New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-10
Very respectfully.
Your obOGt servant,
(signcD Omscs hLuSr
Chairman y Y. Co. Com. on Volunteering.

Pa,ticusr attention Is olied 10 he In Which we
row ital.cisc IN %! c0rr Telegram. &c u be pns
SIDE tha; The Provost Maishi SctcieIh bu. caa dii
not aIow wien tie quota O. u,cemhc' - waa sigAsd
that New York ca,lcl AID had lcc1 H."wtd al TIE
to and three year naval wcu. when lie OIL! t'oNi
edge the ;uIcnu lrt 70 tie rms 81 service oi G.
M IL nen Was Gc iycd .ro 'lorLU.ion which they lad
called upon frr ori had been By us ~ nish,I T.
them, And 70 bctur proof %! tie 'u'tce 81 tie alt"'
aucr Of nj these credits - Newly orr enid to glFe thhu
tie fact hat ~ sutpoties Of none f. he oiner ocal
tbs which have now received Tie b. ct 81 tacm cond
state tie Tor which TIE Mcn claimed ~ them bad
uycn enlisted.
In ADDITION 70 tie telegram AID ~ order that t'cTe
II, b. ~ mistake Oh G. evening Of the tnmc day
copy Of that iccgau vos transmitted 10 ifo'o'tMa,
shnl GcLcini Fly special mcssri ger. TO- c'lri WIN
other paper rca'ing 10 Tic seur Lniie- 1ctf cf 10
give the Dela.. eut tie i'st il,rlail 100 on toe sub
let Of al ,rcaits due 20 a., County 81 Nov York. Inc
olheF Ter.re u, api euGed icrcio' ma'led u 49,,
In 81 lc:isr 20 Gen. links. TIE Fro'ost-iershal-
Genera. iurtLcr -:
Il l. pro. 81 g. aidrr cHl 81 July d. st lsr
quota o 49, Ca at clJ the city - tic isrsi 80"
that made eDi,'cd bat 31s a'rn she '"antei
cr.i fr 1901 ur .s.i 81 have ben estri bel
Aifi Ie9'. tl' %. 10y 80 4.'i W - 80 ., 80
eSg~ne dian ia. iuopu'a BE- gueeth aaa tccoidIns IA
nac. Of TIE aud ta'isg 10 shoos continuing them
bound ia pond, rlu- Volume
Ihe statement thnt n small number of mon were
listed under tbe previous cell j. true Ent nndef Tie
irw cf &, rross relating ri crcs cad the order
II the prtvost Acknowledgement hg.rl. tre County n
New lurE not Justly required 10 rnsc ore man oi
the . 40 theu acuHf dfI Had ne naval
cedts for erst'd IN Our c.iy all been allowed to
us except where evidence was furnished That ut tho
time of ensmcD toy re- ded o'SoWhsrr asooT@ine 10
the terms of the law New-f'rE would nave been re-
e,e,i of 10 necessity 81 raining single man under
rnt coll because % tao excess Of ca already furnished
the navy.
lLc Provost Gnrshsl General adds;
Uf he542 ssi-d above enlisted 10 N" credit 81 New
York city. since JOY lat many were rs ldnrpuy -ncd
tie Cay Of Ne-Yok, repairing then eu,fm 90. - 81 The
prese quots. IG- tofdci o. tie Pat inpicsd AZ TIES"
Ihis il reflection upon The suJ fGin~fe o.tcers 81
tie GeHcits Bureau ~ the Count! OF
kcw.Yoik II cettainly could late been Intended
give the impression tlat The biy Tor such
Illegal enlistmrnts, IL my there b. reefs with the
Cognty aGthoIiuos. The fact L. that dc County
authorities enlist ILey merely pay the local
bounty TO those enlisted Is tic officer appointed for
that purpose by tie prn,os, Marshal General And II
the recruiting officers f'.udurntly enlist men, when
DO not believe TIE responsibility does not rest upon
the County authorities.
Statements IN support Of this assertion o'thc Provost
uanhaGenere ap,Fsr ~ the New-f"rk plp"rs OF tLis
morning, app rcnily omanang iron tie NaT Depart
mcnt In these statements il minated that the H..
crease Of the quota 81 iis Couny 0m four thousshd
four hundred aud thiT'y-thTee U,fD 10 iaentyone
thousand aLd nineteen l2l,OS 10 explained by iinlds
prdcticcd or the Government III hllne thc quota o'
July. This IL not go. or the mon enlisted under u"
call OF JAY. every one efrdied "a nc C9ny o. NoN.
Iork received his bounty IN biz own hand aud no ppcr
credits were bought A. Ia the naval credits, Dcay oil
of them were iOr Inon emitted n; time when no
bouuties paid and there Wa no IndLccIHept Tor
i the commission Of fraud.
IL is tIc that there has been much swindling Of re-
crn.s and doubt not OF The Government IN the en-
lstraent of within the iins Of tue County OF New
York - b. credited to other localities Tho County
authorities have 'or the past ye been endeaNpng ~
prevent this They hoVo given rcpoo; I'd warning OF
Il elsterce Of these ifnuds but tue Government has
persisted ~ system which a7ords lIc!hiics for tho
| practices OF Which II uow ccsl lains
The only manner iu watch TIE Government can have
suffered IN regard ~ recruits credited 10 in County
has been by tie de. eTtoH 81 ne aiter their accept
ance by The United states olccss This cannot affect
quota oxrep 70 ior ~ may render is cails on
tue Whole country nccc5sniy), as IA proved by the
o0w ing extinct from tie letter Of tbe Provost Mar
sAa Gele Al 10 the Governor Of Minnesota, heretofore
referred TO:
Pic RUE hss sway bern undr al CALI. that wb-n soi
der is accepted into ~, eTvc he Ia received tnd cnri for
he q hi enlistment dnf the Government taking to
H,n,nt and IN csao Lac any locality BEEN called upon to
lot 10 tie service b. aesh disability or deaer
40 far from being responsible in any degree FOR The
alleged fraudulent oni3tmonts. The Official p0pCI8 ap
pended 10 this report, mGikcd j, viii Prove that the
couoty authorities have been active ia bringing b. tho
know ledge Of the Government officials al fraud
which have from time 10 tine come under their notice
In regard 10 the correction ot the enrolment now IN
proprees the Provost MuTpha-G General eays:
For moro than year correction. Of tr enrolment 10
NewYorS City have bcou oou.nia ~ Invited. special
appeal tbs correction made by crcu'r from iy oce
dated Jure q 1854 aud repealed Soy 10 1864 copy here
vita. Durils this tine add ions to sud deductions Io the
mad by officers tb, Rrrear The sppesl t. the people,
10, by tie Committee, 70 1 IA tese rrctiJs
received attention nom tie committee until tie & oi
N"vrmbcr showing that my cor sHri i've u"hs H. max
iug prOrosi, high the le0hgtftnt took but day 10
edopt snd furthermore the Committee and the people
IL lbeGy al svy line without sfc'ld authority lfoI ts De-
pirEien 70 oouect their eDfortns aAd Va many States
tis pliVge hss been 1y snj adyantsgro sly cXefc d..
50 r on tie "oppeals 10 the people represented
BY the Committee O. AID ia these corrections" having
received DO attention from June - 10 No.omJer n
the fnot il that up to oath OF November had always
been understood that no one except persons directly
interest would b. allowed TO assist H. correcting the
enrolment. The County Committee had long coniem.
plated this very 1trk. and had consulted the Acting
Assstsut Provost harshalG .nciGl ~ this District
upon the subject repeatedly, but encouragement was
ever received By the County authorities 20 the work
until the application mode IN November was accepted.
Tie proposition made ny your Committee. to h'ye
ties was IN consequence If Circular from the Pro
vest Marshal enersl which bnnded 10 the County
Committee on Volunteering BY the Acting Assistant