Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-07
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.

The Legislature of New York assembled in annual SOS
sion Ut Albany Friday last Both Houses organ
lied by the election of Republican officers. Thomas g.
Avord chosen Speaker of the House of Assembly by
majority Of thryfour votes over Jacob L. Smith, bis
Democratic competitor.
he message OF Governor SEYMOUR was read 10 both
Houses. 1t is long document which gives detailed
port OF the hhanca condition Of the State treats of its
educational inter ss canals losses by privateers go
reveals the progress made in volunteering and drafting
and dssenis from aud condemns the Presidents war pol
icy We copy from it the following statistics relative to
the enrolment aud draft
Congress- at its last session. passed an act for drafting
citizens into the army 1t wrought change in the public
feeling with regard to military service and ALL without
respect to political views tried to evade it's operations
IL has proved injurious to the civil industrial and military
interests Of the country.
called the attention of the President Of the United
States to the inequality of the enrolment The wrong
partially corrected by reducing the numbers called
in those districts where they excessive the average
number IN the other districts of the State New York is
required to furnish than other States proportion
Us population This is shown by the following tables
The average ratio OF enrolment to the male population in
the western States is------.-.-.-- l9 per ct
In New Jersey------ ---------- 20
la Pennsylvanla- 183
La the New England States it is-..----..----. II
La the State of New York itis.--..---. 90 :"
Massachusetts. with ten Congressman and
population of ,231 066, has to furnish, under
the recent call for 100000 --.---- 1926
The first nine Congressional districts of the
State OF New York, with population of
l2lo,949, are called upon for 25,166
Excess 10 nine Congressional districts in New
York over ten Congressional districts in Mas
sachusetts ---..-.... IO,Oa0
The quota of Vermont and New Hampshire.
with united population of Gal, III, and six
Representatives in Congress, and four Sena-
tors, is--- 1000
The quota OF two Congressional districts in
New York the Fourth and Sixth, with popu-
lation OF 2S3 229 is--------.---. 1923
IL is not claimed that this inequality grows out of any
deficiency of volunteers heretofore furnished by the State
Messrs James A. Bell, 0 c. Kellogg, and William H.
Bogart at my request called the attention of the Secre-
tary OF War to this subject He promptly appointed VIM
Allen of this State; John Love, of Indiana and Chau-
cey Smith, of Massachusetts, commission to determine
upon some fair mode for correcting these garing ine-
qualities
The quota of this State under the draft after deducting
credit on former calls, was sixtyeght thousand
No of conscripts examined. ............... II 862
No. exempted for physical disability and other
~ fuses -.--.----------.---.-.... 53lO9
No. of substitutes obtaued ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 66l9
No. OF conscrips held TO service -.--..... 557
The failure of CONSUMPTION in comparison with yolun.
teerng is shown by results in this State
Volunteers raised by State authorities from Jan.
let 1863 to this date ....-----..-........ 25324
Recruits sent to regiments in the field. 1858
Enlistments by Provost Ma shals- ...,.-..... 900
ACCOMPLISHMENTS in the field (esmate 10 600
Substitutes vounteers in fact. 6,6I9
Enlisted by Provost Marshals since De 3l.-.-. 1000
56,l56
Total number of conscripts who delivered at
MIL airy sta IONS 1851