New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-24
-.,,.. vx..,s,svres IN tho STATE.
Oss,or o. THE JrpsE "A ADyocArn;OENsaA
~ Tus STA4H oY EEw YORK, Oct. y6, 1869

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ssy for eicctioneerrg parposO that deem it best to
expose some OF i'S ei'ors "n" hJusuee ror '""' P
posc remark:
l. The idoa pefvalug ySur article, That the expense
Tor saarios 10 the Military Department OF the sta.e
Government depends entrely upon the numper o' WI
ua<crs furnished within any given period Is
There must be- Substantially. tic same olhe'"' III"
chincry whether Ce number Of volunteers DC iaf g "
small After the regiments arc in the feid inc "u'''
If the State officers in respect 70 them aie eAenS INV
variops Espo ially is this Inc ease IN 'He
Generals Deps rtment. where the labor inposeu ry ~
appointment II officers 10 NIL vacancies caused D! '"e
death rasic,ation end promotion ofncump'h's Is con
slant and .sngrossing s1d requires Ierge eieheea
eOrce E,ory one who bas been at the Captoi durfg
tho OF any busross day OF the present year ho
txet ma7 have been tie same previously knows that
,ho ,pxecutiye Chamber and the Adjutant Generals
efa1e are both opea for business until late hour.
Sons of Che clerks each detained by their duties
arbitrarily unt about 10 o'clock and often until mid
night
You continually reiterate the fact that during The
lest six months OF 1862 Gov. Morgan raised and turned
over to the United States 6s 900 troops" This you as
sune 10 be the bass of his expenditure. Ii appears
from the report Of Gen. Hilhouse. Gov. Morgans Ad
itant General that all of these troops left Tie State
before the s of December 1862 except two regiments
The latter lot few days afterward except the Iron
ssdes Regiment, tie organization OF Wheh Was u.uv
taken frs; ty MIR. CHARLES Gould aLd snh.q.sn,E .!
Mr. Marx iioyt. IL is somewhat singular that you
zhcuil take rs the measure of Gov. organs eApehG
ture thu. FOR December. after The work was manly
dous Probably the payments for July. August ana
6epteu,er were larger hut the subject is Lot worth
puisulfg- -, ,,,. 80 cr ,,,-o ,oor s.,iors,v
embarrassed by the amount Of unfinished business let
ty .her predecessors l do not state this as com
pja,n. against the latter for the labor imposed upon
hys sl
accomplished all that practicable. The fact re
mai0s however that much WIS h: unfinished, and the
arrearage hss operated 10 delay 10 extent, the
reduction in TIE Clerical force.
T. No eOmIleiBt Of the expense for suhordnstes can
Justly be made on party grounds, ior some OF my col
teag aos have been Kind hearted enough TO retain many
of te clerks employed by their predecessors For IN
stance in the Adjuiant Generals Office the assistant
and "A majority of the clerks are not Democrats.
:. Additional expenses hay been unavoidable during
te present year by The execution OF the new Aiiiin
Law which was passed during Gov horsans term
but.resnaiied practically deed letter until after Gov
Seymour became his successor The Importance OF sh
efficient organization Of .he militia j. piveItauy 10
rognizcd thst need dwell upon the point The ex
Ira tcr this account las Teen principally N ne In
speclor Generals Department in which you eomplsln
tha additional subogdiaaies have been appointed
ard ha. has been increase in the tot salai s
CT S3i7 "a a month; and in the Commssary General $
Department in which there is an additional clerk at
seery Of se7 a month.
In ,esnee, 10 the Oaartermas:er G GENERALS Depart
nen. yon say that that officer "in leo could nlim 70
q 600 men, at an expense for salaries and labor o.
Sumter" II may Re that your figures for 1862 are
night but those for lss3 are wrong. Inc ~ T
a More than week previous TO your article, Gen
Tseott again reduced lis force by tie discharge of a.
assistant have sufficient confidence IN your sincerity
10 believe that you viii rejoice in the gain TO the Pub
tzeosury al,houe Of your political freIds lotf
piace This reduction diministes the monthly rate q
Siso &C. less than twothrds OF the amount expended
- you state by Gen Arthur. Tie pay roi Of the dc
parment cannot as you assume, be tested py tne nu
her Of men clothed. For instance. SlCD pr month
Maid 10 the su, orD,enden. Of the barracks In the PAX
md this payment would be necessary If not man a
Ynn a,lsce t,uiv thet the State pays elco mont
~ an assistant employed by and also so6 % mont
fr NY Office rent bu; you wrons intimate INA. uen
during the latter paIt Of his term he hSd an ONCE at
rsnt d ei5o per month and one or more clerks ou.
Wien tie enToilpsent in progress. burden hay
nj had 70 bear he employed large number Of eeri
and assis.xnts Upon my appointment as Judge. Adv
sate-G ene-al was advised by my predecessor that
assistant was indispensable TO tie proper perfornan
semosssrased the correctness Of that opinion. 1 q
eed Cor Seymour for authority 70 appoint an assis
Ant and uesse nger. h authorized botA: As four
fbat 1 ccnN do without messenger, have justine
Che Governors confidence by omitting TO arptnt on
An Office must haze. Of course, and l attend 70 m
Uriyate buss3oss at the eice provided ~ the Pubh
fhat ofEccr dces DC The saAe 1his matter Il
ani.nportAnt1hst would not have made Tie sublee
ef q separate notice.
e You complain thai the Governor has appointed o
Ebgneer-i Chef at compensation cf s.,I mont
ald Con sissaTy Of SahAiSence AZ conipe asaaon
5Oa MCnt.. These o4cetC are required by law.
II not exactly oOnsisteIE lor those WHO cmed that u
President was obliged % order draft tpcause the a.
Of Con gress authorized lnd IL merely artorzcdl Ia
10 take such e1iCl, 10 a.-ac. the Goye.-rH oi he'
York foT obedience 10 al explicit statutory date
8. Everybody knows that tie expenses u living a a
much greater ibis year ;han <yor betre. This "a
pould have jastiHed the increase OF every salary
ealy few q The srboreinetes have been teea p!
kdd tiona allowance Most Vi those 30 ial pfeo are
tbe Adjulani Generals OHice. You say ths ne Ae.
tan,-t Cnef al and nineteen cerks and assn tnis
receeigg in December le01 s. .53f per H. riti ~.
he same "a ard fourteen ASSISTANTS and e1ks we
reeciying in August. let5, - 6s per month. oo .
know whether OF nc. Jour figures are eorreeti ou,
conreI satiOn OF the Adiutant General las ~ DC
ohangel while increase in the amounts pai 70 hl
stituies for above stated could noi hA Do
Auastef of partv i-yNTiil,n.
10 I do not know whether Con. SpraSue. tbe Adlu
tsbC,oDere receives pay rs Hepenant CoOhel Ia The
United .Sraiar Arny; t1t n lo docs not be oertsinl.
should Theyutie - .he Office tste all his time; be ID
detailed J., tic United states .ht he may perform them,
because II Is Important that tey g. ould bc discharged
By man vensed IN M. :Jry anair5i and his pay nOr
Tie State t2CO month is I-anifes inadequate - the
support Of ll1ef and ais family. Ii is merely Just
therefore that he should receive boti allowances and
ries Of some otb.r pubic officers less capacity and
importance. B>ed not add that @ stah officer. II
men II families, e. not meet .heir exps es upon al
h,y oil s241 yc8y.
II. There peg ton Of sour arti.s.s more unjast
than the ref renee u the Governors brO. er MIR ohn
r. Seymour i do D0' believe that he has IN enemy IN
the world Ee is respected sIl esteemed by all vlc
know hin for tlis sound judgment and STRICT inegr'y
his kind heart and teOus Geigoanor. + moderate
parfisaD durin, large part OF As LIE he has differed
hon is brother in political sentiments though his lore
Of com try ads him 70 support the Conservative
policy Up 10 tie close CT the legislative SC sion, he
eeroyIn the dufe Of PA Secretary 10 t-- Gov
Srnor bst the interests Of tire soldier induced the
bter 10 s1spend hs valuable services IN thM lofiton
IN order hat lie my r the capacity abO, taicd
fields and the hospitals. to make sure that the New
York Volunteers are properly cared for IL surgeon