The New York herald., 1863-08-13


although Of them drawn TO require positively
some o. her wronyruily 70 conscrpt. with
relief the enrolment Of the four aliens the names are
fairly drawn viii do harm but tho diseased man, II
he Is drawn hobbies 70 tho enrolling Office and compes
other man, perhaps IN some respects less able TO
endure, in his place, somewhat greater hardship and
danger than continued sojourn amid the enjoymonts OF
home
prints that the draft heavier the city New York
because the city behind IN its supply Of vountcers II
would be sufficient answer 70 state again the fact that
In district OF this any other state there addi
ton TO the number OF conscrpts required by OF
any such deficiency.
due the city Of Now York. especially Of
journals printed within s limits arostriving to deams IT,
Such mputatons based upon statements Of the yolun
furnished since the Cd OF july 1882 Tho work OF
the city OF New York mainly bnc before that day
when the Union assailed and It's flag fred upon by
armed traitors, the people Of the ctythough they had
voted tws 10 one against she party power-exerted
themselves with unprecedented enthusiasm and unanimi
ty 10 suOpy the administration most abundanty with
men and means.
Before the % Of July 1852 the volunteers raised tho
city Of New York fftyon regiments Of infantry
regiments Of cavalry ono battalion Of mounted rifles
and seven batteries OF heavy artillery. ono regiment Of
marine artillery and one rocket batalionmaking total
90 men In all the rest Of the state there we're
antry four regiments Of cavalry, and regiment,
battalion and two batteries Of heavy artillery. being
total 80 2l0 will deduct fourth OF the forces
raised New York very liberal for volunteers
Brooklyn, which latter city, though IL raised tour
r0gmet0 DeSlO09 ID Iurnlsnfnx volunteers. II ID IN
other respects, was ono community with New York
make allowance for volunteers from other places
because they would not equal equal in number those
York. This deduction would reduce the number
OF volunteers furnished by New York city to
40 1895. The total OF the quotas OF this city, upon the
basis Of population he worst basis for the city, under
all the calls for volunteers sos OF course. as the
city was well smptied before July 2 lsO2 !, could do
however at the least 10000 volunteers besides the
repeated Temporary service of its militia; all OF which, in
addition to the OF 1851 before July 1862
and above its quota Of all calls for volunteers previous to
the Conscription act
To relieve any idea that the discrepancies have shown
occasioned by differences Of population between tho
city and the country am fortunately ahe 70 contrast
the enrolment and draft for New York with those for
Philadelphia the next largest city in the Union. In Phia
delpha the the enrolment for the first class 80 64
being 10 per cent o tho population and in New York
i2I ,ssa. being slightly over Is s1o per cent The
per cent. This proves that IL the enrolment in
Philadelphia correct, then the enrolment in New York
fifty per cent too large. Upon the vote of last fall the
draft in Philadelphia is TO every four voters and
In New York 10 every three. This extra imposition
New York Is in spite Of the fact that allowance
made to New York for excess OF volunteers, while
phsdclpha not entitled TO any allowance Of the kind
The comparisons abeve made not nnavorable TO
those BY whom the enrolment controlled 10 prove
intentional wrong The discrepancies might, IN chari
be ascrhe 10 the greater ncompeency careessness
over real Of Of the enrolling officers compared
with others. regret 70 be compelled say that the
real truth OF the is bad be Inconsistent with
any other conclusion than that Of intentional fraud
Neither the census returns Of the whole population
of the number Of males from twenty 10 forty Ave
number OF persons In New York and Brooklyn liable 20
enrolment under the Conscr ton act In the process M
70 correct two erroneous impressions
Contrary 10 tho popular beef the returns show
that, In the State of New York In the cities thsre
greater number Of females than OF males, and In tho
agricultural counties greater number OF males than OF
females There are sixty counties In the State. In
twenty Of these there are more females han males In only
of he N
thousand, and those four include the cities u New
York. Brooklyn. Albany and Troy. In New York the
There Is like error prevailing In respcc, % the com
parative numbers Of males ~ middle age the city and
in the country In the city Of Now York the male M
habitants from twenty 70 thirty nvc years OF age are
IL 10 per cent OF Its whole population, aud In the rcs
the state the males fr wcnty TO thrtynve years Of
age ID 10 cent of the whole population.
Having shown that II not true. In either Of the two
respccs which ~ generally supposed 10 be, that the
ntbcr II persons liable vice under the Conscrpton
act IL larger in the city in the coun
try, state reason why tho proportion o persons
liable to oonscrpiion s much smaller IN the city than 10
The country II IL the comparatively greater number OF
Aliens in the city. More than third II the inhabitants
pf the city II New York are aliens by birth, and
A large pOrii,n OF these, oven OF tho males, arc
not paturazed In no other county IN the state
the proportion large, though u very large In Kings
Albany, and iarge Ia soue others The aliens are
red all over the state and u care is not taken In lo
os where they are numerous 90 that tho ward or
town the benefit OF the rule will presently refer TO-
ueh places VIII be subjected 70 an unjust share OF the
sans noe liable to the CONSUMPTION, though they
make Nood soldiers such erspns have formed largo
porti n OF our arrnica believe that The city q New
York has at least 900 resident viuntecrs 20 the
var VIII ch could not have done without the service OF
alone alien ho~ will consent 10 be forced INTO
he army AZ con crpt II willing to serve he will add
10 the credit ~ voluntary service the bounty he can
pb,a n a. a volunteer the premium as substitute
Aliens DO vote and theretorc We must refer the
number OF votes cast 10 the respective districts 10
the correctness Of the number ~ copscrpts re-
nu,,ed Ieo | do this will notice the respects IN
!. h,eh the liability tho conscription differs In this
state from the right 10 vote
Negroes are embraced IN fle conscriptou, but with
Tho rare cxcsttsou ~ frcsslders. they cannot vote
Itowevcr the number u m-r ncrves from twenty 10
thirty nye years N age tGe whole state les than
r.x ,sousand The proportion sf negroes g. the whole
povua,ioa larger 10 some other eoiniies ,aa New
Dorlica OF the whole state I NAV ~di sti:c be rs