The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-17
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TO m RrDcorp oSs-HALy-E1orssrvE NArrrs or
rBs CRY ouo1A uSDEs THr Last Gala BaIoar
Paospsor ron TEE ABts-Boprrp. Tho importance
of the work Of correcting the city enrolment,
which 10 now in progress, under the supervision of
Mr. Blunt Of tho Volunteer Committee, 10 not fully
UNDERWOOD by majority Of our people. Tho pub
lie are aware that the national enrolment made
aa spring, which footed mp 9 total Of one hundred
snd forty thousand persons subject 70 drat In this
city, WAS glaringly Inaccurate, and tha the quo.a
which vas abused on the bsns of thai enrolment
vss necessarily excessive and unfair toward the
city. Tho fault Of this injustice belonged 10 the
enroiling sgunts, and no, " the War Department.
for the onrolnonL whether defective or no<, was
necessarily the basis on which 70 sppor'icu Tho
quotas. The crsdn Of naval cuiisnents sssod the
o.sy RON . draft however. and a. there was no
certainty ,hAi subcequeni rcputeron would be
nccdod. TIA detective enrusaunsDt was for q Tine
dismlsspi from the pablic mind. whop the noons-
aty Of smother csR for uoops became asrsrGnt bow
eunr, The importance n correcting the 'osnom.cios
In ths onro,iucni. and thereby securing csynss-
b,s qncts FOR he diy, was n sih'ec, u much soaci-
tnde On tho part Of Mr. Bhm, and bis oo-afr@ss q
the Volunteer CommNtce. How 10 accomplish the
work. winch was Government aud poa . city
maitor was the question. Public appeals N per
sons knowing themselves " 10 enrolled and yet
nos Hattie W drsh, 10 have Their names stricken
from the rolls, hsd already teon unsuocessfully
tried. Il WAS known tbs. the enrolling agents had
Registered names with hu, little regard to age or
citizen ship ye, the latter clssser, knowing them
selves " be exempt, could no, be induced 10 take
O. A..
cake Of doing the city favor. In this dilemma
and feeling the heavy responsibility pressing upon
thor shoulders the military agents Of the city,
the Committee determined n undertake the gigan-
tic work Of correcting ,be enrolment thomaelves.
A a preliminary MEASURE and to ensure the &C.
| ceptsnce Of the correction by the War Department.
the Committee communicated with the Washington
authorities were Informed thst the latter were dis
posed 70 do anything by which justice might he
done 10 the city, and rscaived carte blanche 10
make the desirci crrcction.
The onorous task WAS sccordinsly commenced.
| Scvsral hundred clerks were employed tn tram
scribe nsme. and large force OF collectors were
employc cd 70 visit the residences Of enrolled persona
and determine certainly whether they wore lisb.e
10 drsft or not. Besides this the plan adopted em-
braces The copying and printing OF every old liss
printed sheet, conta ,ing ell the names enrolled
in particular ward, q sent 70 the Post Office I'D
dress Of every name, dedgnsted in the cid lists
notifying the person thu: he IL enrolled, and en-
Abr9 him TO suggest tie adding or striking OF Of
any names Of his acquaintance that are not pro-
perly enrolled. In addition 70 this the printed
sheets explain oil matters necessary for the en-
| t. ~ ha
details q this plan arc such insure the grosi
est possible thoroughness In making tho correction
Tho collectors Of names ARE instructed 70 seerch or
the enrolled men 81 their homea 70 go 70 their
places Of business or elsewhere n necessary q
hnd them, and in casos where exemptions claim
ed, the Of such exemption must be- noted, and
In oil cases where alienage is the assigned causs
Of non liability 10 dram, commissioner Of deeds OF
notary public will be dispatched 10 determine and
settle such questions. This part Of the new plan is
admirable, and eHectusly disposes Of the mos,
fruitful cause Of the excessive enrichment
Tho advantages OF this thorough and systematic
plan II revising the enrolment, became apparent a.
soon as II practically spilled, and the glarins
inaccuracies that It brought to light treasured III,
, committee Of It's uscfulness and gave them fresh
> stimulus 70 prosecute tho work to the end. ant
secure justice to thor constituents
Al the present time Ave wards have been can
vassed in accordance with the above plan, and IN
result shows that two-thirds Of the names sp
peAring upon the old lists arc either exempt or ar
unknown at the desgna,ed resi- fences. AmonI
the evidences 81 defective enrolment arc found re
corded the names Of slons old men. boys, des,
y men, and others who were never born-tho large
proportion bcing of the latter csss-a fnct speaking
well for the fertility Of Imagination which character
: iled tho former enrolling agents. The printe
lists for the First second and Thir
n wards have alrosdy been distributed. These arc
IS az course according to the old enrolment, and tn
. carriers heng directed to leave one with ever,
4 person enrolled, the inaccuracies regarding resi-
l. dence arc easily determined In the wards men
{ toned tho reports Of the carriers show that abou
A one-haf Of the names enrolled are unknown at III
r designated residences while others were dead G
" hsd removed Al tho time The enrolment WI
,e made
70 Thus the great work. employing in the neigh
!, borhood oil fifteen hundred men, is steadily pr,
m crossing The amount of labor required In N
y task can hardly be understood appreciate
Seven copies Of this multitude Of names Is uocessaI
in N be made with the age occupation, residence All
Vi color Of each person, together with the fact as
a. whether be is married single whether he hi
ig performed any military service and also remark
relative to his claim for exemption, II he have an
Resides this the labor Of arranging the lists for II
OF the collectors Is Of itself immense. The
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