards among those efntd beeause
ter nUa-ar.ty 10 serve could net be etaIsnei until
ley U.OIc tie bOaiLs. The number 81 The e.
evrions is illus i-4Ge 10 appear mucA larger than II
rc,-Af 3.
4 Joai 20 per cent o. tie men examined have been
es,rile and Asye ellie - lie army N .cIsOa iui
l. Led Substitutes, q p-ld coaiIngtaii9,.
About ossi OF those he'd 70 service saVe PAD coir
uIi-tua; Q. tie remainder, about 0as.-.ya ha, s"ao
,ersol aud .@0-s.rGs have furnished t.i,s ana
eli excep; "a few IN transit AID snail proportion Oh
c-sYiCis from among tic eallcr substitutes accepted
are n tie ranks II scg regiments Ia font OF tic n
eey. Ii l. iT - eUspO.e tnst most ~ taeso who vi!
Nv a r,..rt aid thus become d, .os.cls. phys
l., y IL fos service; If they had be, eNmiRef The
proportion ped 'OT physical dH1tL! "ol.a have
t.cn reduced - aDou; = Per cent Tic ifogoif'" o.
s1esp. you'd sc Sill further IocgceG y T!ng TIC
ea.Clhae; lists Jsofs araft u al eascs OF Aa 81 III
'ess, aid 4 aliens AID others not AAhe y military
C-t ny b. done whore Ills system o. raising irVOi-
lie d. p,I..ols above given are basd upon the
rcgolls y ~ lis ..c Tcal tie seventy three tonsleS
ta.i Districts SAetu TIC cTa Las oeeA completed oE
L.. most ue. Tiy approached completion. $1,000
s.aoe tie pfcsolt heb -.io@ b san sDout fN"J
re!.rl ..s elcrps service have been discharged CD
sar-eoAs !titcs;e of disa0A4y Ii 10 probable thai
6: oct u .A.lf U. them were uatt for service hen
re .sc. il Msy BE SAFELY sad thst siuVr,rO OF
o.ey VIA us.es,iy e1TCnled in bringing them into
te i,h ~ Say nothing Vi tlei. Subsequent expense 70
IN Great I-ain. nuder tie system Q, voluntary Ell.
fsmcats lie ieIeetiOas average over u per c"nt u
rsYce frusl lb3i lei- the average nCL.~r OF eJ-
triulos annually Wa -, Sc Lat, t. secure lie
oot,lascrt q 800 r.el. 1880 oons4rsts wese
ANNUALLY cXunIaod ,,
if re recruits WHO presented themselves for e1hs!
y1ot In our uiar Amy IN 1882 ~ Per cent we;e re-
ci .or sloai AiTi.ses @uaive 81 age or st@ir;
!, cen let snusgy AID Let July Let ner, re. one
M wee role I'D Thee we've men who dsir.G q -
a1sgsd. Iie,e y cp5r;sss are 81 lat Irst ~ eonLoo
to- yl Tire IL s.i .eos tlan sse-..uG ~ tie a. l.h
20 assre b. accsgt1S Lave Dcch eSoll.d Oa
&c ut cf ply scal u. ~, 80.
f-a.d .crie>s ~ sblse ~ H. sAiLi. siaOn OI cieH
. sa. Gese t.cA have O"egcE, ~ many va ov'n
.lndlo1 by Iogros having 40 eosiAcet,h Win 1h'
IarGs n Embodiment. - fcr cxarp.e, the -Act sfat 9 T.
tam drafted ply seaAy u.t Tor service .
leone knOsA % taesc siTe4a, when u va pe9AAi@
us Alown - the cH Themselves. ana uoy nave ~ M
it.yoseG .pol Tie ignorance erety o. TIE ar i.ed
IN - 10 ge from tGeM & YluEe! - Scic an ex
e.pt.gn to which tie .osuos ksc" ihcy ~'iS cIui.ed
Al you'd s1IO,y feoeyo. and lie III ete0 Mea hboihg
Themselves pls0 49, Fr.nAo.A, lave r'letSi,o
g.t "a gwen cut that tLey secured oxeio ton ~
bribery ~ drafting Officers, whereas tLey were regain
t.lcd 10 cxcL oa a3 have tlciHseiVes been "Inieu
bt, been don. thai seemed proper uEdcr existing
iSs u 81 go tie5e evils fd 10 meet properly TIE -"
Lea Q! cri'Iih--.y I'M i-So-pep.'y "H''A "1'o 10
ccf.cd ..I40i,- ths O.ic1.s Ci l-is LG'ca1 49,,
the eIprIditufos o. % tlls time on account o. u !.
IS1r.u incIudiss, the err DDent oiaii AND pay a;
CfC r a1d C0areetl with A. ar Jul httH "N =
1.llOOo lcse c1pelLtuTos iac!lde 80! made Oh &C
cDcat of tie uaciuei, which has pfodoced TIE nr"'
I'D IetLrI. q! = -. Geoe!i,fs-
Tic aE4OGLt o: money received ron the urs' Up 10
tbs das sDout :, i.ics - <icls e. az te oAr Ne
Cared on account u the Enrolment Act those result
lou tho New. Yoik riot, are not. however intsl1c"
A. It's settlement. t.ey a!o more piOpefis atuIDI
tale T. o.Ae. aud other Ieisoas than - the dTl'
or lie Ot.eess VI this BuTcad
JANIS :. r ~. trgsoe' 1-I'AN ""''7A
Hon. =. Il -1AsIO.. Secretary oi w