The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-15
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYEi

+ EXTRAORDINARY ACTION OF GOVERNOR
ISEYMoUR-HE FAvoRs HIS "FRIENDs' IN
New YORK Cry AT THE EXPENSE OF THE
REST OF THE STATE-!-We said the Other
day that Gov. Seymour did not seem to
care how many men were taken by the
draft from the rural DISTRICTS" but that
all his exertions were being put forth to
| relieve his friends in New York City
and its suburbs from the duty Of bearing
their share of the burdens imposed by the
Enrolment act, and we now have start
ling confirmation of the fact. The Buffalo
Courier, Democratic organ, furnishes the
testimony. It appears that Mr.. William
Wilkeson was sent to Washington to OBJ
tain credit on the draft to the men who
have been enlisted in Buffalo since the 7th
of February last, but returned with the
information that it could not be accom-
plished so as to make it a local relief. The
following is the Courier statement of the
case:
"Adjutant General Sprague, in his mis-
sion to the National Capital had procured
the crediting of all the men whose certifi-
Gates of muster in the State he could bring,
to the State at large, and the Provost' Mar
shall argued that he could devise no sys-
tenn OF more specific operation which
would not involve the Administration in
inextrioable confusion. Mr.. Wilkeson
states that on his list being examined in
Col. F'ry's office, nearly all the names up
Oh ~ were lutLtlleu as having DeeH pre-
scented by Gen. Sprague for allowance to
the State"
This is most astonishing revelation.
Gov. Seymour's organs throughout the
State have been making an immense out
cry about the negligence of the War De-
partment in emitting to credit the several
cities and towns which have furnished an
| excess Of their former quotas, and we now
find that the officer sent down by the Gov
ernor himself has caused the excess sup
| piled in the "rural districts" alone to be
credited to the State at large, so that the
City of New York and the few other plac-
es which are largely deficient receive the
benefit OF the surplus volunteers furnished
in other localities!
Thus, Rochester has furnished about a
| thousand men more than it's quota, but
will receive no credit for them under this
| precious arrangement made by the State
authorities. They have already been cred
tied to the whole State, at the special re-
quest Of Adjt. Gen. Sprague, acting under
| the direction of Gov. Seymour. Thus, dis
tricts which are deficient will profit as
much by the surplus of Rochester as Roch-
ester itself will
By this plan the city of New York, which
is behind in its quota from &c, 900 to 80, 600
| men, and Brooklyn, which is also largely
| in arrears, will reap the benefit of the pa
! triotic exertions of Rochester, Buffalo, and
and other places which have furnished
more their than proportions Of volunteers
Really! Gov. Saymour's friends in
New York have reason to congratulate
| themselves upon their sagacity in choosing
a Governor who is SO careful of them; but
how is it with the people in the other parts
of the State? We doubt whether they will
be as well suited with the Governors ar
rangements. There is one satisfactory re-
Election to be made. The Democratic jour
nails in Gov. Sevmour's interest will now
be compelled to cease their complaints
against the Federal officials. The latter
appear to have made due allowance for vol
unteers furnished, and no one but Gov.
Seymour can be blamed because the locali-
ties which furnished surplus men do not
receive the benefit of their energy and pat
| riotism.-RocheSteT Democrat.