New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-30
THE DRAFT.

THE DRAFT.
Spite of all efforts to promote volunteering,
the wheel was again put in motion yesterday in
the Tenth and Twenty-second Wards, and
large number of names was drawn in each.
At the same time, the ost-Marshals are
sending notices to those previously drafted in
the Fourth and Fifth Districts, and perhaps in
others Simultaneously with the draft the pro-
cess of mastering in recruits goes on, and we
have the following description of the scene at
the Provost Marshal's Office in the Tenth Ward:
1.-THE wheel is stopped every Ave minutes a recruit
or substitute is brought up in order be mustered in
before the Provost Marshal who is bound to see each
man drawn from the wheel. A double duty Is placed
upon the acting Provost Marshal TO dr9 and muster in
Al the time. and the wheelturning Is as0w process
While / write the wheel has been suspended half an
hour"
The other side Of this story is presented in the
hitherto Intellectual efforts of the County Vol
unteering Committee to raise funds for the con-
tinued payment of bounties to volunteers Day
before yesterday the business seemed to be at q
stand-still. Yesterday something was done by
Gen. Anthem in the way Of raising money, and
his efforts will be continued, let US hope, with
Increasing success.
Thus far the attempts Of Ward Committees,
and the talk in Ward meetings seem to have
amounted to very little. There is al evident
want of system and of cooperation Jealousies
spring up between different Wards, and
complaint is made that the rich Wards entce
away recruits from the poor Wards. Nor in in
diyidual Wards do matters seem to proceed har-
moniousy or orderly. Few recruits have been
obtained, considering the time, energy, and
money expended though there has been less OF
the latter than was desirable.
1t is obvious enough that for the last week
neither drafting nor volunteering has proceeded
with great advantage to the Government. We
do not know that much success could be ex-
pected under existing arrangements. but it does
seem as If some understanding might be arrived
at between the Provost Marshal and the Coun-
ty Committee which should put an end TO the
that now prevail, and that
should give the Government more men ana
save the City from the enforcement of the drait.
The money has lately given out, 1t is true, but
that docs not seem to be the real difficulty.
There is an attitude of antagonism between the
turn nartiaa in infarast tho corarnn,a". aud TIL"
City. and that is duo not to the necessities of
the case but to some hitch in the negotiations
between the representatives Of the two parties
in interest. That is what we want to see
remedied Will Mr.. Blunt and Major Dodge
be kind enough to tryl
We are not to be understood as willing that
the Government should forego any part of its
Just claim on the City for men. On the other
hand, the basis of all discussion ought to be
the fullest recognition OF the right of the Govern
ment to demand and the duty OF the City to
supply its full quota Of recruits for the army.
The only question is as to means, and We think
there are means which might not merely dis
pense with draft, but put the men into the
ranks more speedily than if the draft were en-
forced.
Gen. Anthem, who has been specially author
lied to raise money for the County Loan, Sc
cured a considerable amount yesterday. and is
likely to get more from day to day. We renew
the appeal Of yesterday to capitalists, bankers,
to everybody who has money to invest, to
lend it to the County for thispurpose. The loan
has been authorized by the Supervisors and their
action ratified by the Legislature. The banks
are taking it in small amounts-let them quad
ripple their subscriptions, if they want to make
them really available. They ought to be able
to see that it is for their direct interest that the
City should be saved from draft, and its labor
left as much undsturbed as possible. Fit shall
appear that the money cannot be raised and
that neither the State nor County bounty
proves sufficient TO bring in recruits, then the
draft ought to 60 on dcciSively, and not in the
tantalizing way that has lately been adopted.
Let us have one of two thngs-either a draft or
no draft But let the experiment of volunteer
ing have what it has not yet had, trial on well
understood and fairly carried out terms AT
present, great number of people are needlcSsly
kept in suspense, and great number of men
who mean to go IA substitutes are waiting for @
rise in the market.