Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-17

The enrolment under the couscript Law IN New
York city exhibits either gross par'i'an eorrup-
ton or ine1eussble Official carelessrss s. The
report Of The lodge Advocate General to Gov.
srrxorz. 70 which re have heretofore referred
denoasrs,es the outrage. which have been CON-
ustted Ia the Democratic districts in that State
nost eonciusively. Here are = few facts which
IL will b we'll for the people Of the country 10
consider and reconsider. for they illustrate tie
manner which the party in power 10 st,enpA
ing 70 enforce that odious enactment:
In the Second Ward In New York city the
whole population In 1860 ~ss 2 607; males 90 10
D-a7. The enrolment Of the FIRST class IN
this ward Is .64s' The full vote of the ward is
only $50.
Nineteen districts which gave a vote Of 4Sf 25I
With Republican majorities. are to furnish 1885
oonscripss. while nine districts which gave Demo
cratic majorities. on a vose of only Isl .24s. are
required TO furnish % 729 soldiers,
Twelve districts which gave SEYMOUR MAORI
ties on a vote Of is6. 25S. are to furnish 40.2S7
oonscrpr. while sixteen districts. which gave
wApsvoRrH msjodties. on nearly double the
vote of the other twelve. to-wit: 2a3. CPL are to
furnish fewer conscripts. namely. 80 ,06S.
Seven districts in New York and Brooklyn
are to furnish two hfths OF the whole draft,
while twenty one other districts ouly furnish
three hlths'
The Administrator has shown avoritism In
other respects in the enforcement Of the draft.
The authorities st Washington gave the State Of
New JERSEY the opportunity to I'll her quota by
enlistmen's when the same privilege was denied
TO New York. The New York Herald. in com
menting upon his action OF the Administration
remarks:
The result IS that volunteers have presented
themselves IN large numbers. with every prospect
that the entire quota Of New JERSEY will he made
up before the expiration of the time granted
them. The large bounties offered have also at
frscsed the attention of men in this city. and we
are assured that 4 large number have gone over
to New Jersey and enlisted. preferring TO vOlun
teer and obtain the large bounty 10 running the
risk Of the draft nj home.
Nov. If President Lincoln suspends the draft
in one State and gives the people an opportunity
10 fll their quota by volunteering. what il there
to prevent his pnrsuiny the same course herer
What claim has New Jersey over the State Of
New York; Why should she be treated %leniently
whilst New York. which has furnished the means
To carry on the war. il forced into
bloody scenes2 Certainly our citizens are
none the lees patriotic. The books Mt ashine-
ton show that she has answered eyery demand
made on heI for men and money. Ii is true that We
have had a riot. which the fanatics have lsbored
IN vain TO prove was an instruction 20 benefit the
South. But President Lincoln must bear iu mind
that IN no other city have the people been goaded
as they have IN New York by the journals that
pretended to represent his views. The Tribune.
Times aud Post have been for months Insulting
y portion Of our people bv their diatribes and
i-ms of all kinds No other citv has had anv
thing in comparison 20 IL. No time or opportu.
nlty has been lostby those journals in driving one
portion of our citizens into opposition to the Ad
ministration. In this condition an attempt was
made TO enforce the draft The result il too die
graceful to repeat New Jersey at that time WAS
given the opportunity to resort TO ~enlistments.
and New York refused that boon.
Does not this. after all. look "a though the
ADMINISTRATION WAS backing up the radicals IN
their determination TO bring bloodshed and de
struction upon this city7 But Mr.. Lincoln SAVE
"time" IS important. III time IL important for
New York why is it not for New Jersey? New
York Is ahead .on all former calls, whilst New
Jersey is behind. Will Mr.. Lincoln explsin7
The administrator officials commenced some
-four week ago to draft in this city. but they have
no. obtained one conscript FROM this city yet.
Now IL is well known that on tie Friday and
Saturday previous to the riots six hundred men
enlisted in this city II il stated by authorita
tive sources that one thousand enlisted in this
city last week. aud were taken to the camp on
Staten Island Nv which system j. the most men
obtained7 How much better il would have been
10 all concerned If. instead of the President. and
the Governor spending the time since the riots
vtanClinE over the enrolment ard the quota.
the President had ~ once announced that the
draft would be suspended for thirty or sixty DAYS.
and The State given m opportunity to I'll its
quota by enlStmenfs. the same as In New
Jersey. Accompanying that statement should
hsve been the announeement that the draft would
he enforced at the expiration OF that period for
ali delinquencies. The people would then have
taken hold If the matter AMI offered large bonn
ties. II one thousand can be- enlistei IN this
city IN one week. under the present circumstances.
what - % prevent five times that number being
obtained. with increased bonntes aud a universal
effort % obtain recruits? The claims for dam
ages against the city for the destruction Of prop
erty amount TO nearly one ani a half millions
Suppose the CIV hid appropriated that slncun,
before the draft commenced. IN bouuties. ia there
any person who doubts that with IN additional sum
Ia the State and United States bounties the quota
OF this city could have been obtained? Would it
not have been far better for the reputation OF all
concerned? Had We not better spend "a like
amount in bounties than another such sum for
property destroyeir
Kentucky Election.
The Louisville Democrat gets off the follow
lowing items ia reference to the recent election
in that State: