Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-15

upon the "mature consideration" and supposed
ooncurring decisions of the Secretary Of War, the
Provost Marshal General, and the Solicitor Of the
War Department, could not be held inviolate. And
all the doubts and queries suggested by others,
founded upon rumors that similar policy had
been repudiated elsewhere by the Government,
we're triumphantly answered by reference to the
recorded promise contained in Col. Fry's letter Of
July 10th.
In the mean time the draft proceeded, with the
emphatic assurance from the Governor and all
others concerned in the enforcement Of the draft
that the excess of names thus drawn should be
erased, and, in response to the numerous and re-
peated inquiries of town authorities and others
concerning the manner in which the "spportion-
ment of credit" was to be made and SLOWED, .
general notice was issued by the Adjutant General
Of New Hampshire, and published in ell the news
papers Of the State, thus giving official confrma.
ton Of the assurance made by the Governor upon
the faith Of the Provost Marshals letter Of
July 10Th.
And while the draft was in progress Governor
Gilmore wrote to the Secretary of War to inquire
at what rate the towns in New Hampshire which
had sent /" three years mel" to the military ser
vice Of the United States were to have credit for
them, and received for reply from the Provost
Marshal General in this city the instruction that,
|" in making up the number of men furnished from
the States, the rule Of the Ad]utant General Of
the Army was to bring all to the standard Of three
years men by considering that it required four
nine months men to make the unit of one
three years man"
This preliminary question being settled and still
no intimaion of change Of views or purpose be-
ing given by the War Department, the Governor
proceeded to furnish the proof of the excess of
men furnished by several towns, to the end that
such excess might be deducted from the draft,
"agreeably to the letter of COL Fry under date of
the 10Th of July"
No sooner had several applications Of this sort
reached the Provost Marshal General than he
wrote to Governor Gilmore, under date Of Septem-
Der s, 1868, as follows:
can earnest and faithful effort has been made to carry
out the plan but the very effort has brought out many
difficulties and complications which did not foresee and
that am at last compelled to abandon the idea wrote
to Governor Andrew under the impression that the matter
anoct0g nmltod eectl0D, winch could
be quickly attended to- but it b. much increased that
now If the claims of towns could oil be adjusted and
granted it would almost neutraxe the effects Of the draft
and to raise enough from the few towns which admit
q deficiency would be impossible
while thus frankly admit my inability to do what
contemplated and give my reasons for it. can at least
q. ana nope .h 20 oso'soS winch %;
counties n show that they possess patriotic
Of the necessity the absolute necessity Of pressing to
victorious conclusion the war-upOn which stand
n NATL and me ms for
purpose therefore rely upon their patriotism, their
interest in return OF peace and prosperity to abate
assume cheeray the honor which awaits them of being
the winners Of the last victory.
"No appreciates more than do the prcpriety Of
making and even insisting upon having due credit
for the services already rendered and the sacrifices already
endured but in attempting this it will not do to yield the
great point Of providing OF making speedy erm
nation Of the and thousand men may the
necessity OF calling for ten thousand 10 future
proper for to inform you also that the Score
tary Of War has decided that be has authority der
the laws of Congress deduct the ovepu of volunteers
which may have been furnished BY towns from the quota
ordered W DRAFT from those towns"
This announcement naturally took Gov. Gilmore
greatly by surprise, and brought equal confusion to
his promises and to the hopes of the people of New
Hampshire. Still, not despairing of better results
and determined, A. he says, "to. do every thing
that he could do, and all that he believed could be
done, to satisfy the expectations which the people
had entertained, and to obtain for thom that mea
sure Of justice to which they were entitled" he,
with advice Of the Executive Council, caused all
his correspondence with the War Department to
be collected in regular chronological form, and,
armed with it, proceeded to Washington, accompa
MED by Hon. john P. Hale, Hon. Daniel Clark,
Hon ]. W. Patterson, VIM, l. Foster, spd E. A.
Straw, Esqs., hoping, as he adds, "for favorable
results through their influence and arguments"
10 several interviews with the Secretary Of War
every argument end means of persuasion which
these gentlemen and himself knew boy to employ
were exerted, the Governor assures the people, for
the accomplishment of the object Of their mission
but he subjoins, while Nc. Stanton "freely ad-
mitted the justice and equity Of our claims, and
expressed his earnest desire TO acccde to wishes
he declared that the provisions Of the act Of Con-
gress were not sufficient TO enable him to make the
superintendent Of credit in any other vsy than By
Congressional districts and that Mr.. Fry's assur-
sncs to the contrary was not well considered, but
was probably based upon the hope that the letter
and purposes Of the law might b. satisfied by the
way suggested BY him--a hope which further En-
H.