The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03
THE DRAFT.
The Quotas Of the States and Dis
:, tricts Equitably Assigned. .,
Report Of a Board OF Omcers Ap-
19-o pointed by the President.

4, Owing to complaints from nearly all the
States of inequitable assignment Of quotas,
President LINCOLN appointed a Board Of
Commissioners, consisting Of Hon. JAM Is
SPEED Attorney General of the United
States, Brig. Gen. DELArR1D, Chief Engi-
neer q. s. A., and, Col. G. w.. FosrER,
Asst. Adjt. Gen., to examine into the sys.
tenn adopted by Gen. Fry, and report their
conclusions. These gentlemen rank among,
the first mathematicians of the country,
and their. report,is to the effect that the
assignment of quotas is just and equitable,
and in conformity to law, The President
is entitled to credit for his action in this
matter, SO vitality, affecting the interests Of
the people of the country. alii..5 Oh
. The followingiis the report of the Com
- % t.''t' WAR DEpARrMENr, '4 Il J
g.l ApJoTANr GENERALs OFFrcE, +
WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1865
80 s[GENERAL ORDER NO. 22.l HA
The following report of the board ap.
pointed by the President of the United
States to examine and correct the quotas
of the several States and districts, under
the call for volunteers of December. 10,
1864, is published for the information Of
all concerned: ag 2ut,g III
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 16, 1866. q
HIS EsceRency A. Lincoln, President Of, the
United States, Washington, d. c.: ~ : - -
SIR-The board convened by the following
o'oef: ,aai1aii.s Exrcur,vr M.ss,o.x , nj ,
- ,WAsHISGroN CITY, Feb. 6, 1865 ,
:. Whereas, complaints are made in some
localities, respecting the assignment of quotas
and credits allowed for the pendng call Of
troops to fill up the armies, now, in order to
determine all controversies thereto, and to
avoid any delay in filling up the armies, it Is
ordered That the Attorney General, Brigadier
General Richard Delafeld, and Colonel {. w.
Foster, be, and they are hereby, constituted q
credits of the respective States and districts,
under the call of December 10, 1854, with d.
rectlons that, II any errors be found therein to
make such corrections as the law and facts
may require, and report their determination to
the Provost Marshal General, the determine
ton of said board to be final and conclusive
SIu INC uidAs W VIC iuaue IN accordance there
with. .
40. The Provost Marshal General IA ordered
to make the draft in the respective districts. as
speedily as the same can be done. after the
18th of this month. =
"(signeD ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
Have respectfully to report as follows.
The call for 500, 900 men made by the Pres-
ident, on the 10th of December, 1854. reonires
that that number shall be raised
But the law requires that the number of mon
previously furnished by different localities and
the periods of their service, shall be consid-
cred so as TO equaiize the draft.
The number of men liable to military dutv
Is to be determined by the enrolment lists.
The number of men which had been fur
nished by the various localities, and their De-
RODS of service, were ascertained, and previous
accounts having been adjusted. the excesses
where they existed, were carried forward un-
der the last draft. Es.r $40 --- So
The amount of service furnished is deter.
mined by multiplying the number of men
raised by the number of years for which they
Having thus ascertainad the number Of men
enrolled on, the 31st day Of December, 1854:
the number of men furnished up to that date