The New York herald., 1865-01-01

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But the numbey Of credits due the county Of New
York u according 70 the least liberal computation over
thousand in yssss Of service The basis there
FORE upon which the above table II computedwhich
been abandoned BY the War Department your Com
mittee find In the formula given for the apportonment
each district due credit for whatever excess i may
have furnished over the demand on previous calls,
wae - .no same me 'ne wso,s NUMBER 2, men ae
the ingenious method by which the department has
nxed the quotas under the 90 az 70 prevent
the allowance for credit due from diminishing the num-
Der Of men actually to be raised under the CALL The
formula given is that the total enrolment OF por
ton Of the country to is actual quota plus the excess
Of years or SERVICE Is the total enrolment Of any
other portion Of its actual quota plus the Of years
OF service The proportion Of tho total enrolment Of
States is as ~, $50 to ], 900, 900.
BY the application Of this formula 70 the number Of
men demanded from the county or New York, fOrty-
four hundred and thirty three 4, ,43s), plus the ex
OF years Of service thryw0 thousand five hundred
(32 60O find that the whole United States must have
Of years Of service Of es than four hundred
and ninety eight thousand and thirty ts9s 0S4 or
FORE the hundred thousand 600 OO years Of
service called for by the Presidents proclamation has
been added 10 the nve years
OF service already furnished in Of all previous calls
and that the OF eight hundred thousand 800 O0O)
years has been apporoned among the several Congress
sOnal districts, and that by this appOrtoninent the
quota OF New York is fixed at nearly thirty thou
sand $4,000 years Of service oxhausng its surplus
of hirytwo thousand Ave hundred (32 50O) years and
demanding In addition forty -four thousand and thirty
three men for year BY this means only Is the War
Department able the number OF called for,
and al the time make the allowance which II had
pledged itself 70 mako u those portions OF the country
which allcd calls for one year men with and
Of h0
county In recruiting men mainly for three years stands
Had no credits been due 70 this county, the attempt
raise thirty thousand must have boon abandoned
In despair.
Fortunately tho naval and other credits obtained with
quota have contributed even moro the county
majority Of these credits were for the tree years mon,
Of whom but one year OF service was counted on the
quota under the call for Eve hundred thousand men,
whilc the present quota the remaining two years Of
service arc counted . ;. ;
War Department for the adoption Of this method Of fixing
the quota whereby justice done TO every portion OF the
country without cAousing the government out Of single
ofhese three hundred thousand 900 0Oo men called
We would that though the demand upon is for
four thousand four hundred and thrtythree a 433) men,
that the number Of men which will be compelled to
safy the demand s only about three thousand
This discrepancy IS caused BY the fact that allowance
has only been made by the War Department for men
enlisted up to and including tho 30h Of November
Since that period and up 70 this date, there has been
raised army volunteers reensted men, naval recruits
recruits total Of about ONE thousand men, and this
number entitled 70 have deducted from the de-
for four thousand four hundred and thirty three
433 men, leaving only about three thousand four hun
dred and thirty three u, 433) men TO be raised.
But TO raise this small number Of men will DO
matter Of much labor and will :. iS large ss
being announced every effort win at once be put forth BY
districts surrounding this county TO raise their compile
As usual, this county win be the grea. recruiting
ground whore al will centre TO obtain thoir men.
on.rsd Is hishero 70 secure these men Either this
county must give up In despair Of hng is quota with
draft or must oer bounty sufficient TO prevent
the surrounding districts taking the men from u&
Your committee satisfied that large bounty VIII
be necessary TO secure US the number OF men needed to
There il now In the County Treasury TO the credit Of
tho volunteer fund sum suhcient only, we think, 70
cover expenditures IN raising volunteers up 20 TINS time
Ing the enrolment Your committee have therefore con-
cSded recommend and have appended hereto narked
manded Of and appropatng the Of four milioas
1000 900, Of dollars TO cover the expenses therefor
Will have 70 be placed before the people for subscription
solely patriotic grohnds 1t s true the Legislature 10
about 70 assemble but 70 walt the few days TO
obtain the Legislative authority might be fatal and every
moment now Is Of value will require all the time up
the limit Of the Presidents call TO raise tho
Your committee believe that they but expressing
tho feelings OF the patriotic citizens OF this county,
whether rich poor high or low, whether liable or cx
| empt when they say that means which labor or
money render available should be spared 70 save our
county from tho Disgrace Of draft They, Therefore
recommend the adoption Of the :, ordinance annexed
VIM NJ TWEED
ELIJAH r. PURIFY,
G. GODFREY GUNTHER,
Special Committee Volunteering
AN ORDINANCE TO Provide FOR THE PROCUREMENT
or VOLUNTEERS roR THE ARMIES or THE UNION
As PART AND PARCEL OF THB QUOTA or THE CITY