The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-06
ARMED RESISTANCE 70 THE DRAFT.

Orxanizedl Attack Upon tho Thirty.afth
street Arssnal-Oigorou Preca y stonary
easures OF Governor scymour-The At
tack Co Have Reen Made ON Friday
Night-MiIitary Guards Posted at tho
Arsc..si and seventh Reg tment Armory
ny General sandrord-Eighteen Hum
dred Conspirators Engaged in the Piet,
&c., &C., &c.
On Monday last Governor Seymour received notice at
Albany that deep raid conspiracy to resist the draft
was foot In this city, and that the attention OF the
STATE AM hortes should DO turned tho fact The par
tieulars Of the conspiracy given In full but
on the Governors arrival 10 town Wednesday morn
ius all tho details Of the plan wore communicated
60 him These were, in substance, that . large body
Of deserters, TO the number OF eighteen hundred
had banded together for tie purpose Of resisting
the draft that they had male thsr arrangements
10 attack the Thirty.afth street arsenal, arm Thorn
selves with the guns there stored, and bid open
defiance to tho authorities. Il stated that the
o:igusors Of the plan and the leaders of the
acn,y expected to DO joined by large body Of copper
heads whose hands they also to plrce arms for
similar purpose that secret meetings had been held Tor
some past at which all the arrangements had been
perfected for the successful carrying of the scheme
The whole ssry looked worry plausible and calculated
20 create great and alarm the public mind.
Governor seymour Immediately hai interview with
Mayor opdyks, and a'tsr somewhat lengthy ooosua-
ton IL was decided call IN General SANFORD and lay
all tho particulars before him.
inc details of this interview have not ranspired bu,
close the most energetic precautionary measures
were taken. Tho information such 10 lead
C. the belief that there would 10 a simultaneous
attack upon the Thirty 9Th arsenal and tho
scgsnh regiment armory on the ught OF the ID, when
the mise and conf attendant upon ushcing the
gfana anniversary would render tn. preliminary move
o. the leaders Va the drng and iusare PROJECT less
liable TO be observed strong military guards
corctgy posted NJ thea and the most mrc
urea taken resist assault tbht might DO upyn
them Tho police antno had received oicisl
trnaton ~ thu intended raid uppn the ~.
pcrntenccnt Kennedy had been privately Informed q all
se pArtic lars through sources best known himself
and though he dscredtrd the story In n great degree
took q be prepared any emergency that might
r,es ordered report the svhtest csumssr CO Of
m unusual character that mishttrAnspre the vicinity
Friday night, however. Isssod away without the least
elgn ~ demonstrstion upon either the arsenal
unory General sanford evil entity did not regard the
matter IL very sert1us light, a he went out ol
90 sn on Friday conGding the management 81 AFFAIRS
Syncrai spicer. IL nov alleged that tbesentirc affair
vs hoax, gotten WIN the wni intent Of ceceivns
sbs author ties creating undue
unnsrcsssr Try alarm tie minds of tho peorle thi,
potion o. the above statement trnc or guator d
sha hoax should b. ferlcted out and slnnsry brought
% us,lce may be vel ~ adj TINT tho various arno
r aud arsenals Of the city thoroughly prepared 70
resist aiy attack thai might BE- mfec 1pon thcm,
we're any such hopeless ncssnre thought OF. Tho ides
rba DISORDERS should be the gusofs " aoy such pro
fect u simply ridiculous.