, 1864-09-12
FEOM SPRlNGFIELD.
The Draft and Enrolment in Illinois
Political and Military Matters.

lSpaclal Dispxtch to the Chicago Trthune,l
6rE1sap1E1D, Sunday, Sept. II, 1861.
Much anxiety is Felt to know the result Of the
efforts being MADE in Cook county to revise and
correct its enrolment. Committees from various
counties In the State, which have been here to look
into their local military affairs. euppose revt-
sion Of the enrolment Of Cook county Is allowed
before the draft, that the sau1e privilege will be
allowed them. They also c1aisn {and such seems
to be the general impression) that when Col. Hau
cock, Of Chicago, was lately here, examining Into
the quotas and credits Of Cook county, he d1acoY-
ersd some esrors In the quotas and credits by
which the deficit Of Cook was much reduced: go
that Cook county, inetea1 ot having deficit 81
LOCO, had only deficit Of 2 900. Thla Il wholly
mistake hEq, IN justice to the military anthofi-
ties hers, would ss=te that Ieave jast been shown
Haucock on the subject Col. Hancock waB refer
red to the runlors in circulation In Chicago and
elsewhere In relation to aoma supposed errors
which he had discovered.
Bis reply was manly and characteristic Of that
gentleman He states In bis letter that he Visited
nSnneed, Ut the earnest solicitation Of Gen Fuller,
a1d that while here, By the courtesy Of Col Otkes
and Gen. Fuller, every facility Wss extended to
he resnlt Of BIZ e1amination was that be had fal
confidence In the carof1lness and accuracy with
which the record had been kept, and that equal
and exact Justice and ,mpattiolitY In the assign,
ment Of quotas aud apportionment of credits had
been done BY theme cfdcsEs to Cook county. This,
presume, will setto i'll questions OF apportlon-
ment here.
THIS. of cou1se. does not, however, reach the
question as to the correctness o{ the enzolneal
taken By Provost Marshal Jsmes. That subject,
be isye, ssilt reaa'ns. under examination IN Jour
inotice TINT the Slate Regtster, the Coppczhead
paper here, f5tIx 10 make soma cap.tal out ct
baine supposed defect in the 13th District.
The fucts arc simply these: Capt. Phillips, the
h ho to drzlt witSaut oraePs fea ehs
Provost Marshal General took come steps to draft
In come different subdlericts IN his district, aud
commenced to do 20, but, finding he had no au-
tho1ity, abandoned 1t Hs doubtless acted with
| CUT authority Or orders. Il WIS simply MISTAKE
| Of The of1cef, and tha: Is al! there Is Of IT,
regiment arrived here Yesterday from Bureau
county and twelve from Winnebago county, and
Charles Ph1lbrick, assistant to 3Ir Hatch, Secre.
tasY Of Stnte. left hero for Washington yesterday
to act aB assistant private secretary to the Presi
| dent.
| Committee from the SAte .oft Illinois, in
| place Of Hon. Jeese c. Couk, nominated to Cou-
p.ees, and hss already entered upon the duties OF
his position with zeal and Earnest1ess Which In
dicate an intention t. deTote all bis time to them
from noW I'LL election No better selection could
| be made for this position than Lii. Dubois.
/ He not onfy Knows BY name and reputation, but
man OF note in the State. Is possessed OF nasu-
rally keen mind and sagaclous Intellect, and, what
IL tctter than AL the common sense OF an emf
! ueut}y practical man. What Uncle Jesse don't
fuow with regard to political matters is not worth
knowing.