New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-07
The DRAFT Il xempsion Examinations.
FOURTH DISTRICT

The Board of this District resumed its opera
tions on Saturday morning at 10 O'clock There were
as many people usual in attendance The pest :"
order was maintained throughout the day ana cav"
person taken before the Board "in his tuiH "
eept in the parties furnishing substitutes
allowed precedence Nothing OF Paru'"'''
transpred during the day excepting IN 'nc e"'o VI
John Sullivan who lives at No 10 baN''r s"'''' ~
nnneors tina, there are two John Slyans living at the
aboye place and both Were drafted Inc ih''i'1uu''
who came before the Board stated that his haeS"Ae
TO take his life if he did not take ooth papers
nd 90 hee,-e the Board and represent two John Sulli
vans instead Of one. AS neither John or the Board
.ou,s s,e the arrangement in the same light the alb
sent individual pcrempory order was sent after Johh
Sullivan No. ?, ordering him TO appear on Monday.
One az the features Of this Board is that under no CIR
eumstances whatsoever viii an excuse be heard from
drafted without two respectable witnesses beng
present to identify him oath
During the day al were heard, Of which ~
were adjourned for further hearing Ont of 62 cases
finally adjusted 10 soldiers procured. of which the
following were held for dGty William Hudson Dennis
Doyle Gilbert Fowler Patrick Blake, Valentine HAT
ensberry, Ernest ChatbeIry William Lee (coiored)'
Dennis Haitican, and the following furnished snpSu
tutes: A. Randolph Philip Harley, William ifeA'
Joseph Harrington. and August Hartman 90 were S'
enpted for the following reasons Ron-resideh'S' l'i
ever ace y Sons Of widows .; only support OF sister
]; now in the service >; aliens 10; physcal disability
10; under age l. Maurice Afnions paid 5000 Sever
fremon presented themselves, and upon producing rcn
papers were Immediately dismissed, their eases being
laid over until the 18th OF this month One ooored man.
William Lee was accepted, This is the first colored
soldier procured in this district.
The following is the rcsul; of the first weeks cxam
n. hgx ri
OF which l65 were adjourned for further hearing Out
of the 265 cases finally adjusted Al soldiers were pro
cured, Of which 20 were held for duty and 81 were ne
eepted substitutes 2i exempted fcr the following
reasons:
Over 4se.................4t Paid -. o............
SndeI . SoH i .. v" ~
Pbyscal Disability ..........'si o.
The Board resume business this morning AT ~ clock
FIFTH DISTRICT.
A large crowd assembled at Provost Marshal
Dpffys headquarters No 42s Broome street on Satur
aay claiming exemption from the draft. The following
was the result OF the proceedings Of the Board Whole
,umber examined &C. held ios service Q; physical dis
ability -; aienage 10; other causes, l6 Among the
exempts under hight, he being only feet |
! inch We would call attention TO advertisement
from Capt Duffy in another column il which call Is
Made 10 the drafted men in the District starinr nat
their cas will continue to be heard daily in the order
in WHICH they were natNe9,
SEVENTH DISTRICT
The business of hearing and examining ex-
empton claims carried on in velc manner by
Provost Marshal Wagner on satrhay During the
day about 80 examined ,,nt Of this number the
Government will receive .rneft by personal service
cash or substitute of a. on, an
h6HTH DISTRICT.
In TINS u strict the Board Of Enrolment COM
menced ~ork abou; eight o'clock on Saturday morning
Cap,Din b. T. Maniere, the Provost Marshal, Mr..
E6cncer Kirby tie Commission and DIR. George +.
Woodward the Surgeon, with a corps Of clerks, were
busily employed all day Two hundred and forty &c
eases were disposed Of follows unsuitable age s5
disability, 90 held 20 service 30 furnished substi'
tutes { commuters, 10 other cases, o.. Thomas g.
Lawrence & colored man. furnished coored substitute
In the person Of John Bagwe. From seven until ten
O'Clock each working day morning Captain Maniere is
engaged in the examination Of parties claiming exemP-
tion on the ground of aenage Aliens have not only to
take tie cath but ;hey also required 10 bring two
witnesses who have known them since their arrival in
this country. ~
An Office is being fitted up in this District for
Che clothing Of conscrpts. after finally reporting for
service. About fifty cases were disposed Of during
Saturday Six were discharged for alienage about
dozen were discharged the ground Of physical dsa
bity and ten or twelve were held TO service Among
the claimants for exemption for being the father
Of mohe:les children. but his witnesses could not sat
isfy the Enrolling Board that the conscript
widower.
EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT.
Doctor Uriah Potter Of iiallSville, Mont
somery County, now Examining Surgeon for the
XvIIth District is altogether too patriotic and plucky
20 suit the Peace Democrats Of Montgomery and other
counties within his jurisdiction He lie Of the most
skilu AID successful physicians in the State. his
5Gt0Rs the literature Of his profession show him 10
be a scientific and scholarly man his bold front in the
face OF Secession negbors prove him patriot and bis
appointment gave great satisfaction to the friends Of the
Government Last week certain parties, men OF wealth
and position who opposed 10 the attempted to
embaIrass this gentleman while he was examining con
scrips az the Provost Marshals Office in Schenectady
They tried to latter him into subsoryiency 10 their
wishes but he OF the Of mem could
not be fattercd They then pu, airs and assumed
threatening attitudes but the Doctor paid no attention
TO their threats. Finally, effort Was made which
squnted toward bribery. This aroused the Doctor and
he had the parties arrested since that time he has met
with no interruptions in tie performance Of his
duty.
IL tits District there many unmitgated Copper
heals who have devoted themselves 10 tearing down
ags hewing down liberty poles FASTING written threats
the fences OF loyal hurrahng for the success Of
EDe Confederate army, cheering for jeff Davis, insult
ing Union men and women. shouting to them in the
street. SC. Some Of these parties like the poor white
tsash at the South exceedingly ignorant and vulgar
They have been in the habit Of accepting oonsdera