Year: 1863

ths past and the snroments are excessive ID compared


with other sections of the State.


send you tables" which show these results and will


also state here few facts The quota for the Fourth


Congressional District with population Of 13l 644, is


$751; That fixed upon the Fifteenth Congressional Dis


trict, with population Of l32232 is oDly 1850 The


quota upon the asDamed district should exceed that If


city district for the rrturGs show that there


larger population Of females and OF aliens in the city Of


New York than in the country II the comparison made


by the number Of voters instead OF the population taking
the last election when the vote very full it will be
that the call upon the city district is 58Sl, upon


vote of 1868 while upon the country district it is only
2260 upon vote of % 65 In two adonng districts in
the city of Brooklyn the discrepancies equally striking


In that represented by Mr. Odell with population Of
1872 Par the quota is 2697 In the sdjoning district
presented by Mr. Kalbhech with population of ISL 95l
it 4l46 yet the are in Mr. Odels district Is 42l
and in that Of Mr. Kalbheisch. 1887.


The draft at present proposed will throw upon the
eastern portion OF the State comprising less Than


third Of the Congressional districts than onehalf of


the burdens OF the CONSUMPTION This particularly un-


just towards New York and Brooklyn for they ihave not
oy furnished their full proporods heretofore without
counting the number they have given TO the navy of the
country but they have been the recruiting grounds of
other States and constant complaints made that
agents from other States employed for that pur
pose within those Cities and hiring persons there to
act substtutes thus reducing still the number of
persons who will be comp lied to meet this undue demand
which obges them to leave their families and their homes
and peril their lives if they less fortunate than
others in their ability to pay the fixed commuta
ton. earnestly request that you will direct that the
rolling officers shall submit to the State authorities their


sts and that opportunity shall be given TO Co.
vernon OF this State and to other proper State officials to
look into the fairness of these proceedings Justice to
the enrolling officers to the honor and dignity OF the
Government, to the people, who deeply affected
and n The public tranquility demands that the suspicious
which entertained shall be removed if they
founded.


It's just to add that the Administration owes this to it.
SELF these inequalities fall most heavily upon those dis
tcts which have been opposed to its political views
am sure that this fact will strengthen your to
that justice ia done The enrolments only completed
in about Oneha of the districts The results sent
to at intervals during the month Of July but were
only recently received by consequence of my alb
sence at the city OF New York.


confident that you will agree with me that the
public interest n every respect will be promoted by
aordng the fullest evidence of the faithfuness and i'm
paralty with which the conscriptiOn conducted In
the while large numbers avalDg themselves of
the bountes tfered by the State and National Govern
ments, and voluntarily enisog thus mitigating the
distress which compulsory draft necessarily carries into
the homes of people Tbs Stale Of New York offers
liberal bounties to those who enlist


believe it will be found that the abandonment of voun
tary enlistment for forced cOnscrption will prove to be
unfortunate policy that it will not either go
many effective men that system which year
since to this Government the largest army raised
wi hin short space OF time by the voluntary action of
any people.


do propose to discuss in this connexion the
why the people withhold the support heretofore cheer
fully rendered Hereafter shall make that the subject
of another communication But assuming it to be due 10
the exhaustion Of the number of those able to bear
it would only proved how heavily the demand falls
upon the productive interest and labor Of country
and it makes another why the heavy burden Of the
should be tempered by every act calculated
to suspicious and to allay excitement Above ALL it
should induce every effort to get voluntary enstments
which fall less heavily upon the domestic happiness and
business arrangements of ctzens ask that the draft
may be suspended in this State as has been done else
where until shall learn the results of recruiting which
is actively going throughout the State and parcu
larly in the city of New York


am advised that large numbers volunteering
Whatever credit shall hereafter be allowed to this State
il is tain that there is balance in its favor 1t but
just that the delinquent States should make up their def
cheney before New York which has freely and gene
rouy responded to the calls of the Government shall be
refused the opportunity to continue It's voluntary support
OF the armies Of the Union.


There another point which frequently excites the pub
lie mind which brought to your attention by
sons from this and other States Our people have been
taught that laws must be upheld and respected every cost
and sacrhce that the Conscrpon Act, which demands
their persons and perhaps their lives must be promptly
obeyed, because ID is statute of our Government.


To support the maj sty of law, million of have
gone forth from Northern homes to the battle fields of the
South more than three hundred thousand have been
IN bloody graves, have pershed in lingering disease
The guilt OF the rebellion consists raising armed hand
against constitutional legal obligations. The soldier
who has given his life, the capitalist who has contri
blted his reasure, the mechanic and the laborer who
have pail to the the earnings of their toll have
cheerfuly made these ces because they in the
power OF laws not only Obg to obedience but pro-
lection to their rights to their persons AID to their homes
1t this protection which alone gives value to govern
ment


1t believed by at least onehaf of the people of the
Loyal States that the conscIipon act, which they
called upon to obey because 1T stands upon the statute
book is itself violation OF the supreme constitutional
law There is fear and suspicion that, while they
threatened with the penalties Of the law they are
to be deprived of it's protection In the minds of the
American people the duty of obedience and the right to
protection inseparabe If it s therefore, proposed
the hand to exact obedience at the pcnt the bayo
net and upon the other hand to shut off by military power
all approach to JUDICIAL tribunals and to deny redress
for wrongs have to fear the most ruoous
suits These disasters may be produced well by bring
ing laws into contempt and by destruction of respect
the decisions Of courts by open resistance This Go
vernmeut and people have to fear from
gu esceuce in the disorganizng teaching that
pends their legal rights destroys their legal rsmedy
than they have fear from resistance to the doct that
be enforced without regard to the decisions
judicial tribunals The refusal of government to give
protection excites citizens to disobed.nce


he successful execution Of the conscrpton act de-
pends upon the settlement by Judicial tribunals OF ts
With such decisions In its will have


bod upon The public respect aud Difference which
lacks refusal to submit it to this test will be regarded
as evidence that it wants Legality and binding force
measure unusual in the history Of this country which
harshy with those ideas of voluntary action which
have so long prevailed in this community, aud which have
been conspicuous in the conduct Of this should
forth with all the sanctions Of every Department of our
Government-the Legislative the Executive and the Ju-
dlcia With such sanction it would overcome the hostility
which il naturally creates in the minds of the people,
scous of their patriotism and jealous of their rights
earnes urge that the Government nterpose obsruc
tons to the earliest practicable judicial decision upon this
point Our accustomed procedure gives to citizens
the right to brrg all questions citing personal liberty