The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-06
The Draft.
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A,ba.y, Avg. She following Ia Gov. sly
oou,, ls,ser 70 secrstary s.snson, relative 10 t's
,no... N ,hs arss ssn Congressional Districts Of
this assae:
STATE or NRw Yoaz. ErscurIvv D~AsrsnT
ALBANY, August 81, 1901.
Ion r. n Stanton, Secretary Of W1:
SDs ]. Ia my duty 70 call your Mtennon - ~,
enrollmens made with . view 70 the dIa, Nney
orderui by the Presided. In some OF VIC O,n-
RresAonul d. styicts tbey arc esrechhy eA.ooSiNo
and injurious. Tho sverag. quota, ~ ui ns; one
C.mrre& fonal Districts Of Nee York are =, VI ; IN
Ntsactuaet,r and New H.mIshirc ibcy arc 100
IN PennsyivsriA, 1881. II WI y zen Una. .ne ~, sv
eraee ,ernand male In every Coneress,ons' DIS
INC. IN the s4ate Is for $40 mel per district more
than Is required N PeDDsy wanna, and ior w men
ter ,jsirt more hsr Massachusetts or New
B,mpshirc. name hes s,a'es ss nave NOT Deen
There are no differences IN the character OF the
population Of these States 70 account for these
discrepancies.
The rnosi oppressive enrollmen's appear In the
Congressional lis.ric,s in the cities % New York
sid BROOKLYN. The sverige demand rnsde upon
these Is or 3 s61 men cnch, while In Massachusetts
the average desnnnd made upon each district ia for
2l67 men. The census returns show that the pro-
portion n aliens and females IN the largo towns
shcu!d mnte thar quota less, no, groatcr than In
other sections. These returns are confirmed by
ihe character Of thar respcctive population. Not
only arc aliens numsrous in New York and Brook.
I'm, but females make larger proportionste num-
her shAn elsewhere, - they fnd more employment
IN workshops or rs domestics.
II n comparison Ii made between cities 81 difer-
ent States, The dispropcrton Of mon demanded
from New YorA and Brooklyn 10 rrl more
startling. While In thep cities 20 Per cent
Of the population u enrolled. IN Boston
only ~ PR cent, OF le. than one half that ratio
sional D stricss Of Mssss chusetts are required TO
Furnish, under the last can. only 2icTo men. The
first ten Congress onsl D.srio,s IN this State arc
called on Tor so,95t, making excess OF i42,4. II
is clear hs. great injustice Ia done under nee eli,
rollmcnts. do not mean To fpd f,ult with those
who made thera In New York and Brooklyn. I
know what they state IL truo-thst II 70 not poss-
bic " avoid the enrolment there Of persons who
not liable to he drafted, because they are aens
Or lon-rrs,cdpts. Those whose names are thus er-
roneously pu. down have no intcres, in correcting
she lisa; while Il Ia fact that they swell tho enroll
ment, and bring grievous burthcns upon the DIS
tric. 10 which they are charged.
The dram makes heavy aran upon all paris OF
our country. In c'u cities it Is terrible nfficion
A great prvporttop OF the inhabitants live upon
daily wRSets which d ey must receive with regu-
larisy 70 give io< fuel aud shelter TO their inlics
These can only BE- Obtained by cash payments. The
pay Of the soldiers, which Is maze st irregular
tmcs, and PERHAPS NJ comparatively long periods,
Will not provide the necessary support to their Ia
miles In cities like New York aud Brooklyn, and
they are ir.queutly broken up and ruined. Every
consideration Of Justice aud burrsn,.y demands
that unequal burthens should not lie thrown upon
chem.
his prprc, should sny tba, s'ncc the beyiun'pg
Of this civil Wal, ihe'e cites have not only furnish
ID their full quotas, but are today entitled to a
credit Of about 1900 three years. nieu. II would
be IN act Of Jusu,e W count each Of these men
agains, three men under the present call for ser
vice for one year. Hut the- cites have done
mort. They have ON repeated occasions promptly
answered the calls a tic department. IA ,.u,,s II
IA IaF has b,gfl al ipl do ia