The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-08-19

Letter from Gov. Seymour to the
President.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ALBANY. Aug. 8,
1868. ITO the president Of the United
States:
received your communication Of the 9TH.
inst, this day. While recognize the con-
cessions you make, regret your refusal to
comply with my request to have the draft
in this State suspended until it can be as
certained II the enrollments are made in
accordance with the law o. Congress or
with principles Of justice know that
our army needs recruits, and for this among
other reasons regret a decision which
stands in the way Of prompt and cheerful
movement to fill up the thinned ranks OF
our regiments. New York has never
paused in its efforts to send volunteers to
the assistance of our gallant soldiers in the
field. 1t has not only met every call here.
tofore made, while every other Atlantic and
New England State, save Rhode Island.
was delinquent; but it continued liberal
bounties to volunteers when all efforts were
suspended in many other quarters. Active
exertions are now made to reorgan lied new
and to fill up old regiments. These cxer.
tons would be more successful if the draft
was suspended, and much better men
than reluctant conscripts would Join our
armies.
On the 7th inst l advised you by letter,
that would furnish the strongest proof of
injustice, il not of fraud, IN the enrolment
in certain districts. now send you full
report made to me by Judge Advocate
General Waterbury. am confident
when you have read it you will agree with
me that the honor OF the nation and of your
administration demands that the abuse il
points out should be corrected and punish
ed. You say that 1--WE are contendinp
with an enemy who, as you understand.
drives every able. bodied nan he can reach
into the ranks, very much "A q butcher
drives bullocks into slaughter-pen." You
will agree with me that even this, impar,i.
ally done to all classes is more tolerabe than
any scheme which shall fraudulently force
portion Of the community into the military
service by dishonest peryersiOn of law
You will see by this report Of Mr.. Water.
bury that there is no theory which can
explain or justify the enrolment in this
State. eF5a s,ts. ,Iv oaa .aa -.... ~ ~ ST.
l wish to call your attention to the tables
on pages 5, z, and which show that in the
nine Congressional districts in Manhattan,
Long, and Staten Islands, the number, Of
conscripts called for is 33,759, while in
nineteen other districts the number Of con.
scripts called for is only SO, 626! This draft
is to BE- made from the first class,-those
betwcenthe ages of twenty and thirty five.
It appears by the census of 1860 that in
the first nine Congressional Districts there
were 164, 797 males between 90 and 3d.,
They are called upon for, 80, 729 cor scripts.
In the other nineteen districts, with q pop.
ulation Of males between twenty and thir.
ty-6ve of 270, CSC, only 1926 arc demand.
ed! GIyNwvTg1t v
Again, to show the partisan character OF
the enrolment, you will find on tile 2lst
page Of the military report that, in the first
nine Congressional districts, the total vote
of 1860 was Isl, 253. The number of con.
scripts now demanded is 1929. In thu
ninteen districts the total vote was 457 ,267;
vet these districts are called upon to fur.
nish only 80, 626 drafted men,. Each CT the
nine districts gave majorities infavor of one
political party, and each Of the nineteen
districts gave majorities in favor of the
other party. You cannot and will not fail
to right these gross wrongs. 8.,~s .+sa
Truly yours, HORATIo SEYMOUR.