, 1864-08-06
FROM ALBANY.
The Quota OF NAxr York Rfate-Etehly
Interesting Correspondence.

ALBANY, Friday, August 5.-An order,
sued to day, which states that the quota OF
the State under the last call Of the President
amounts to SO 318 men. Under authority
from the War Department, one hundred
companies are to be organized. Authorize Ion
will be granted to recruit comp my, on ap-
plicatio1 to headquarters here, Preference
will be given to those who have been In the
service
The following is Governor seymour's let.
ter to Secretary Stanton, relative to quotas
in the flrst ten districts:
GOV. 5EYMoUR'e LETTER.
STATE OF NEW York, EXECUTIVE DEPtT.l
A1BANY, August J. 1864.
Hon. E N. Stanton, Secretary Of War:
SILT is my daty to call your attention to the
enfollneI Is made with view to the draft iately
ORDERED BY he President. In fome Of the Coz
etunal districts of New Yofk are ASST, In MASS
6 shs5etts ,eI and Eew Hampshire they are
tnat the average demand made in eyerT
Congressional district IN tie state ia for ri, N na1
Per per district more than required in Pennsylvania,
ano lot II men per district more than Massachn-
as have not been able to procure The auotas as.
signed elsewhere. There are no differences h the
5 tbcta Gt the Of tbs to
sfye enrollments appear IN the Congressional dis
ticts In the cities Of New York md Beooklyn.
me AVERAGE demand made on thesa ts for 1857
men each. while IN Massachusetts the aveea7a de-
mand made On each district ia for a1S7 men. The
census returns show that the proportion OF aliaSs
and 'sn females n should make their quota
tu1ns are confirmed hy the chsracter OF their re-
kpectiye populations: Not only are aliens nnmer-
oqs in New York and Brooklyn, but females make
they find more employment In workshops and aa
domeetics, And II the comparison Is made be.
tween cities Of different States tie Of
still more startling While in theae cties y nes y
cent Of the population IL enrolled, In Bosion nnl7
~ Pc sent Or less than one-hait that ratio ara
districts Of Massachusetts, are reouired 10 fnrnsh
under thelast call only q ,6n men. The irst ten
Congressional districts Ii this State arc called on
ior 35.9b4, making an excess Of Il. 2s44
these entollnents, and do not mean to dad fauit
9Th those who made them in New YORK and
70 nhroo1yn; knoW that what they state is true-
persons who are not lisble TO be drafted because
they are sliens or non-rseidents. Those Whoee
pane namee are thus srroneously put down have NO in-
sRe the l5o nts h ths fact that
dene unon dlat1fcts to which they are tharped.
i, The draft nakes heavy draia upon al plrts of
In our cities 1t is great aiflIctton. A great pro.
portion Of their Inhabitants live upon daily WsEee
Which they muht receive with regularity to enable
1ne1u ~ EVE !Oou 1nel ana Shelter 10 thef families.
These can only bo obtained By caeh payments.
The pay Of soldiers. which is inside at irregular
times and perhaps at comparatively long periods,
III 10. R9yes t. tier f.m
are Gequt ntly broken up and ruined. Every con-
saderation Of Justice and humanity demands that
unequal burthens shoutd not be thrownupon them.
1t fs proper should say, that since the becnulag
oi this civil WET these cities have not only FUR
nehed their full quotas. but are to-day entitled to
a credit q about 8oo0 three years meo.
call for service for year But these cities have
9ons aey aass Sn essa
times Of peculiar trial. They have been able to
do this because, at great exaense, they have kept
up vel disciplined militia. The cost Of this has
States as for the city good. These excessive en-.
rolln ents also subject To heavy taxation those who
have bseq to1eno in nlllng the National Treas
has enabled 1t to pay its soldiers.
=. know that yoa will agree with me that New
aorE ,. ,4sroos!yn hare stroas claims, not only
are administering National affairs.
In In antwer NJ to an appeal which made to you last
Me- Me-: =: AHen; Of thls STATE, chaunceT fnlth, Of
e1amine into the enrolment Of 1854, They sub
mttted an able report showing Its great Injustice
and yon relieved those cities from q great wrong.
whereby the quotas of this State. which especially
u districts h.ye namad1Sew York city and
Brooklyn-may be- adjueted eqaitably IN ptopor-
county,.
Since the enrollments were mada there has been
no opportunity to correct them. neither can this
lists, thoee which were improperly placed there
cannot be stricken OF. In large cltles an exceee
OF names cannot be altered citizens are not IA
mlliar with the names and condition Of their
neighbozs. In country districts Ii i Otherwise.
Truly youfs, &c,