The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-09


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WILLIAM A y. TWEED,
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Committee Of the Board Of Supervisors county of New York
INTERVIEW WITH THE PRxsIDEsr
Your committee had, since their arrival in Washing
tOn endeavored TO the President but not until
the morning Of Monday the 9th, when correspond
with Provost Marshal General Fry had reached this
point that were enabled 70 have an audience with his
In order that there might be no Misunderstanding
10 what desired, the following points Of claim
were submitted to him in writing
WASHINGTON d. c., Feb. g. 1895.
To Hrs ExcELLxNCY INK PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
Under cal. Of December 10 1884. for 10000 IN.
n;%s men nm . ''''A' '''' W. ''''- " ''''''' "
Firs-Inasmuch tho Increase quota Is great
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quota SHOULD after the correction Of our enrol
correction Of our enrolment which win be in about twenty
co-n case county shall keep her Provost Mar.has
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Thd-To satisfy our constituents as to the justice Of this
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s e sAss s Ct e e. rss
the districts loyal States This viii do any
War department and we win do il in less than two hours
Although your committee received positive ASSN
rance from the PRECEDENT first points presented
TO him. they were led to believe that his Exceency saw
their force and Justice.
In regard the third point, however in which orr
correspondence with the Provost Marshal General had
been unsatisfactory he remarked that it had been
presented TO him that desired these figures for the
purpose Of showing that the government wrong
Your committee assured him, however that their only
object TO be put in possession Of the data which
they might satisfy themselves and their constituents
that the quota assigned them just
On this explanation, his Excellency kind enough
to hand your committee the following order 10 Provost
Marshal General Fry:-
EXECUTIVE MANAoN,l
wAsHlsaroS Feb g. 1858
PROVOST MARSHAL GKxxRAI-These gentlemen distinctly
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THIRD INTERVIEW WITH THE PRovosr MARSHAL GENERAL.
With this memorandum, and copy Of that portion Of
the paper handed the President relating To this subject
subcommittee called upon Provost Marshal General
Fry ready proceed with the labor Of copying the ng
The Provost Marshal General took the papers, aud
shortly after handed the subcommittee the folowng:-
1Hx PROVOST MARSHAL s.ss "A TO TINE COMMITTEES
PROvSy, S sss... STsHH 1is sg ,:s
TO THIS BoAnD OF SUPERVISORS Q, THE coUSTr or INV
Of memorandum the President BY The hands your
:sS by you s..da and which ecnes BY letter
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with him the subject and directed BY him 70
ssemens &c have only to repeat NY letter Of last
Ing, to which refer you
al" JAMES B. FRY PROVOST SSI MassSa General
Thus your committee were q, last informed distinctly
that with the Presidents permission they could
not have the figures TO demonstrate the
racy either OF the quota OF four thousand four hundred
and thirty demanded in December or the quota Of
twenty thousand and nineteen required in January
Had this refusal been given us at the outset much
valuable time would have been saved us and we should
the have been able to lay our report before your
honorable body.
your committee was appointed in part for the pur
pose Of asceranng the justice Of the increased quota
or at least the which operated to increase the
demand for 4 433 men in December 10 a demand for
a. ole men in January, they felt that they would have
been remiss had they less pcrtinacousy insisted upon
obtaining the desired information
During the evening OF the 9th your committee were
surprised at the receipt cf letter from the Provost Mar
shall General agan refusing furnish the information
asked II was M follows:-
TIN PROVOST MARSHAL CENTRAL TO r.r ooxxrrrr.
PRovosr MARSHAL GKsYRALis BuREAu,
WAsuIseTos, D. O.. Feb Q, 1865
Supervisors OF Ii. county OF New YORK
SAVIOUR communication of this date has been received,
obtain such information win enable YOU lest
,rcs loyal States and the credits
q ,hos districts % bsss 2 ;s 1864 after satisfying all
your NM " yen ,cs that these two pumSs,.
of New York depends the Of these assumed
in reply have the honor state tina, the Of
oos in s S% on ss
and the sun o. The eIces Of credits Of these
but are he correct aggregate Of the enrolment and excess o
beg aye inform the Board o. Supervisor. that having
y S ss s q ss have no further "s
ar very JAMES c"r f DSsssS M. s.ryInt
Your committee have received no further communlca
ton up ~ the time ~ making their report
The result Of all their shors the committee sum up
be reduction Of twenty i've per on the quota OF
twenty thousand and nineteen until the enrolment
completed In the city aud the true quota be-
tanned This makes the quota fifteen thousand seven
hundred and sixty three. Besides this they have
tanned that the DRAFT will probably be pos poned IL voly
teerng brisk and there Is reasonable prospect of m
ing the quota by that The report concluded by
Offering for adoption the following resolution -
Resolved, That the Committee on Volunteering be and
u hereby authofzed TO oer such bounties rs may be
deemed wise and udicious both for volunteers and sub
stues and be instructed 70 report their determination
% this Board.
Supervisor sHoox moved that hc report be accepted
and the resolution appended 10 IL adopted Tho motion
carried without debate
supervisor PuRDY moved the adoption Of the following
Resolved That In the opinion OF this Board Whenever
u IL made satisfactory ~ the Volunteer Committee that
any person has been duly enlisted cred ted 90 the
county Of New York and accepted by the United States
authorities that the person presenting such certificate
shall be entitled TO the bounty and hand money prop
by said committee.
supervisor Twrrp made speech defending the super.
visors from the insnuations of the newspapers
He referred TO the investigation Of Colonel Baker into
the alleged frauds In enlistments In this county. No
forged papers made out in this county The
naval enlistments claimed all genuine There IL
nothing In any Of the arrests made 10 impcate the
county any in Il In frauds Every man credited
N this county had been duly examined by a United
states medical officer Every mustered Into service
has been paid the bounty himself The committee or
the Board were not responsible h man has passed the
mastering officers once twice three times The bust
Of the county 10 give the men 10 the govern
mcnt and get the credit II not their business
take Of the The agen, OF the committee
docs not always pay the bountes that would be i'm
possible for them 10 detect frauds Ho thought tho
press should assist the Board In dlsposn0 OF the
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