The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03

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the localities from which they CAME and the
periods of their service; it, is proposed to dis,
tribute the call for 800, 900 men among the sew
eral districts. and parts Of districts, according
to the number enrolled in each, and the num-
berjOf men furnished, and the periods OF ser
vice previously rendered by each. r l9pTa -''
The rule by which. this is accomplished is as
follows: .sr1,.Uiislt g.3 f3.Ff 1g1isls by
Y! Take the whole number of years of service
furnished by the districts of the United States
from the commencement of the rebellion to the
31st of December, 1854. From that sum de-
duct the whole number of men furnished from
all the districts of the United States up to that
date. The remainder will be the excess Of
years of service furnished by all the districts.
Multiply the call of December 10, 1864, by
three, to have the number of years of service
upon that call, and to this add the excess, as
ascertained above. Then, as the number of
men enrolled from the whole United States up
to the 31st of December, 1864, is to the period
of service, as above ascertained, SO is the num-
Der of men enrolled in given district, to the
number of years of service it is required to
furnish, including its pro rata share of the
excess 80
From this sum deduct the actual excess the
district furnished; the remainder is the mum.
Der of years of service which the District is re-
quired to furnish under the call of Dec. 49,
1864, which, divided by three. gives the num-
Der required from each district '.''-'5 L.
As this call is for 800, 900 men, that number
cannot be reduced by men going in for period
longer than one year. Inequalities produced
periods than one year, must be equalized on
future calls. 81 - e'GI3D -g5 Z Ell
1t will be perceived that though the aggre-
gate Of the excess furnished is added to the
whole call, the excess of each district is after
wards ysubtracted from its QUOTA Thus the
3 number of men called for IS neither increased
nor diminished, but equality produced, con-
of their SERVICES Localities which have here
tofore Furnished q greater amount of service.
have, vrin proportion to- their enrolment a
less amounte to- fnrnishiunder this, and e cor
When having heretofore enlisted for one,
two, and three years, Ut was necessary to take
one of those periods as the basis of calculation.
As three years embraced both the other periods,
itimakes the calculation more simple to adopt
that 00iyg4 9,!uuT obi nj'T U)>a.L
1.-The same result would be arrived at by
adopting either one Or two years as the basis,
butothe process Of calculation would be more
icOmplicated.n II L5J3. ~ LafH Ia! s5I ga
Provost Marshall General. e. -iu ~ 9i-3 u. o.
en The rule is in conformity With the require
ments of the laws Of Congress, and is just and
equitable. s. . - lf4F}I " u IAAE ~. VIZ ! II
We have carefully examined and proved the
work doneiunder this rule by the Provost Mar
shall General, and find that it has been done
with fitness soN - 2ioG. " GA
We file in the Provost Marshal Generals Of
fee our calculations of the quota of each and
every district endorsed by us as correct. j.
sal .9.l,gmoj suJAMES SPEED, 100 u -.
q @ Attorney General of the United States. IL
Siege ,sJ9iIsu RICHARD DELAFIELD, :
usg. Brig Gen. andC Chief Engineer q. 8. AL
II tsa7Tt q a!stCIW. 9FOSTER, y Id
t .CiH Colonel and Assistant Adit. General. %
Approved Feb9l7l 1865 80 - IOgy II
ta09 ,, Ii3riTq ell 3G in5nJ>1(A. LINCOLN. "
sd by order of the Secretary of War. II III
5000 fCf >lsgd gGj 4f .iD.aT0WNSEND, g.
.f-i TgirI b Assistant Aajaant General ii