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

cussng the quota that fihc assignment In December
lad been too small the Der ought 10 nave Dttn IN
creased, and good citizens We Ought h9' 10 m
but assured Us that IT, tine other mana, II WHs Vp
large the Government ready to reGuce u whenever
il could be shOwn. ~, ,,s
Finally it was agreed that yonr CommtIee snp QUO
have an Interview with Prov hHrsda ,eue.m
NJ n,re O'Clock on the next morning lday tc 81 .
with the understanding that full eXpalaiohS VI i,
ton TO the q1o.a of cur County should then DC mace
FIRST INTERVIEW WITH THE PRovoST'MAR-
sHAL-GEEERAL.
On Friday morning. at ococE. az npPoinle .i
your Committee waited upon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Gen. Fry then read 70 yonr Committee portions OF
letter which he said he had prepared in oxshaton OF
the increase IN the quota o the comfy OF No"io'A'
and which he said he intended 10 make public. ,
What was read dealt oEy IN general terms win tne
points at ssue and not discussed by yonf Commit
tee except III tie endcayOr 10 obtain clear uhioT
standing Of the matter.
Ihe,e were only two points which elected any con
troyorsy. TIE first IN respect TO our ehfoimeht
Gen. Fry stated that when the quota OF December was
assigned, 1t was based on "a reduction oi twenty PET
cont IA the plroucnf uDOn the sUppOsitlOD that thc
cor would have been completed before Tue lJt
81 February and would have justified that reduction
Bus hen the quota Of January was assigned no rcGuc
ton for excessive enrolment wns made, because OF
advice that tlo correction Il the enro!lment would not
be completed by TIE 18th Of February.
On this point your Committee took occasion 10 ex
ulan tie difficulties Of correcting The enrolment OF
New York County aud the for the delay IN tue
completion of tia, woik. But in order TO gise some
ilea OF the possible result Of lie corr ecton oil tHe en-
rolu emf now IN progress your Committee exhibited
statement OF the work as respects TIE hst iOuI wards
o: the city which statement Is hereto appended
The second point OF the statement. read by tie Pro
Northumberland which particularly attracted
your Committees attention WIS The entire absence oil
any figures which could be used to veiy the correct
OF the quota assigned and especially the following
sentence; -
LAS 1t not possible TO compute The quotas without
full information all the states and Dlsilctsoit IL
plain that the figuring OF persons who have no o n IN
formation than what pertains to their respective locai
ties can lea to no correct fesu!ia
YouI Committee appreciated the force Of IBIS sngges
ton and therefore, IN order that they might ho en-
abrd a. arrive % correct results. they requested per
mission 10 examine through Su1ComIni..ef, tie ..c
ufer used hy the Bureau The bss on which 70 assign
tie quotas Of the County of Ncw.Nork In no other
way your Committee felt assured would they be able to
demonstrate that tie County Of Acw-iork had been
fairly dealt with.
THIS was acceded io. and the b-Conm,tee At once
rroceeded with the work. They subsequently made to
US 4 report which is appended. marked H.
An examination Of this report vi" show that our sub
committee had been compelled 10 take for granted the
basis OF the figures the Whole enrolment Of the
Ioym States. and The excess Of credits due the whole
ed States. Az the correctness Of The result OF their
o-u,p, tio. depended ulon The correctness OF these
49,, Gsn,4- asamed Il essential that we should
have liz means OF verifying them. Dor II we took iof
Granted any portion Of the figures gwen u.s. as "a
~ cul.u.ticn might wen nave AAAth
The ouoia itself And even the basis on Which The
computation Of the January quota was hedo sAoU',
prove 10 be correct. It would afofd no etp.uauoh o
The causes which contributed 10 produce ne db'i.hoe
between the quota O. December. Of fogr honsand iOnr
hundred and thirty three a. i3) nj the quota oi Jan
uary, Of twenty tne Thousand and nineteen u ODD
II was asccrnncd from the Sub Committee that they
had asked for the figures relating the December
Quota but that they had not been fufXsL'd.
As these points were essential 10 t1oi"agh under.
standing of the matter under itvestgaon the report
.,.., f.ra tl..g a.
were wanting.
Your Committee then requested Of the Provost:
Marshal-Gcncrnl that We be allowed an extension OF
tho time fixed lr the dram IN the Comfy 81 New YORK
aud that our quota should b. reduced In gccordance
with tie sum Of enrolment when the work OF cor
rection, now In progress. should pe Somp','ot. -
The following letter was therefore dispatched 10
Provost M arbal. Gen. Fryi
THE COMMITTEE 40 TIE PEovosT-MALsHAL-GN-
WuIAHrPs HoIrL
wAsruxcIos. y. C.. Feb 2, 1865.
Bris. .Gsn J. Il En-. Proro,.Mar'hat G.n1d!i
SIR: Tie Committee Of the Board of Supervisory OF
tie County Of NcwYo appointed 10 visit washing
ton ia relation the deficiency claimed OF the county
under the call Of December 18th. for three hundred
thousand men have 10 thank you fr The facilities AZ
foded them 90 arrive nj the method ny "hch thc iuoh
Of the County has been computed
We desire, now 10 coll your attention 10 two
facts:
her of men 20 pectcdy demanded OF u Is entirely
too short for their voluntary enlistment. We ask that
II be extended sufficiently 10 give Us lair opportunity
20 raise the men without "a draft.
2 That the enrolment upon which The qnota OF the
County 81 NewYork is assigned Is much larger than
should be.
IL now IN q forward sste al preparation. and when
shnl be completed (Which viii be IL about twenty days
we ask tina. The quota OF the County inn e re'assgned
on tie basis Of tie enrolment as corrected
We believe that have the stronger claim 10 this
nssnuoh ns our ncroa sed quota Is due good part "a
the re.assgnmcnt Of quotas on enroments corrected IL
other districts.
Even though the necessities Of the country impera
lively forbid The lostponemcnt Of the draft We hope
that II give the frovots Maj shes fall employment IN
mastering in yoluDteas you wil hnd II consistent with
the Of the Governments not TO withdraw Them
cn Tat duty for the purpose Of enforcing the con
sciipiion. ..,. Il. -
A%1lHe an early 5g y: seR.s y very o e
LILY IT,, kNDRIAs WHlNASS.
Committee Of the Board Of Supervisors Of the County
OF New.Noik.
On the snrne evening a reply was received from Pro
yost Marshal. General Fry. as follows;
TnE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO THE COM
MITTEE.
WAX DEPAnTNEST,
PRoyosT.M MARSHAL GENERALS BUREAU
WASHINGTON. ID. G., Feb =. 1905.
Mcssrs. ORIsOH BLUM WN. NJ TWEED. JoHs Fox.
SMITH Ely. JR, ANIRrAs WHIMsAN, Committee ~
the Board Of Supervisors Of tie County Of Nep. York
WnLAEDs HOTEL. WAsuISGIos. ID. G.
| GENTLEMEN have the honor TO acknowledge the re-
ceipt Of communication Of this date thanking
for the facilities afforded you for arriving the method
by which the quota Of tine Codnty Of NewYork, under
the call Of December -. 1864. was computed
Being satisfied us understand you to be, Of the
recness Of the method OF computing the quota and ts
application to the County of New-YoIk you make the
requests:
/. That tho time be extended sufficiently TO give you
fair opportunity TO raise the without draft or
though the aeccssity Of the country mperat ely
forbds the postponcment If the draft" yon hope that
If you give the Provost Marshals fun employment
mastering in volunteer that will find II consistent
whthe interests Of the Government not to withdraw
them from th duty for the purpose of enforcing the
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