New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-01
Board OF Supervi-ors.

! The following &. tho concluson q tie debate IN
the Board Of SuperysoI n ~ meeting On Monday ieuoon
the commencement Of which We printed IN lHE TRIBUNE
yesterday
Supervisor STEwART--I have listened with
much Attention TO the President OF the Board his
figures. and on his opposition 10 the suggestion that
gentlemen not connected with this Board shOnd be in
vited to act Committees Az amembcr Of the Nounteer
Committee. for one ready ard willing 10 take any
amount Of trouble in this matter If ii is best to go TO
Washington and make these representations which he
has made, am willing TO 20. My own idea is, that We
might shift that off upon somebody clsc, and so have
more time for the duties which alone perform
the duty OF getting men. j think that any Committee
OF our Board, who might go to Washington. would
derive great advantage from inviting gentlemen ot
known influence 10 60 with thom. The great difficulty
which we have 10 contend with is that people
here in the city do not appreciate how cheapy they
| have filed their quotas heretofore. The people In
the country, IN the interior counties, do feel
how dearly they have flied theirs In the
County Of Ncw.Nork, according 10 Mr. Blunts speech
men have been furnished for tribe over 500 apiece
and three wears at that while In the country the
counties have paid from $500 10 81 900 for year
men. The Supervisors Of tho interior counties have
sadded their constituents with debt five times rs
large IN proportion ours and they have filed thelF
quotas Only for one year. Now there j another call.
and these in tho interior counties find that they
| are under the necessity OF doubling this debt have
10 fault 10 find with them No matter what they resort
to; matter what representations they have made 20
the War Department that New York has beeu let of too
ensy; have got The benefit of Act Of Congress:
whateyer there was in that, we were entitled 10 IT, IL
Act OF Congress. and the law OF tie land. and
through the industry and perseverance, OF inv inAbe
Chairman he dug out these enstmcnts ana got the
| benefit Of them. Whom they took away 1000 OF our
credits he said LEI them take the year men, and he
saved the Two and three. years men.
do not think chat people have We, learned
10 appreciate what has been done BY the Volunteering
Committee Of this County in the way Of saving their
money no moro than they have begun TO realize the
effect OF drait for 20 coo men upon tins City We have
not expended millions of dollars yet and have
raised b. 600 men, while county M the Interior which
has had but thousand 10 pase. has spent fwo mil
lions. We have sent INTO the army fifty odd thousand
men, and here 81, 900 men 90 raise. Now according
to bounte that being paid Ia the interior part 0f the
State IL will take wentyono millions Of dollars to ill
quota DO You realize the magnitude OF the figure
Why, s2l 0OOOO almost much the whole debt of
the county. Our people completely taken off their
guard They have got of from these drafts so easily
that they do not realize how expensive they are.
But, Mr. President, If we do not invite our wealthy
citizens If VT do not recognize amoneyed class have
got to do something whereby secure the aten-
ton OF capitalists. We must ge The people to interest
themselves and to help us To gel out of the DRAFT This
committee may GO o Washington AMI make such repre-
sentation 10 the War Department az {" got reduction
from this number of men demanded bUt the remainder
st have Ia he pr)vdedfor.
Now In reading over this act. the thought struck me
that another section might be added that II capt.
talsts do not forward and take these bonds We
will have power % ssue scrip and 10 levy the money TO
redeem IL by tax this year. | do not know what the
Chairman " III say to that. Bat are in emergency
II the Logslaiurr will not give us the power 70 meet
thus call. and that H. ''' might last "a well SIT