The New York herald., 1863-08-13
1862.
MADsMoKru pHTRIcTs.
sByMoUR DISTRICTS.

The three omitted districts each gave Seymour ma.
Twelve Seymour districts required to bear much
larger draft than sixteen Wadsw0rth districts polling
nearly double the number OF votes.
The second district Brooklyn and the six districts In
New YORK oity-the Fourth to the Ninthp0ing % S93
votes. being only about onesixth OF the whole number,
required TO furnish 28 $40 C0nscrpts being about
two fths Of the whole number. That districts
TO furnish two 6ths ohc conscrips and twentyoae
In further proof Of the that the city New York
has furnished morcthan ts quota Of volunteers 1t
Of o IN os
1860 Wac 3l22 while in the other twenty hve districts
10 the State the average falling on was only
even stronger than this, for never, OF late
years. has election 10 the sity been generally M
$50 election DISTRICTS and in each Of thess persons
up register themselves who had not voted in many
years In some cases there were rty such persons in
district, and some Of them had not voted in twenty
years.
have purpossly made the above statements by pot
political divisions at the present time The President
especially. IN letter 70 tho officers Of Albany demo.
cratic meeting, deporcd the fact that II meeting Of
democrats Facts however, cannot be destroyed by
ceolment The enrolment is partisan enrolment, and Il
better e ssGy n While s pSsca % SsG,%
dent that he will be true to the sentiment which
cepted 70 democratic meeting = sS compel the sOsn
engine wrong and oppression TO tho democratic
party.
NUMEROUS from the enrolment Tho political preferences
OF the omitted need not be stated mood those
who DO not approve q che policy Of the
that in such he general government is alone the
loser" This is not strictly correct The omissions
OF the administration and by the under enrolment the
people OF those districts deprived Of opportunity
policy they endorse by large maotes at tho ballot box
In respect to the dem cratic Districts and especially
she city Of New York the case Is d different There has
scrption the greater Part OF its large democratic
iorty This il evident not only from the character Of the
enrolment but Also from the fact that far the draft
proceeded the names drawn mainly those Of demo.
This Is ungrnerous towards city which
has contributed literally every respect 10 the sup
port Of the federal Those who oryinatea Il
failed TO PERCEIVE else they did care that IL
twenty Ave thousand able bodied could be forced out
OF the city 0i New York. II would interfere with the
business operations OF the metropolis to extent that
would not only cppe the national cause but also be felt
throughout al the States true TO the Union.
This scheme Of fraud has certainly been conceived and
prosecuted hou the knowledge of the Provost Marshal
General found that gentleman not only ready to sup.
ply the fullest information, but also anxious obtain
knowledge Of every wrong or injustice The President
also decided in tho expression Of hs views 70 the
same effect. and was earnest aud emphatic in the
he desired me TO convey you every sub
stantia wrong error pointed out him should be
reced We must 70 the irresponsible cabal outside
which has often perverted present contest to uses
than partisan, for the this inauity IL Is
now fully exposed justice s done will be corrected;
fraud fraud. "" ''''''' " ''' " ts''''' p0'''''''
act evidently intended that the enrolment should bc
puged before the draft but this course mas not been
pursued Without II new enrolment would not be eoc
tive 10 remedy the wrong. Colonel Fry upon nv point
ing out the enrolment Immediately suggested tho
remedy which ne mas expressed in his letter ana has
Mates In letter he says that AMI aliens
M drawn in the draft viii be discharged and their places
are not be filed by the district the Ay Der cent ad
dona 70 the quota being called for only 10 supply vacan
oes caused BY exemptions granted under the law rss
urderstand this rule 70 be founded on the nr,pc,pa
that the place OF no person wrongly enrolled drawn
70 be supplied and tnat she nty per cent additional n
section Of tho Conscripton act the draft OF per
sons OF the following classes will be nuy and their
places W III not be supplied, VIZ
Persons not residing In che districts in which they
are drawn.
g. Aliens who have not declared their intention 70 bo
oitizens
o Persons under twenty, over forty.0ve years Of
age or, IL married, over thirty 1--WE.
4 Persons In the military service Of the United states
the ID Of March, 1868.
6, unknown persons. the enrolment was fictitious,
Of IL should amount to nothing II II was not the
law makes the enrolled person deserter and puts upon
tho government the duty Of obtain ng his services
further understand that, by Col Fry's rule the ftv
per cent additional draft is TO be only 20 supply
canccs caused by the drawing Of persons not embraced
either OF the above casses but who are exemptcd
under tho second scctn o the Conscripion act such
persons being OF tho following classes and none other
viz
4 Those ply yscaily or mentally un0t
The only aons. or one o. the sons. II there be more
than one Of aged nirm or widowed parents, and the
euf NnOf
children. in the oases specified in re act
O. Two persons from every family aud bm,sebo,d OF
father and sons from which two persons have .ready
been supplied the military service Of the United sses
The distinction between the classes Of places 10 be sun
piled AMI o places not 10 be supplied shold be clearly
fully understood and then, n the draft IL fair.
ly made the wrong Of over eurclncat viii be sub.
stantaly reuiojlcd. II the enrolled names are
Der of drawn OF those who were Isble 20
enrolment IN the district and Of ,hose who were not
will bear about the same proportion u the tai number
n fho rb.at n. In
ncvar such result the drawing OF material d,spro
portion ~ any particular class, II draft Il fair per-
sonS hi the saipe snfy or business NAV bc drawn as
adjoining numbers msy he Ia lottery keouse the rue
Of cinnt relurs such instances. 10 one rv.r kneu
drawn all from the grcsser or a from, tbe cssr
Numbers or al frcr the hrst ali from the last ha n
the alphabet 20 10 drrt OF names, those drawn ala
respect T. ~ divisions. 10 propnr, an gbom, ~.
ihs u The numbers q tie same assrs srbactrl
r. tho draft.
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