The New York herald., 1864-09-10
Eltl7tarY AHa1rs.

military A1a1rs.
THE QUOTA OF NEW YORK FULL--ALL HONOR 70
THE EMPIRE CIrY-y0LUN.EERiS0 STILL TO
GO ON, ETC.
Supervisor Blunt, Chairman .! the Volunteering Com
it,ee returned with his hagc volume Of naval enlist
this port from Washington yesterday morning
This WAS the most stnpendous cns,ment paper ever
presented to tho War Department. II was in n bound
volume weighing hundred pounds, having Hvc
thousand pages, or two thousand five hundred broad
Sheets eighteen by twenty two inches and containing 10
manuscript eDy 1--WE thousand four hundred and fifty
names
secretary Stanton for taken aback. He
silently stroked his beard aud looked al hluut.
Some called II BluLts Bible. Another styled u the
Doomsday Book, this having no reference, however,
70 the probable result u the ccmng electlon An
other ono thought II must bo Father wcilcs hstory
Of tho navy. 30 all this as 1t may, there u was,
ponderous and heavy, and containing twenty five thou
hundred aud facts, which no power 10
Washington could wipe ont besides these. Mr. liant
presented the names five hundred and thirty per-
who had enlisted in the navy at the port Of New
York IRON the 2th Of February to the An Of Apr 1884,
all OF which, without deduction, including the big book
Supervisor senuousIy claimed belonged and should
be credited quota OF this city. Tho whole qcstn
was speedily entered by she secretary, Provost Mar
shal General Fry, Colonel s,onchouse ana snrper.
visor Blunt, and u very quickly settled and
and announced, that tho quota Of Now York
city on the Presidents late cali for half million Of
men the said quota being liked at twenty three taoa
sand hundred and for,ywas iuil complete and run
ming over.
This announcement. which VIII bo publicly made IN
day or two, was oubtess most crafty ing 70 Mr.. Blnt,
must bc 10 every citizen IN Now York. lhc super
visor been most uiefat gablc In his endc tors 10
save city from draft, and through happy dsc,v ry
ftatYu
pnn to ass aud evidence relative 70 tae nc bis been
succcss ul nnd actuay saved the city, which 10
wouId have cost to have volunteered tins number aud
paid tue bouriits. seven riion dollars. All honor,
then the Chairman. and to every member OF the Su
perv nnee. who have nnremi.tibg In their
cxesons mn lisn this great ob ec Their names
shou d here be cnroed with tha - the Chairman they
arc, bis Homer ,hc Mayer. Comptroller ". 7. Breunan
suervi.or gent, supervisor rurdy, Supervisor Tweed
and Su ervt- r STEWART.
The residgut aud his Cabinet greuy encouraged,
II is understood, the steadily increasing nulnbsfs
or volunteers for the army Who coming In and while
they c,igraiu ted Mr.. Blunt having been able 1,
avoid a drrfi ~ the city New York they expressed the
hone that vo unteerpg would be continued usual Mr.
Blunt represented u have replied that he felt II hrs
duty to al the influence be Iosfessed 70 have
tecrg by tha committee 10 on 81 hong M the war
WIS hahds.
This vice. and weArust such VIII DC the action OF me
Supcrv isois committed
SERVICES or tag FOURTH Nxw Y0aK CAVALRY.
The recent return OF the Fourth Now York cavalry
makes IL somewhat interesting 10 know what they have
done country Tho regiment wont into the Geld
under Colonel Dickell 10th OF ADJUST, 1851 and
has participated in two hundred nghs engage
mena durng which IL has captured 127 prisoners of
pnd battle flags, one vcry recently ~ Frons
Royal Colonel Louis DE- CesDia became attached 10 the
re.inent in 1861 having recruited for II haadred
men The rolls show the number Of moo that
have iped the Fourth cavalry TO have been over nine
teen hundred, and at it's return but Que ndred and
nine men were present the roll call During
It's term service tho has fought under Gene
NAtrl lA1 Ypfngn
and lastly under sheridan Tne ganDaton of the regi
mcnt ceased on Augukt 20 1864, low or the command
re enlis4ing In other regiments.
Political AfTnfrs.
SPEECH OF NH. TKSTog, THE RBpUBLrCAN cAvDI-
DATE FpR GOVERNOR.
JAsEsrowx, n Sept. 0, 1seA.
Hon Reuben f. Fenton last night visited 1t hls
hnnsc In iha pace by his follow czels who congratu.