New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-09

giady avail ourselves thereof.
We desire now to be allowed TO copy from the records
ricts Of tho Loyal states the terms Of service. the
quotas Of July e 1864 the Of deficiencies II any
and the quotas assigned January "A, 1865.
hen We shall be in possession Of these figures, we
shall boahe and pleased to answer the remainder Oi
your Undergraduates.
The bearer Of this win await your reply, and our
Subcommittee will Immediately theIeupon proceed to
We have the honor to be, very respectfully, your
obo dicnt servants
ORIsoN BLUNT.
WILLIAM NJ. TWEED,
JONI Fox,
SMITH ELY. JR..
ANDEEAB WILAASN,
Committee Of the Board OF Supervisors OF the
County Of NewYoIk .
Appended was the report OF our Subcommittee,
which forms appendix Is of this report.
This request else refused by the Pfoyoet-Nars
General In The following letter;
THE PROVOST MARsEhL-GESERALT TO The COMMITTEE.
WAR DfPARIMRNr. PgovosT NAEsnL,GENERALs}
BUREAU, WASHINGTON. ID. G., Feb s, 1865.
ORisoS BLUNT az, Chairman Of the Conir1uee Board
Of Supervisors Of The County Of NH York
SIR: have the honor To acknowledge the receipt OF
your communication OF this date. from Whicn quote rs
follows:
we regret also the delay occasoned by orr misap'
prehenson Of the opportunity extended to us to examine
the records Of your Office We now learn for the hrst
time that such opportunity is extended and shall giady
avail oursely es thereof
ave desire now to be allowed to copy from the
record tho enrolment Of remaining Connressional Dig
of Loyal States TIE term Of service the quotas
Of July Eta the excess or deieiencies any ana the
quotas assigned January "a. l-63."
In reply to the two paragraphs quoted from your
letter would respectfully state as follows; to the
BY reference to my letter Of this morning, find the
following;
~ have within the last two deys extended TO yon
the opportunity TO examine the records oil ths ONCE
&c. =.
regret to infer from your communication just
received that the Committee has understood THIS re-
marx having more extended meaning ,hah was
intended 1t was not supposed that the, Comuittee
would understand uc saying that they lad been
offered opportunity TO examine all the records Of me
different branches. or oil OF any one ora.ch Oh t.is
Office, or that they were now invited 10 do so, An
opportunity has been afforded TO examine only the
records necessary 10 proper understanding o the SUP
ec under consideration to wit the quota o Net" YORK
County as assigned January "a, 100 Irespectiuhy
request that the Committee will understand my letter
OF This morning. ~.
asfgly acguaintcd with the method Of computing tue
quotGs assigned ON the 2ih OF January Go II is<f my
bower 10 do Tho figures, statements, &c, asked Tor
above will give the Committee no additional means OF
forming correct opinion to the method Of computing
the quotas referred 10.
from your ettar OF this date has been laid before the
Secretary Of War and indorsed by him as follows:
1.-THE demand of the Committee appears 20 me m.
reasonable and impraeticabe bat the Provost MarsLh
General will put on i such force as he can ana IN .ne
meantime go on with the draft. Filling the army can
not be DELAYED Nv calls the Office Of the Provost
Marsbs that will require months 10 MI. aud which can
| serve no other purpose than delay"
IL Il al tho time more Imprecticable 10 grant tne re-
quest made by the Committee and referred 10 above
than Il would have been TO grant that made IN their let
ter If yesterday and which was Endorsed by the freS
dent, az follows
This is too large job for the officers to be encumb
cred with now in the midst of preparations for the
approaching dreit.
information viii be prepared.
am, sir very respectfully, your obedient servant
JAMES II. FRY. Provost Marshal General
Determined to use our sbcst exertoEs to obtain these
figures your Committee dispatched the following letter
10 the Provost Marshal General which closed the cor
rcspCndeDce on the oth
TIE COMMITTEE TO THE PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL.
WASHINGTON. Feb 5. 1851 p M.
Brig On. J. B. FRY. Prorost. Marshal Genedi: SIR
We have the honor to ackrOwledRe the reoept OF your
second communication Of this date.
We regret 10 lind that our request seems TO have
been entirely misunderstood both by the Secretary OF
War and Yourself
So far ,iom being csl on the Office Of the Provost
Marshal that viii require months 10 fill and which can
serve no other purpose han delay II VIII require no
labor or attention the pant o. your clerks except an
exhibit OF the records and We will engage Ole nanoer
Of figures be copied being less than TOJ. TO nave
the copy made In Two hours by two persons
From the tenor OF your communication, we ere led TO
infer that you under the impression that an oppor
tun',y has been afforded MS 10 examine some OF the
| records Of your office. Although We have been de
tanned for many hours In your Office IN moinehtary
expectation Of receiving the figures Tor Wnch we hao
1
records has been limited 10 si1ge page QLe Southern
Dist let OF New-iork and that Tor but few mopenls
We Acknowledge that You Lave already made the
Committee fully acquainted iii the method Of COM
putting the quotas gncd on the 9th OF January as II
Is In your power 10 do. IL Ia hardly necessary. how
ever for 10 suggest that in ncquaintng us with this
method you assumed basis Of the computation two
~umbors upon the correctness Of which Ee justice -.
ito c,'s entirely depends. the first Of thSre mum.
bcr is the sum OF rr- s.rone! o! Ill ts districts Of
tine loyal States and ~ suonu the ofthe excess
Of credits ia ..ose districts on December 81 1904.
after satn tying all calls previous 10 December rs leo4
have no means Of testing the correctness OF these
numbers and can have mono except from the hGIres
which have asked permission to copy Unless the
means Of verifying their correctness BE- IN our posses
zion Il will be impossible, for rs either to reply TO the
in,elrugatores proposed IN your communication OF yes
tcrday demonstrate to our CONSTITUENTS the jas
lice OF The increased quotas now demanded.
the means OF satisfying our constituents be afforded
us know that they will heartily RESPOND TO any just
we are entirely confident that recruits Will then be OBJ
tanned so rapidly by voluntary enlistment that the en-.
forcement Of the draft will be unnecessary.
Trusting that this explanation Of our request may be
satisfactory to the Department. and hoping immediately
to receive the permission TO copy the figures desired
we remain Your Obedient servants,
ORlsoN BLUNT.
WILLIAM NJ. TWEED,
JOHN Fox
SMITH ELY, r..
ANDREAs WuINANN,
Committee Of the Board Of Supervisors. County of New
York.
INTERVIEW WITH THE PRECEDENT.
yonr Committed had, since their arrival in Wash