Year: 1863

the uselessness of any further resistance


GENERAL WooL's OFFIoIAa REPoRT.-We pub
lish this morning the official report of General
Wool, giving in detail his operations, as well
as those officers and men under him. in aiding
the authorities to quell the recent riot and
restore order in this city. We specially COM
mend it to the attention of our readers, conf
dent that they win find in il a careful, full and
considerate explanation of many points upon
which the radical press have been doing their
best to befog and bewlder the public. A
perusal of this we'll prepared report will satisfy
the most fastidious that, notwithstanding the
determined and persistent efforts to bring about
a collision between the State and national
authorities and the establishment of martial
law in this city, together with the fact of one
or two of the officers under General Wool dis
obeying orders, perfect harmony of action
existed between the local. State and national
officials in this city. That harmonious feeling
and mutual understanding has been strengthen
ed and made doubly sure since the arrival of
Generals Dix and Candy.


This fact is no doubt one Of the causes of the
anger of the radical editors. The administra-
ton, in sending prudent and practical men here
to take charge of the military affairs, have de-
feated the projects of the bloodthirsty radicals;
hence their rage and venom0us articles. To
General Wool, for his considerate course during
the late trying scenes, our citizens owe debt of
gratitude. 1t must hereafter reflect great honor
upon General Wool that his last act in the
active military service of his country, after
long and successful career, was discharged
with careful and considerate regard for the
welfare and interest of his native State.


THE COMMON COUNCIL AND TIE EXEMPTION
MoNEY-The ordinance introduced into the
Board of Aldermen by Alderman Hardy, pro-
viding for the appropriation of $250O,00O for
the payment Of the exemption money of poor
men who may be drafted, is to be considered in
the Common Council tomorrow. The last Sec
ton of this ordinance nullilies the rest, for it
directs that the Comptroller shall not pay this
exemption money until the Conscrption law is
decided to be constitutional. The delays of
the law are proverbial, and the whole quota of
tuiS CiLy HuRuL Do uTalIcu, LdheH w TIE wars
and marched triumphantly home again, before
the decision of the Supreme Court as to the
constitutionality of the Conscription law could
be obtained. This last multiplying clause, there
fore, makes the ordinance appear like mere
political trap set by Alderman Hardy and his
co-operators to catch few poor mems votes.
Of course, if municipal bounties are legal,
some such an ordinance as that offered must be
legal also; but it would be better to so arrange
its provisions as to pay the three hundred dol
lars only to those drafted men who go in per-
son or send substitute to the army. This
would obviate the only objection to the plan of
paying exemption money, for 1t would supply
US with soldiers instead of greenbacks Thus
amended, and with the last clause revised and
corrected, Hardy's ordinance may do; but in
its present form 1t practically amounts to
nothing. 1t will probably be corrected to-
morrow.