New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-02
STATE OF NEw.YoRK Executive DEPARTMENT. I


To THE Assembly, In cnmpLance with the request
contained In the FOREGOING resolution. have the honor
10 submit the allowing: Il
In view OF the Importance Of the subject deem due
IN the representatives of the people OF the 4 e that
full history Of the action taken In rcercucr quotas
aid tie MOLE of filing them he given
Upon the first ASSIGNMENT Of quotas nader the present
call by the Provost Marshalti, neral l. pp-ard t1 me
That teIe must be great inqn.liy between the d.
s~iyice an. this sn became sources of general con-
plant and dissatisfaction among Those districts witch
had heretofore furnished most lrecly IL oneyear men
While mt that rr do not suppose tie quota Of tie
State (ab0ut 46 OOO) than its ust proportion
# tue $4,000 called Tor. still with the cpns Teton
tist the quota as assigned 10 tie different dis
trcts, was unequal In its practical operations
I seat Lieut..Col j. b. Stonehouse. 4. A. q,
the 10th day Of January. 10 Washington
In reference To means Of i'iBg the quote, aud On the
I2th lust. sent my Aid. Col George W. Palmer. Ia con
fer th the authorities at the War Depai tmcni. giving
them fu views upon the subject ana directing hIni
TO communicate them 10 the Provost Sar,ho:.jcnrral
and the Secretary IL Whr CoL Palmer reached N"sh
gton the 18th inst and obtained interview with
tie proyou. shsitieneia al and Assistant Srcroty
Of Wrr-the Secretary himself being absent from III
cty-afer which he submitted tie following coninun'-
eaton in Whiting. with the un'ers anding tat tle
matter should be submitted 10 tie otcieiory Of War on
his rrtuiD, VIE:
WASHINGTON Jan. H. isG5
'TESFRAL am directed BY the Govcrn'r of the
State If ArwYorh ~ represent 10 yon tue Goultirs
under hch ngny If u districts h. tnt state or ia
the assignment Of quotas under the last coll II the Psi
deDi for 10000 MN. and ~ ask that some mode be
nd, pied which will tend To relieve them from thcir
ieav, burden ard dist bute the number # Icn 10 be
sed more equally between the several ds'ri ia In
Il ing the quota under July s. lett for 10000 m"r.
ade under tie law requiring the term IL enlist,
ment well rs the number VI meD furnished. io be
Ikep into account. the effect # longer or .h',t'r
term Of .eIv,cc vas pot regarded !, s many Distress
, or,b an,a -, r M nm ;uorii tc n,aIcJ
~ . !, 49, ~ Co.. n.a.i g., vr,. mo-, ,nJ ,r,n
strong desire to nyId conscrptioI WI oh lcxUI I'd
mmedia. aci n. with the Necessity OF enlistug"
U.' ~ ~, " L.. - 49,
n'"I. u's"'S'' 'u""e"e' "'""'' 'AS'"e"''s INV "
h,n p, -. -...,. IT., 49,, ., S;.,.,
ihsse were feheihny lnlnnu h'u iuIfI uls.'lc.s
noe ea'i nr' elu"'" 'ne l,ol op.n.ns ,'eiui.S
rom ei'ss 81 rams LIZ h.iu o'eienes. .; ''.'
lri.u YEN 10 senu 'nfI %" stun. !onn.'! ~. ~
h'Ios paying uiss pounsi 90 az NJ uo'neh,. p1o sn
seitng 'he ss,! pes, e.ns. Oh soi, ler us,is,
having trra"r fHcihtlesi of urhsh.hg men, WIN ~ss
ohJtf, enlisted fhr'r years MEL -
Ile Hss gnment oil quotd. under TIE present e"s,
thoucn ni,de hceo'u,ne 10 nav, ,nr."s ,n oue" ~
stcd ibe one J'ai men aen Wll' are e',.u u 80
crrdm 81 "one everything tne! cou'" u M te qu"9,
and ucinHiy ninsaed superior class Of sold"rs IL
Il wort oi sieratlon. sso thut II the credits, Oh
u, couni " which the late cit was mnuc' c"i1 nnse
be- "ho" ho'oie Hsican oi hit'l we ea , o,
number ~ zen beer then assigned 70 th' vail
,us districts. tie ftiaiNe dr9alH! IN tne .u.N
xsted. Tie quota would hGfe inercas'Gih pfnpo'on
I" number oi men ana not ~ prop'u to The ys'ls
al s-vcr 1t Is ser to pr,euIc one t!e yr',s ann
innn nIse one ,ear men and cs"cab! Wneh tny nave
to be taken nom tie bone and su,w tAsc di.niets
whose loacst lahoIaS ciassrs are Sirehd. saay o.
picted aE, II Is cificut 10 cary on u" cb"f VI uf
country ny reason 81 II. and II wood seem em'hshh!
proper io SdoI some pap IL FtsiIe ".ch ".-At -.
relieve ;As difficulty aId do IA, iHjsiice 10 a0y
]. cal y. hoI yct lne me lEs 81 tue Iant. a.,
IN ~, ~, - - 49, en- - 81, .r,,.,rer, sh,nid he
, ,a ~ no boss rnon which thc aots m,~ht be
all 49,, m ani,s,ai IN, tw, and ,hrre via be
~, Get, o. f,yo and ,Lrae one.v.,r ner mn,
br, would soon ECU zr Itself aud II the aeq nucd
nun b,r of non sbonld MOI lc attained nader this call
r,neiei calls n ,elt bo made until the army should BE-
.,ibc,,,,lv sunni 'e,, " lth meg.
am s,irted. II this plan can be adopted that the
reon.e 81 those as,riots which now have such large
a. an non a 90 q. tiv n nj cbee,fpIlv IN work
10 u,a,uyr gcod men fr long r,rrns Of service feeling
~ !, ,h ia hanc -, o. nj zee tsemseivcs non nm a,i
y ,,iaie eou.l f,ntinc with ether dst.cts which had
rendy furnished three years mem Lut IT. on tie con
49,, sbau ~. 'sc,Jed That tGeso liz. riots u,u,t iur
,sh now n full humber of men called for greatly
lear int the people viii settle down nto a state oi
espondsrc, and thinking that their burden is creator
the requisite men FOR the service.
VERY respectfully, your obeiient servant.
"bEo W. PALMER Colonel and y. u. C..
The case being thus presented Ia the War Depart
tnent ewnitsd the aud decision Of the Secrc-
tary of War until The evening Of tue ooh inst. when
Col sonehonsc handed the following telegram from
Provost Marshal General Fry; |
WAsHINLToS, ID. C., Jan. 90 leso.
oCoi. J. y. SIoSrnorsE = The revised quotas vii
be scut in n day or two (2. The quota OF New ioiA
will be Increased by the revision and III probably b.
little over sixty thousand (tnGC
JANIS B Fly. 7. NJ. Gen.
This large Increase OF tie quota OF the State IRON
a. 400 10 o. 900 was surprising To me. and took the
tt train ON the morning " the 2lst Washington 10
do what was Ia my power toward correcting Quota
and II possible prevail; upon the Secretary Of War and
Provost Marshal General TO adop, my proposition as t.
interview on nv arrival at Washington with then. and
urged tie adoption Il making years service as the
bnss OF credit In filing this call thus giving oppog
al, tl.a puuthe If me b,