New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-06
Tho Dran-Lefer from Gev. SeyHssr
on Excessive Quotas.

ALBANY, Friday Aug. $. 1904.
The following Is Gov. Seymours letter TO
Secretary Stanton. relative 10 the quotas IN tho ms'
ten Congressional Districts OF this States
STATE OF Ngw.Y YORK EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, !
ALBANY. Arg. 2. 1854.
sIs IL is my duty to cali your attention the enroll
uent made with view TO the draft lately ordered by
the President In come OF the Congressional Districts
they especially excessive and inoriouf Inc sVer
are guotas IN thir.yone Congressional Districts OF
Ney.York are eel in Massachusetts and New hamp'
shire they are l67 In Pennsylyants 25H. IL VIII Do
EN- that The average demand made IN every Congress
sons District in the State for $40 men per district
more than Il reQnred in Pennsylvania. and for ~ men
more than Massscbusetts and New Hampshire. name
these States as have not been able 10 procure the
Tssre are no differences IN the character Of the
Of these States to account for these diserep
The most oppressive enroIlmsnts appear in the con-
yressional dsifie,s in the cities Of New-fork and
Brooklyn. The average demand mace upon sneee 70
FOR st7 men each Wills 10 Massachusetts, the ayerage
demand made upon each district " for 2, 61 men. The
census show that the proportion o. aliens and
males IN tie large towns should maze mon quo,s ss,.
drned by the character Of their respeeve pcpua
tions. \ ot only are aliens numerous IN New and
I}roklyn. but females make q larger 'proportionste
n nbef than elsewhere, a. they find moro employment
In workshops. or Bs domesiios
IL a comia arson il made between cities OF different
states the di'proporion ., men demandea nT9 Me"
these cities 20 per cent OF the population enrolled
in Hostun only In per cent less than onehs that
ra,o are n AIDE liable 10 bs drafted. The ten Congress
sona Districts OF Massachusetts are required TO fur
nish nndor this last cal. only ~ LOU men.
The first ten Congressional Districts In this state are
called on for 80 s5+ making an excess o. Is nroi
ments l do not mean TO md fauit WIN .nose w:
made them in New'York and Brooklyn. know that
what they state s true that IL Is not possible 70 aVod
the enroll men there Of persoss who are not aoe W NC
ar f,eih seausa they aliens or non-ftSlIelt5.
Taoee whose names are thus erronconsy put Gown
have interest In correcting the las hie tne aft II
I'll Al Their swell the enTpllments and 0ing Rreyois Dk-
dens upon the district TO which they are charged.
The dram makes heavy drain upon all parts OF our
eount1y In our cities 1t is o terrible afiicton
treat proportion of the inhabitants live upon daily
vases which they must receive with regularity TO give
food fuel and shelter to their families 1hess can Only
be obtained by cash payments. Inc "a! % lue suuetS
parayey long PEI iOds will not provide the necessary
import 10 their families IN cities like New'fork and
Brooklyn, and they are frequently broken up ana
ra.ned. Every consideration OF Justice and humanity
demands that unequal burdens should not Do thrown
II is proper shoud soy that since the beginning OF
this evil war these cities have not only tarnished their
fn Quotas but are today entitled to credit OF aOoul
90 three years Ii would be an act OF Justice 20
count each on these men against three men uhaer TIC
present call for service FOR one year.
Rnt these cities have done more. Jhey ha'eon ic-
peated occasions promptly answered tne cam o. VIC
Department In times OF peculiar peru ihey az 49,
kent no well disciplined militia Ihe COSY OF tnis nns
been a. much for the advantage Of the unSea States
These excessive onrollmenis also subject 70 hesyy
TAXATION those who have been foremost ~ nns .ho
National TreauIy and giving to ne EoFerHneI, ,ue
money which has enabled II ~ pay It's soi-srs -
that Won will agree with me that iois shu IN
lv have strong claims, not only upon the equiy ~.
upon the gratitude OF those who ere ADMINISTERING Tic
nation al affairs. .so % ,o,, Las, roa-
IN c.rre.t a similar wrong, you appoihteu hhiihu -
Allan N this Siste Chauncey Smith OF Massachhsclts
snd ohn Love of Indians commission 10 examine the
"l.oil,ent of 1864 1hey submitted an able report
sSowi lis great nustco you relieved these cities
irom great wrong.
nv ,he auotas OF this State, which especially IN the dis.
tYiers I have named. including Nes.hork City and
,oklyn sppsnr 10 be unequal aud oppressive, may be
adjusted eqIitaby in proportion 20 the demands made
upon other parts OF the country. since the enrolments
were made there has been no Opportunity to correct
them.
Neither can this be done In time. While names may
be added 10 the lists tiose which Improperly placed
there cannot be stricken of In large cities the names
in excess cannot be detected the citizens ere not
familiar with the names aud condition VI their neigh
bOrs. In the country IL ID Otherwise.
Truly y0urs. sc, hoRArio SRfhoLR