The New York herald., 1865-02-03
The Quota Of tho state Reduced by tn
President-The Blunders or General Fry
OOrrocted.

The Quota Of tho state Reduced BY tho
President-The Blunders or General Fry
Corrected.
I The committee, consisting Of Senators An
drews and Bell, from this State, had an inter-
view with the President yesterday, and sue
ceeded in convincing him that the calculations
Of our quota of drafted men, announced by Pro-
vost Marshal General Fry, were grossly moor
rect The President, therefore, upon examin-
ing into the matter has decided to reduce the
number allotted by General Fry on the last
call twenty-five per cent on the State quota. This
will reduce the quota Of this city by some Eve or
six thousand, leaving the number to be supplied
by the metropolis about fifteen thousand. -
The whole Of the loyal States are thrown into
confusion, discomfort and disgust by the extra
ordinary action of Provost Marshal General
Fry. It is impossible for the most clear-headed
apithmetician to make anything out of Fry's
calculations upon quotas. Such an inextricable
labyrinth offigures was never conceived before
in a matter so really simple Of adjustment.
Frys orders Of one day have been 80 often an
nulled the next that we never know for week
together how we stand with regard to our quota
OF the draft His last monstrous demand for
twenty-one thousand men from this city was
the greatest outrage he has yet committed; but
happily, the amsnde has, TO certain extent,
been made by executive interference.
That 1t should become necessary for the Pre-
sident TO correct the errors Of an official, en-
trusted with 30 important duty as the Provost
Marshal General, Is sufficient argument of the
unftness Of Gen. Fry for his position. Since
the department Of the Provost Marshal was
created Gen. Fry has been the incumbent, and
we can safely say that in the whole course Of his
career he has never furnished any evidence Of
his fitness for the Office. On the contrary, his
conduct has been the means Of obstructing the
Jealous work OF our local boards and commit
pense, wasting tho time Of our citizens In visit
Ing Washington and Albany as delegations in
search Of light by which to read and under
stand his muddled orders, and subjecting US to
the constant apprehension Of an oppressive con-
scription. Under the late call for three hundred
thousand men we were first assured that this city
was free or nearly free, from the draft So in the
State Of Rhode Island, the Provost Marshal Gen.
eral declared that there was an excess Of some
seven thousand men. After all our arrangements
were made to perform our duty upon these
representations, everything Is turned upside
down by new order, based upon some inex-
plicabls hocus pocus, declaring that the quota
Of this city Is twenty-one thousand, to be
drafted In two weeks from this time. An addi-
tional quota Of fifteen hundred men Is also de-
manded from Rhode Island, against which the
Governor very properly protests II seems
that while the Presidents call is only for three
| hundred thousand men, Gen. Fry hxss ouI
/ quotas on basis Of eight hundred thousand.
We do not know upon what grounds Mr.. Fry
was brought from Illinois to be, ipstalled Al
Provost Marshal General; but th@ manner Il
which he has blundered and oo,nfnsed every
thing n connection with hh ONCE show