Daily national Republican., 1863-08-11
The DRAFT N new YORK.
Correspondence Between Gov.
eVs1er% %symour and Pres
- ident LincolN a.
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ernor Seymour, and President Lincoln, In ref.
&cpeko thS suf6HsueSt of the draft In New
York, has bcen made public. Tho letter OF
d5vefn0f seymour u very ions. The ssssnslsll
|p4tIaa u Irslsssn p the enforcement Of IL
dan are contained In the following para.
yfaphst sGRbu uTuNU .ITOIIJO
Thr succesful execution. u the CSnscssps
ton act dupehds upoh the settle lSonent, By A.
dlcla lflbnnAls, of rs constitutionalIly.i WIN
surh idectsious In ~ fAvor 10 will have hold
spos the public respect and Aefersnos, S,tish
q with sieh sSntsiou II wonld oyercoias ,bA
hottility which Naturally creatss In the mipda
Of the psopls cor seioss Of their patriotism asi
Jealous Of their rightaa-A co.
"Tho right Of The, Government to enforce
military serstco In any other mode than that
pointed ont BY tho Constltuiipn, cannot BE- g.
tAbllshod by violent spforcsmsnt Of ihs stat.
ne. k must bo determined ultimately BY the
No .srilA are 70 bs Ssafsd II the law should
cihfonohpced Unconstitutional Th1 slbmisl
sion OF this 0ovUrumcut 70 the decisions OF
our cotsSs would giSe u new and stronger
hold upon the phpiic cchndcnce." sf'l m - q
1I8RUs
s1li IEUr ". 7f''c Exscvr VIZ MAssson,1 j
,u.r..d - !. wAsH,nsrox, August !, isis.
Sa' 4.a e 't''"t' H'r.''' '.ss :. :, W.,
Your esmmunlcAtioa or ths "a instant hss
beefi received and attentivsi5' eouSidefed.
I cahhot snsent TO suspeud the drsft In New
York, a. you request, because, among other
things, s'int is too importsnt, ~ ~
By the figures you send, which presume are
correct, the twelve districts reprsseutsd fsll
iDpo twp flssseA q elkht and four rcspectIyeiy.
Inc disparity OF tue quotas for the dram, IA
these two classes, 10 Jcertaihly very striking,
being the dincrenes betweeh a average 2,aJ3
~ one class aud 4 4,SB4 In the othef. Assimng
that the districts are equal ono 10 another, nj
entire population, as REQUIRED BY the plan on
which they were made, ,,nis disparity Is such
as 70 reduifc tttehsibn. TT =
Much Of 1t, however, I suppose will be ac-
counted for by the fact that 80 many more per-
sons ut for soldiers are In the city than In the
country, who have too recently arrived from
other part, Of the United etates.. and tffom
Europe, 70 be ireludrd IN the, cehsGs of issd,
o. 10 have voted III 1852; SlIll, tiissiur due
allowanse ipf tHls, 7 An yta Hnwilling to stand
upon II, a. al entirely sufhcient explanation Of
the great disparityIfIT Il T.,T,I~.-,T
l shall direct tbs drsft 70 prsceed ID ali the
districts, drawing, however, st INIT, from each
O. the four districts, 70 Wit |, second Fourth,
o.rsn, o,r ns ana E'gnta; only 2Q helns the aver.
!. Ansr this drAvlAi, tksss Sour dstriots, and
also ths sevshtessth std T~ehAS S.nlnth, sksii
% ssfes1ll5 1reeprpllcd, and, II yuu please,
agents Of yuufs may Witness every stct Of ths
Proceas. Anydsncieucy which may appear by
tae new enrolment will bssuppljed 81 Z spsei:i
drss .i for thst object, allowing dus drcdlt ior
Si.,rin, SS,uh.esrs who msy % obtdnsd from ths.s
Aud q ah poists, 80 far as consistent Wiz
practical convenience, due credit viii ~ given
tor Soiunteera, aud yepr E1cellency shall b
noaned OF the time dxed for commeucing The
draft In each district.
] % sol object TO abldc ,lscisioa OF The
vsitsd Seafe. supreme Cour, of Of ths judgss
law. In fact, ] shall Nv Nniihr 10 iscHltstc
the obtaining ef H. but IlcanHot consent 70
lose the fI.n while It IL being obtaihsd. We
arc cohtendlnX with an enemy, who. ~ 1 m.
derstand, drives etsry shlebodied man he can
rusch Into his rsnks, very much ~ aButcher
: Ws:.ss nc .,.s%.n: sso sussssr !. sssS s' so
L Ihs produces an srms which will soon turn
upon onr now victorious soldier, already 10
the Held, II they shoald not be sustuluod by re.
cruiu - they should be. II produces an army
with rapidlty not to DO matched ON our sidc.
II We mat waste time tors-1xperlmsnt with tLe
sOiun.ser sOn systen alresdy deemed BY Congress-
made inadequste; and then more time to ob.
Ain 2 court decision - 10 whethSf alaw 10 cor.
stitutionN Which requlrcs . part of those not
nov III the sstvice 70 70 TO the aid of those whu
are slruady In III and still more tiineto deteru-
me with aosolnto certainty that we yet those
rnT y, ars Y 60 IN the precisely legal proportion
My ppypose Il TO be In MY action lust ana
constitutional, and ypt practca, In performing
Inc Important duty with whieh I am CHARGED.
of maintaining the unity and ths frse p,inci.
'piee OF our common country. ~, tlGH'il3 81 b,
Iui i0ar oa0edlsns aNls servant, O y 4. hrscolS. /.
,' The President received to-day the following
lmpudsnt rep.y Of Gov. Seymour To the hotter
Of the former Of the 7sh Instant, ,s.I =
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To Mf Prs'ideI efne UnasS saaiesI s.a 'ln'
l received your communication or the 7,h
instant this day. g'la.a sEsf 5ff no $40 10 -
While recognize the concessions you make,
regros your refusal TO comply with nv re.
quest 70 have the draft In this Sssse suspcnded
until It, can be asceStatned II the enrolments
are made in accordance with the lava of Con-
grees, or with tho principles ofjusticc. { II 7
Know our army needs recruIss, and for this
and other reasons ! regret q decision which
ssands In the way Of % promo and cheerful
movement 70 oil up the thinned ranks Of our
.# "
New York never paused In her effprts 10 send
volunteers 70 the assistance Of our gallant sol,
diers in the field. She has not loply met every
call heretofore made, (while every other ATTAIN.
tic and New England State. except Rhode
Island, has been Delinquency, but has continued
libstnl bounties to voluptssrs whsn all efforts
were suspended Id many other Quarters. Ac-
tive exertlons are now being madc 70 orrsnise
new and fll up, the old reglmsnts. These ex-
ertlsps Will bes more suoeessfui II the draft Is
suspepded, aud much bsttsr men than rciuc.
tant conscripts win Join The srIpics. .f-rI s7Tr
On the 7th, ! sdyissd you BY letter that
would furnish the strongest prosf Of the ipjus-
tlee, lfpot fraud, In the enRoln1ent In certain
districts. u now send the full feport made 10
ne by Judge Advocate Waterbury. l1usa III
: i AM confident when you, have read II you
will agree with me that the honor Of the 8 ation
and, your Administration odGmsnds that the
abusss which II points out be, ,eprrected and
punished. You say we are contendlng with su
enemy who, as you understand, drives every
abls-bodled man Ne can reach ipto the ranks. |
vory much % the butcher drives bullocks toI
the slaughter-peu. You viii agree viii me !
that even this, impartlslly done 70 ali classcs.
is more tolersble than any scbenis which shsll
frsndulsutiy' force portion OF the com munIty
Into the military service by dishonest peryer.
slou Of tho law! .,D JgFfr TTT. T-,''''0
You will see bv the reDort of ~ ur.,..,.,,. |