New York Dispatch

Sunday Edition. June 5.

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Committee prevent it. Finally, your Committee obtained following from Albany a copy of the law passed by the last Legislature, making it a penal offense to enlist or enlist men in this State for another State, which law as follows:

TO AMEND SECTION THREE OF CHAPTER 184 OF THE LAWS OF 1863 ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE RE-ENLISTMENT OF VOLUNTEERS NOW IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES. AND THE ENLISTMENT OF PERSONS INTO REGIMENTS AND CORPS NOW IN SAID SERVICE AND HEREAFTER TO BE ORGANIZED, PASSED APRIL 17TH, 1863.

Passed January 29th, 1864, three-fifths being Present.

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section three of Chapter 184 of the Laws of 1863 is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

Sec. 3. It shall not be lawful for any person in any manner to persuade or induce, or to attempt to persuade or induce any resident of this State to enlist into the military or naval forces raised or to be raised in any other State for the military or naval service of the United States, or for the military or naval service in any other State. It shall not be lawful for any person to induce or persuade, or to attempt to persuade or induce any resident of this State to depart from this State for the purpose of entering into the military or naval forces raised or to be raised in any other state, for the military or naval service of the United States, or for the military or naval service in any other State. Whoever shall offend against the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars; one-half of said fine to be paid upon conviction of the offender to the party on whose information the arrest and conviction was made; or imprisonment, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Sec. 2. The said section three, except as above amended, is hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATE OF NEW YORK.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

I have compared the preceding with the original law on file in this office, and do hereby certify that the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole of said original law. Given under my hand and seal of office, at the City of Albany, this 13th day of May, [c. 3.] 1864.

ERASTUS CLARK.

Deputy Secretary of State.

Copies of this law were immediately furnished all the proper authorities and the Superintendent of Police, and given publicity through the press, in the hope that the business of running recruits out of the County might be stopped. but it had but little or no effect Calculating on the basis of the figures (1,217) which General Hays reported we lacked of the quota on the 10th of May, we were still short on the 14th of May 934 men. The Chairman of your Committee then received information that in other places credits had been given for naval enlistments since November last. Believing that New York, as well as other places, was entitled to the same credit, inquiry was immediately made at all the naval recruiting stations in relation to enlistments made prior to the payment of county bounty to naval recruits. It was found that the total number, since November, 1863, to April, 1864, would approximate 2,500 men enlisted for 1, 2 and 3 years, probably averaging about 1,200 three years' men. The Chairman of your Committee determined at once to proceed himself to Washington to endeavor to obtain credit for these men, or a sufficient number to fill the quota under the last call. Accordingly, the following letter was prepared, of which the Chairman of your Committee was himself the bearer:

HEADQUARTERS COUNTY VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE,

City Hall Park, Broadway COR. CHAMBERS ST.

New York, May 16th, 1864

Hon. Edwin M. Stanton,

Secretary of War:

SIR:

The County Volunteer Committee have now been laboring with the utmost assiduity for about eight months to fill, by volunteering, the quota demanded of this city under the calls of the President for 500,000 and 200,000 men. The enlisting of naval recruits was entered into by us with the understanding and assurance by Government officials here that all the men enlisted for the navy would be allowed on the quota, as if enlisted for the army, whether such naval enlistments were for one, two or three years. But when, under this arrangement, we supposed the quota to be about filled. we found that the authorities at Washington, not recognizing the understanding had with Government officials here, refused to allow us in the proportion they bore to three-years' men. This action leaves us at this time about 900 men short on all calls, when, if we had received allowance for Naval recruits, as it was originally agreed we should, the quota would have been filled. We are constrained now to appeal to you, from the fact, that had we been aware from the first that we would not have been allowed for all Naval recruits as three years' men, we should have been enabled to induce many to enlist for the full term who went only for the lesser period. We are anxious to furnish all the men from the county which in justice may be demanded of us. We have endeavored. with all faithfulness, to fill the quota, as can be testified to by all the Government officials here, and we sincerely believe that not only have all quotas been filled by us, but that really we are in excess of the men required of us. We have evidence to show, indeed, that New York County has furnished the Army and Navy over 30,000 men within the last twelve months. We now understand that other cities have been allowed all naval recruits who have enlisted since November, 1863. We are informed that Boston especially has benefited by this arrangement. We have now to claim that the same allowance be made to us. We have ascertained that, in round numbers, there have been enlisted in this city, for the navy, since November, 1863, and prior to April 4, 1864. and not allowed us, about 2,500 men, for 1, 2 or 3 years, who would average probably about 1,200 three-years' men. We are now short less than 900 men, and if these men are allowed us in the proportion of three-years' men, the deficiency of 900 men at this time would be more than filled up. We are willing to consider these men, if allowed by you, as the remainder due from this county on all calls up to this time, taking no account of any surplus, and thus closing accounts as regards all calls up to the present time. This would give the County of New York a clean book upon the next draft, or call, if any should be made, and will prevent any future misunderstanding or dissatisfaction. I am, Sir, Yours, &c., (Signed) ORISON BLUNT, Chairman.

Besides claiming the credit alluded to in the foregoing letter, your Committee had an interview with A. A. Adj. Gen. J. B. Stonehouse, who informed them that there were a number of men returned to the Adjutant General's office at Albany, credited to no particular district or sub-district, but to the State at large: that the number would be distributed among the districts of the State of New York in proportion to population, and that New York County would be entitled to its credits less the number which had been previously credited to this City by Gen. Hays, by personal election. On examining the records it was found that there had been 124 men thus specially credited. and the following letter was sent to Gen. Stonehouse:

HEADQUARTERS CO. VOL. COMMITTEE

CITY HALL PARK,

BROADWAY, COR. CHAMBERS STREET.

New York, May 17, 1864.

J. B. STONEHOUSE,

A. A. Adj. Gen.,

ALBANY, N. Y.

SIR:

Of the men reported at this office from the Adjutant-General's office, at Albany, to have been re-enlisted for this State, but not credited to any particular district or sub-district, there were 124 who appear by muster rolls and certificates on file in this office to have been specially credited by Brig.-Gen. Hays, A. A. P. M. General, to New York County, they having elected to be so credited. Please telegraph to Supervisor Blunt, at Washington, at once. the number of men New York County is entitled to in districting the men credited to the State at large.