New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-04

nuts Pr ESQ ".
SIN hsye the honor TO acknowledge the reeep, Of
your ofhe % Inst r,py to note Of capt
bronson o. written by 10y d,r,'a aaa hass vers.sa
with interest the elaborate array OF statsl', "hlti
recruiting IN the City and County OF New.los. under
the present and previous calls for troops bu,
NE II animation La, chsnsed odh-d conviction.
tia, the preen Of recruiting will no, MI the quotas OF
the city districts within tho time required.
I, l be- borne IN mind that very great dchcience,, A.
sI.d with other districts in division e1i. all the
city and that these deneenee. e'.t Entirely or the
successfully engaged in actual recruiting than the
suburban districts. The draft mas already com,
merccd IN all districts surrounding the city, and
20 further postpone operations heie unes' there pros
pect Of quotas bei; immediately hhed ey voluntary
Enlistment. wond he obvious injustice 10 those districts
which the application Of the proNsons OF tue law Is now
being made - ,..., -
ts Of ,h. city districts been hed TO very great extent
With credits resulting from enstmenis In the navy not made
since the assignment o. quotas nndSf ,e hh,." nna
contained in your exhibit OF the posre; Of recruiting
under calls hence the comparison madr IA your e.
municson has appica INTO the renl" m h"S me quotas
which now must be done by actual enlistnen,
1t hoped that the posponernen, OF the draft In this city
would produce on the part Of US ele' some ehoI. com
with the amount Of labor to be- done TO secure
hnr the quotas by volunteer ensents thereby speed
y reinforcing active victon,u. armies with sixteen
thousand volunteers and thu. removing the necessity for
recourse the operations OF dram nthe part oil the Govern
ment. ,.. -
TO secure this result every means OF cooperation
and nee consistent with the interests Of the service,
Ia, Whenever suggested been Willingly adopted by the Fro
and by the Office but after trial II
that the hopes well grounded ior while yourself and
few perrons have laboed faithfully and efficiently 10 produce
the dered result the expectation 81 general interest being
aroused aud an active effort being made the OF the
whole community has been realized and instead Of
being apparent that the quotas VIII be speedily
filled the conclusive evidence OF your
figures that at the rate of the quota Will not
be hlled until the fret of August next
know Of no means by which the number Of raised
be increased the people who have tbs greatest
shall by their efforts give recruiting ruc al
impetus they only create. Every consideration oil
patriotism and interest appeals to them to pat their hands to
the work The brnecsn and liberal provisions OF the State
law by which every person who substitute before
the draft will receivs hundred four hundred three
hundred dollars bounty for three. two or one years
service Of such substitute. respectively, while q
drafted man receive but two hundred and hry
dollars either for himself his substitute, ought
itself every able bodied prr.on who Is liable %
BIZ State addition tn Government bounty ought t.
induce all those who liable to the dra TO enter OF
the service and assist In the grand concluding cam
psigns Of the wsr
In reply however to your concluding remarks wonld
su,ses, that means be adopted the greatest possible
publicity necessity of Immediately missing men more
RAPIDLY and the beI provisions Of the State and Govern
made volunteers and substitutes and that the people
Of the city BE- appealed through the public press aud
practicable, through pubic meetings TO devote one weeA
to their country and their personal interests, "
labor the hng Of the quotas Of their districts and
thereby relieve themselves from the evils Of drah To TN
end every facility will be extended from TIL. Department
Mastering Officers and Surgeons shall be provided IN aoui
and that fair test be made think may promise
that no DRAFT shall take place during the neat ten Jays
am, Sir very respectfully your o6edient servant,
FDw. w. IlISKs Brig DEN,
A Z. NJ Cen, Superintendent Vol Recruiting Service