New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-17
Volunteering versus Con'eripiion In New
Icr~~y.

Core POI denoe Of The n. Y. Tribune.
TRENTON. sept. 2. Iso1
Toward the latter part Of last July the Adju-
,ant. GenerA Of tie Now-Jcrscy Militia. Hohcr. ].
Stockton IT, departed for Washington 10 consult viii
the War Department about the possibility 81 avcrihs
the Dram In State. lie failed In tr main object q
his mission which TO have tho tin 4 making ;he
Dran postponed. Much has been said and more oon'
jecturod what really ,ranslrd on Tie oootfon o.
his visit Amer paten, inquiry an able 10 siaio II
briefly AS follows, Convinced by a., political compiler
ion Of the Sew.YoTk rioters tia, tho sse aniru' "A
ueyelent In the Coppofhcad masses Of sooi!on
Cor Parker dispatched Mr.. Stockton 10 Warrington
TO Try 70 arrange matters TIA, tie operation q The
Sa,!onL Enrolment Law could be dispensed VIII In
New ,Ier,ey In the Capital. Mr.. 4. surprised q
see that Government, was determined 90 enforce The
Dran In Hew.York Immediately. However. 10 stated
Lis object Aid tried to advance Il BY tho special plead
ing tia. SewJersey Lad largely oIoccdoi Ter quota
under former calls Secretary stanton told Lin he wa
radically mistaken and showed by Department records
that contrary ~ public impIcsios. he's Jsfsey ra'
s IN GTTcofs ~ several tousards under We chA of
three Year, service Ar Stanton also stated the re-pn
ton u tie Government 10 carry out ie provisions 81
tie "COnscrlptiOn Act'-hs vel IN hnNJrffrT NJ
elsovhIc-a,iAs earliest date Ios.ihle. Ia resPons'
10 On inquiry II Nr Stocktone 10 SccfeinT! added
thu, probably tho Department would not lie ready &
begin The DRAFT IN our state I'll ab0g thirty Gay' from
Tia, date. tie 27th Of Juyi AID u ne quota q Vow
Jersey 7sa men, was completed at Tat time ly vol
untoerlng tic Draft would be avoided Mr.. hi'csion
a, once returned 10 Trenton Tho nori day tie .rth Of
July the Governors Proclamation appeared. u vi a.
an earnes, appeal 10 the people 10 volunteer Town
,hrs AID oi,ios were onlonsa 20 Offer liberal bounc'
In ORDER 90 secure quota within the required mouth
! Rngimonis-;he "a Cavalry tho sd ssh md 1th lr
fantry-wore ri once ooinnsncoi IN Trenton. he~srk
I,,yeTly and Fcfuu gion JwO batteries were also bo
gun Nafiou. recruiting stations for the Old roi nont'
were likewise opened Jl.so sefe iLe tkcoion oreph
-.
ranging from t4O2 to sG,5 were offered Tho Kepubl
cans glad u any Opportunity 10 secure non fjr ih'
military power 0 tie Government without oIccytor
entered heartily into tie work Tho Dem"cIato iI'h
dare not oppose H. Tor night behind .ODMcd LIS drcae
nppariiOn Of the Draft.
What now is the result How many men have rolun
,eerci, For the four regiments. two batteries and
those Of our frcer IN tho field. 80 men arc enlist
ed at this date -; are Jet 10 De procured I.ccTsli
came IN at first tolerhly fns siicfly hey have MOI
averaged 100 per day. Nor do thOee That arc In shnl
boar a promising character. Many u them hre non
your city and many who have been recruited are nov
in yonr city To eIpnini II Las been ascertanod thai
several hundred IN thoao reglmeris-the ca'nlri
pariiouarly-haye long figured IL your meiropo'
as thieves pimps. ind the allies Of J rnando wood
hose fellow. came hero TO escape tho tender mcfces
| Recorder BarnnId's Court that las been such al
epidemic among Manhattan rioters Fear OF arror
brought them to New Jersey high pay Gied them Int
the service They desert upon every opportunity ant
doubtless seek tho old time hauns Of Five Points and
the Bloody Sixth Seventy deserted IN ono night iron
| tho cavalry.
Some caught but the majority escape. TO recnr,
these By volunteering VIII COST the citizens OF new
Jersey over $50 go ia direct taxation This 10 rcadi
" proved The average Of state bountes Is sl9a a.
gives 81 $50 90 Here to have enormous tax
and the appeal which bountes mako 10 their cupid
" furnishes with such class OF soldiers ns VIII ds
grace the reputation Of the State, and painfully contrast
with the fair iano Of regiments already In The thr
vice. Had wc Loyalty waited for tho DRAFT. 1t would
have taken much less money 10 have procured suitable
substitutes for those whom poverty or tho force 81 CIR
cuustanocs properly e1empts. Those who were nbl'
could have handed over II they desired tho necessary
5000 AL who would DO compelled and all who felt dis
posed to respond 10 the c Of the wheel 81 fortune could
console themselves with the thought that tho memorable
honesty Of conscription placed them In tho ranks.
Orr present condition is this: We have raised nbou!
lbaV our proportion Of In tho time when soughi
10 enlist thom all This time elapsed on the 18th OF An
gust Ii In said Government Is about 10 begin tho dra
In tho interim while the Administration IL getting
ready for operations strenuous ooIt are making to III
crease tho number Of volunteers. At most there PH
,altuta attempts can only slightly diminish the number
those who viii DO drafted and thus give VA asinail dr
| the most Objectionable VI NIL " the public
The above statements OF the progress OF volunteering
are rue They fail TO harmonic with the kilograms Oh
the same subject that reach tho country from our CITY
all ~ most encouraging Those dispatche,
give tenor 10 The Worid audatOry notices OF recruiting
In our State ns opposed 10 the DRAFT In yours They NJ,
vritton BY tho assistant editor Of tho Coppcrhcad
(2rrs y AMERICAN and as wiz DO noticed are OF III,
most general character stating that Regiment tins and
aite2y that are fast filling up and will be mustered IN
soon Tho fact u.s. regiment 10 yet filled up and al
are being decidedly unified by the frequent doscrtio
OF cowardly Copperhcsds whose patriotism centers u
their nockets khould the draft bc delayed I'LL mtu