New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-05

Newly ork il, according 10 the least liberal compu-
tGtion, over sixteen thousand 10000 IN men, and
over thirty-,wo thousand (31OOO) in years OF ser
vice. The basis. Therefore, upon which the above
table is computed which is the same as that OF all
previous qu0tas-appears to have been abandoned
10y the War Department and your Committee hnd
in the formula given for the atNortionment of a
district quota among the subdistrcts $50 as 10 al
low to each subdistot due credit for whatever ex-
ccssit pav have furnished over tho demand on pre-
Won calls while at the same time the whole num-
b,r of men deDanded from the district is raised an
explanation of the ingenious method by when the
department LAS fixed. the quotas under the present
cdil 80 as to prevent the allowance for credit que
from diminishing the number Of men actually Ia be
raised nIcr the call. The formula given is that as
The total enrolment of one portion of the country
IL It's actual quota plus the excess OF Years o.
service, is the total enrolment OF any Diner por
ton of its actual quota plus the excess OF years OF
service. The proportion Of tie total enrolment 81
New-York County TO the total enrolment OF the
United States is us 80 $50 10 0WCU0
iIv the application of this formula to the number
Of men demanded from The county of New iork,
foriv-iour hundred and thiry,l Tee 1879 plus the
excess Of years Of service thirtytwo thousand hvC
hundred g. 500, find that The whole United
States must have IN excess OF years Of service OF no
l,ss han -four hundred and nluctv-e!ght thousand
nd thirty-fOur 9H,u3i), or about hve hundred
JJj, COO. |; app aJs therefore, that the three
hundred 900 Ng' Years II service called for by IA,
President proclamation has been added 20 the I'VE
hundred thousand 5)J0)1) years Of service already
furnished in excess of all previous calls, ana Una
the SUN OF eight hundred thousand goo, lVOj year
has hecr apporiioncd GwoGg the several Ccngrcs-
s.Ona districts, and that by this apporionmeLt the
quota Of N,y-Iors IL liked al nearly thlrty-Seycn
thousand "a u0J years Of service, exhanstlng It's
surplus of thrty-two thousand five hundred ~. oh)
wears and demanding IN addition forty-iour thou
sand and tlir;l three men for one year. By TINS
mems only IS The Wax Department able 10 sccuIc
the number 81 men called for and at the same time
make the allowance which il lad pledged itself to
make those portions Of the country when iliIcu
calls for one year men with men for two and for
'hrec wears. 'ihe wisdom ol the course adopted
bv this county in recruiting men mainly for three
ycaYs stands v!ndic0t q ly the result.
Hsd no credits b,cn du, 10 this county, the a.
,cmt 10 raise thirty thousand must nave been
abandoned in despair.
Fortunately tho naval and other credits obtained
without the pal mont of bounty by yOar committee
n he last quota have contributed even more to
save the county from the present drait than from
tie last. The great majority Of these credits were
for the thr years men, Of whom but ole year OF
ryice was c0uI ted on the quota under the call for
We hundred thousand men, while on the present
quota the remaining two Yeas OF service are
counted.
Your committee desire 20 express their thanks 10
The War Department ioI The adoption Of this method
If fixing the quota whereby justice IS done to every
portion Of he couuny without chOHN1g the govern
nent out If single one OF these tarec hundred
thousand 900 0lU inen called for by the President
We would state that, though the demand upon
ds is flI 1 ur thousand four hundred and Thirty
lrco Is i.,p men, that tho number Of men which
ae will I've compelled 10 raise 10 satisfy the demand
only about tLrce thousand I'VE hundred l5,'oVj
men,
This discrepancy is caused by tho fact that allow
ance has only been nnLe by the War Department
fr men enlisted up 20 and including the 3Jth OF
November. Since that period, and Up To this date.
here has been raised army volunteers, rceasitd
men, naval rccruiis, substitutes in anticipation
OF the draft, and representative recruits, total
| e about one thousand tl,U0Dl men, and this
number We are entitled 10 have deducted ron the
demand for tour thousand four hundred a7d thirty
.hrcc o. i3;O men, leaving only about three thou
sand four hundred and thiriy-thrce l3,433 men to
| DO rails, d. .,
Bat 10 raise even this small number OF men will
| 80 matter of much labor, and will require very
large expenditure OF money. The quotas OF me
s.ycra districts being announced, every effort wall
at once be put forth b. districts surrounding this
county to raise their complement.
As usual TINS county viii be the great recruiting
croupd yAere all wall center 10 obtain their men.
n is also natur. 10 suppose that very heavy boun.
lies will he offered, hitherto, TO secure these mon
either this county must give up IN despair ol hllng
| t. quota without draft, or II must offer bounty
sufficient to prevent the surrounding districts TAX
/ ing the men from 10.
| Your Committee ore satisfied that a large bounty
viii be necessary 10 secure us the number Of men
| needed - prevent draft .
Thee is now In the county treasury, 10 the
credit Of the volunteer fund, d sum sufficient only
Ue think TO cover G. penditures in raising volun-
teen up 20 tins time and 10 pay the expenses Of the
/ Gigantic work OF correcting the enrolment. Your
! committee have therefore concluded 10 recommend,
and have appended hereto marked Al, an ordinance
| providing for the raising Of the men demanded Of
us, and appropr.at!ng the sum Of four millions
900 D0 Of dollars 20 cover the expenses therefor.
i As there exists no legislative authority for this
oan il will have TO b. placed before the people Tor
subscription wholly Oh patriotic grounds. IL Is
true inc Legislature Is about 10 assemble, Dut 10
wait the few DAYS necessary 10 obtain the egisa-
tive authority might bc fatal, and every moment
now is of value as it will require all the time up 70
the extreme limit Of the Presidents ell! to raise the
nun Der Of men wanted, even at large bounty.
/ Your committee believe that they ore but 81
pressg the feelings OF the patriotic citizens OF this
eounty whether rich or poor, high or low, whether
liable or exempt when they say that no means
which labor or money render available should
be spared 10 save our county from the disgrace OF
a draft They, therefore, recommend the adoption
of the ordinance, annexed. marked A.
| OgISoN BLUNT,
WN. NJ. TWEED,
! ELIJAH +. PURDY,
D., 4. GODFREY GUN1HsR,
Special Committee on Volunteering
AN ORDINANCE TO fRovIDg FoR THE RocCREMEsl
| OF VOLUNTEERS FOB THE AkMIf9 OF THE UNION
Il AsPAsTA SD PARCEL or The oroTA OF THE CITY
Il AND COUNTY or NEw-YoRK, UNDER rHB CALL or
II THE PREsrDEST, DATED DECEMBER 10, 1861 POI
\ THRiE hUsDkED THOUSAND MEN
4 The Board of Superpsors o. the County 81 Nep
Il Yo,k do ordarn az tott0w%
\ SECTION /. For the purpose OF securing the adj
ditiona number Of men required OF the Comfy OF
! NevYork under the call Of the President Of the
Il limited States dated December 80, 1864 for three
hundred thousand 1900, 900 men, the controller Il
her BY authorised and directed To pay o. hereinaf