New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-13
THE DRAFT Nv NEW-Y0RK.
OFFICE oF rui. JuDGg-ADvocATE. GESkKAL}
OPaaN STATE OF NYw-YoRE. z
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NkW-l DIRK, AT 2. q 30
To h Eaec-acy EoRAIIo sAYaovs, Gorrrn' q ne '''''
Of Aeir- lO'k.
SIa: In accogdsnce with your directions, have
made the most thorough examination pr0ou'"'0
into the manner in which the draft cf coisc'1'''
under the act past ct the lat ion OF Congress- "'
been ppporionoG. For ioat pSrroee' llo'ee'eo -
Washington. and conferred upon the tn1jtct WAN
the President, and also with the tfo'oss 'i'hshai'
General. IL gives me great lleasme 20 stale t''
both Of these gentlemsn m4rlies.ed M earnest de-
sire to give ali the information in taeT power, and
.hev also expressed their wishes aid their daisrm!-
nation that the draft should be made, as fa- pos
rible. Just, fair and equitable, il every respect.
I handed to Col. Fry your note requesting a writ
Gen statement Of the rule by which the draft was
made, ano ceiyed in reply tie letter 70 you which
1. here with delivered. so TAR ~ the Orah has yet
been ordered, the apportoumen 70 each distncf ale
State is independent Of every other distinct anl
State. 1t has been ortered III ali ths Eastern aic
Middle States. WITH Ito exception OF New-loik
AND Rhsde Island all of these States are cislmed al
che War Department to be in arresr IN Tie iarnsa-
INK Of volupte ers under the Gals made by the PFes
dent previous 10 the passage OF The CONSUMPTION "''
The Western States srs not in arrear; but oeiieFe
the drait in these States Is delayed until AZ is se'eu
whether under the ConscFipiion act Tic equalization
of th- call conscrpts VIII the President Is re-
ouiroi . make taking Into consideration TOE nam
Der Of volunteers and militia heretofore FURNISHED
shall be upon the 5asis OF the whoie POpuiS'9n, Us
OF the male population. In the Eastern and Middle
States most Of which are IN arrear, the female
ropulation exceeds The male, but, N the western
States the male population rs largely IN excess OF
che female.
10 hot t.uiu dt.lpf ct M
her of oonserip,s required ~ per Centum, or ono
fh of the whole number enrolled IN 1he district 10
the first class Beside this 30 per centum acdltious
or oDetepIh Of toe number enrolled Az thai class, Is
EXEMPTIONS. lhls rule is distinctly sisted In the
letter OF Col. Fry, the rule by which the draft
A. made Ii Will be that II rests the fairness
gnd correctness Of the draft entirely upon the en-
rolment, or, in other words, upon the competency,
honesty anG fidelity OF the enrolling officers.
It's now conceded by the Federal Administration
chat tbs State mas I1ore than supplied lis quotas
under ali previous caIs Tor volunteers. II IA due 10
che people OF this State, AID 10 the War Depart
ent record tie fact that the latter has rendered
60 our State this measure OF justice. Ii remember
rightly the accoeded TO ia is 4695. which IL
credited 10 TIE several districts on account OF the
draft but believe the total Of the credits II slightly
less say a total OF 4,5.p. L an Informed by ten.
Spraxue, the taJutGDt General OF the State, that
tis ia at eas. 200 loss than tbs credit justly due
20 Us.
TIE following table. which is made up by Con
Cressonal Disiric.s, shows, for each district tie
total number OF persons enrolled In the district IL
che first class, which, oy the Conscnptlon Act,
shoald consisl only OF citizens and aliens who have
ssken the iDcpient step TO citizenship, between 20
aud 81 years Of age, aud If unmarried, between 81
and A.. Ii also SHOWS the credit 10 the district OIL
account Of the allowance TO the Stale for oxc0ss Of
volunteers; the number OF conscrpts required az q
the number OF nspo. 10 be drawn. IL vii. be seen,
opon computation, that the number OF oonscnpts
required is tweG.y per ceDtun u the persons en-
rolled ses The credit Tor excess OF volunteers Toe
psmss drawn include fry PES oentum upon tho
number Of oonscrp.s required, the additional draft
being 10 supply yacs.nciee caused by exemptions.
In che first two tables have placed Ice nlne die
trcts comprising the Islands which line the Bay Of
hew-YoEk, Manhattan, Long and Staten Islands by
themselves sty ling them the Metropolitan Districts.
There are souIe marked features IN the enrolment
for most Of these districts, which re easiiy
seen by separate classification