New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-04

volunteers Dofore the me hxed for the draft There
to.be nothing to show that the time Of assignment
would have made any material difference To the esty
between the announcement Of the quota Of 1874 Asd
January, the city raised but few volunteers ON The
smaller quota, and there nothing to indicate that
shs would, before the time fixed for draft, have filed
| either the larger or smaller Of the two quotae
i In connection with the complaint made by cw.Yorh
city It Is proper to stat. thnt under the cali Of july IT,
ise4 hcr quota % l40 On that call tho oIty W the
largest estimate that can be made enlisted bat t46i
men, bhe secured credit for 9CI0 seaep, said to haze
been enlisted between April 1861, and February e.
is6 w.o were not embraced in the enrolment which
oUltcs and 10 have been at no further exponse
thGn that incurred IL collecting and recording tie
names OF the men, and having the sheets containing
them bound in PondeTous volume. OF the 5.t6a.
stated above as enlisted to the credit Of New York City
since July last. many were fraudueny enlisted ard
couted Several times over and some OF them are st
in the City VI New.lOk repeating their enhstmepn 10
fill the present quota.
The conduct VI the parties implicated in these frsuas
Is undergoing official scrutiny In the proceedings
Of the Board OF Supervisors Of the County Of New
York, gwen in tie New.York papers VI the 2stl
lust, report by committee. consisting OF Mr. Orsoe
Blunt appears, which p1rports TO give an account VI
visit ~ lde By him 10 my office. Tho report Is fGl
lows:
REPORT.
I'm accordance with the instructions of your Homer.
able body per resolution adopted nj the meeting he
the evening Of the cath Bst the chairman OF youS
committee at mitnsht proceeded to washingt2n IT
4
Provost Marshal General Fry and eracorsd to obtain
explanation Gin accordance with the Instructions OF
county had been raised ION four thousand four hand
red ard tlirtythree $3.50 as announced by him 10
Brig Gen Hays on the 23d ult. to the enormous usu'
Der Of twenty one thousand ard nineteen ga. OBJ
TIE chsruaD OF your committee was Informed tLst
this increase In the quota was attribut able: 49,
| fiys-To the redistribution Of the sava credits
S.coRd-To reductions in the enrolment of the couB
try district. OF this and other States which, by mate
rally reducing their proportion Of the men ~ be raised
renders ours comparatively larger.
7aird-By the report to tic War Department be-
tween the 23d and 3lst OF December. OF men raised
previous the 23d Of December, who not consid
e.ed in the first announcement. In some States the
Chairman Of yonr committee was assured that the num-
4 beT thus reported was very large.
These the only explanations which the Chairman
Of your committee could obtain Of the astounding in.
/ crease Of orr quota.
\ Volnnnous statistics were presented to him. but
nothing showing the precise method in which the qnote
OF this county arrived at Full explanations were
promised through Brig Gen. Hays, but such exolaDs-
tons have not yet been received.
| Had your committee rs desired by them been an.
thorzel by the War Department. two months earlier
thon they TO undertake the correction Of the en-
roment, the work would have been finished before tos
present quotas were assigned and the qnota OF tbs
cosnty would have been reduced by at least fifteen
thousand QJ000) men,"
! This report Is materially incorrect Mr.. Blunt not
only "eEdeorored TO obtain" but he did obtain Al
explanation "of the by which the quota Of this
county had been raised rom four thousand four humid
red and thirty three 4s3) 10 the number o.
twcnty.onc thousand and nineteen Col. 0lO.'
He not only acknowledged that the explanation was
fan but stated in terms that he understood II perfectly
that was right and that he would SO inform the PEG.
pie OF NewVork
He ras shown the precise method In which the
quota Of the county was arrived at" and expressed
Il .IDr1 .tf-x.
He is not correct IN stating that full explanations
were promised through Brighten. HAYS but such ex-
plantations have not vet been received No other ex.
plsnGtion promised through Gen. Hays than that
contained In letter from me TO that officer dated
Jan. a. 1865 which appears in Mr. Bants report and
which read 10 him when be was In nay Office on the
/ 26th Inst.
| TIE iRcorrec:ness ofMr BE,ps ditcpeHt Ia resfrito
revising tie ~ ronent IL shown by tie ia,i slsi A-
Ls.a stier asking auts'iil. 10 wise te cp''s'sh..
eblrcsld To Gen Hays va. dated in Nea, iork Soc.
- 1864. Ii was prcs"nted 10 ~. hy Con Lays IN
person on sunday ifr .7ih. ~ Noy,r'boi and Naf
vrref by Hgrie ne ssh y 'o-,1Fbrr siIee-
ing 10 tie proposition win son" n0e atoms WHOA
were accepted and created delay Tlc Injustice OF
TIE racrnrnt vii be recognized when it j. Ieneui-
tht fsr more shan yrar corrections 81 the en-
rnlmeut IN New-I0rk cify hive be"n coa;ipt:iy IN
yicd. A special appeal fi'r this correction made
~ circular from flee iafrd jane as 1874 sld
pafcd Nov, H. lsti. Cory hsrcuith Daring this
tive additions to and doduclnns ion TIE cnrclnent
list sit New ork ciiy were continuity being made By
rcers OF tf. bufenr. Tits appeal to the people
rorrcscntfd by the committee 20 mid in theso
ions received no attention from the committee until
tie 2i,h Of November slowing thct trey Consumed five
months in making Proposition which tie department.
tcok but day tc sdopt and. frrtherniore The COM
rittee and tie people were ut liberty. az a2y time.
wout special authority from this department. TO COR
rect their erroneBts and in many States this privilege
has been iuly and adynnt ,qeoasiy exercised. ~.
Mr.. Blunt is doubtless aware that the increase or the
Quota of SewYork city resU'ts In considerable
degree from his action In claiming an undnc proportion
II the amount OF service due on account 81 naval
credits Ills report Is cienlatad not only 10 do in.
Justice 20 this department. bit t has nisled TIE people
o. New York who have confded in him IA AID in rails
ing soldiers to strengthen the army and navy. The
principles POINTED ont IN the letter show the incorrect.
hes, OF various figures ond ststcmcnts made by Mp.
Blunt befoy. the b ard OF Supervisors. w '.
without disturbing tho manner Of determining ARD
distributing he quotas Of tae districts in the State OK
New loIk. the President has ordered that twenty1ye
per cenum Of the quota OF each district IN the State Do
20. aside uGtl further orders.
an General. very respectfully. your o6edent SER
want JAMES D. Fry PrSyo.'; Ms Msr,hsl,General;
PRoyosT MARSHAL GEssRALe OFFICE,
WAsl..GToS, d. c.. Nov. IS, 1854
CcrrAa No 3Aenf IN 10 s;s'n called TO tho necessity
cor 10. enro rnen every district aud snbds
tc While tie Boisd il responsible as body for the
sn". ~. omri..ion.r on the yrud viii 6s required
Give H. pir,ieular attention to The correction, revision snds
of The lists aud 10 the prep nsoa o. ell reports
md returns ,rd to them; and he Is hereby especially DE-
III l'ment or the preceding mont, promptly for
eI tbs ole. before me tirj DAY Of every month
Circular No. ~ from th- ok - deed Jure 25 1864 Is
produced and fOr the sadsnee Of Ill concerned 10
Z, follows; -. 49,. f... -
otbe speudsory Of the Euro unt Act which is la the
following WORDS viz:
SEcTIos g. Jurl.ry enacted That Boards Of En-
vion. q hi. s"t aJ ie sr to Which Ills !. an an e.draen
wh,se ,yc been omitted by the proper cpo'a9
oiee; al peors Who sai arrive 81 TIE Tho age FL Il
q, ,laro inrir incrtio to besome citizens; al per-
nj Ynat ts.u