The New York Herald Newspaper, July 15, 1863, Page 8

8 THE CONSCRIPTION. CON. .U&D FROM FIFTH PAGE. NEW YORK HERALD, WBRDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1863, ‘various places he visited. Findiug every 6 compare tively quiet, be returned to the St, Nicholas about seven @’clock, and there found’s despaten awaiting Bim from Adjutant General Sprague, to the effect that the gover! ment at Washington were making every provision te | ieee wy rd wnt- | allay the disturbance, and that five regiments were om P. D. ASHLEY, Lieutenant THIRTY-BIGHTH REGUAENT. ATYRNTION | OLD THIRTY-KIGHTH REGIVENT. Naw Yorx, July 15, 1863, » with the requeat of General Wool, comm nding Department of the Kast, the officers and Members of the old Thirty eighth regiment (Second regi ment Scott Life Guard) are reques ed to meet at Central Mall, coruer of Graad and Comsre strects, th:s morning, at k, for the purpose of tender ng our services for the protection of United States and State property their way to New Yor IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. Money te be Appropriated for Poor Men Who wish to Escape the Draft. ‘The Board of Aldermen have issued 4 call for @ special meeting, to be held this forenoon, at eleven o'clock, All old soldiers of other regiments are invited to jois | Of Which the following is a copy:— with us. By order of ROBER? F. ALLASON, Lueut. Colonel Thirty-eixhth regiment N.Y. 5. Vs ATTENTION! COMPANY A, THIRTY-KIGHTH REGIMENT N, ¥. #. Y. You are requested to be at Central Hall this day, at ine o'clock A. M., (or the purpose of arming for the de- fence of United tes and ~tate property. Our frieaus of other companies are invited to join with es 2. LEONARD, Late Captain Co. A, Thirty-cighth regiment N. Y: 8. V. HAWKINS’ ZOUAVES. Colonel Jardine earnestly rejucets the officers and men ef the old “Ninth” aod other vowwnteer reximonts to meet ‘@t the headquarters, No. 610 Broadway, at nine o'clock, Shie (Weduesday) morning. of Minute Men. New Yorx, July 14, 1863. Davin T. Vaumwrive, Beq., Clerk of the Common Council: — Sii—You will please notify the mombers of the Board of Aldermen to meet in special session, in the (hamber of the Loara, City Hall, on Wednesday, the 16th day of July justant, at eleven o'clock A. M., for the purpose of trans. acting such public businese as may oome before the ‘Board. JOHN HARDY, Akerman 11th district. LEWIS R. RYERS, Alderman 9tb district. CHAS H. HALL, Alderman 4th district. JOHN FOX, Alderman 1st district. GRO. A. JEREMIAH, Alderman 10th district. JOHN D OTTIWELL, Alderman 14th district. * OHAS. J. CHIRP, Alderman 7tb district. JOHN TF. HENRY, Alderman 3d district. ‘The Common Council were to have met yesterday, but ‘The organization of minute men by Colonel Davis, under | Bad to adjourn over until thie morning, for want of a order of General Sandford, proceeded to-day with great ‘vigor at the S$. veuth Regiment Armory, Tompkins market. a plete regiment was raised and the command gtven Dy Colonel Davis to Colonel Cleveland Winsiow, Duryee's Zouaves, a large number of the oid regiment volunteer- quorum. J+ bas, however, been arranged that at the meeting to-day a measure will be passed ap- Propriating two millon and a half dollars, whereby boun- ties of three hundred dollars each will be paid to parties who may wish to enlist. A provision will also bo made fhe organization of minute men will be continued to- | i connection with this measure to pay every poor map Morrow at the sume place by Colonel Davis. A brigade Will probably be completed by evening. It ts the duty and immediate tutere:t of every citizen to orgunize. ‘Ibe services of members of the old reiment = 7 poate! desired to command aod drill the now | All law abiding citizens are particularly requested to @rgunize and report at the ~eventh Regiment Armory without a momen ’s delay, when every mau will be kmme- @iately armed and equipped. Every man im arms to- day will be worth tom to-morrow. PROMPT ACTION OF GOVERNOR SEYMOUR. As soon as it was known that Governor Seymour had returned to the city yesterday morning, the Mayor, in tompany with Deputy Sheriff Dunlap, called on bim at tho St Nicholas Hotel, They bad been in consultation Duta few mouents whou the Mayor recetved word that the Poop'e were about to attack the City Hall. “What shail we dof’ says the Mayor, ¢‘T wil go there myself,’ says who doos not wish to join the army under the draft three bundred dollars, thus euabling him to procure a substi- tute or to gain his own exemption at his option. MAYOR OPDYKE AND THE CITY AUTHORITIES. The Mayor's Office Guarded by the Po. ice—Proclamation from the Mayor— He Calls for a Suspension of 5: of Arms and Ammunition—Action of the Board of Aldermen, &c., &e. Mayor Opdyke was at his quarters m the City Hall at an early hour yesterday, and used overy exertion, in conjunction with the other city authorities, to check the outbreak of the people. As some threateniug demon Strations began to manifest themselves in the early part of the morning, the Mayor found it necessary to make some provision for his personal safety, and he accord the Goveruor, seizing his hat and starting for the door. | ingly despatched a messenger to the police headquarters ‘The whole party immediately took carriages and drove down to the City Hall, A few moments were spent in tho Mayor’s Room. A message was gent to all the heads of @opartments, the Sheriff, District Attorney and other oMclais, to meet Governor Seymour im the Governor's Boom, at the City Hall, forthwith. Ii ao few minutes A. Oikey Hall, ©. G, Cornell, ‘Wm. M, Tweed, two or three of the Judges, several Aider- men, Supervisors and others made their appearance. Mr. Hail, as District Attorney, was forthwith requested to took up the power that is legally vested in the hands of for fifty men to act as a guard around his office Mr. Acton promptly granted the request, and sent down a force of fifty policemen, who remained there on guard during the day. The greatest caution was ob- served, and no one was permitted to visit the Mayor or to learn anything of his movements without furnishing some good and valid roagon for #0 doing. About twelve o’clock the Mayor issued the following proclamation in reference to the sale of arme and ammunition:— PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR. Maror’s Ovricr, New York, July 14, 1863. It is highly important to the peace of the city and the ‘the Governor in such cases. It took buta few moments | suppression of the existing riot that the rioters shall not to ascertain this, when the Governor deciared that the | be allowed to furnish themselves with arms and ammu. @isturbauce should be put down at all hazards. It ap nition, and I do hereby accordingly enjoin upon all per- sons who keep arme and ammunition for sale that they pears, however, that before leaving his hotel he sent for | will at once cease selling to private persons and close ‘troops in the interior to come immediately to this city, end algo sent to an adjacent gtate, where he understood ‘that there were troops in convenient disiance from this sity. ‘The Governor forthwith asked several persons to sug- their places of business. GEORGE OPDYKE, Mayor. Meeting of the Board of Alderm: THE CONSCRIPTION ACT. A special mocting of the Board of Aldermen was called West the names of those pr sent who could be relied | for Monday; but there was not aquorum present. Ata upon, and in whom the public would have confidence, to organize a force and supply them wrth arms, &c. . At bat moment the crowd that had been for some time Bround the Tribune office rushed over to the City Hall. No sooner had they made their appearance in front of the building than Governor Seymour rushed out of the ‘Foom to the steps below, in the midst of the crowd, and Mddressed thom az follows: SPECOH OF GOVERNOR SEYMOUR. Feiiow Cmzens—Hearing that there was difficulty in tbe city, I caine down here, leaving the quiet of the coun- ‘try, to do what I can to preserve the public peace. A Vo.cx—We want you to stay here. Governor SRyYMouR continued—I come not only for the epree of maintaining the laws, but also from a kind re- rd for the interests and the welfare of those who, under ae influence of e3 ‘wr ug, were in danger vot only of inflicting serious blows ‘Wo tho good order of secity, but to their own best in- terests. | beg you to Jisten to me as afrend; forlam your friend, and the friend of your families. 'I implore ou to take care that no man’s property or porson jured; for you owe it to yourselves and to the govern- Fer under which you live to assist with your st ms in preserving peace aud order, (Cheers.) I rely ‘upon you to defend the peace and good order of the city; and if you do thi+, and refrain from further riotous acts, t ‘will seo to it tbat ail your rights shall be protected. (Re- ewed a) Baturday Adjutant General ot the S:ate to Washington, urging its Postpovement. The question of the legality of the Con- Secription act will go to the courts, and the decision of courts, whatever it muy be, must be obeyed by Fulers aud people alike. I the conscription shal! be «i Glared to be legal, then I pledge myself to use every 4 fuosce with State acd city avthorities to see tha there shall be no inequality between the rich and the | poor. I pledge myself that money shail be raiged for the | Purpose of re those who are unable to protect their | ‘Own interests. There is no Ocoasion for resist'ng the draft, for ii, bas not yet been euterced, And now, in conciusion; I beg y to dis, ree; leave your interests in my hands, ‘and I Will ‘ake care that justice is done to you, aud that your families shall be fully protected, The Governor was greeted throughout with great eheering. The crowd soon after dispersed, and did not gather again in that vicinity during the afternoon. 48 soon as he bad pacified the crowd Mr. Seymour re. turned to the Governor’s Room, and in a few moments was surrounded by a large number—most of the super- ‘visors, akiermen and councilmen, a number of the judges, city and county offloiais and numerous politicians of all parties—all anxious that something should be done— but few knew what. The alarm that had takeo possession of some 0: the republican politicians was strik ingly manifest in their action and their appealsto the Governor. What eball be done? Where are the arms? Cannot enough be immediately placed in the bands of the Citizens to quell this disturbance? This is an cutrageous disgrace to the State, and numerous other dec!aratjon of the kiod were made. sy cael ‘The coolness of the Governor throuzh 41) ghis showed : oy omer ¥ Serer ter quite a contrast. Fam at Work organising,” said be, “to put down this disturbance. My orders in regard to arma have already been sued; but fm the meantime! advise you to go and get O'Gor- map and men of that stamp to go and ‘© the crowd. In many instances they will do more good thas yourarms.”’ if: Mayor during this came in and introduced J. Austin Stevens ond several of thai @tamp, who have for the last day or two monopolized the Mayor's attention to the exclusion of men who would Dave given the Mayor such advice on the first day of the Gistarbance ag would have ended the disturbance on the evoning of that day could they have obtained an oppor. | tunity, ‘The Governor im-nediately issued his proclamation and ‘Whe order for citigens wo ae mble at given points ang ro. ‘port to the officers desiznate, As soon as this was sc- @ mpiished be jumped into a carriage with Genera! Miller Rynders and one otber person, and proceeded up town to ‘the disturbance. A large number stfll remaining in the Park gathered arouna bis carriage and cheered him as he deft, It is said that messengers were despatched for General. Fits John Porter, who was reported as being in ‘the city, for the purpose of obtaining hia valuable assiet anos in organizing and directing the force to quell the ‘disturbance, ‘The Governor does not for a moment hesitate or waver, Dut from the first declared and maintained that the riot ust bo immediately put down, nor was there any hesitating as to what he should do. Governor Seymour makes a Flying Tour of the City. Shortly after Governor Seymour had addressed the «eople in front of the Oity Hall, he proceeded to make a ‘tour of the city, accompanied by the following geatie- men -—Sherif Lynch, Judge Connolly, Supervisor Tweed, ‘and Charles G. Cornell. the party took carriages to ‘Thirty ffth street, and, having visited General Sandford at the arsepal, and found all matters right at that time, they proceeded on foot through Thirty-Afh and ‘Thirty sixth streets to Teutn avenue, and all over the Grounds of the operations of Monday, Wherever the overnor appeared the people showed iim the greatest ect. Cheer upon cheer rent the air, and the oirringe ‘h Mr. Seymour was seated wae actually lifted fram and carried several yards bya body of utat .. he crowd cried Out" Goveruor, “You are the man for us,’ pond * interest passed quietly along with gis + the eynowsre (Or AH eyes and ihe ning evends of the day nor wade tour, however ‘opulae excitement, aud ivis (dee of epeaking ay (9 ‘itement und a feeling of supposed | lause.) I will say a word about the draft On | it (before tho outbreak commenced) I sont the | Subsequent informal meeting Alderman Jeremiah was called to the chair, to fill the place of President Walsh. The roll being called and a quorum not appeering, the Cuair asked the pleasure of the Board. ALDERMAN PARLEY’S SPEECH. Alderman Fakury arose and eaid:— Mr. - President, I much regret that there ‘s not a quorum present. I had hoped that the Board would be ble to t-ke gome action to-day in regard to tho general government act for making a draft, In my district understand the officers engaged in making tbo draft have been driven from their duty, and & serious riot ts in progress, I regret that a disturbance of the kind should be initiated in the city in my district, because the pecs there will be wrongly charged with the responsi. ity of it. But the fault is not theirs; for they ‘as orderly and law abiding «8 any community in the whole country. Tbe persons ereating the riot, avd | who are responsible for its consequences, came from New | Jersey. They crossed the river this morving from Wee hawkes and Guttenberg in crowds, aud proceeded to the | place in the Ninth Congressional district, where the draft ' was ia progress. They marched along the streets in a body, and on their way they forced workmen wherever | they could from their labors to join them in resistance to | the draft. You can, therefore, understand, Mr. President, | that the fault of opecdition to the draft, originating in | my district, was wholly owing to the faot that the en- i forcement of the Conseription act was begun there, To this fact alone may be attributed the unfortupate circum ince of the first open opposition to the law belug sliowa my district. The persons who inciied the trouble no doubt had been organized for the cocasgion, and a riot would have been set on foot by them in any other lo catity in the city, bad the enforcoment of the draft ‘been first attempted elsewhero than in the disirict I have the honor to represent ju this Board. 1 must repeat my regret nt the absence of a quorum of this Hoard; for I had hoped that every member would rise in his » an talk peace. The people are oxcited, and it is necessary that their excitement should be calmed down to a degree of respect for enacted laws. Then let them Tesort to the courts to decide*their grfevances. The jm. pression is strovg that the drafting act is unconstitn- tional, and until question of ite legality is decided by | the proper judicial tribunals they will regard apy attempt- e4 enforcement of it as harsh and arbitrary. We should, there‘ore, talk and counge! peace, and quiet and aid the | people to’ ascertain whether the law, which iss» gene: Tally regarded ae offensive and undemocratic, is in legal | hartnony with the fundamental law of our organization as @ nation and government, I su the question | could be reached by any conscript getting out a writ \ of habeas corpus. I have @ paper in my hand proposing a method whereby we should speedi ly test the qnestion of the legality of the law. I bud designed to offer it at this meeting; but it is of no use now. I bopo, however, that every member of this Hoard will preach .up peace. Let it be understood that the | citizens of New York are for law and order, and in favor ‘©! & just test of every measure that is o"noxious t them. The event of the riot to-day is unfortunate, because it | will affect the reputation of the city, and prasibly be a } pretexi for a declaration of martial law here. It attords | the excuse, probably desired by the administration, for supplanting the civil by the military law in this demo- | cratic city. The enactments of Congress and the acis of | the aamin! rine 4 euficiently burdensome | os, weno 19 gugb ® sweeping assumption | of authority as that. But we cannot say to what extent our rights may be interfered with. Perhaps those in a position to eeize upon such an authority would only be too glad to have some sort of pretended excuse for pro- hibitiog us from meeting here. | No other remarke were Maqé,and the President pro i | tem. deciared the Board pajourned, for want of a quorum, | tilt tho firat Monday fn August. ‘The paper to which Alderman Farley referred contained tse following preamble and resolutions :— Whereas, it is apparent to all who are in way con | Versaut with the feelings and opinions of the ‘population of this city that a deep seated and ine:adicable ition | pervades a!) classer against the provisions of the act of | tho lave Congress of the United States, known us the | “Conzeription act; and Whereas, | ie taking form and 1 manifest iteelf at an early day in open resistance to the attempt of the | auinorities of the General government to force citizens of thie State, against their convictions and ve out of peed ape of their ; and ‘hereas, the mutterings coming storm inpere. tively demand that the authorities of gad tako some steps to allay the excitement now daily and | hourly increasing, and by mild and sa'ctary measures to | assist in abating the popular indignation against the mianifest injustice about to be inflicted upon our citizens, and known as the Commutation Fund Bonds, asd the Game shai) be trams/errable at the pleasure of the holders | strength and put an eud to it, Beiter the people | thereof, either ia person or by attorney. only upon Lue them:elves te pat an cud to it with as jitue delay as pos- ‘Books of the Corporation, at the office of the Comptroller, | sible. It is nut a scourge that bas visited us alone, From and certiiicates of such transfers sball be endorsed there- | the beginming of the world wars have ion em by the Stock Clerk. ‘Qgxinet wation—and oitentimes the most terrible of all Bxc. 3. The said bonds shall be sigeed the Comptrol- | wars, which is not a war of mation against natlon, but of Jer, counter-igued by the Mayor, sealed with the common ‘@.ainst brother. How long is this to go on? If seal of the Corporation and attested by the Clerk of the | it goes a what is Lo be the result of it? As allording & Common Council. They shai) bear mterest at a rate not | pretext for al) the Powers of Europe to combine to put an @xcceding seven per ceo per annum, payable semi- @nnuediy oo the first day of May and Nevemver ip each “year, aud Principal shall be redeemabie on the first day of November, 1870 Seo. 4. For the payment of the principal ef said bonds, and tho interest to avorue thereon, the faith of the Corpo- ation of the city of New York is hereby solemnly piedved and the Com) troller is bereby authorized and required to Fedeom ard cancel the Same 1rom time to time at or be- fore their maturit. Sue. 6. The Comptroller is Bereby directed to ascertain from the Provost Marshals of the several districts the exact quota called for frew each district to make up the draft, aud he shall therefore draw bis warrant io favor of the Collector of Internal Revenue of each of the said dis tiets for an amount ejual to the suc of three hundred dollars for each and all that may be required to make up the quota of the district, to the end that no citizen of Ne York shail be compelled to serve in the army as conscript against his will, !t being understood that uader this arrangement the Comptroller shall see that the proper ottice: to each drafted man 4 receipt exempting him from such daft. ‘The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the annexed preamble aud resolution im faver of raisiuy & sum of money to commute the full quota of troops, to be raised by subscription in the city and county of York, respectfully REPORT That your committee have given the subject a careful consideration, and Gad that there is @ largo and valuable portion of the popuiation of the city who cannot pay gum required for exemption, being mostiy mechanics and working men, who canvot be spared from the city. Your committee find that the impending drat receives the dixtatisneaiion of a majority of our copizens. therefore submit the following resolution for adoption JOHN BRICE, Committee hon. t) WEBeER, Finance. LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP HUGHES. Appeal to the Catholics of New York. THE CONSCRIPTION—THE RIOTS. The first man we ever heard advocate a general con- serirtion for the prosecution of the war for the Union was Archbishop Hughes. in his eermon directly after nis Jast return from Enrope last year. He condemned the reliance ‘on volusteering as hazardous, and as placing tro large & share of the burden on Lhe generous aud public spiriied, urging that, since the obligation to serve rested cq) ally ob all, the liability or risk should be apportioned according!y. 70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. The foregoing paragraph is taken from the Tribune of this morning. It is the latest malignant article against the undersigned with which the Honorabie Horace Greeley bas been in the babit of favoring bim for some time past, Permit me to request of you the insertion of a few re- marks in the Henato, which may throw light upon the sudject which Mr. Grocley misrepresents and affects to misunderstand. He says ‘that J condemned the reliance upon volunteering as bazardous, and as placing too large ‘fa share of the burdens on the generous and public epirit- ed, urging that, since the obligntion to serve rested equal- ly on all, the liability or risk sbould be apportioned ao- cordingly.” 1. I did not condemn volunteering. 2. 1 did mot recommend a coercive conscription, but that the people of the North, who stand by the federal government, should demand conscription by their own voluntary choice and act. This would be their own sys tem of volunteering. The main object of my remarks on the occasion referred to by Mr. Greeley was to bring the ‘war to a speedy conclusion. The last and decisive battie ip every war is necessarily the most merciful in its re sults, since it puts an end to the further shedding of bu- man blood. This was the main object as regards the interests of the country at large. My remarks were not intended for the congrogation whom I was addressing, but for the whole people, Since that time many most sanguinary battics have been fought, in which blood sufficient to float a ship of war has been shed; and yet it seems that many other similar battles are till to be fought before we come to the final struggle which shall decide the question. Thave been attacked by three Tatholic laymen, editors of the Baltimore Mirror, and bya priest of Bedford, Pennsylvania, as if I were a man of war, and as if the idea of bringing the war to a speedy termination was a cruelty, instead of allowing it to fertilize the fields of Tennessee, of Virginia, Maryland, and even Pennsylvania, with periodical supplies of buman gore. ‘This i the idea of me:cy and humanity entertained by the proprietors of the Baltimore Mirror and the gentie shepherd of Bedford as to what constitutes humanity and mercy. 3. Another rexson that influenced me on the day on which I preached the germen referred to by Mr. Greeley was the fact that on wny return from Europe | found the number of able-bodied men, fathers, brothers, husbands, in my congregations vastly thinned, and the widows and orphans multiplied ali around me. How could thie have h»ppened? Was it all voluntary on the part of thore who abandoned theit homes to defend their country? I know that toa great exient it was voluntary and patriotic, es pecially at the commencement of the war, Thero were militia regiments in New York who felt that, whother they were Catholics or not, whether they were na- tives or foreigners, deemed with honorable chival- ry that, having donned the national uniform, they were bound to rush and rally for the defénce of the country—which they did. This would be one class; and they were numerous enough to leave not a | few destitute widows and orphans far from tue Geld on | which they wore slaughtered or taken prisoners. Mut | there was another clase—it was composed of those Irish | and Catholic citizens or laborers employed by meu of wealth in factories or in other establishments of honor. | able industry. | ‘What | am now about to say is more than Bean vouch | for of my own personal knowledge. It was stated to me | on my return that the employers of thore men, iiame | | | diately after the war broke out, suspended their factories and other departments in which buman Jabor had been employed to compel these Irish and Catholic operatives to enlist, in order that their families might not starve, and that all this was adroitly accomphshed under the plea tbat war had rendered it necessary to suspend ail manufac- | turing establishments; that this pretended necessity was { only for the purpose of sending fighting men to the field, | by which the neighborhood would be religveq from the | of workmen of foreign birth; in point Of feck, aa Bool as hecessity drove that class away, their places were promptly supplied by Other operatives; whilst, in the meantime, such manufacturers and traMckers upon the public calamities of civii war have been vastly more prosperous than ever before. Soover than witoess such mean and base tricks upon unfortunate iavorers, | was then, and ‘am now, prepared to approve of ajthousand conscriptions, openly appointed by the government; provided, however, that the same shuffling and low trickery shall not be em ployed to expose the poor to the dangers of battle and Jeave the wealthy to become wealthier in their quict it is’ equally aj t that such ition a ve we opposi homes. 4. No language of mine could ever be interpreted as Tecommending the government to enact a coercive con- inst their | scription; but, jadging by my own feelings, 1 supposed ment such as their fathors inatituied—a govern ment of which they would be worthy,gand which would be worthy of them—they would have patriotism enough to stand up as one man and say, ‘ This thing can- consequent npon an enforcement of the provisions of the | not be allowed to go on ; either those who have robeiled of Cougress; be it therefore Reavived, That the Counsel te the Corporation be, and he 18 horeby authorized and directed immed! to take tho necessary legal ‘act of the late Congress of the United States known as against the government must bave their rebellion ‘thoroughly pat down, or they must put ua, why make measures to teat the legality of | no rebellion, under their triumphant dominion, fut at all “Conscription act,”’ with reference to ite application to | events thie thing ought not to go ou. Ali wars most-/ thie State, Had it not been understood beforeband that there would ip all probability be no quorum, Alderman Hall come to an end, especially when only one side is dispobed to offer peace, which the other soornfully rejects.” The | + ! | | \ ' | | that the people of the North, if they pad a govern- j $ i i t i substance of what has just been expressed will be found | would have been on band to offer the following asa sub. | in the following extract from my sermon, which 1 offer stitute for Alderman Farley's paper:— ‘Wherpas, it is apparent that the three clause In the national enrolment act of the late: {a caloulated to Se Cok, Bee oe ee yee of ont sie be it Resolved, and they are hereby, hwstructed to report to this Board a plan whereby an ition can be made to pay the our t citizens an are iikely to be most sorely affected by the enforcemen' sortption. This plan was @ubmitted by Alderman Hail to several of the democratic members, and ail who were consulted about it unhesitatingly declared themselves favorabie to It. ol at judg ‘The following i® the ordinance and report of the special ot janeies BY committee fe relation to the matter: — {0 comprehen AN ORDINANCE 90 PROVIDE FOR TRE CONNOTATION oF Te ts theo with thons whe are nob eoquainted with it. DOW-ACT FROW TIDE CITY OF KEW YORK, Bett ordained ty the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaity of New York, 1m Common Uonneii convened. Sactiow 1. The sum of thease millions reveu hundred and Ofty thuasand dollarr ($5,760,000) is hereby appropriated for the purpose of providing ‘or the commutation of the fei} quova of conscripts cated for from the city aod county of New York opdor the Impending draft. 2. The Com prailer ts Morey authorized to Borrow, ibet te Gerporation of the city of \ew York, FULL QUOTS OF, TROOKS CALLED POR URURR THR CoNBCRIr Ker on the 76 wad to bends of the Corpora. | to mind. i Van wnat, 0 (io a bay i gO Be gerne phoulé be cont foped for many yoarg it for the reconsideration ef the Hon. Horace Greeley, the hundred dollars | three publishers and proprietors of the Baltimore Mérror, and the Rev. Thomas Heyoa, of Bedford, Pennsylvania. After having spoken of my observations in Europe, on National affairs be, | among the bighest authorities and guides of public opinion 0m that continent, made Bnown that, according to my | observation, there was ne good feeling towards the United tof woon- | States even in this struggle fer self-preservation, and at the close of this parrative seeme, by the reporter's ac- count of my sermon, that i weed the following worde:— ers were plentifully distributed in Wall street and the | Detng allowable for other pations end ery man (hut if (hey do interiere, and if they interfere suc- cessfully, if the country and the government are not main- tained by every sacrifice that is necessary to maintain them, then your United States will become 4 Poland—then it will become divided—then strife will multiply across | every border; every State, or every section, will claim to be indepondent and make itwelf an easy prey for those who wiil Lurn and appropriate the divisions of the people Of this country for their own advantage. Ob! let it vot beso. {know little of what has transpired here during absence. I have searcely time to look at the papers snce Ireturned. But atall event h has been done, though not much hag been realti wards terminating ‘this unfortunate war. Volunteers: been appealed to in advance of the draft, as I understand; but for my own part, if | had @ voice in the counclis of the country, I would say, let volunteering continue. If the three hun- dred thousand on your list be not enough this week, next week make a draft of threo hundred thousand more. It {s not cruel—this is mercy, this ia humanity. Anything ‘that will put an end to this drenching with blood the whole surface of the country, that will be hu- manity. Then overy man on the continent; rich , will have to §take bis share in’ the contest, Then it will not be left with the government, whatever government it will be, to plead | with the people and call on them to come forward and ask them if they would be drafted, No, rt is for them, the pcopl, to rise and ask the government to draft them; and those who -are wealthy and canuot go them- selves can provide substitutes, and bring the thing toa close, if it can be done, No doubt the same efforts will be made on the other side—and who cap blame them? For the sake of humanity we mast resort to some course of this kind. In the meanwhile, beloved brethren, it is eno.gh for us to weep for this calamity, to pray God that it be put toan end,to make sacrilice of everything that wo have to sustain the independence, the unity, the per- uity, the prosperity, of the only government we ac- now ledge in the world, But it is vot necessary to bate our enemies, It 1s not uecessary to be cruel ia battle, nor to be cruel after its termination. !t is necessary to be true, to be patriotic, to do for the country what the coumry needs; and the blessing of God will rec mpense those ‘who discharge their duty without faltering and without violating any of tho laws of God or man. I may have becn mistaken in my eatimate of humanity and mercy and patriotism, as expressed in the foregoing remarks, and it may be that my critice—Greeley, of the New York Tribune; Kelly, Heyden and Piet, proprictors of the Baltimore Mirror, and the Rey. Mr. Haydon, of Bedford, Venn.—are correct in their yiews of humanity in desiring that the war should be interminable. But not all the fridunes or Mirrors or country parsons in the United States can change my convictions of humanity or patriotism om that score. For all these gentiomen, and for their objections, there in a document airoady in manuscript to refute them, individually and cotlectively. But I could not expect that any daily paper would have space, however well disposed its editor might be, for the pablic:tion of such a document. When printed, it shall stand by iteelf in the form of asmall volume, Two remarks, and I shal! have done. (ne is, that some years ago I was the means of preventing a riot iu the city of New York, and that Mr. Gree'ey, on that cccasion, pronouncea in bis paper that better the strects of New York shovid flow with bi od than allow the supposition that the civil authority was inguilicieat or indis} 0 preserve order and to protect life and property, than thit these resuits should be due directly or indirectly to ecclesiastical influence. Even now Mr. Greeley, either by himself or by his cs, charges our present troubles upen the Irish. He says that all who have been ari are Irish. No doubt. ‘The Irish are fit to take their share on the battle field in defending the count-y. Then they are very fit t be ar- rested and taken upjas inmocuous victims of our municipal laws. 1 was in New York when the first number of Mr. Greeley’s paper was published. Its first theory was that all international quarrels might be settied by peaceful arbitration, This lasted for @ time, But ir. Greeley was an advocate for revolution in evory other country; and, having passed once through Italy, he Mr. Dovaz—The Governor of the State ts here, which Proves that be is no traitor, (This remark was followed 'y great cheering.) Gen, Wi “was the first to volunteer his services, and was followed by other gentiemen. The resolution to close the stores was Mr. Srevaws moved that when the ‘ing adjoura march to the south side of Wall atreet, and there form themeelves into companies of ove men, and would be sent down to arm A Vorce—That’s the doctrine. A Guyriewan said that he was requested by Lieutenant Ashley, of the Thirty seventh regiment, to say that he had at ine armory, No. 609 Broadway, arms for four bun- dred men, aud that a hundred were Ledges A ‘on the spot by that time, If three hundred mon would leave this Mécting, said the-speaker—one or two at a time—and Present themselves at the armory, they can be furnished with arms, ANotwuRR GENTLEMAN Suggested that the clerks should not only go back to their employers’ establishments and inform them of the action of the meeting, but they should stop at every store from Chambers street down, notifying them to close the stores and proceed to Wall street to join those persons who were ready to tender their services to the government. A Gesxtieman in the audience said—I move that the authorities be requested to proctaim martial law. (Loud and protracted cheering followed his motion.) ANOTHER GXNTLEMAN rushed to the platform and sald— There has already been a conversation with the Mayor and Govervor upon this subject; but it is useleas to de clare martial law uutil you have the power to put that martial law through. Let us raise the aad thea we will bave she power to carry out martial Colonel 1), M. Tarmance, of the Fiity-sixth regiment ped at tho seat of war), was introduced to the meeting. lo stated that for seven years he had been a member of the Second division of the militia force, and, if it was necessary for the preservation of good order in the city of New York, he tendered them the services of the Second division of the militia of the State of New York, com- priaing the counties of Kings, Quceus and Suifolk, and all of Long Island. They are ready. Voxus—Bring them over. Colonel TatuapGx—I promise you that they will behere before twenty four hours. The Cxamman then put a metion to adjourn; but the large proportion of the audience would not adjourn, some ‘0 them loudly calling for ‘*martial law.”” At length Mr. Cusrias Partrpex moved that this meet- ing recommend the coosideration of the propriety of de- claring martial !aw. The resolution was seconded and adopted. ‘The passage of this resolution seemed to meet the wishes of the assemb:age, whereupon a motion to ad- journ was made and carried. MERCHANTS? MEETING IN WALL STREET, ‘The merchants, in pursuance of a motion, adjourned to reoonvene in Wall street for the purpose of raising sever alcompanies to be enrolled under the anspices of the State authorities to defend the city. Before they arrived, however, the square near the Merchants’ Exchange was blocked up by a dense crowd, chiefly laborers and me chapiva. At three o’clock General Werxore addressed the assem- blage from the steps of the bank. He called on them to enroll themselves in companies which would then {be or- ganized, and givo in their names for that purpose. Some responded and others refused to join the proposed force. The General then made a few remarks. On the other side of the street Colonel Jack, of Brook- lyn, addressed the assemb!age. He dwelt forcibly on the duty of citizens to come to the defence of Jaw and order, and alluded to the loss of life and property which marked the scenes of Monday, and called on his hearers to rally in support of the authorities. ‘A Vowm—He’s got three hundred dollars; he goes for the draft. Colonel Jack—No, sir; my cash is my musket. J am poor, and I have a wife and family. A Voicz—You’re free from the draft. Colonel Jack—I am ready to go with you. If you don’t Gefend your city there’s no hopes of you. You're pro- perty will be destroyed by the mob. A Vorce—No fear of it. Tuke the draft away, and gaw the country, and of course, more or less, even the people, through the windows of the vetterino; and when | he returned he published a little book of his travels, the | amount of which was shat the Italians were unlikely, | if not unfit, to enjoy liberty, unless they could look down ; @ cannon’s throat, ia which statement he imposed upon them a feat the accomplishment or imitation of which no humane man would suspect Mr. Greeley to be capable. There are mapy things bearing upon Mr. Greeley’s | homily tome, in his paper of the 9th inst., which in | another way and at the proper time shall be taken notice | . ‘JOHN HUGHES, Archbishop of New York. New York, July 14, 1863. POSTSCRIPT. In spite of Mr. Gresley’s assanit upon the Irich, in the | | present disturbed condition of the city, I will appeal not | | only to them, but to all persors who love God and revere the holy Catholic religion which they profess, to respect also the laws of man aud the peace of society, to retire to their homes with as little delay as possible, and disconnect themselves from the seemingly deliberate intention to disturb the peace and social rights of the H citizens of New York. If they are Catholics, or of such of | them as are Catholics, I ask, for God’s sake—for tho sake of their holy religiou—for my own sake, if they have | any respect for the Episcopal authority—to dissolve their | bad associations with recklesa men, who have little re | gard either for Divine or human laws ' +JOHN, &e., &e. THE MERCHANTS AND BANKERS IN COUNCIL. Soon after twelve o’clock yesterday handbills and post- lower part of the city which read as follows:— ATTENTION! t bants, bankers, merchants’ clerks and others, meet | fur orgsnization and euroiment at the Merchants’ Ex- | change, No, 111 Broadway, w take immediate actin in the present crisis. Military now engaged with the u.0b! ‘The Mayer's house being e2cked and burned down! +] Pursuant to the above notice, the large room of the Merchants’ Exchange, in Broadway, was crowded, the | large propertion of the audience being composed of our | wealthy merchants and bapkers. Thore was a large | crowd assembled around the doors and around the build- ing; bot the proceedings were not interrupted by any | unlawful demonstrations. Indeed, on the contrary, never | have we seen a more determined spirit Lo maintain the | authority of the law than was evineed by this large num ber of prom/nent citizens. : ‘The meeting was ca)led for two o'clock, and soon after that bour Mr. Carpeater ascended the platform, and | nominated for presiding officer Mr. F. 8. Winsten, who ‘was chosen to preside. Mr. W. M. Vermilye was elected secretary, | REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT. ‘The Puesipent, in opening the meeting, said:— Friow Orzxa—Th s is & very momentous time. The per part of the city has boen sacked, and part of it bas given to the flames, by the mob. municipal were of the city are now at work to devise means to the riot, and it is the duty of every able bodied izen to assist them in crushing Out this terrible revolt rebellion. We have called you together this after for the purpose of consulting with you in reference ‘what ‘wonaules it for berlaken, and, od we (suet seoure your ‘iting down the mob that is pow raging in those the shy. (Cheers.) x RESOLUTIONS. . Wituiau E, Dopcx, on making bis appearance, was | | \ ig ToT ey 5S » } il iH i. He i I gE i FE ri vent to the spontaneous feelings TT ripe ify hy 5g i z uly i ! : HN I : i } i i i i 2: Lt 8° & i 1 do not know what may happen tm case shies ‘time te act. Aud now we are bere that our voices war should continue, a# it has been seni miece | ve together, that our may sympathize 1 ieft thie country, fhe wews reudere all ub Se te eee ible, Decanse its ; ove SSntantavenusiy very 0 offer a icult SOF one even eoquainted wih | large, autaber of individuals to vee Siayor and | the counts ies; mucb more | an! SES oe aro ; ir, wend us where AFI Us; give ve authority to i | i it im any one's power Ww say with absolute yy | and weare ready 10 go.” ” and joud cheers. what may if thie war continue And, in } thea pat the resolutions, which were | meantime, what is the of its coming t0'an end? | adopted enthustatlo chesring, not a single dimen; | do NOs see any pros; set. dota not to be | theat voice heard in the vast aprem! an issue; and it may by that God, fort some of bis; Mr. Jonw A. moved that the own, wi future geverations can appreciate, Bas | to close their stores at four o'clock this allowed thts war to scourge ue in order to bring future | day) afternoon, and stated that Mayor ke and benefits to the amar race. ‘These are ihiogsibet no | Gevernee Seymour ‘were now in session in the Hall, maN Cap pretend to fathom—qvestione shat depend on eo . and (hat the Governor waa take the ‘names and | mae reg pore enon) = ae solution; bet | feattonees of any indiv dass Would plage (henseivas | there i ove qeestion ‘ehouid A item 80 joteatly. ioe this, Uat SC a war of thie kind | Amann Us@oed SMR JGovmrner Kyvmontdys | $8 rernapinnd po © 6 traitor” | arrest was @ violation of the second iv there won’t be any muss. Here some of the officers of the meeting requested Colonel Jack to desist, as he was obtaining the necessary recruits, The speaker , however, proceeded|to remark that if the assomblage did not arm aud come to the rescue of law, the crowd who bad created dieturbance in the city would attack Wall street. Subsequently Colonel Jack was accosted by a man who | reiterated that he had $300, and that if the government abolished the conscription there would be peace. Colone! Jack then disappeared among the assemblage, many of the audience asking him “What about that $300?” and other questions, The noxt speaker was similarly treated by the throng. He followed in the strams of bis predecessor, but was frequently interrupted. AVowx—What bounty do you give; another, He’s a Provost marshal. (Laughter and cheers). A Grntieuan here interposed , whispering to the speaker that, he was preventing the object of tho meeting, and hoping he would desist. ‘The speaker then asked all present {f they would join for the defence of the city, when loud cries of “ No, no,” and «* Yes’? were answered: followed by cheers, hisses and laughter, in the midst of which he retired. Mr. ‘vu. F. Doogr then called on the concourse to enroll their names, when many responded. They subsequently reported to General Wool and were armed, The Conscription Law Unconstitutional. IMPORTANT CASE BEFORE JUDGE M’OUNN. Ju the matter of the complaint against William L. Ste- pheus, an enrolling officer, who arrestea Henry Biesel for ‘fn alleged resistance to the draft in refusing to give bis ame to the said enrolling oflicer, and which bas been be- fore Judge McCunn for the past week, was decided by the Judge yesterday afternoon, The facts of the case were found W be as follows:—That Stepheos, together with one Dodge, entered into the shop kept by the father of tho complai work. That Stephens demanded his name, which he did not refuse to give, and that whie be was endeavoring to get bim a card upon which bis name was written, Sie, heng seized him, handcafied him and acted in a violent mancer, drawing a pistol and threatened to shoot his father. Ho then locked Biesel up al! night in the Park Barracks Judge McCunn hei om this state of facts:—First, that the ised Statutes, page $74, section one, fourth edition, which makes it a mi meanor for any officer, or any person pretending to be an officer, to arrest ary person, or detain any person it his will, without legal process or other lawful anthority therefor. And, secondly, that the provisions of toe Con- scription law, passed Marcb 2, 1863, did not protect him, for, under the twenty-fifth section of the act, it was no ‘offence to refuse to give aname to the enroiling ofeers. Bat, apart from this, Judge McCunn ts of opinion that thre entire act is clearly unconstitutional, for it not only violates the rights of the and creates a distintion people ‘among our citizens, but it is in direct contravention of the fourteenth and ‘fifteen sub divisions of section constitution of the Ui 1 a. & F] ? J2o Eee i : ii f x 5 nin elke sea ed ga eae Fegretioa. that the uae Guasch Pg rglrrg the courts haa fully = That the courts were able and equal to the y of sustaining the rights of the citizens; and it was ‘through the courts alone thetr and safety in beta to ball nthe gum wigjiaahea jaared fof Blophond,/and Mr, OC. Leoaa for ihe prose? SCENES AT NIGHT, ‘When the evening closed the excitement increased. The armed crowds which hed marked the day with fre and Slaughter, were pttll on the alert to exhibit their strength if} toeundey i i : F i £ wt on the Seventh avenue, where they were at | with {ts enforcement. The women were particalarly bit- ter the conscription. heme Pr— Tor OF MILITARY AND POLION. The ste preneeies ¢ strange aspect ehortly before ten o'clock. chvis force, with s bumber of aes. who yore somed, nth Go Saves Armory, in t drum corps ace companied them; but the advance guard whistled “Dixie,” the columns joining in whistling chorus. ‘Shey were under the command of Colonel Winslow, and nume berea over six hundred men. The police and the military were marching through the city at one o’clock this morning. THE STATE ARSENAL. This organization arrived at the State Arsenal at eleven: o'clock, ‘There was a large throng who witnessed thers coming, but no attempt was made to resist them, They wili be quartered in the building. PERIL8 OF A TRIP UP TOWN. The position of a member of the press is not a sinecure Bor enviable at any time, especially in one of publid strife, One of our reporvers last night in order to ascer- tain the state of the upper part of the city was proceed. ing to make a tour through it. ‘The withdrawal of city cars and stages bas become profitable to the driver@ of carriages, and although their charges are now exorb! tant, few would venture uptown with @ passenger, al- though the premium for the act might be ten times the Tegular (are. They anticipated an attack ; 80d 40 declined, Oue of these sage hackmen, on being offered five dollard for about an hour's ride refused. importunely took our reporter, whose caariage while proceed through Second avenue attracted the observation hundreds. At onetime the vehicle was followed; but runvers did not reach it. Occasionally men would peor in at the occupant, ‘and having become apparently satise fied be was uot an ol us civilian or officer, retired, OUR REPORTER ROBBED. In the midst of this extraordinary surveillance on roled the carriage. 1¢ was preceeding through Second avenue, aud safely reached the corner of Thirty-third street. few yards ‘urtker and a halt was ordered. The men w armed; the driver had towbey. Then through each side window peercd ovor a dozeu men. They surrounded thé ight, and several inquired:— “Who are your” “4 reporter of the Herat.” In @ second the crowd made him their centre, and one among them caught leieurely held of his gold’ English Jever watch, snapped it with # portion of a valuable chaio and Jooked on with wonderful suavity, while the representative of the Huaanp was helplessly agri on | to convince them he was a reporter. Seon an individ arrived who recoguized him, aod he was thus allowed ta @.cape with the oss of @ tavorite time kevgcr and the better half of a gold Albert chain. THE VERY LATEST. The Draft Positively Suspended—More Regiments Arriving. ; Governor Seymour received information last night that the draft was positively suspended, and that a large number of regiments were continually arriving in thig city, and that @ suflicient ferce would be sent to put dowm the rioters. CAPTURE OF THE GAS HOUSE FOOT OF FOURTEENTIG STREET. ‘About half-past nine P,M. notice was given that th¢ mob had taken possession of the gas house foot of Fours teenth street, East river. A large body of police wer@ sent to the spot to retake it, It was afterward fired and burat down. RIOT IN THE THIRTEENTH WARD. ' ‘Tne store of Mr, Miller in South street was attackedy and the crowd seemed determined to both sack and burn the building. ‘Tbe military and police were prompt- ly on the spot, and tmmediately fired into the crowd, ‘The leader of the mob was killed, two bullets hay! pierced bis breast, Several persons were killed by t! charge. \ RIOT IN TWENTY-NINTS STREBT. A telogram was received about eleven o'clock reportidg that r mob was busy im attempting to buru buildings ia Twenty ninth street, The police were sent yp to thé- scene and dispersed the mob. ATTACK ON THE STATION HOUSE IN THIRTY-1 STREET. The mob aitacked the station house in Thirty-Afth street, and were repuleed seven times; They then sacked and burned the residence of Mr. Sinclair, who f the pub. lisher of the Tribune Association. The military were promptly on the spot and fired into the rioters, killing some ahd wounding a large number. They then lefs, and it is reported thoy will attempt to retake the station. house, WEBB’S SHIP YARD CAPTURED. The mob have taken porsession of Mr. Webb’s sbip yard, and intended to burn up all the vessels there. A large force was seat up there to disperse the mob, SEARCH FOR THE BODY OF COLONEL O'BRIEN. ‘A turge force was sent in search of Colonel O'Brien's body, but returned without finding it after a fruitless foarch of about four hoars. Rumors are continually arriving at the headquarters respecting the movements of the mob about the city, and the military and police are immediately sent in the directions. OVER TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE KILLED AND WOUND- BD—THE NEGROKS PRINCIPALLY THE SUFFERERS. It is stated by the police and other authorities, thas during the troubles of yesterday and Monday, over two hondred people must uave been among the killed and wounded. One hundred and fifty ne- groes are known to have been either killed or so badly wounded that their recovery is doubtful. The other sufferers are cither the white people engaged in resisting the draft, or the police and mititary, many of whom have been killed or wounded, It Is utterly impos~; sible to obtain anything like a true list of the casulticg” during the frightfa! coufusin which at prent exists. At a disturbance in Greenwich street, about one o’clocks: this morning, man named Martin Brady was shot in the back with a pistol. He died aimost instantly. It is said be was a member of No. 20 Fire Eogine Company. SCENES IN THR FIRST WARD. About one o'clock this morning a large body of men arrived in the First ward and commenced sacking and. destroying houses in that vicinity and abusing the in- mates. At this juncture Alderman Fox arrived upon the spot and addressed the crowd, stuting.that official notice had been received that the draft had been suspended, advising them to desist from such sects of van- dalism apd repair to their homes. In this por- tun of the ward they done as he advised. | Tho crowd then visited the drug store, No. 167 Green- wich street, sacked i and then set fire to it. The fre Companies were soon on the spot and commenced to work, when the police arrived and fired into crowd without any provocation, killing one man and wounding others. This occarred after the Alderman had succeeded im quelling the distrbance; and then, to cap the climax, one of the Police force assaulted the Who immediately arrested him and sent him to the house. During tne evening the Alderman sddresse:l the peo; le of fie ward, asking them to refrain ‘rom any further acts of violence. PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR. . , Whereas, It is manifest that combina‘ioas for forcible Teststance to the laws of the Stato of New York and the execution of civil and criminal process exist in the city and county of New York, whereby the jcace and safety of the city, and the lives and property of its mhabitante are endangered; and ; ‘Whereas, The power of the salt city and county has ‘Deen exerted, and is not sufficient to onable the officers the said city and county to muintato the laws of Btate and execute the legal process of its officers; and Whereas, Application has been made to me by the Sheriff of the city and county of New York to the said city and county te be in a state of insurrection; Now therefore, I, Moranio Sermovn, » Governor of the State of New York, and Commander-iv-Chicf of the forces of the same, do in tts name, and by its authority, ‘asue this proclamation, in accordance with the statute ia Fa