New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-17

with purpose both treacherous and tyrannical
What was the fact1 On the very day that thu
execution of the act for enrolling the nationa
forces was begun by assigning aProvost- Marsha
to duty in this State, q letter was addressed tt
Governor Seymour, acquainting lin with The
fact. and The Proyost-Marshal instructed to ac
in accordance with the views and wishes Of tho
Governor. And we happen to know that that
letter was duly delivered; that the counsel and
cooperation of tie Governor was sought; thai
from that time forward he was carefully
informed beforehand of every important
proceeding relative to the draft; that
all was dose that could be done by
the War Department and the Proyo,t-Marshal-
General to afford to the Governor every facility
TO satisfy himself that the enrolment was fairly
made, and to insure, if possible, that the Ma
tional and State authorities should act in concert
that he was advised when the draft in this city
was to take places but though thus fully in
formed Of the progress of the measures taken he
never once communicated, Of hi, own motion,
with the Proyost-Marshal Of thi, State till after
the riots broke out. Why, if there was any un'
fairness in the enrolment, If the time for en-
forcing il was il-chosen, if any Of the objections
Of the Governor had any force, if for any
reason it was proper that there should be delay
or corrections, or reyscment, did not the Gov
ernor cooperate with the Department at Wash
ington, point out its errors, if there were any,
and prevent the injustice which he claims has
been donel Need we ask the question Does
not the simple statement Of Col Fry-capable,
of course, of being substantiated by document.
airy eyidcnce-conyict the Governor ofduplicity,
and of a forcgone determination not to aid the
laws, but 90 make of this particular law an oc-
cason Of quarrel with the Administration
The uniairncss of the enrolment, which is
held by Gov. Seymour's friends as justification
enough for the resistance 20 the draft, is concu-
sivcly answered by Col Fry in the report Of
Capt. Erhardt as to the method Of procedure in
the Iyth District, and in the comprehensive and
conclusive argument that:
1.-THE enrolment {. question offri AID ihere peril
ucucy IN reasoning ihn, {. Incorrect bc,sus, differs from Tho
Of co. the voo OF 6ltSo things which are no more
likely IN the.eyc. Be han ihe enrolment and BY
~Li,h thsy were correct the enrolment could no, be
Judged OF Different times ~ which they were
made and Le &c, ,ha; ID elements Of which they com.
posed src rot The ssme"
In dealing with Nj. Waterbury, figures Col.
Fry's statement is equally conclusive. How
much credit j. due TO the Advocate Generals
tables is shown in the simple fact that his claim
in relation to recruits, on which so much stress
was laid. Is based on 6siimGi>s, while the figures
Of the War Department re based on official re-
Turns Tie whole document, in short which
We will not follow into all IL details, for few
will fail 10 read il, IL one which however much
the Governor and his friends may reply TO, they
can never answer. Driven from all their sub
icriugcs, they will be compelled, if they have
the manlncss 10 DO that, 10 fall back upon their
true posi,on-that it il the draft itself they are
opposed to, and because they do not mean, if
they can help it, that the armies Of the Union
shall be rc-enforccd to put down The Southern
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