New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-10
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Your Communication Of the "a io.tatt hes been
received and a'tcrtycly considered. | canro, con
cent u suspend tie drsfi Do Srw-iork, o. YOU re-
quest because amons Other r'asln, TiNE Is too i'm
Iiortsnt. By tue furee you seld, which pre 'um"
IRE correct the twelve districts reprefcnted fall IA
two c.a,ses Of eight and four respectively.
The Disparity OF the qnolns for thc cfan IN these
two ca.res i. certainly very striking. being the d
fer-ncc between ar average u 22D in oae ,h.s and
T. sol Ia tie other. Assuming that The dsircts are
equal, ono 20 another Ia cuiirc TOT IatlOn, rs re-
quir,d by tie pian Cd which they were made. this
disparity ifsucl rs TO REQUIRE attention. Much Of
IT, however, suppose will be ACCOUNTED for by the
fact that maay more persole ~ COR soldiers are IN
al. civ than aro IN tlo country, who have too re.
Gently arrived ffon other parts of the United States
and from Europe 20 be eiiier included m tbe census
OF 1860 ~ 10 have voted n 1862. Snll makit duo
al vance for ihie. AN ye. unwilling 10 stand upon
as an entirely sufficient explanation Of the great
Disparity. sha direct tue df.it 10 procce III all
the districts, drawing, however, Of fast IRON each
Of the tom C..ticfs--to vi, the Second, Fourth,
Sixth ana Eighth-Only 1901 being The ayeregc
quota OF tie Other Glaze. After this drawing, tncso
fuur Districts. aud also tie Seventeenth and Iweu-
ty-ninth shall he carefully retnrol ci-And, II you
pl.ate, ayeuts OF yours may witness every Nep OF
tie process. Any deficiency winch may appear by
tie new cnrolnent will be supp led by special
draft Tor that object allowing duo credit for youn-
t,ers who may he obtained from these Districts re-
spectively during the interval aud a, all points 90
Jar IA consistent with practical convenience, due
credits shall bo givcn for volunteers. anu your Tx
ceency shall be- notified o. the time DXed Tor COM
mencug DRAFT ia each Dittrict
do not object 70 abide q decision Of the United
States Supreme Count, Of the Judges thereof, OF
the coustilGtiouality Of tho dnaft law. In Mof,
should be- willilg q facilitate the obtaining al ~.
Bat cannot consent 10 lose the time whIle 10 ~
being Obiainec. We are cOntendiug with au enemy
who, az understand drives every able bodied "a ~
he can reach ilto hs umke, very mncl II butcher
driver bullocks into u flanl hterpen. No time j.
wasted, 40 argument IL used. Tbs produces al
army which will soOn turn up0n our now victoiion|
soldiers already m the fell II they shall moi bee
tainen by recruits ns hey should be- u prodIcef
an army with Il iapIdity not To be mattel cd on our
bide II We iIBt waste time 10 Io-cXpCriinrLL " il
Tie Noighte.r syucn, already deemed hy Congress
aud pab v IN feet 20 far exhnused az - De- iuad
cquite; and then more time 10 obtain Count a. Cd
HoH 10 whether law - constitutional wAicn
require part # those not now m the service 10 go
the sid Of those who already ~ D.; aid It'll
more tine 20 ier.ine with absolute certainty TIA
we get those VINO to 10 In tho pIc0is ly log 81
proportion 70 thoso who are not 10 20. My purpose
10 To b. ~ my action JGst ana constitutional, ADD set
practical, ia performing the Important duty viii
which am charged Of minimizing the unity and
the Tree principle Of Cur common country.
Your obcdIent servant, 1880 a. LINCOLN.