Year: 1865

NEW YORK HERALD, M


Oar Quota, the Dran and Enlist


ments.


Never was there greater muddle than that
which has characterized the operations under
the last call for troopa The bungling manage
ment has seriously interfered with the raising
Of the men. Those officials who, by their exer-
tions, filed all Of our former quotas have been
compelled TO spend SO much time in getting the
affair out Of snarls that they have bad but little
time to attend directly to recruiting. The ma
chinery for volunteering has been arranged
and placed in working order time and time
again, only to be as often disarranged and
thrown out Of gear by some inconsiderate or
Incompetent official The call was issued and
the quota FOR this city announced by Provost
Marshal General Fry as little under five thou
| sand. Under this arrangement recruiting went
on, bidding fair to fill our quota long before
the day fixed for the draft But In the midst Of
this success, without any forewarning or appa-
rent reason, another order, was promulgated
by the same Official, increasing our quota four
hundred per cent, making 1t necessary to raise
over twenty-one thousand men to escape the
draft


This enormous increase was apparently 30
unjust that considerable valuable time was
taken up in endeavors to reduce 1t and obtain
the facts upon which it was based. The State
Committee finally succeeded in securing an or
der from the President to set to one side
twenty-five per cent Of the latter number. The
Supervisory Committee, seeing that the in
applied for correction. After considerable de-
lay they obtained promise that if the enroll
ment were corrected in time the quota would be
adapted to it Recruiting was continued, but
the labors of the local officials were divided be-
tween securing recruits and correcting the en-
rolment This was finally concluded, when,
under the united efforts of the committee volun-
teering became quite brisk. Then came the en-
forcement of the draft not, however, on the
basis of the corrected enrolment The wheel
began to turn in several wards of the city, and
the names of the conscripts were paraded by
the column in the newspapers Recruiting al
most entirely ceased and substitutes demanded





men were obtained in any form. The number
of men added to Uncle Sans warriors was
not sufficient to show any perceptible increase
We were then informed that the enforcement
of the draft was mistake; that Lieutenant
Colonel Brownson, who ordered it, had been
removed for his presumption. Another barrier,
however, presented ITSELF The capitalists sub
scribed for the State Bounty loan instead of
that Of the city. No paymaster was sent to
the city by the State authorities. The result
was that the counties outside of the city re-
ceived the benefit of the subscription to this
loan. The Supervisory Committee visited
Albany; and we are now informed that this
difficulty has been overcome-that the State
funds will be on hand to-day. All necessary
arrangements have been made to pay the vol
unteers as fast as they present themselves.


It is to be hoped that there will be no more
obstacles placed in the way; that our quota
will now be speedily filed, and further enforce
are doing all that lies within their power; but
in order to make their success certain it Is ne
cessary that they should have the cooperation
Of all classes. Capitalists and politicians,
drafted men, as well as those whose names did
not turn up in the recent revolutions Of the
wheel, should lend helping hand. Money
is wanted. men are demanded. To secure the
latter the former must be obtained. Almost
every person can assist in securing one or the
other. The Washington officials seem deter
mined to throw oil manner Of obstacles In the
way, and prevent our escaping the conscrip-
ton. Extra efforts are therefore needed. Our
quota should be filed in spite of the impedi-
ments placed IN the way. There is no time to
be lost Every man should put his shoulder to
the wheel. Unless the number of recruits OBJ
tanned daily materially increase those who
were recently drawn will receive orders to re-
port at the Provost Marshal's Office. Let US
make united effort to escape conscription-


Victoria or England and Eugenie OF


France ON the Holy SePulchre and


Railway Accidents.


The Empress of the French has just issued q
circular to the queen sovereigns of Europe re-
specting the condition Of decay and dilapida-
ton into which the dome of the Church Of the
dOiy oepulcnre mas Deen iaiiin8 ior many
years past. This interesting document we pub
lshed yesterday. In it the Empress makes an
earnest and forcible appeal to her sister sove-
reigns to unite and repair the holy places, ask
ing how it is that the Christian Powers have not
FASTENED to put an end TO q state Of things
affecting to the faithful of all communities.
The devotion of Eugene to the Church and its
traditions is beyond all question, and apart
from the great honor and fame which must
attach to SO devout an aspiration as the renova-
ton of the Church Of the Sepulchre, she is
doubtless actuated by sentiments Of true piety
and veneration for the burial place Of the
Cay;our uar annual A.. Tho CJ,r;ot;ar ,uoopc of