Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-08-19

THE DRAFT NEW YORK

THE DRAFT IN NEW YORK.
WASHINGTON, August Q.
Governor Seymour under date of ALBANY.
August Sd, writes TO the President with re-
spect to the draft in New York and BROOKLYN
He condemns the course Of the Provost Mar
shall in commencing the draft without consul
tation with the city or State officers at a
time when the militia were absent at the seat
OF war, and while there were not even troops
enough TO man the Notifications in the harbor.
The Governor complains of unfairness in
the enrolment, and thinks in " this lottery
for human life, as he terms il, there should
be strict impartialitv.
In several districts the draft has been ex-
ecuted with justice, and the conScripts have
accepted their fate without nurmur, and
sometimes joyfuliy. Ia the districts OF New
York, however, with population much less,
the aumber to bc drafted Is in some cas7s
double that OF the former
The attack oa the enrolling officers which
subsequently grew into the most destructive
riot known ia the history OF the country, he
pronounces unjustifable.
Speaking further of riots in New York. he
says: Disregard for law and 3isrespecJ for
Judicial tribunals have produced their natural
results of robbery and arson, accompanied
by murderous outragcs on a helpless race
.and for time the very existence of the com
merclaI metropolis of our country was threat
ened.
1t is gratifying that the citizens of New
York were able without material aid from the
state or nation TO put down this dangerous
msurrection. For time the nation had not
means TO protect its own arsenals and navy
yard. One thousand men could have seized
them all and then used their ornaments for
the destruction of the shipping and the city
ITSELF TO say nothing of vessels which were at
that time engaged in burning our merchant
ships almost within sight of our coast
The Governor also complains that no credit
mas been given 20 the city for the number of
volunteers sent, and the noble excrtions of
the militia in times of peril He therefore
asks for a SUSPENSION at least, of the draft till
its constitEtonality is tested
The President in reply, under date of Au-
gust Z, says he cannot suspend the draft in
New erik because time Is too important. He
admits the disparity of the quotas I'm different
sections and accounts for il bv a claim that
so many more persons fit for soldiers are in
the clty than in the country who have too re-
Gently arrived from Europe to be in the cen
sus OF 1860; still, he would not consider that
reason sufficient
He would direct the draft to proceed.
drawing only the average quota of all dis
tricts. After this drawing, the city districts
shall be carefully re-cnrolied and the GOV
eminent agents might witness every step of
the process. Due credit viii be given for all
volunteering.
The President would not object to abide
the decision of the Supreme Court. lie
would be willing to facilitate it, but could not
consent to lose time.
FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
MEMPHIS, August s.
The report of Gen. Hurlbut's resignation Is
untrue. Gen. Halecl declines to accent it.
Gen. Hurlbut, therefore, remains in command
of the 10th Army Corps.
The Mobile NerS OF August Sd saws: = We
have multiplied reports horribly detrimental
to the character and patriotism of the people
of many places in Alabama and Mississippi.
some of them too disgraceful to publish. A
portion OF our people have gone stark mad.
They are bastard Southcrners and recreant
COnfederates'
The Chiefs Of the Choctaws have gone to
Richmond.
Johnston's army, $4,000 strong is still at
Meridian and Enterprise, ready to go to No
bile or the East, as circumstances may re-
quire.
Bragg Is at Chattanooga, with a part Of his
force at Rome, Ga. Extensive preparations
are being made to finish the Notifications of
Mobile.
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+unh"ats are being prepared to cooperate
with "en. steele, III ms expedition into Ar
Kansas.
NlcAsDurS Is bgihS put IN complete san!-
'afy cohuiuoil, hallohS are sun issued daily
To ul9"ards Oh I'tVo lniaoiIahts.
1t - report cu lii%I 'He s"t[rlIia iIehardSon
Ii'' : fe lUtlie" mo " eateIh tennessee, win
ieiiiio .! oe"ieI's 10 carry ou1 '.e fe0tl con
scriPIion- IL Is salu ne mas instructions TO
consctipt an liSht eoloreu negroes between
'he "seS % 10 ana D. 10 serve tuTee years as
soi0!c'5' at '-Ie eAI'lI"y'on ol "hlch tline lhey
v,biIo in service '''
y reconnaissance under Major Wordeu, of
Ransom's staff to WOodyilIe, seven miles
from Natchez DESTROYED ) locomotives, 43
platform cars II passenger cars, and burned
a rebel cotton factory in Woodville. also cot
ton and manufactured goods to the amount Of
S200,0 600.
Cairo is thron@ed with 20 DAYS furlourhcd
men from below on their way home.
Twenty deserters delivered themselves No
after listening to a speech from Gen. Loran
at Marion. dav or two AGO Drserters are
being caDtnrcd daily in the Snutlcrn conn
ties of Illinois and Forwarded tn tbair reoi
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