New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-17

GOm IA IL " AsAAl NhCIubNe, ana sdlu III ,At !c.-
BE- to the Governor, The War Department win Nc
pleased fyOur Exccency will communicate freely with
thcm" (he officers nareD land secure as far as pos.
lie for al the officers appointed under the Enrolment
Act the cooperation OF thc civil officers Of your Siate
such were the steps taken TO acquaint the Governor
sth the action and intention Of the General Govern.
ent in entering upon the execution OF the Enroout
act.
In relation to the enroment which is seid by his TX.
iency TO have been unfairly made, would remark
uhe Enrolling officers were sworn 10 execute faithfully
end without PARTIALLY favor affection the duties Of
fher Offices, and ell possible precaution was taken
bgdinst the employment Of incompetent dishonest
persona
part Of May II was carried through 10 completion with
put serious resistance and nothing brought to
NJ knowledge indicating neicieucy Enfairness in it,
IL was to be expected In tie nature OF things In the
Eily Of New. York that the names OF many persons
would be entered moTe tlan the enrolment lists
uhe method OF conducting tie enrolment ard the
pies taken 70 correct ellors car he best understood by
taAng as an example tie following report Of Capt Rr
bardt. Provost MAJ shall Of the INth District the
e6ous which most complaint has been made. Capt.
Erhardt says:
II have tie honor 70 state that there have been
Enrolled IN ny Dis;Iict OF Class l............H372
Ana oil The second Ilas''..'................2S4 O5
Making total Of names enroned...........77u7
ON thee taken those ho actually lived in this ns
bent to the Provost Ms. shal Geuera., viz
Aud 0. tie Second C!sss...................lll4S
Atotal O.............................
s his exception tina, tose who were not Known 70 live "a
eny other district by their refusal their osidence
rong business IN is we're presuined 70 lave "a s Gld
scut on the consolidated s accordingly II
T. the proportion OF perhaps to nifty Il to So tst per
haps 500 may be the consolidated E. suojec dor
here who may show In OF theiI beng dated that Ivy
reside in snoiLer district and are liable This list with
e deductions Of those no reside hero would leave IS 5
noled here not bone Upon the consolidated lists Of ills
The enrolment Of this district made by enrolling
PceI for each election district who reported the hesdqua
ters Of the district each day with tie hned sheets which
khen given In and account kept OF the OF sheets
y ed each enrolling officer brought in oo.,
The enrolment completed the 2Nh day OF June,
I'D The nSnbeT Of 9a@es resumed 10 s shSs aRSred
The consolidation Was made by first making alpha
becsl list OF each Ward the carefully revised
g. sns residing IN ii. . so msea BY Is. Wd Of h
bislis in Whit he resided; they were then ancrIed TO
~ ard copying from Other Wards. the completion Of that
copy the ss again revised for the purpose ascertain
letter and going through a tie Of the letter
pain that that down bu, then taking the
b ond name and sgan going through those remaining until
r. saoe usnpsT Win Clss. m This Wa, tie wo- o. sny
Ssys and nights resulted in correct hat, when doubt
ese as to whether the party under search Duplicate
Enrolling ofer sent the residence Of such party
hscersin whether such meme duplicate
s1 tn. sGS c Of ad' ,c.s ss0he cog Vas mad.
found in il Aher careful revision Of that copy, the fnL
eoiy ncde for the Department and from that the cards
fGe AIRED for the DRAFT ard carefully compared with the M AID
Tie foregoing shows the efforts made TO secure com
kte and fair enrolment In these efforts and in n por.
formance Of oA their duties claim for Capt Erhsrdt
bud the Board over which he presdes honesty efficiency
hld industry.
Iks District is taken as sample because it is She
pine the enrolment OF which has been the most objected
The Adlutsnt General Of New.York In his report for
No. states that the enrolment BY the State General
4nthOns) in New York ana Kings Counties was emf.
benty successful and he considers the number returned
Substantially correct. Taxing the Fourth District
tnd the State enrolment gave total Of s. 24. The
present enrolment gives total 81 62j an OF
s. SOl on the Stste enrolment not great difference
Uhe following facts connected with the two enrOmens
fhoud be noted viz. The State enrolment did not
Include clergymen. cOlOred men, and others included in
fhe United States enrolment but did include persons
Between Is and 90
The United STATES enrolment does not take persona
Between lo and 90 but includes cClOIed men, and 10
prevent delay Oh the part Of the enrolling officers and TO
bvoid entrusting to them tie decisions Of important
questions Of exemptions they not permitted 10 de.
pce questions Of physical disability &C. and hence they
entered many who were omitted in the State iists
The two enrollments In the disputed WITH District
may therefore be said essentially 10 agree The enroll
nent question Of fact and there is pertnency in
reasoning that 1t ID Incorrect because It differs from
the Census Of CO. or the vote Of 62-two things hicL
Arc likely in themselves 10 be than tho
erroment. and by which II they were correct the en-
rOlmen could not DO judged on account Of the differ
eut times at which they we're made and the fact that
HE elements OF which they are composed are not the
tame.
On tho 2sth Of July, informed Gov Seymour that no
given number had been fixed the quota Of men 10 be
drafted from the United States eny particular State
lie rule being to take one fifth OF the enrolled men OF
the quota for that District without regard TO other
districts Of tie State 10 other States and that If
drafted should be found to have been i'm
properly enrolled, they would be discharged aud their
aces would not be Iiled from the District
In assigning quotas 10 districts IL States which States
have heretofore furnished excess OF troops the said
exccss is distributed pr0Iata alOug tie districts aud
deducted from their quota.
' The orders for draft in the City Of New.York
we're Issued from thin oce on lst July. Governor Sey
h0ur who had been requested by my letter Of 18th VI
kp. 70 cooperate In carrying ont the law was on the
PSI VI July Informed by letter. that the draft was order
r. In the districts named and requested 10 AID In
securing the execution Of the order. He has subse
IN The different dst.iels Of his State. aid ais assistance
SDicited.
=. ne Gran did not commence In New.York City until
gre iItn OF JulyeleYen days fom the day my letter
az maea notiying the Governor that II was ordered
heard nothing from him during tlis interval In Tela-
oh 10 inc graft nor IN faci nj any other time previous
- the mob violence IN the City Of New York Nor did
fe 70 my knowledge eXpess any objection 10 the LmO
pot act as measure OF TO the operations Of the
ccrs OF my Bureau In making the enrolment In Lis
S'aie; II he bad done so. his views yould have been
huly considered. and any apparent or reel orror ~
pI inirness which he might have pointed out would
b. 0 received instant inyestg CATION
10 official records In the Adjutant. Generals oa3co
b - that the State OF EewYork up to the lin ~
b the date 10 which they made up preyions ~
hfaging the quotas for draft had furnished an exres.
kf 6y5 men. IT'S was credited In making up the
RS
excess does not agree with that claimed for the
q tc by the AdjuaDt-G General Of Eew.York. The
b.. nd exact tabular statement. however. Of every
2 M ent battery and recruit mustered into the Uned
as a.. Al.