The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-01-27
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Inform alton Concerning the As.
Segment OF Quotas...Credtts Tor
Kxcesses, &C., under the Late Call
for Men. BE-.

Inform alton Concerning the As.
Segment OF Quotas...Credits for
Excesses, &C., under the Late Call
for Men.
The topics that engross more attention
than all others at the present time, are the
call for "three hundred thousand more"
and the various questions that arise
under it concerning assignment of quotas,
credits for excuses, &c. AS the quota of
the State has not yet been assigned by the
War Department, We are unable to give
information other than what we have
earned from Col. AvERILL, of the general
principles upon which it will be made.
The quotas of the States have always
been assigned upon the basis of their en-
rollment lists. These lists. as they stood
corrected and reported by the Provost
Marshals of the several States on January
1st, 1866, were taken as bases for the ad-
justment of quotas. But the number Of
two and three years men, credited on quo
tas under call of July 10, 1864, have been
taken into consideration, in making the
assignment of quotas to States, under the
last call The quotas Of Minnesota have
heretofore been in the ratio of about 900
men to each 100, 900 in the calls.
Now, if Minnesota had more two and
three years. men credited to her on the
call of July 10, 1864, than the average of
other States, SO that reduced, she could
show greater excess of one years. service
than the average of other States,
then the quota under the present call will
be less than this ratio of 1000 to 100, 900;
but if other States should show larger
number of years service, after reducing
the two and three years men to one, then
her quota will be greater in proportion,
than it has been heretofore. The Depart
ment acts upon the hypothesis that de-
auctions in the enrolment of all the States
have been equal. Hence the circular. of
Gen. FRY, of Jan. ID, stating that no de-
auctions would be made from the quotas,
except by enlistment, after Dec. 10, which
has since been extended to Decem
Der 81, the date on which the re-
adjusted quotas have basis. 1t must be
remembered that the deductions and ad-
dititions on account of the excess or de-
ficiency of State are taken into account
achen the quota is assigned, and that no
change can subsequently be made. What
ever number of men may be called for
from State, as her quota, they must be
produced after the assignment OF the
quota, because lite gOrersanent intends 10
get Tie 100000 men called for. .. +.
This does not prevent the allowance of
credits to those towns which have an ex-
cess at the present time; nor does it pre-
vent the allowance of excess on account of
two and three years men, which have been
allowed on the July call-but the excess
due sub-disrict on account of having
furnished three years. men, &C., must be
made up by those towns which stand cred
tied with less excess.
Another principle is involved. II all
the sub-districts should stand credited with
equal and proportionate excess, on account
of the causes above mentioned, the 9ues-
ton of excess would be without signifi-
canoe; but, for example, if town A. was
credited on the July call with ten three
years men, on account OF previous ex-
cess, or by men actually furnished after
the call was made, such town is now enti-
tied to twenty years of service as an ex-
cess, and would be thus credited in assign
ing the quotas of sub-districts.
The total excess of years service in
Minnesota, up to January l, 1865, after re-
ducing all terms of enlistment to one year,
Is 1888 on all calls. This excess has been
recently allowed by the Department at
washington, and the quota under the
present call made less or greater than the
ordinary quota would have been by Just
the amount that this 1888 is greater or
less than the average excess of other
States.
Ihere Is one thing to be remembered,
and understood, that the State will be re-
quired to raise her quota of the 100000
men, without regard to excuses allowed
sub districts and the best advice we can
give to all concerned is to commence nj
once vigorous system of recruiting. The
figuring on excuses, credits, quotas, &c.
may well be left to Col. AvRRlIL and his
subordinates, who will take care that no
injustice is done to any district