The New York herald., 1863-07-21

The State authorities had nothing do with It, did
the Washington officials notify the Governor, Mayor OF
other autho rites the State local government
what day week they would commence drafting, and
| they therefore taken by surprise.
II appears that the Provost Marshal General at WASH
ington wrote letter TO Governor Seymour, dated July
1863 stating that the enrolment had been completed IN
Thrteth district Bunao) and that the
quota had been the eurslng ocer also giving
the number After paaver about the matter the
ter went on 20 that the quota considered
| impartial, but that the list wss ON Ole In the
! department and any should be found Il
would be arranged the next draft, thus i'm
pledy admitting that there would be no correc.
tion made for this draft. This letter did not reach
Albany until after Governor Seymour left for this city
There was not word In the letter showing whether the
draft was TO be commenced Immediately or at some
future day II simply stated tha the enrolment for
that district had been completed the quota forwarded
70 the district officer.
On the Sd inst the Provost Marshal General wrote
another letter In regard 70 two country districts or sm
lar import, bat NOT q word whether the dran was 70
commence Immediately. or week or month hence On
the 7th inst another letter written stating that the
enrolment in the First. Second Fourth Sixth and Eighth
and also one or two country districts had been com
pleted; but not . word lisped when the draft.
ing would commence, and no mention was. made
Of tho Ninth district, where the draft commenced
first In this city. According 10 the time taken
by the FIRST two letters in reaching Albany the latter
did not reach there before the 10TH and the drafting com
menced In the Ninth district on the 11th Governor
Seymour did not receive the letter unn about the l4h
There have been two other letters since but Of
the same character We informed that Colonel
Nugent did not receive his orders commence drafting
until ato Thursday previous TO the Saturday that the
draft commenced.
Governor Seymour heayd a rumor on Friday--the day
before the draft comenced-that drafting would be
commenced early the next week This the only init
nation ne had that the day at hand Hc i'm
medately despatched Adjuant General Sprague to WASH
ngton but before he able get interview with
the authorities tho draft had really commenced in this
citv.
Mayor 0pdyke, Gen Sanford and all other ofcials or
this city who have been engaged in restoring order
complain that notice was 4 given them 70 pre-.
pare for an outbreak. The time selected the worst
that could have BEEN The city destitute Of militia
all having been sent to aid the drive the
invaders out Of Ponnsyvana There were actually only
Ave hundred troops IN and around this city at
that time. Commencing TO draft Saturday J. in
one d the worst localities In the city, DRAFT
ing few hundred, tho next day being Sunday
and holiday for the laboring men gave them an op
portunity to meet and talk their grievances All
know, under such circumstances, one man adding his
story to another that only tends increase exotic
ment The result was that Monday morning found tho
city amidst scenes before known In It's history
While the trouble at its height Governor Seymour
returned here Tuesday morning. found everybody
in state OF alarm. Messengers arrived and asked II this
or that Official would be safe under his (Seymours)
protection On the hoels OF this came word that the
crowd had gathered in front OF the Tribune once to make
their second attack. All asked what be dones In
tact reign Of terror existed under the effects OF the
numerous rurnors afoat Governor Seymour saw that It
useless TO rely upon the few militia quiet this city
and other way but TO pac the excited crowd He
succeeded In quieng dispensing those In the Parks but
the excitement increased elsewhere. The police did neby
but by their continued labors night day they were
fast being out In this state OF affairs the radical
press piled on their incendiary articles, charging
Seymour with being "traitorous Governor" and nu-
other articles which added fuel the IRE already
burning These articles tncensed q portion of the
democracy who had been zealously working and aorng
n different parts Of the city 10 restore order that they
came very near driving an element that would have
mads the results far runous city than they
were Thsy looked upon these bitter attacks as the views
Of ths administration and adssssmnaon 70 destroy New
York. s@aU8 asf ss1 aAf aatf
AZ one ts Governor Seymour ha % contend with not
every direction but 70 that sucent force ordered
issue orders The military ocsrs in command and bat
10 with the extreme Of hs party with ths radical rs
publican papers pouring IN their ncsudiasy articles ard
cries FOR blood, BLOOD al the time In fact seems Ike
miracle that the cy has escaped we'll q Il has IN
this crisis Fortunately for Governor Seymour tho
moderate men Of his party and ths conservative
pubcans rallied 70 his support and aided 10 rsscuns the
city Notwithstanding the camor Of the radical repub
cans and extreme democratic He steered between tho
two, and was thus successful. 81 5et.ss sa4
Is useless TO state heSo the eight Of some Of The
asitators how their constant CRY for "Bood "shoot
them downr &c, the principal hotels came very
Aear bringing before those therein OF the hearf
rending known In the history Of the world and
bew, by almost accident, II prevented or how
those whohad ned from he city during the excitement
returned It commenced subsiding and buster.
ed about courageous "a hons. ya
The great question is, win the draft be immed
atsy enforced To this have only say that Senator
Morgan has gone 70 Washington n regard 70 the
quota, 70 try and get the draft postponed Indefinitely
At eas until that part Of the objection which seems 10
agtate The people different parts Of the State ar.
ranged. he bears important message from Cover.
ssy su, what he viii be able accomplish time
alone tell b 70 be hoped that tho administrator
win Hstsn 70 Governor Morgan and heed bis practical ad
vice. for IN the state knows the feelings OF the
people the qosston of drss understands better
their grievances than Morgan. Hs OF those
theorists who rush INTO things sesdessiy but considers
well every sep, and acts practically tho adminstra
tbn wilifoI6w b,s advice can, doubt prevent an
further difficulty. Let all await patiently the ressn.
The stock OF Cotton In the Confsderat.
81 t4V6H states. -----
from the Manchester Examiner, June1T1 4Hl
On this subject the following letter appears London
contemporary from Confederate souroe-In the
raj communicati0ns recently pabIbbed CONCERNING the
stock OF cotton In the Confederate Ststes allow
has been made for that consumed by The people the
South who have depended since tho ls Of May
their own panusacturcs Tor thsr dry goods. The guam
ty Of tho material thus up 70 the lst Of Sep
tsmber next VIII bc equivalent to at least 500 900 bales
cotton having been used for almost every conceivable