The New York herald., 1864-12-21
THE DRAFT.
Proclamation by the President
Of the United States.
4 Call for Three Hundred
Thousand Soldiers.
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Revision OF the Enrolment In
New York.
BOUNTY FOR RECRUITS IN KINGS COUNTY,
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The ProcDamatien.

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The Pr0cla m tfon,
Whereas, BY the act approved July 4. 1854, entitled
"An act further 10 regulate and provide for the enroll
Ing calling tho national forces and for other
purposes" h provided thatthe President United
States may, a bis discretion, At any nie hereafter
call for any number Of volunteers the respec
tive terms Of one, two three years for military service
and that in the quota any part thereof Of any
town, township, ward OF city, precinct or election
district, Of county not subdvidsd, shall not be
filed within the space or atty days after such call,
then tho President shall Immediately order draft for
year 70 I'LL such quota, any pnrt thereof which
may be unnlisd;
And Whereas BY tho credits allowed, in accordance
with The OF Congress, tho call for five hundred
thousand made July 49, 1864, the number Of TO
be obtained under tina, cali reduced to hundred
and eighty thousAnd
And whereas the operations Of the enemy in certain
States have rendered imprscticable to procure from
them their full quotas OF troops under the said CALL
And whereas from the foregoing causes, but
drsd and nfsy thousand msn have been put into the
army navy and marine corps under tho said call Of July
49, 1884, leaving deficiency that call sr two hundred
and sixty thousand
Now. therefore, l. AssAHAx LINCOLN, President Of the
Ubited States Of America, In order 70 supply she afs
said deacency and 70 provide for casualties in the mill
sary aud naval service Of the United siaiss Tissue this
my call for three hundred thousand volunteers 70
for one, swo O tArss years.
The quotas Of ,hs States, districts ana sub-dssrcts
uuaer shs call viii BE- assigned BY the War Department,
through the Bureau she Marshal General Of the
Us,eA States and In the quota any part thereof
Of any town. township ward Of city, precinct or cleo
os district, OF county not 30 suodividsd shall not
10 nsd before the lb.A day Of February, 1885, then
dram shall BE- made 10 n such quota any part thereof
under this ea which may bs unasd said 10Th day Of
February, 1885.
In testimony whereof have hereuuto Get my hand
ana caused shs seal Of tho United States to be affixed
Dose eAv q Washssgtos, sbis Ism day OF Decem-
bsr, m ~ year q Lsrd sAsssaad eieAs hsn-
arsd end sixty. -four and OF tho independence Of the
United states Of America the eighty. ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President
wA. b. SEWARD, Secretary Of state.
RcvlsAng che Enroinent In New YorH-
The New Building for tho EnroIment
Board, &c.
About nvs hundred clerks busily engaged
in the important duty revising the enrolment II has
sbscoe necessary urge this 70 complson with tho
greatest possible despatch, especially order is
already draft OF three hundred shousand mon.
We must again urge upon citizens the positive
cessity aiding with oil their power the supervisory
oohmttss rsys,ng and correcting the enrolment. IL
10 evident that OF thousands Of pames enrolled
that never should have been, and lhoasands left of
chat ought 20 nave boon pnt on Everybody
shouh examine the printed copies furnished by
the supsrv sors, and strike OF their and other
nsmes they md which they certain not liable
military duty and Also TO to be inserted those
whom they know 70 be liable In this way alone can
We receive for ourselves just and proper quota
without this individual effort, conjunction with the
action q the Supervisory Committee, quota may Be
run up W two three times the number. This
must be avoided
Ths building under way in the Park during she last
week for the accommodation Of the Enrolment Board
and the clerks thereof 10 completed, aud VIII be
occupied to-day.
II win accommodate about one thousand CLERKS
Der necessary 70 complete tho revision Of the enrol
ment In time for The dr,fi. This building Is
wonder In reference TO the time taken TO en-
ple,s II. u rs twenty.eght feet 10 height, nfty
wide and nearly three hundred feet iorg, giving
aeen thousand OF surface Mr.. Blunt selected the
ground and the plan, and Mr. L. Carpenter has
pu, Il up complete all respects. supplied with Croton
water gas desks tables and even painted in the short
space Of six working days. and dye Of them rainy
tsi,tv hahi
passing all efforts erecting public institution we have
ever known aud Mr.. Blunt and The committee deserve
great credit for IL.
lhe Chairman has known, That few others have
known that the draft would be us at carly day
hence necessity Of this great speed preparing Tor
a. The cosi OF the structure will tho amount
OF sir months rent OF . building sufficiently
large 10 aocemmodatc this large FORCE even
cue could have beon found able TO answer
tne purpose OF the committee; and ", In the
course Of year G more further should not be re
auired ~ has been erected With rs being taken
do~u without any great injury depreciation In value
Of The timber plank boards used iu its constructions
It w. therefore IN economical point of view, great
saving 20 the county and, moreover. Mr. Blunt has,
through the amount paid BY individuals for substitutes,
wno count upon quota saved enough 70 the county 70
more than pay the building. so look upon AZ we
wi u is In reference 70 the important business Of the
committee, great feature and great SUCCESS In refer
esce 20 the revision sns provost msrshas enrolment
OF one hundred and thvtythrse thousand names, the
copying Of them has already been completed snd rolls
returned ss the marsnals. Neg the examination and
correction viii commence and tedious job Il win be-
though really seems 10 be nothing connected with
cur army matters that this COMMITTEES cannot
plsh--no difficulty that - cannot overcome Chairman
Blunrs broad shoulder always 70 bs st The wheel
JUS, a the right Sine.
Ths Drafs IN Broohsyw. A.n |
poUwTrge FOR VOLUNTEERS AND sUBsrirUrN-
ssvEr rsR GENT BONDS TO BE tssusD-rhs ou"rs
Op KINGS oouNry--raE NUxBEa THUS FAN IN