Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-15
I.ArHn rRom THR roRTILr
We have received ftOn Snj. Noris, through thu
Agent Of the Press association the following extracts
rom tie Baltimore Gasstte, Of the ls'h instant;

We have rsssiVed frem SRj, Nc5ris, through thu
Agent Of the Press sssOsIatcn tie following extracts
from the Baltimore Gssstte, CT the ls'h instant;
rus pRATr Is sEu YORK
The response of Gov Seymour, Of New York. 10 the
reply of President Lincoln DECLINING 10 tu4pCnd the
drai ia distinguished from his previOu letter not less
by its brevit, than by he greater bcldnes Of its tone
RegarlWg he drift fraudulent, Gov Sega our ex-
press bs Roget az The determination Vi President Lin
| calm TO enforce il.
He encloses tine report Of Jadge Advocate Water
bury in evidence of the injustice OF the enrolment ia
crtain districts and cites The fc thst IN nine Demo
cratic districts the number Of conscrps called Tor Is
80 7zs whilst in nineteen Repu5lcan dis IicS the num-
Der called for is oUlv SO 1926 Ia tas uue districts the
popu alton within the prescribed age By the census
Of 1850 l6iT97-the total vote bsng but Isl 24S In
she districts, out Of population OF within the
| prescribed age, 2Oi,7S6 aud yoiug population
Of 457 257 ouly 49, 626 conscFpts are demanded Ia
der such circumstances, Gov. Seym ur remarks: You
cannot and will not fail 10 right these gross wrongs
IN another part Of the letter in answer to the Presl
dents remark that "the enemy IS dTvng every ABLE
bodied man into the army he reach the anks,
butcher drives bulocks n'o s.auShterpen," he says:
you Wl agree With thateyen this II impaVtaity IS
dyne al casss Is more otrabe ban any scheme when
shsu frauduenY force portion OF the community mo
the military service by dishonest perrers'on Of nc
| las"
President Lincoln replies that the drawing will be
made upon the quota 6 fixed in tie Districts IN
which the draft has slready beeu cOmp!eed. In the
other Jris 3 a new enrolment Is G take paee 10 tue
man er sted in the letter OF 7'h ms, aud inc
slrs principle il be applied 70 the outs adrg districts
wen they come il. He explicitly denies 20
b, understood that part Of III former etters 1epl
al ted by Of Tot being ra stated IN TINS, OF Tor
other cause The destt, therefore, Is 70 be pushed
for yard 10 completion once in spite Gov STymours
rsmopstrancts and no suspension Of u IS oEed Tor tho
purpose of testing the cansitutiOnaiy OF me 8ct'
The New YORK DAILY News save that "the recent ed ct
promulgated By President Lincoln in bis communication
{, Gov seymour has created the most t5uss excite
men in this community who considered they were Using
uader democratic form Of gover1m nj. The dcta-
tors spirit which the President rouse 20 ccc' le "
= jgsv. OF Gov. Sym-u requ's to have the DRAFT
suspended until is c0us.luuonahy can be tested by the
courts, has fallen like oombSheI Gnoag the cons3rVa-
tive meu OF the city.
The same paper states that about 0O0 Federal rOoIs
are no in aud around the city composed chiefly regi
mems from the New England States, whose Abotlon
sentiments such make them perfectly rehaole
70 carry out the Radical policy of the administraon.-
at is evident that stirring ev,ns close at hand.
Toe public mind is intensely aga!cd at III threatening
pct oil affairs AID If the DRAFT commenced again in
ia violation Of the protest Of Gov. SEYMOUR, reroi
tor IS uCsitabie'
IHE ARMY or IHz POTOMAC
Tn re is nothing of importance from the Amy Of the
PoOms. nor do We know when the lat er will commence
10 "ehapgs rs base as il has been rumOred at Wash
ingJou it Nil do saorty
Mosbys incursions 10 not appear 70 have received
auy s. rols cheek. lie still continues his depredatonS
on the hue Of the Orsr g and Alexandra railroad;
makes heqnent captures OF enIcrpnsirg suters, Who
have suffered heavy pecunisry loss at his hands, aud
last week captured Lieut.. Col Sshterso Cbiet Com
mis- sIy Of the 1t Corps with ieTgs amount OF Gov
errment 'und, ia his pos sion.
The Army OF the Potomac said to be suffering ter
riby trom tue hea.
FaoM CALIFORNIA.
Se.i,,s TROUBLES have occurred in California. The
Sat. {. eu-cseuted as full of rumors OF contempls
Ter Isl If fecessionsts, and tie public mind ia said
to rs re uneasy the subject. On the 9th instant
an pl-sy occurred a. Visais, in Tualure county, be
tWCtl ne persons who are sad to be secessonsts,
and aTLy If soldiers, in which five OF The latter were
Licd and several OF the former wounded. At Visala
great excitement prevailed and further trouble was an
uoiplted.
The FIGHT AT FALLING WATERS.
G.n. Meade, in an official despatch to Gen. Haleck,
asserts the accuracy of his despatch announcing the
sal, Of the clvalry aG.ir a, Falling Waters. lie says
81 enclore the official report Of Brig Gen. Fitzpatrick,
made alter his attention had been called TO Gen Lees
report You will see that he reiJeraes ard conf all
that my dispatch ayer,d and proves most conclusive
that Gsu Lee has been deceived b. Lis subordinates
he would never in the face of the facts now alleged
have made the assertions bis report contains"
Gen. Melde admits that ne was in error in stating
Of the Federas but claims thl. three figs, captured
On the slsion belonging to the 4oth l7.h and 18Th
Virginia Regiments o. iuflatsy, have been sent to
Washington.
MISCELLANEOUS.
BrigaCier General GouvCrpcug h. Warren, chef of
typographical engineers, has been poToed Major
Geueralshp Gsd is spoken Of tie clO o! the Army
Of the Potomac az Aea1c's successor.
Colonel COMM Of 10th Missouri Cavalry, whose
recent rad in the Sou Invest have made him well known
the public hos been killed a. o:icth by Li-ut Col.
Brosg, OF the Stme regmaut.
Tue steam Kate, Teceatl7 captured while mptiOg
20 the blockade from Wilmington, has arrived az
Fortress Monroe.
The excitement in Keokuk county, Iowa, has su5s
dsd Upon the arrival of the military rom Davenport
the iu-r auts dispersed
Mana SAhio has been captured ia ihe TJmo'e Of 81
N re, on information supplied by he Bombay police -
According tc the official report, doubt Whatever ex
lists Of the prisoners iceaiity.
A States Rights Association has been O!glnz ID IN the
city Of New Y0ri Taey have issued declaration Of
principles" copied chiefly from the Cons,tut Oh and
statutes OF the State
In New York, "wednesday, gold q noted a. 1856
Tennessee SKIES 66 Virginia do cot; North Carolina,
IS; SCOUTS TOt
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