New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-11
Gov. scymour's Reply TO President Lin.
coins Letter.

ALBANY, August 8, 1909
To the President: Of the United States:
received your communication of the 9Th instant
this day. While | recognize the concessions you
make, regret your refusal 10 comply with my re-
quest to have the draft in this State suspended until
il can be ascertaned il the enrolments made in
accordance with the law Of Congress or with the
principles of Justice. / know that our army needs
recruits and for this and other regret de-
cision which stands in the way Of prompt and
cheerful movement to I'LL up the thinned ranks Of
our regiments New-York has never paused in its
efforts TO send volunteers 10 the assistance Of
gallant soldiers in the field 1t has not only met
every call heretofore made while every other Allan.
tic aud he New-England States except Rhode
leland were denquent--but il continued liberal
bountes 10 volunteers, when I'LL efforts We're sus-
pended in many other quarters. Active exertions
are now made to organize new and NIL up old regi-
mens. These exertions would be more successful
il the draft suspended, and much better men
than reluctant conscripts would join our armiel,
On the eth inst. | advised you BY letter that l
wouId furnish the strongest proof OF the injustice
not fraud III the enrolment in certain Districts.
now send full report made to me by Judge Advo-
cate Waterbury. ! am confident, when you have
Rad L. that YOU will agree with that the honor
~ tho nation and your Administration demands that
the abuses it points out should be corrected and
punished.
q You say that we are contending with an enemy,
who. as you understand. "drives every sbe-bodied
man he can reach into the ranks, very much rs
butcher drives bullocks into slaughter pen.' You
will agree with me- that even this II impartiay
done to all classes, is more toefaoie than any
scheme which shall fIauduleptiy force portion OF
the community into military service by dishonest
perverson Of the law.
You will see by the report of Mr. waterbury that
there is no theory which explain or justify the
enrollment In this State wish TO call your a ten
ton to the tables on pages s. o. and 8, which show
that ia nine Congressional Districts in Manhattan,
IonJ ana Staten Islands, the number of conscrpts
called for ia SO, 729; while in nineteen other dis
tricts the number of conscrpts called for 10 only
~ 6o6 TINS draft is TO be made from the first class
those between the ages of 20 and 30. Ii appears by
the census of 1860 that in the first nine Congress.
sional Districts there l6i, 797 males between
20 aud 35 they are called upon for So 729 cons
scripts. In the other ~ districts with population
of males between ~ and IS Of 2701S6 only 81 GIG
are demanded
Again. 10 show the partisan character OF the en-
rollnent, you will lind, on the 2lst page oil the mile
tary report, that in the first nine Congressional as
tricts the total vote of 1850 was l3 24J the NUM-
Der Of conscripts now demanded Is ID, -. IN thS
nineteen other districts the total vote Was 10 80,
yet these districts are called upon 70 furnish only
81, 626 drafted men, Each OF the nine ds'ricte gave
Inalorites in favor of one political party and each
Of the nineteen districts gave moriies III iaNor u
the other party.
You cannot and will not fail to right these grose
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