New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-11
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The following ~ continuation V ,ho, .nc pro.
.eeJ,pes Of the BOARD Of Supervisor tner mTe.ns
~ Wednesday-a portion Of which we printed In 1Hs
TneUSE yesterday m IIpp ssn,x p.
Of IA, pyo,osf (eneral TO His E1;lsney ne
GoTernor Of Mianesosa in erplona'io" Of TIC December
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Prove MARSHAL GENERALS ORYIcE,
WASHINGTON, d. C., Jan. Il, 1860.
III, E1esHepey STEPHEN MILLER,
SIR. compuricson Of the I'd instant in relation to
the o,s. the districts in the State Of Minnesota has been
call of the President for 10000 dated J"y 40
Is64 having been greatly reduced BY credits on ben
Army and Navy enIstnents which had Not bt r-oIo,e s
credited became necessary TO additional ca, o,
$4,000 70 make up the de1hSSi . and p'e'e'''
Wa. not expected that the call Of July IT, 1864 oI
put a hi n" which Of the ss !" w..
enhments made in the Navy from ne Oe hd h. ated
seos s a"os an. and these With equitable claims 70,
saments not previously of1 SsssbeT To- iso4 for so CO.
The object Therefore of the las ea 10 70 put SoVv nv
n the service Wheeler they ore Is as in AIM lie quota
and the eIce, credit which any locality may be emitted 10
nsea in the assignment OF future quotas should there be
snoiher call upon the principle that he's varied .ne
sS hs Snd quos tn. ndsf the call Of Jul" is 1854
vcsrs' men and Others with year men.
will be observed that the numbers Of be furnished
under the present call not in proportion 70 M
localities hed the call for with three msu or all
pine years men OF all in The same % ond he in
proportion to the number enrolled and "as on 20
et6s of the quota under the ca: 'oL o . md
corrected M, . -..,. ,.-,
which had hed Its quota under the las! eau with three years
Spen furnish many under the present cal as an
one wear men the for ne having furnished three times the
humber Of Of service which the latter had
s;Sb sssS STATE ssipe and had furnished
respectively that in ascertainins tns reqniiea nun
in
rpen locality would receive full credit for the number OF
wears Of service furnished under the last call OF excess
forward and credited upon that call previous cas oeihe
6ed with three years men, or snhsfments feanceu " VIC
The call Of December 49, 1864 having been made TO make
NJ eSeiscies under call Of July 3D. 1854 is not to be
corspond with the nubeI Of their under
she cal for 10000 In order therefore 70 a-eerisn what
what ii actually furnished under the call Of July 49, instead Of
WAS sG.na aInss Were reosed rnSe, the call Of
July IL, 1864 t, furnish two thousand Hen eae ana one
Oiled Tia quota would be lawful for the latter dIict
which had put two thousand men IN service TO be cqus
pow furnish the number the former "hch hHu
But suppose that both OF Ire above districts Rad filed their
Sss S ss an the one Furnishing 200 and the other
pear. Of eryice nov a. tie law provide. mat 9aS' ,ns
sdeTng and allowing for the numbers already furnished as
uuder cal to make up deficiencies, the deficiency Of
year, service well the deficiencies in number Is to Dc
estimated and hs ?p 1 b varied If eIlodq qs can IL TO raise
800 600 men and they will be required the different
oesie' IN proPore 70 me naScef o. IL sa .' under
The call for 10000
This principle announced from the Provost Marshal
Generals Bureau when the quotas under tie call for ao
tnen announced about that time ee opinion OF so
hcoI Of War Department herewith and the oene,s ba'
would result from thee years enstments and the law GOV
sDs the subject 10 secure ,cs years men ny
but one HUNDRED 70 on years men gnpa
III law proyided that the perlods
fore Furnished should be considered IN assigning quotas hc
question then to be determined is at what time shall the
impossible to follow the fortune Of ech individual
:Ss sgs s ss nj o hey
sbopd be when the eule re service OF "Hheo
until the expiration o! the three years term.
The has always been under all ea' that when sol
Aer accepted into the service he received end ereen
Abe responsibility he viii for the fn period Of hs
enlistment and in case has any LOCALITY been called upon 70
replace men lost to the service by DEATH daoy OF as
Enistmen for six months nine months one and two yesr.
ppder fo ner calls counted OF that term entering
the service and SUCH reduced to the three years service
The period service sreckoned unit having no frsc
tionaL pr far credit is concerned soldier VINO en-
twelve months Is credited to bis subdrct as three years
man who ensts for year and Is discharged
in after en,tmen is credited a. one years man
To await the expiration Of three that is until the ser
vice had been rendered would defeat the OBJECT Of the w
and would probably delay the dram 1' alter the close o. 's
war II must follow, then that the amount o. credit to be
given aud always has been dependent upon the period foI
acceptable recruit for three years and be sesh
nv y
premises. and Tie takes the responsibility that the
soldier v1ll VI his term Of enlistment
into s.can be smous Of credit. 70 Which tie district il en-
titled is hen settlement made with oil The districts, with
svew assigning quotas under new call Ihis oho"t not
merely Of convenience in eompustion but
matter necessity in order to DO exact justice to all the differ
WITH wi the term. Of tie .;sicte which provide. hs
assigning the districts the ruber OF 10 be fur
nished thererom the President shall take into consideration
s number Of vQgnss and militia i%nsa ~ md e the
numbers among the districts of the several States considering
end allowing The numbers already furnished as Aforesaid
ard the time Of their service
And srsin section q Act of February "a. 1854:
"1nst the quote Of each ward OF city Town township,
precinct election district Of county where the county
{ not divided into wards towns, townships precincts. OF
election districts shall be- as nesry possible IN proportion
to the number OF men resident theron hSGs 70 ml'sy
service taking into account fer practicable the NUMBER
which has been previously furnished thereiroD" 49,.
have the inelose copy Of Circular No OF 1873
December 49, 1864 for SootOo not 70 be redoeed
except by enents since the 1911 Of December le4
fom the quota Of he call that produced them All nn raised
since the call Of July 49, 1854 credited upon the quota
under that ca IL the quota than hed lie carried az
eIc~s 10 the credit Of the locality and ken into account Ia
the assignment OF the quots under the call OF December ~
1864 and Provost instructed that IN determining
che quotas Of Subdsics under the present cali they VIII
apply such according. and all en- s.ed ,nse peee1
crvdng the that Ia carried forward from the cs Of
july 49, 1874 and applied 70 the call Of December ~ Sos
consider not only the number q ,ae o. winch IN n, e1c,
under the call OF December 10 thus reduced By
ths Of service and hence they should not b. further
srduced except by enmerts sbSequent 70 December 49,
1854. the date Of tie call tor 800 900 men
Tho credits tbs state Of Minnesota lander the call of
frhed for one year cas-; years 2o4 for three
yeers very rge proportion AZ VIII be Observed beng
was an Of which the First District Is credited with o3
and Second District with so and credit has been given
ior three years term Of service esch unit The st D
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