Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-14
the DRAFT IN new YORK.
Another Letter from GOV.
seymour 10 the
President.
EXECUTIVE CmAnnrR, Albany, Aug.

EXECUTIVE CmAxnrR, Albany, Aug. 5.
| To the President ofthe United States
received your communication Of the
IN inst. this day. While | recognize
The concessions you make, regret
your refusal 10 reply with my request 10
have the draft in this State ensPe"aeu
nn,l II can be ascertalned If the enroll
ments are made IN accordance win
the law Of Congress or with principles
Of ius,icc know that cur army needs
recruits. and for this among other tea-
soma rer,et decision which stands III
,heway OF a prompt and cheerful move
mcnt to FIJI up the ranks OF our rePi
mepts. New York has never paused IN
IA Efforts 10 send volunteers TO the as
ss,ance of our gallant soldiers III the
fla. Ii h,suo only met every call
n,ictotore made, while every other A..
.sut,c ana New Euglaud STATE, save
Rhode Island, was delinquent bat IT
copt Ducd liberal bounties 10 volunteers
wnen III ,ilJits were suspended III ma
IN olhor qaartera. Active exetllons
are low na & 10 re- organize new shi
4 lup old regiments. These exettl ,ns
eoulI BE more successful il the draft
vas suspended, aud much better men
than reluctant cOnecriPts would JOIN our
arm es.
On the It'll inst. | advised You hy
e Ter, that would furnish The strong
Is, proof Of injustice, II not OF fraud, III
iii. enrolment IN certain districts. /
ucw send you lulI report made to me
by Judge Advocate Gen. kingshufy.
am couileut when you have read II
you will agree wlth me that The honor
oil the nat on and Your administration
demands that the abuses II points out
should lie corrected and punished. OF
Nv tha, /" w e are contend.ng With an
enemy who, as YOU understand. drives
eyerv ab 4 toiled man lie can reach IN
,a HE ranks, very much ~ a butcher
dtiyes ii II c..s into a Aughtcr-pen. =
\ ou wlli agree = It'll me shat even thu,
inpartaly douo t. ~ classes i moe
uo.erahe than any scheme VII ch shall
man nicntiy force porllun Of the coin.
munity into The military service hy a
dishonest pcrversion Il law. Ion vii
,re py this report OF MIR. aterbuiy,
that there is 20 theory which can explain
or Justify the enrolment IN tits STATE.
wish to cali your attention 10 the
tables on pages ;, and !, which show
that. IN the uine Congressional districts
IA Manhattan, Long, aud 5 atlen l.lands
the number 81 cotseflps called Tor Is
33129. while in nineteen other districts
tie lumber OF conserpts called Tor Is
onlg 80 900. This dist IS TO be made
rom the fist clas.-lhose between the
ares Of twenty and thirty Gyc. II ap-
. avs by the census OF 1850 that 10 the
h,4, nrue Copgressiousi districts there
we're l64, Isl males between 90 aud 80.
Tuey are caAcd upon Tor 33,729 con
scripts. In the other nineteen districts
ana "a, Of 270,1 only 39,G26 are de-
! uandea,
Again, e show the parizan charsc-
tcr ~ he enrolment, ton VIII find on
tile 2I.t PAGE Of tie military report that
o the fi,.ln He Congressional districts,
the total vote If 1860 was Isl, 243.-
h number oi cous riFts nov demanded
Ii 80, 30. III the nineteen districts the
, total vote WI, 45a,257; yet these dis
trr's are called upon to furnish only 50,
&c drafted men Each OF the nine DIS.
Jgiets gave majorues in favor Of one
I p .tical patty, ard each of the nineteen
listrlcts gave maior,tes IL favor Of the
other par Y. lou cannot aud will not
fail to right these wrongs.
loars, truly
! lloRAIIo SEYMOUR.