Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-06

AIn.Ny. y Y August 5-The following Is
Gov Seymour lett 70 Secretary Stanton fela
tive o. the quota ia the FIRST Ter districts Of tie
State al New York:
ExEct nvE DEPARTMENT.
August ID. 1864.
! a 0. Hon. L. j Stanton. Sec'y of War:
Sir-ls IS my DUTY % call your attention 10 the
enrolment made with 2 gieg TO the draft lately
ordered by the President l. seme Of the Con
sressional districts they especially excessive
and injurious
The average quotas in thirty one Congressional
districts OF New York are 2.ssl Ia 8lassachu
sets they are ,. l61. and in Pennsylvania 2.57l
IL will be seen thas the AVERAGE demand made in
every Congressional district in the State i for
800 men per district more than required in PeaE
syvania, and ior IA more men than in Massa-
/ chuseIts.
mention thes. State. as have not been able
10 procure quotas assigned elsewhere There are
30 differences in character of population az these
States 10 account fog these discrepancies.
These returns are confirmed by the character
Ot their respective pe platon No, only are
aliens numerous IL Brooklyn. bur females MIKE
larger propOrtonate number Than elsewhere.
- they lind more employment in workshops or
"a domesiics. and il The comparison is made be
tween cities cf different States the disproD0fton
demanded from New York and Brooklyn i siill
more startling. while in these cities 26 per cent
ut the population is enrolled ia Boston. only 1912
per cent or less than one-half that ratio. LA
bic TO be drafted
The ten congressional districts OF Massachus
etts required TO furnish. under the last cali.
only II go. while the first ten Congressional
districts in this State are called on TOR 81 .95i
making an exress OF Ia ,2S4
Ii is clear that great injustice is done under
these enrOilments. DO not mean 20 find fault
with those who made them in New York and
Brooklyn know what ;hev state is true. that
il J. impossible 10 avoid taking the flames ct
those not liable 20 draft, because they are aliens
. Ion residents. or those whose names CHROME
oGsly put down, have no way OF cOcrecilcg the
list, while tue fact that tney swelled the enroll
ment. being e greyipus bar cu upop district o
which they arc charged
The dFai; NIKE q heavy lraii, upOIs all parts
on country IT, ogr 'itie- - Is 3 terri Die allie
tiua \ great pnHion Il the inhabitants live up
on daily ~ases which thew must receive Wit
regularity ~ en ME them u give food. fuel aud
shelter Ia their families: these can only he Oh
tanned by cash payments. The p'ly Of soldiers,
which l. made az irregular times. will not pt0
vide necessary support 10 their families ana they
are frequently broken up in ruin Every con-
sideFation ef Justice and humanity demands that
no unequal burdens should be thrown upon them.
] know that YOU will agree with me that New
York and Brooklyn have strong claims not only
upon equity. bat upon the gratitude az ihose who
are administering national affairs.
In answer 20 an appeal which made 10 YOU
last wear, 20 correct similar wrongs. yoa appoint
81 " IA. i Allen os this State. Chauncy Smith,
of Massachusetts, and John Love, of Maryland.
a commission - examine into the enrolment OF
1863 They submitted an able report, ahOwing
It's great Injustice. and Won relieved those cities
from great wrong.
urge that some similar plan he adopted now
whereby the quotas of this State which is spe.
cally in the districts have named. appear 20 he
unequal aud oppressive. may be adjusted equita-
bly, ~ proportion TO demands made up0n other
parts of The country.
Truly, yours,
HORATIo SEYMOUR