New-York daily tribune., 1863-08-29
WILLIAM DUKE PARDONRD.
aOJyr sPEit:GE'~
STATEMENT.
FROM The Albany Journal

We sulioin The statement OF AdluiantGeneral
Sprasuc In explanation of his recently plblshed report
II viii be- observed that De is particular 20 emphasize
the fact that hs statement rcfrs 20 regiments organ
fisi a. the cts % Nes.hork lie does not assume
ha, The Aggregate OF % OIL enlisted men should De-
credited 20 that city on the contrary be comedies 10
the country districts L. III II this aggregate Wheb
added 70 i6c.l which Gen. waterbury cFcdiu TO
Brooklyn shove the ioloelrg resui;
Or.ar rcd In Ne~ OIL
uedle, tos Broosyu a. pef Ccn. "'.-i'ny''fe ...,
Aol for F" csulaf, districts. q, peg Ccr SPnsues
statement ..
Aud ~, have no ,n,l 1.sseasy y ......... ~
n.,s,d of o re ostr,s q JJ.j Sew iofs quota Of
Willie We do not think t. -7l isn sufficient allowance
for the Country D.strics.' Wc lase supiSscd tlHt
10 t-l was a fair estimate Tor Brooklyn lnt l-suuing
TINT bofk AZ. correct and thrt tie f,ncnts ordHitsa
ia Now York contained s1ofl tlrn. that CifN hh7 no
reason 90 be- ashamed II iis patriotic ,oaouiions to
In he oori9g paragraph of hi. statement u viii he
oh,rrtrd hat Gen Spraguc by malt ptng three }eus
mon by four hs up The deficiency n tie lsi coll hei
RAPIDLY Bu' 10 win not do 20 make this rule general
i(uc .iould ii would place every district ~ The
stat, ,o far ahead on, guDi that not man ~onld De
doe t, Dl,cra.,nt ia The STATE Hdcr TIE dr-it For
ir,ta.cc talc Albany "Siu.' the report of ny pre-.
deer.snr Utrn. ii.houscl Wa published (Janualt
,.fJ We have recruited not lc,s fhan -ou men fThc
frgnf ss,s morcl Add 90 those our pl excess under
Oh. ihr,r ys.rs ,al. ard Ne hnfr leh WHICH i-lil-
I
month, u.en aal Rc have an aggregate oi 100" "f
f1nt.r orr fiN qsd'a aHd'r ~ drcJf
Iut ofcoursc one viii iliuA oi APPLYING any sach
rrf. fo .us locality BOO The STATE except NtW-Nork
10 fh. patriotic account which Gen. Sprague
opri. wish Sew York. We have NO aord 80 objection
Il i. ,n account which should rot tc lot sight oi and
rls the rlis millions OF dollars which ha,r been eN
t. .l.I ,n, tho state Dos individuals towns and
rif!c- , hoIirs to yOluuecfs % T. rtopcr subject
nf ihc historian hn .thl tlAr note oi these mag IN
cent voluntary ohcrlugs Of hc people but after al 10
4. tn account -. WAlch ho uhciti recognition cnu hc
taken nnd which ans one is 10 albert, 40 swell 90 what
,.r ,iwnrsinn, i. imagination mgy suggest. Both
Nea YORK AID BrooAlyu ha,, done nohpso uobly
t'l' Is quite D.,arl to transfer to tIcm uus
credit ttat b'ongs TO smaller but no hess patriotic 10.
stArl 90 S.w .ionK. Aojrr,Nr GFNtE,Ls OrFi,..}
ALuhNi. Aus 20. llhL
iler. g.. m "a discussion with f,lasd o tie contributions
~ sae h1 ur tty y N'" lok Co. thc i'f',' 81 il"
Mon ds,a0 ro, and n, former report hn- hrcu mis-
applclrrei submit 10" following statement "hich may
correct erroneous corc.u.on.'
Tir o.ri col Ca, report was tot determine the quota OF
hi, ,.t a,c tr lr.'nt call by tie t.n"ri nos"rnurat
ba Co .o hov generously and faoii,, % had Supported
the Or,rrnflrnf iu puitiue dow th" lcnr lion
Ticir s,n"a np'c',on that Nav io.s bad not sent
m Proportions OF soticis a. thc held d'erd au ..t oi
justice correct i' mistaken and injurious opinion there
ofc .sled M rr"N that ilo cseu. ofsintrd in tli'
city contained 1901 men which "ss ~ IN escrs- Of is
quota also stated that laigc nunhrr o thcsr men mcrr
duvn nom oAcf pi ofthc STATE These nust De clcdlicd
tie country dltrilis which according 90 my statement
n.he 30 tc Table pabhod, ~I reduce the excess Of
the Clty OF Ntw \ ora E,iil.
But q. an offset number thu. be- credited 10 other
sccous ~ sc STATE Ibis cay should n the public estimate Of
these contributions 90 our country cause be credited with
those drawn from II into othrf staeshe number OF
tho regular army and navy and the number OF
cfus for meuts u The field and miimcn sent into the
field on three occasions When the National tgpta endan
s,rd II rot ciurd that these 20 be- credited the
ds thai they 'hcc the count between this city aud other
di.t but no o.c sho I'd ob,t ac. Of justc. In set
ting oth the facts showing the patriotic Ee Of It. nhsb
po. AMER lcduriius ON the number of the regiments or
s,uzcd IA Ncwlok the estimated number of l7al In the
conny districts there viii remain an excess Of - u! beyond
All 10 hi. the number of Militia under
The 'ai o lghl
ne rii "i ,oo.'
To'ul..........................
Mss.schu.cs claim, to have 'rut 1919 'eancn into the
Ks~Yok has sent say one half thst nambcr The number
enlisted from this city into New England and into the country
Fa,c,. alcr lelnctins ensmen,s from couny...
s,ancn recruits ror Old regiments the held and To- ,hr
regular 1855
To,a.........................
lt viii bc from my pro,ious statement that the
claimed only the tst Gala aud the ns
1hii stat ncnt made up 10 July umo In the report o
my predecessor appeaed that Newl loA City Wa d'hccn
n aud not IN cNccs Of its quotas ON the last two calls bni
must be- considered that since that report Published at
least 700 mcn have been recruited In this city to serve iof
months n,u not o the thrcc yca' coli and that ia MAY last
Po'o'' hief.hn General fry decided hat M years man
equal - iouf niue months ne According 90 me above
report on the hr OF he at two calls t appears there Is at "a
cess of /. h8h three yrnrs men
Reducing these Ia nine months men by nu b, ioni
We have Loo nine months men {" apply ~ o' ~ ~ % % is,
Add 10 this $50 months actually nfiiHhs' W. nav
an agsf'shte Of l2dl nine months m'n ~ n.
e.h which Is dehcin only lp8 men "' W. - m ol ,,
ytnrs recruited succ this s'atrnrhi "as " ,'a VIZ W.
this small deficiency. The excess fa,' ql st,nb aftb,
fore stated l.. the hrst calls alone az" S't'tn ~ o
regiment, organized la tl. city under these two calls being
81 IN and tho ahovele quo.a 'So,' a'oms nov
s Ea oreusyc a. before stated Of the m'anen sencn
efo'' 'od 'eo. ,a,y 1s srMAE T ', xS,n General.