New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-16
special Meeting Of the Rrooii,n Common
CouaciI-Thc Fircmcn and the Draft.


Will TIE call Of the Mayor. ,c,
The President AID 0KEFrE occupied the Chair
Tie reading OF the minutes was dispensed win "n,h
the following communication from the hfvur was fcau.
MAJORS OyFioK. brooklyn. sept 10 laA
T. r.e H8lcrsbir Mc HoGrd y .iiGern.cn. . ,
ORSILEssS have again been resuccd by some ~ 'hc
Aldermen direct the calling Of special mrrti oi y'i
honorable BODY the purpoe q acting matters con
NJ tied with ihc drat under the Con'crip'ion aol
Of ihe members The Fire Department and Uniformed Mn
companies the action Of YOU honorable ood,
la, meeting.
Sane in eject providing # substues foi h'mrn doing
active duty. utia and policeman indi'ern.ia'i, DY '
Surervsor. Of Nw iors. b. led q grc1 "H'eni 70 '
uneasy eud di.gltcd feeling g. which ~ some toi' .
sisrcs- have 60 a'e ucrauce has been gwen % an u
habe de-rrc. and n manner, undef OH ff ui Hh', Wy
,e number. who tins coipor ihcnelves ~" i'w a. con
par "a ho.c s. ho c0itcln ti sncaled ioT a-irl'o
III claim ned, by the hrcmon 70 De- e'emri a. oaa j.
that there j. agrc'arui between them and ife - 10 VII
.hoad cr.fp 'hrin from Ell i y duty whetAcr n ~
,ice ~ tho s;c The General Government und by ih s
,heir plri OF The they tcd Co. TIE n-taH'
la as tie S,a.e S. concerned ard r undo ht'dy b,
i'i very cuesoi soie ho"'e'', "h'ihct ai 'ir ii ~
several SIS etenp.ins frmer an1 others from n '-.'
BY the Lesisaigf", the iassssc =. cei,ci p.'h .' ~
srcs. "s. ~ q il,i i .i' 'ei.' I I. ,i 49,, mn, 49,,
would coul ici 80" s.iae "f -.'f'i' " 'ii -. y -
hcn Of The lsvs Of tonrloss enacted aAi'i ii' "'
fercd upon u by the 'oiii''ion o' 'h' 'l'''
4, re.e,y rila,fti, Cor.o''pen A. hsd no 70
vided ior o~irs coninui.fi9 "' 60 b. pea - '-i'
ZION reret ar.u of tie lrsislfurc could taff ttff
any beue drafted g. s'e To ih" army "i lDe lA
pccisly PROVIDED ioi in The tonsei p,i.n ~ ~. -,
ame clafn n.rou unde the Hite a" bli We 't' 20
by fy other ao,ion than that that aay bad by yolr hn.f
b. body and up0n The faith Of which 'h' loan Wa 81 f'y
e are public servants acting under he laws ~ he -ia'
whence alone We dsrI'e our p."d gaihoi s'r N.i,
". act ogtor. u 10 dir'ci Nnci.No az .i'
not admit o. eIee.e or o., aas ii,m ' e
iort eaIn 'ai ,lc sgpes'or' ihefe s'c sns under '
l8s sec. o. oi me avs OF l''@ ,,-, .t..t
q. .r d 4 nffsr
the srou named DID in any wsFr.n' of ~ confn
- .i,g ,o, bv ,ha honorable body. Do faci,
.,,ogy % ,ho opinion the, It vii .co~ eoesaafJ o.
80 ~ te tte oan !. ssen woud lcai T. tlc inioTrloc
/ that this opinion is shared by oth,rs ..
Thc pasayc of couscip, sw by the Ne'intal L"s-o
ia no,oi,y IN the history country 20 rlas' = o
rtlsrsnr, efemp. und,r Il and dlfrf' So ihsire.proi
greatly IRON our state sil lhws which cnritt tun, N
ssses .nch a. hemru Judges. Minister ofe 1o'pei Nay
or. of ic. sheriff. snd various o'hc ard tow~scf nrh
we may di.asr,e with IT, provision even doubt ih pc
I'D Z. good c.,lea. bound 20 ob f.. nandaies
There bat way len 90 offend fte oief i.i 70 'h'''
hasins inIecnt fue, and that b by ob'anifg ine in
f Tat plrose by voluntary subsrnpDn of by bpf9"iAs h
fom pfes who willing 10 .oan It and hazard iis is
i,p4d through egsaise action a 'he n'i' 'e''n o '
r. hst extent your Honorable body should proceed on'i
ly in I'll. direction confess with ihe light before e a 90
tcpsrcd 70 recommend snd threfe leave 10 70 y0uf ~d9n
% decide. surh action should howessf not BE- hsd nhar
mint the iuce ofihe demand and noin cousequrnc~ n
.ry threat. ~ which Intended to iniidaed OF ifc
cent d o''''''' '''''''' MHkTiE RALFLEIscH m,yor
The communication was ncceIi'S ana sl''i.i "ni
miec of seven was appointed 20 take The matter re-
| fcrred To into consideration.
recess was taken. after which the Committee con
sistiug og AID Strong Mclaughlin. Wallace, EnHis.
Ternan Fisher and 1almngc reported . ret ~ c-o!D
tions 10 the effect TIA; the MAYOR and Controller De
cm,owed 10 borrow s5j0JO for caemping the hicmeh
from the draft aud $4,000 for cxcmpting The mita.
a lengthy discussion cnsued during which ncml cis
admitted tie egnity Of the resolutions. bat caied 10
take The responsibility. 1t was matter oi Harness
and Justice - the militia.
s.. ..,1fs sfpf4 Va afDlfgi
nays minority report presented by Aid. ilSiikh
was lost. ,,..~ r..
resolution 10 commence sessions 30 Kcllci ON
mtce this morning was adopted after which the Board