The New York herald., 1864-08-07

populations Not On are sens numerous W New York
number han esewfere they hnd mors employment
workshops dotnestscs.
ia com,ar'sos made between cities Of airereu,
States the dspreportnn of men demanded from New
Ycsk and Brooklyn ~ more startling White In these
cities twenty six GER cent VI population eoroiea in
Boeton only twelve and Oue-haf cent, than
one hall mat fatlc made liable ~ ne drafted Tho
ter Cooeeesse al districts OF Massachusetts required
70 furnish undey the last call only twenty thonsaod
sx hundred ard seventy The hrs Congressional
districts in this state called for thirtyhve Thousand
nne hand and Wty four making OF fourteen
tho ansaud two hundred and eighty four II Is clear that
great injustice Ia dom under these enroments. do not
mean to ngd iauit with those VINO made them IN New
YORK and srookiyn ] know tnst what they stlte Ia
t0at II possible avoid the enrolment there
OF who liable be drafted because they
aieDs Or nen.residens Those whose thas
erfoneonsy put dosu have no interest IN correcting the
lists while they swell the enrolment and brng grievous
eurtheps upon the d strict 10 which they charged
TIE draft makes heavy drain npon all rarts OF our
country Ia our cres IS terrible affection. great
proportion OF the Inhabitants live upon daily wages
VIII Oh they with regularity TO give food,
fuel ana shelter to their families These only b. OBJ
tanned by cash payments. The pay or tne soldiers,
which Is msdo Al r esua times and uerhaps at compar
atively long periods will net provide the necessary
supuort their antilles ip cities ike New York
Broolyn and they are frequently broken np ruined
Every consideration of Justice and humanity demands
that burtheps should not be thrown pon them
II is proper should that the beginning Of
this civil war these cities have not only furnished
about three Thousand three years men, Il wonld be
OF nstce 70 count each OF these against three
men nnder the present ci tor service for But
th SO cities have done more. They have repeated oc
sons promptly answered the calls Of the Deparment in
OF reculiar peril They have been enabled TO do
ths, because they have kent UP well
dssipined mi tia rhe cost OF this has been much
adv OF the United States for the city
governments
These excessive enrolnents subject
ton those who have been foremost fhrg the national
Treasury and 10 the government the which
has enabled IL g. soldiers. know TINT W III
that New York and Brooklyn have strong
claims only the eluty but the gratitude
OF those who adm ,pni-tering the national affairs
In answer 10 appeal which made to last year
| to correct a similar wrong You appointed William +.
| Allen. of this state, thanncev smith, OF
| Massachusetts,, aud Joho Love, OF Indiana. a
| commission 10 examine the enrolment of 1883.
| They submitted abe report, showing its great
Injustice, and relieved these cities from great
wrong. u tbat some similar plan be adoped now
whereby he quotas Of ibis stare, which, especially Ia
the districts hsvr named including New York CITY and
Brookvn 40 he unequal and oppressive, may he
adjusted eqnu,b' IN proporion to the demands ma 20
uthe pa u of the country Since the enroInents
m de there has neen opportunity 70 correct
them Neither can this pc done in time. While names
may be adoed ~ the lists. those which improperly
placed there cannot be stricken off, In large cities the
in cannot be detected. the citizens
liar with the and condition Of their uegh
bors. 10 the country It is otherwise Trnyyours &c.
HGRAUO SEYMOUR