The New York herald., 1864-08-08
MILITARY AFFAIRS.


we have received the following from party who has
had considerable experience procuring substi-
tntes AS i is OF the Importance In view Of tho
impending draft that every facility consistent with fair
dealing shall be given to those engaged in tho business
we publish his statement without In any way pIedging
ourselves TO rs accuracy
Al no time during tho present has the government
stood need OF than tho present and Al no
time since the FIRST call made for troops has New York
been so backward IN answering the call upon her
by the Executive The cause q this apparent apathy
not tnar city has not ready and willing to volu
their services. bat entirely owing manage
ment OF the agents appointed by the Supervisors.
Our neiGhoors Of Kings, Westchestor and other
river counties mako no distinction between volun
teor substitute, ana pay the county bounty
70 each alike, as each counts ono on their
quota With us 1t Is not If principal or broker
apply at the Park recruiting sce with substitute, the
officers In charge positively refuse TO enlist or snip the
until $3.50 Is deposited with Mr.. Blunt the be
for three years S35 FOR two years and SSo Tor one year
The county through their agent Mr.. Blunt (bu whether
by their direction or not do not know) refuses to
bounty TO substitutes aud nave by the exercise OF
an arbitrary authority decided how much the principal
shall pay his man. no matter what may be the arrange
Dent between the parties.
On Wednesday afternoon OF this week party applied
TO Captain Baker United States recruiting officer for the
navy, detailed al the Park Barracks, to Gu
The captain, after asking the questions regarding
his qualification as seaman, informed him that the
government pay any bounty to substitutes. On
being told that the matter OF compensation sasrac
torly arranged between the parties, he replied and
said "No person enlisted at this Office until 1886
ia paid to Mr. Blunt" He asked by what authority
or law, and referred the questoner Mr.. Blunt,
being the only law on the subject On applying TO Mr.
| Bunts CHIEF clerk the reply given This pro-
cee6ug on the part of MIR. Blunt easily understood,
when il is know that he prdes himself on tho fact II
every substitute enlisted his Office receives from him
$500, and he "a determined that shall 60 for loss
sum- although the county does not pay ono cent of tho
money and it IS here where Mr.. g IDEAS of
economy overleap themselves The county it is true,
saves the money, but it also loses the recruit who is
4
TO account for the action OF Captain Baker, United
States naval officer is more difficult and before this
cle written, the principal referred TO called the
captain second time and asked II there was any law or
II he had any instructions from the not to
enlist substitute unless bounty first paid TO Mr..
Blunt He replied, "No;' and when he found out that
the subject likely TO be brought before tho public,
he denied refusing. There arc, however, too
many similar cases on record for any such denial 70
avail
pursuing liberal policy lie; paid officers do It's
work, and allow the unwise economy an unpaid
official TO drive all the recruits ont OF the city.
II tho county bounty paid 70 substitute there
at least thousand In this city to day who
would be their own brokers and work hard 70 Get Their
men, BY adding the hand money, s36, and from $50 to
500 to the bounty our quota would soon be filed The
Industrial hard working mechanic and artisan whom
this draft VIII fail heaviest may be enabled to procure
$780, while 1886 entirely OF his reach and cruelty
compes him to take his chance in the wheel OF fortune
The policy for supervisors to is to pay
bounty TO substitutes only, and for this reason vouu
teer receives from the United States $500, from she
county $30o-in all $780, Men will enlist where they
ceive the most money and neither the government
nor tho county pay any bounty to substitutes the pnc
beyond the reach of -ten,hs Of the mechanics
and artisans, they can ooy look in
substitute through broker who literally paid his
services. Now suppose the county paid bounty sub
yi""A recruit would get $500 from the United States
and q substitute $500 from the county. Enistmens
would Immediately become more brisk from the fact that
the thousands nablo to draft would bestir them
selves and every principal would become broker on his
account. As none be received as substitutes
hntf fhn~a nat dFnf IN ha fhn
gamer in Az probability one half OF those putting in
substitutes would not be drafted. What want Is. 70
Ill quota and TO do It with as little delay and hard
ship as possible.
Principals having substitutes for the navy have
charge of Captain Bulls, OF the navy and it is
crowded every day during business hours Tho
Of business daily transacted there The main
Office is the second floor The business s transacted
from nl twelve live = 70 sssnsy recruits y Every man n"s
closely questbsedAy Captain Bulls, exam'oed by The
sssss''' ss 10 'ns ne s' sspns "s os: sos % ss sss
roll in duplcsts snd receives due bin for three
" 10 nsS g Ss r
h Of articles OF cthng the Aw requires him
have This s all necessary before he received on
we Ga' may rsmars By way Of ss This sranss
PROBABLE to an nose tsrestsd excepting tho recruit
Jack seldom questions tho correctness Of hs
couut, and for this that call tho attention
Of the authorities TO bad system that has been prsc
tced for many years, and which has niierly grown
In tie particular 10 which re.ar, the
couut correct, aud the bill is flied ont
old printed FORM 1t is fair 70 ner that ohes bills
one dollar for boat tshe recruit taken across
the Ca:haTinc ferry and by TO tho navy
G y pa s .a ss s esc
lars and dollar and ffty cents, fer articles fur
BIN | Of sixty soaas II the ssme charges are made
each recruit eand there from twelve 10 twen
ty each day. somebody makes snug Sum at Jacks ex
pense.
On reaching tho North Carolina at the navy yard the
recruit and bis kn are passed through porthoie on TO
will not examine any men tih three O'Clock From the
seu at the foot OF the stairs ne procures ticket and
ascends 10 the deck Of the once speudd seventy -four
Tne sssne psssentsd 10 certainly not nssy to I'm
ress n person with desre for "a lilo the ocean
waven Ropes stvctcbed mo spar deck short
distance front Of sne mizzcnnast and beyond, 70
the edge OF the forecastle 10 mas of mcn The same
crowded condition exists between deci. Al hsee oc'ock
the recruits all assembled and passed INTO tho
being some sixty men All this cnGssnsd about nm hour
when they we're brought Qua and pnced on the arboard
/ by q person pamed Rady-I presume The pur.
/ ser's stcward-and each mans kk examined 70
S.n see % 20 him ra and garns chss bs naa
4 and piece OF paper with be mess number, and
pass d along 10 tie ssarbosrd side. If be DO audsman
(greenhornb some ;oly hpfufe R ready and Offers to
sling his hammock for h-a piece OF work wthch ocou-
pies about fifteen twenty mnoses, and cr which
vice ne is charged i've dollars.
Having disposed Of the recruit we turn attention 70
the principal who cst his BY being separated at the
porthole lie waDdcrs around the ship seeking Dforma
ron, and find TO give u to bin, the universal
reCly ~ don't know, beng the only answer be get
The only man on board who answered questions wkh
cviIty Vas the Mister alarms, Mr. Cosln and
he, above All others was the mos peetered, but
showed himself 10 be competens man bf bh position.
Alcr being board from one % Eve O'Clock receipt
for the recruit obtained and the principal returned
to Sew York. On the following day the receipt pre-
scpted to Cap<ain Bulls boween four aud SIX ocock.
The proper paper Was made out and signed, and on its
beng presented 70 the provost marshal OF the disrct n
which the principal resided, an exemption paper
given, certifying that substitute had been furnished.
Ana thus ended the hbors Of principal 70 enlist subs,i
tWe.
Arrival OF the Einstieth Revimcnt.
Tho Emoteth regiment returned yesterday from
Maryland. a brief furoRh Of thirty days. TDcy, uere
organtsed Brooklyn pears By Colonel Joscph
md o. II Enx Woof yxhn fhr~