Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-10
hWed-Julius Hulburt John T. Glass.
Corrections Of the EnrOIIment--Letter from
Provost Marshal Lowell to Hon. w. p. Lynde.
Aero ASST. PROvOsT MARI GEN 5 OFFICE,
MADISON, WIS, Aug. 3, 1868. !

MADISON, WIS, Aug. ), 1868. J
| Mr. " T. Lynde, Ifilaea,lkee, Wjs.
SIR: 1 have the honor to acknow edge the
receipt of your letter of the 1st inst, relating
to a new revision of the enrolment lists in
certain wards in the city of Milwaukee.
| You may be sure that l, so far as lies in
my power, have done and will do, everything
to make that enrolment just one, and that
| the quota shall be fairly distributed to sub
| districts
| As early as May 9Th, Provost Marshals were
| instructed as follows:
"Boards of enrolment will commence immedi-
| ately and carry ont promptly and thoroughly the
| sixth section of the amended enrolment act. The
boards will appoint and put the necessary enroll
ing officers to duty without delay, and let the ques-
tions of striking from the lists the names of per-
sons not liable to duty be Diet ermined by the
boards promptly practicable. 1t is desired to
get revised and corrected enrolment at the ear
hest day possible
And again, May 18th:
ssLet the revision of the enrolment be pushed
| to completion at the earliest possible day, and
make known to the people that it is plainly for the
interests of each town, ward, &c, have strick
from the list all names impro erly enrolled, be-
excess of names increases the quota called
| for from each town ward, sc. 1t is equally for
the interest OF each person enrolled in given town
or ward, to place upon the list all persons in his
| town or ward liable to do military duty, because
the greater the number to be drawn from the less
| the chance that any particular individual Will be
| drawn.
"Asit is the personal interest of every enrolled
man that the quota in which he is concerned shall
| not be made too large, &c. that his chance of
draft shall not be uujustly increased, and as both
these objects will be attained by striking out the
wrong names and putting in the right ones, there
can be serious diff Guilty in securing the coop
| Grafton of citizens for the purpose of making a
| correct enrolment"
In the 5th ward of Milwaukee complaints
were made by responsible parties, that large
| number of fictitious names had been placed
upon the enrolment lists through the inter
| vention Of citizens under the mistaken idea
that they were lessening their chances of
| draft, A new enrolment was accordingly
made in that ward.
| make the above quotations from orders,
and state these facts in evidence of the de-
sire upon the part of the Government that
complete enrolment should be made, so
that perfect justice might be rendered to all
parties.
In spite of great care on the part Of Off
GERS who have the enrolment in charge &c
titious Names and those of persons exempt
| from one cause or another will creep in. A
remedy is easily had in the correction of
these lists at any time before the draft.
In view of the fact that many doubtful
names were enrolled in your locality, you ask
that the quota for sub-districts in. the first
district be distributed upon the basis of the
enrolment as it now stands, and not as it
stood upon July LIST, upon which was based
the present quota of the district at large.
To do this would be a manifest wrong to
other sub-districts whose enrolment is pre-
sumed to be correct, and in justice to these
sub districts, if my orders from the War De-
partment did not decide the point, l should
decline to revoke the present orders assign
ing quotas based upon the enrolment of July
LIST.
beg leave to call your attention TO the
provision in the late amendment to the En-
rollment Act, which provides that the draft
is made for only 100 per centum in addition
to the number required to fill the quota of
each sub-district. The previous law required
that the drawing should be continued until
the full number were obtained.
am, Sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) CHAS. S. LOWELL,
1t. Col. 18th Inf v, A. A. P. NJ. G.
A true copy:
GEo. WARD NICHOLS, Capt. & A. A. D. c.