The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-08-10
MORE CRIME AAD BLO1OSHED.
The Draft in New York.

xue UIdIt Ill NEW AVIh
Gsv. Scyneur's Letter to the President
Gov. seymour has addrc sed al important letter 10
ths President, dstcd "E,,cltivr u,qNtncn,. Al
bany, August 3t." on th, inequality of the draft
The Novernor sates that he hai dispatched 'cv'ral
persons to scnmuueaie % ths Pr'sidcut on tho sub
So. ~, vtkout EJECT and that l.. derus his
lnfy to eor.inunieAte tb We've In writing e. the
rresidsn:. With regard - the dfnr tho GoveTnor
st,'es ,sN II rM commenced ,udicu.y hy
the Provo. hsrsh.l. at moment when tie
trrops stseut from ,hs city. sc'.ndins
Pennsylvsnis, and ~ithout rre,io ns'.ee 70 the
state Oh city authorities TIE harsh thoi Of rHis-
tns trc, ps by compulsion which has hitherto been
svoied BY cur government, required the enerci'e of
eItraordtnry prudence, and that he lottery for ife
should I've conducted With perfect fairness anil open
Sess and he IN p,rtSl and equal IN - operations iu
napv districts in this : ate the enrolled nsts sero
publicly srh.Llted, and the names psced In ,hs
boI.s pnboly. to avoid the .u,p cion q Nrons
Unfortunately this vas not done in New Sofh ci,v,
and whsn the draft vas une Ipeotedly commenced It
td TO most unJus,ihablo attack on the enrolment
sfhccr,, which subsequently resulted In the most
1estruetive riJt that occurred IN country.
Disregard for Az, and the dsre.p,ct for judicial try
ounsb produced their natural rc'ulp in robbery,
arson, and n nurdsrous ou'rass upon helpless rsre.
II 10 creiitabs 10 the citizens Il New iort, that
peace reso RID by them without any nsterial si
from the national forces This fat iudieao' =
gTstl iu3 respect for law smony., the Ipssses
n our population 81 pesc. sAs re.'or6d before
The tcG ordered from the interior Of the state and
tho seat u coulc arrive in tho city. The General
Government could render little aid that Il Pr. vs
sven . likelihood that tho fortifcaton- in harbor
vould actually become souro,tof danger, IS they
could have been ssz.d by thousand men snd their
sTmamen,s turned assn.t or sh'rp nt.
Gov. Seymour then stAtes that when the not,
1nenced he vas engaged With senst,r Morgan and
Comptroller Robinson the sub, ,cct Of h.rbor de-
knoos, sni placed under the control Of Gen. Wool
E poriou q thS militia, to man the vorts.
CURED, be vss reyussted ty Gen Wool to Iecal the
;,' ,ss 5sIy. on as ss 9s. tss -: =, s sseo%%y.'
parment To .cccpt uoops for speei' services. The
!,.sy na ., The to p.', ' o.n voh
Gen. ool, dated June 3Oth, 10 the eIcct that the
% assAu them, ten. Wool stated that he Lad only
ebo men to defend eight forta.
,ss S'oysrn0r seymour .Ss'.' vhile the rot. have
the rpu.auon 20 say thew wrre shle to put them
sS,n '.Sa' @ 40 .,om any 41.tsI and :" rea. ,hs
time vhsn they had sent theh armed ~ lits TO ssve
ace. sSs p% aopta. sTs ny; . n
rs:poud. ns to evtry demand q no seyefnpsnt Tor
pestsd sncomium. Of he Prs.idcnt ths t;oysphs,
d.precaes srv eih hiton Of passion p-rtiz,s pre-
IuTlNtr u ue tre ufhff WI ~ fisd "a
lhe execution Of TAT mea'u,e, and the settlement Of
me gn3,as h e.. h.. h.en nc enly state, eI-
soio,s ''' S''' "''
0ov, seymour lain. ,,hs, the quota. demanded
from he dst'i,i' o! New York aud King. County are
eTs.icnsI District, With, pqpas'iSn d iSi, ~. An il
S. NTH n.ep pops.on psla sn' Of 5.a sn,
The quota uyon the last nAmcd d.tsie .noud eIcr.d
that thsrs srsrf pop on fof .na q
aliens In tn t'y of Nr' OK than in the country
esd Of popliati-p, tatips ne l,,t eec lon. ,hnth,
yery M ~" be sesn ,h.. the esll ue9r
ns e' an."iss cons,IT i t, l%n 'H' 800 .hl'
spon the ~ 70 % s5 Cs In -O .aon,ns ti.r,e. aH Il
TSt.s & Ia ,5 rcpsSrt,a ' % by NJ 1dan. ai" nth
Eopu.a,iS,a ~ d - -, the d9ota !''i In the ID
tpu sion o. II. %, tht!t6. fe' ,he voter. il
oaf. d'qs11 rss ap .I4 a. a,,. ~ nat 'l M
will thro~ upon the eastern porion ofthe State
Hysi,ey ls'' ,naa on, te,Id OF ne ConsT'.slon.
YOft ami Br oslyn ~ hey hs,e not ny flrul,i .,
tho number they have gwen to tie navy OF tn
sonn'ry, ~, they have h,en the recruiting ground
The P,s,iden, /. rcqu.red to allow ,he Governor
ths STATE And oth'T Stat, officer. ioct nto tie fair
. %, 'Ss i SoSs .a dS S 70 n 70.
thAt the 'u'pic9n' thai ar en'uta'nod o'th. -nsi
SHIoundss, Ii, iI6.tr Of G'csi eon.c, e ,t, pta i
tor yoluutsV tns meni' IS d'r si'd On the srouu
Ing he armies. Bui NJ tho p0rlc, Gs i.n sdop'ed
10 nrcessary 10 vie~ Of the ta2u.' 'e r'ecl- Of tn
aemand IN the Productive Ia etoSts n he countr,
thattle burden sAouid ho eugH.,d hy I..tcc,
ai,sy sIcitrmtut lie IT. rrf re- - nat the dr Al
MAJ BE- 'uiyentyi until tha Ieauso recruiting, no
act vi, 80 g On, shrl 10 ssceItGii + ln that n
a.. rlurnt a,etes fhc 80 r,flt -d ~ make p h.
do sIcy, n"t 'c y ' NoIS. ~ l.- III "a
s,eIy I,tlsud, s.'sl he Ieiu 81 the Scre Vi cul
tnuins g. voluntary ,Ulp9rt li t.p Union. Co
EsynOur /, clue, o., fO!!0ws:
.hsr-V'd bi a. le.., nc hslf of the people
thr loy.l ItatG bat th LonscIfIru &C, winch ii,
..i Ia lTs -. a.. n
statute book |. IN ii,eli violation VI h ,uprsu
utionsI lsH, mere ia i.ar sud ,usp on tn
ChIle they aIe threat ned with fhe .uyelesi Der All
eftte lsw m srv dep!v OF u. prJtrcfnn In I,
ninds o. tho American I1opl' the NY ~ oh.dien.
std the rlgnt % p otettiou sie No pAahl. Tlr r.
enut ~ SD cuf pep e. hay" iiHf 40 f,lf IrltI
scluts.orncs ~ ~ d'aor y ~ ng t.d ~ 'Js mo: ~
su.. su,. th.1r ifyul ~ u.strp fhsIr II.
r.u. d z, than NJ are q ! ~ n IN, r'st.tdHCt
W dootrtns AGi MEASURE. fdH he ,iQ reel ,sitho
IN fhx Of .Itx.IlcLn ls.L,