Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-01-18
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HYDE PARK, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 1s, 1865
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF QUOTAS.

Mr.. Fry has succeeded in creating per-
plexity and alarm again as to the impeud-
ing draft. And quite needlessly. for it
is to be presumed that the war depart
ment has definite idea as to the number
of men it means to raise and how they
are to be apportioned. Is Mr.. Fry would
employ some man accustomed to putting
facts and figures into ineligible language
it would be a great kindness to the peo-
pie. HIS last order is understood by some
to mean that the draft of 100000 is to
be made without any reference at all to
previous calls. and that the districts that
have been obtaining recruits in advance
of the call will have just as, many to
raise as if there were no advance credits
in their favor. Of course this cannot be
the true Interpretation, unless all sense
and justics have forsaken the war depart
ment. But Mr.. Fry's last missive was
open to this misconstruction. and it has
caused much alarm. Supervisor Blunt of
New York hes FASTENED to Washington
to ascertain how the thing stands, as it
makes difference of 10000 men to that
city whether the previous surplus is to be
ignored or not. The authorities of Brook
lyn are also in ferment, and the super
visors have Indignantly resolved that the
quota assigned to that city cannot be sus-
tanned on any basis of law or numbers,
and that the laws of the U. 5. do not
permit an arbitrary assignment of quotas
at the discretion of any official Neither
the secretary of war nor MIR. Fry will be
likely to deny these abstract propositions,
and yet Brooklyn may find it very diff
cult to procure an equitable adjustment of
its quotas. aHa b l. taat
A little forethought and calculation
would have prevented this unpleasant con-
Aict and perplexity. If 100000 men are
wanted in addition to those now on hand.
!, the number that must be credited on &C.
! count of recruits obtained in advance
should have been ascertained and added
to the call. and the quotas assigned ac-
} cordingly Then something like equal
: aud exact justice would have been secured
But after calling for 300 600. the war dc.
partment discovered that the credits il
must allow would diminish this number
l one third more. and the 6rst nucousideret
impulse was to give no credits at all, Bu
that will not answer. and what seems t.
have been done. in fact, is to allow tn,
credin and then to add to the quota
r enough to cover these credits, but to SAY
: nothing about i Thus it happens tha
! Brooklyn finds itself called upon to furn
: ish Its proportion of 100000 instead o
9 100000, and the same discrepancy viii
probably appear elsewhere. The onl,
}. way to straighten out the matter ant
3 make it satisfactory. is to say frankl,
: that it is necessary to levy quotas as fo
i an aggregate of 500 900 iu order TO cove
, past credits and still obtain the 300O0t
r men now required. We have reason t
8 think this is fact. and how much bette
y to put 1t honestly before the people, thai
: by this attempt at juggling to make then
d suspect they are being cheated. As i
s stands, the districts had better assum
t that before this draft is over with. the
will have to furnish their proportion 0
: five hundred thousand men, and act accor
Q dingly. Springfield Repupiican.