New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-28
RECRUITING.

Gov. Seymour's refusal to send State agents
to recruit in rebellious States is likely To make
trouble in more ways than one. His frivolous
distinction between initiating such q system
himself and giving the Executive sanction to
local applications. without which no agents
would be permitted to recruit anywhere, does
not save his scruples, if any he has but does
tend to produce great confusion. 1t looks as ii
Gov. Seymour were willing enough there
should be a heavy draft, for the sake Of result
ing in political capital 10 the Democratic party,
while, at tho same time, he dares not directly
assume the responsibility of keeping the State
quota untitled.
II he would send State agents, limited in
number, and with assigned duties and districts,
the work of recruiting would go on promptly
and without confusion. Remitting the whole
business TO agents Of counties and cities ia to
make it as complicated and dilatory 81 possible.
If he grants sn authority to New-York, he must
to Buffalo, and then to Troy, and then to Penn
Yam and Undertook. until the number Of
agontS becomes enormous, and the usefulness
of each proportionaly diminished or wholly,
neutralzed. The War Department has issued
orders touching this matter which Gov. Scy-
mour practically ignores. 1t is required that
each agent shall have letter Of appointment
from the State Executive. " The pax
ticulsr field Of State in which
such agent is to operate should be specified in
the letter OF appointment. To erod confusion,
the nmmJer Of agents should NOT be large" Gov.
Seymour has probably seen and read this order,
yet he proposes to go on appointing as many
agents as apply to him, creating thus the con-
fusion which no is enjoinod to avoid, and SOW
ing the seeds Of ruinous competition between
the agents from the Same State, which could
not exist if each agent represented the State,
and not rival communities.
We do not advert to these errors for the sake
Of criticising Gov. SeymOur-there would be
no object in that-but because they directly
affect the personal welfare OF every individual
in this State. We deem 1t wise to avoid DRAFT
80 far as possible by volunteering or by filing
the quota of the State. as the law permits
and cOntempates, and We see clearly that the
course Of the Governor tends 10 make the drsit
heavy and not light. Had he seen tit to exer-
else the power which the act Of Congress con-
ferred upon him, he might already have had State
agents ut work. actively reducing our quota by
enlstments elsewhere. Az matters now stand.
one.hslf New-York will bid against the other
half, and while tho wrangle goes on, other
States will step in and sweep off the recruits.
But it is not yet too hate for Gov. Seymour to
reconsider his III, Judged opinion.
In the city enlstments are not numerous
not above twenty-five or thirty . day The
Hancock Committee, We are told, will send an
agent to the South. with the sanction Of MIR.
Blunt, who will also send others-with what
prospect Of success wo have yot to ASCERTAIN.
Meanwhile, there h NO increase Of bountiss
from the Supervisors. Agents Of other States
are still busy, and carry of considerable
numbers Of men whose enlistnsnts ought 70 re-
ducs our own quota They will continue to do
60 as long a. il more profitable 10 enlist elsewhere
than hsre--hencs the necessity for additional
hountiea Something 10 done toward getting sab
stitutcs for enrolled mon in sdvsuee Of the drah,
and there 10 Q manifest disposition 10 extena
this effort. 1t 10 certain thss there ore mani
thousands Of oitisens perfectly able and willinl
to put substitutes into tho army. but who noes
TO no called upon. solicited, or reminded. 10 d
this. In . word. some system 10 wanted Q