, 1865-03-08
THE DRAFT,
Report ef the Committee Sent 10 Washing
ion.--The ArsCncnts--Deetsious--Hew
we Stand-p:st Credits.

"A meeting OF representatives Of the several
Ward Draft Associations was he'd last evcninp in
the Circuit Court Room, on call Of AID. Stephen
Barrett, Chairman Of the consolidated Commit
tee tcr the purpose Of hcariug report OF the
Committee recently scut to Washington, md for
the Transaction Of other buE.ncas. AID. Barrett
tttary.
The Chairman stated the object Of the meeting.
lt had understood Il to be the intention Of the
officer had teleeraphcd that be could moi possibly
come. It had been suggested that 1t would b.
well to scnd ! committed to Springfield, Be call
ed On AF:Nediil y @ fsom the Committee to report
noash] Sent = Washington aad per Performed he tbs
FEY 'sssnsf 4ssnsa ef ii t. e. s best 5 q s5 asd dsi
VIZ and Provost Marshal s General: T.
r IT, st sy sas a Hat ss
dny. Senator TrnmbnIi, lion. I. Il. E Arnold, "a
9ta9t General hnane g bore and Collector
Considerable length. General Fry plead want OF
RoWeI, and that 4 would ,n5uEe the service 70 a.
s &c fs9a$ qs sss sssa e. es:s ss
gcns1nlly, and Mr.: HnScs ;ubmlttcd IN elaborate
snaaar T1tfen @aaea rS,y iby the
lasted, perhaps, Two hours and > half The Presi::
dent did not feel like issuing the order without
Ma M s. ono no g. ssi
sl'y TOO high. Another Interview Nas heId the
6s 6osae eae on sss sa@a tsea
asked them to remain over till Monday,
when he would determine the case one
oee c - q he secres2y Of ot var. accompanied 5y
several Illinois Con.ressmen and citizens Tho
arguments were again submitted, and NJ. Stanton
f1n1f~ EHN1J $R1 hfFxIk
laSns ha Il eonld st Se done aa1 there Wer
Elk committees nt that tine In Washington sWa1t-
ing the answer given to the Chicago Committee:
granting the application would be TO set back the
draft entirely, and 1hatit would be mich better
to stop The cali on Cook county altogether. Mr..
Ho1Eh also maac remarks, and Mr. Arnold assist
ed. Mr. Dore followed. and Mr. ua,es argued
the legal point well: in fact, he bad little the
dercd that The order khouid be issued, ms already
reported, In reference. to new enrolment after
alter This draft, and It should be found
be equivalent to credit Of 100 for each Or hree
years. at taeast-equiy-Icat to $500; probahly 1t
would give us cfedit OF ooo men, 80 that II tho
Cook county Eonid not need 10 furnish a man.
So that II the COMMITTEES had not succeeded in
the primnry object Of :hei. mission, they had
the event Of 2 future draft. General Fry had
stated that his assignment to this county WAS
1850 mer, and that the balance Of :, 800 men was
saeed aess It Wa vel a0Ins Hpowa Eat tas
county lad pale boun;fes to great many men, at
least {, 900, who Ind enlisted here in our reg1-
ments, but had been credited TO other counties;
stated that II they could not have the credits they
ehould at least have their money back agaln. BE
eSusht IT, IT Fened to sec
| Colonel Honsh followed. The statement OF Ar.
MeGill WIS almost verbatim one. But there vas
dispute e between he P5oyost y , Assshal General
| gard to the quota Of this county. He found that
| this error had occurred previous to May, 1858.
Prcyions to that time Illinois had put in the held
IL, Geo men, Of whom Cook county mad been cred
lied E1th only o,co0 while her quuto was dzed at
1t.6o. This error hal mot been made by the pres
cnt Adjntant General, but hJ the former one. The
regiments and batteries formed in this county
previous to thst time showed over 4OO0-ncarly
s men aia The county @ ho9ny 5d IL IA 1s6l where's
had Afterwards been credited to other places. Qc
laid this before General Haynie who thinks that II
c9ok county win furnish a1o her 500 men pnder this
other places, and will never be called for rom
sot as e0a?S Il; Il spaoes %ss ss Last TS5a hs
statcments Of tacts. bat argued that il would not
& ne eafs e. t9 acsede TO n b. request proposed nli-
noA nau gwen 17h,uOo tAfee years men, who
| were credited as one year men that Was equal
| 10 60 years Of service not credited 10 US.
Ohio and lows had both gone down there and
rot al their credits. The President conceded
tklt .hc county hsd great cause for comp pla1nt
hut The 1e-enrollment could not be ordered with
ont great derfmeut to the country at large. Put
ln the $50 men and he thought all would be
night he was willing at any time to work for
shat abatement when they had saised the $500
| men.
Hon. S. s. Hayes said that be could only add to
nj bo kRcH k4fi AZ he hSr1-
more efficient men could hare been sent on any
buaines than Aesess, Medill and Housh, (Cof.
eGud nj e. aGag w1nt 10 tbs M
respectfully. and he cunld not crtucise their de-
elsi9n q lhe present time; my other decision
must eay, however. Tint there had been c1isv-
ens Encouragement in the War Department at
e L. sess ssesea m a9 ss Sns s;sspZ sssssss
fct due allowance must Ds made for the novelty
Of TIC situation. But It was to be regretted that
the,cells On all the States. The President had
etated to the Committee that he Ind promised not
to interfere with :hc Secretary Of War or tho Pro-
quotas Rad been scrntinized By a Commission
whose dec isioc was to be final sby vtrtne Of the
Order giving them authority to work. lie OBJ
vas very cur1ously drawn, giving to the FreEI-
dent an extraordinary and even arbitrary power
ores the men to be raised; but5n dtstr Batting the
the President was held 10 certain rules therein
lsld down, that The States should be credited for
sll men rzesionsly rendered, the time being taken
her one 5ea1s' men credited as equivalent to our
three yrars' men; the Attorney General had de-
c1ded that he allowance could not DO granted,
neither had tho, President the power to
appoint a Commission whose deelsion against
could dc decision Of that tibunsl, II legal, Be
binding on the State Of Illinois, when shc had not
been heard on the subject. Ne appEehended that
jnstlcc, but feared that 10 make public ali the
| conditions OF the States would give some lnfor-
nation to The enemy. Il such were the yiews oI
tige and wonld set these m.ttets right in good
time. We ore clearly entitled to relief, which
viii come In due tins II We do onr duty. But 1t
e e snen 5 Il
tkat perhaps the ncW enrolment would be as
large Is the old one, and quoted the Example Of
had occurred here; the co1nni,tees had erected i
reduction OF some aooouen but found that the en-.
Iollnent bad bcen Increased while they were do
Captain james had violated tie law Which says
rolled. The man rho had msde false en-
his pride Ypuld lead him to wi.h that the
last result should rot differ much from the first.
AID. Bond eae told him that In their ward 1,10o
| found. The President had not yet tnt1ma.ed his
decision US to the putting In Of recruits By draft
aE:octanons- The speaker then argued tho case
fecty legal tosuthorize it. He also reeounted his
lahors IN Washington, uylng to get the measure
authorized ~ the act last passed on the eubject
| OF culistmcnts He Ind not get heard Of
sending q Colonel Honeh = cSmmittee
to Springfield to urge their case before the Gov
| ernor and Adjutnnt General. md secure a favor
able hea1ing With them, in case the quota be not
quite alled. He 1honght too, that before the
thoEize the collection Of statistics as to the en-
rollment, showing The fraud 2c1pctrated on rs, BY
| the correction Of the old enrolment He sug-
Captain James to furnish . printed .list of al
sntn enrolled; /: be would not give II
| theu telegraph to Washington for orders to
th.t effect. They con1d produce evidence enough
should uso preserve areeord Of a!l money furnish
ed By TIE county for c1listment5, and they could
thow TINT Cook county has furnished over two
mfllions Of dollars to the country more than was
The duty. Of tho citizen was to obey the consti-
tuted authorities, 10 fafae no facuons opposition,
nor even to sctutinize too closely their acts when
the country was In danger; but the citizen oTcd
also daty TO himself and TO his family, let that
The report Of the committee IVES accepted, and
the thanks Of the meeting given for the ser vices
rendered TO the COUNTY
Peter Daggy eaid that in the Adjatant Generals
report the comfy wss credited with III compa-
The following ycrc then appointed rs commit
tee 10 <talt SprinEAe!d: Colonel Hough, Hon. s. S.
Hayes and Alderman Barrett.
The meeting ther adjourned.
FUNERAL OF C. r. BRADLEY.
The funeral services Of The Late C. P. Bradley,
Will he held 4t Bryan Hall al oae o'clock to day,
as previously announced. The procession tmme-