The New York herald., 1863-08-13
7 H E D r A F T.
The Irregularities of the Enrolment
of New York.
statement Of Judge Advocate General
Waterbury.
General Fry's Letter to General
Waterbury,
Ia. Ee.. -.
OYrrcB OF THg JUDGE ADVOCATE GxNxAL J
or THE STATx or NEW YORK,
NEW YORK, August 7, 1853.


THE STATE or NEW YORK,
New YORK. August 7, 1853.
10 his Exceency HoRAno SEYMOUR, Governor Of the State
ss-In accordance with your directions have made
the most thor ugh examination practicable into the man
in which the draft OF conspts under the act passed
the last session of Congress- has been apportoned
For that parpose | proceeded 70 Washington, and con
ferfed upon the sub with the President and with
the rovost Marsh General IL gives great pleas
to state tht In Of these gentlemen manifested an
TO give all the information In their power
they expressed their wishes and their determine
ton that the draft should be made far possible,
Just, fair and equitable In every respect.
handed 10 Col. Fry your note requesting written
statement Of the rule by which the draft made and
received In rely the letter to you which is herewith de-
apportionment 10 each district and independent
Of every district and State IL has been odered
all the Eastern and Middle states With the exception Of
New York and Rhode Island all OF these claim
ed at the War epa met to be in arrear 10 the furnish
ing OF volunteers under the calls made BY tho President
previous TO the passage o the Conscription act The
Western states not in but believe draft
In these States doyed until It s settled whe under
the Conservation act the equalization OF the Call for
SCRIPTS which the President lured to make, taking
nto der alton the number Of volunteers militia"
heretofore furnished shall be upon the basis Of the
whole population n. or OF the male population. in the
Eastern and Middle States of which arre,r
the female porlation tho mae but In the West
Staes the me population 10 largely In or the
female.
Tho draft ordered in each district is based upon the
enrolment in that particular district Tho number OF
coascpts required s twenty per ccntum fifth Of
the whole number enrolled the district, the irst
tenth II the number enrolled in that GLASS; 70 be drawn
TO supply the places male vacant by exemptions. This
rule distinctly stated In the Ieter OF Colonel Fry
the by which the draft Is made 1t will be that
II rests the fairness and correctness OF the draft
unOn the enrcment In other words the COnpo
tency honesty, and fidelity Of the enrolling officers
Ii is now conceded by the federal admin that
this State has than supplied Its guots under all
vous calls for volunteers u due to the people this
State and TO the Wa department. record that
the latter has rendered State this Of JUS
tce II remember rightly, the excess accorded
four thousand ak hundred and ninety fve which
tied the districts account OF the DRAFT,
believe the total Of the credits is slightly less total
OF tour sand fve hundred l am informed by Gene
raj rague be 8dulant General of the State that this
is least fifteen Thousand less than the credit justly
The following table, which Is made up by Congressional
enrled The district In the first class which by
the torscripton sh ould consist only " citizens aud
aliens who have taken the incien step to ctizenshp,
between twenty and thirty FIVE years Of age and
between thirty five and fortyfvs II also shows
the credit district account the allowance
tho state for Of volunteers the number VI
scris required aud number OF 10 be drawn.
1t will be see upon computation tina, the number OF
cDnscr Is required twenty centum O the persons
names drawn include fifty per cenum the number
OF conscrpts required, the additional draft being to sup
ply vacancies caused by exemptions.
In tie rst two taOes have placed the nine districts
comprising tho LANDS which line the bay Of New York,
Msnhatt,n, Long and Staten Islands, by themselves
styling ,he Metropolitan districts. There sone
marked features n the enrolment FOR most II these
dist cts which be more easily seen by . separate
classification
METROPOLITAN MsrRICrN