Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-17
THE WAY TO DO 1T.

,,oed from Massachusetts on '"'''''y'
u'"' .orniting in that State is going on
'', rapidly. The people are putting
W.! .boulders to the wheel, and the IN
n Mons are that old Massachusetts, will
,his IS in cases ofall previous calls that
neeu made for troops, outstrip all her
,,.r States in getting her quota into the
s.n. As an instance of the will with
h;cb the people of that State set them
,,os TO the accomplishment of the work
=, enlistment, Judge Kellogg relates that
meeting of the citizens of the town OF
we.,6eld, which has been called upon to
nruisb IS volunteers was held last week.
Rousing speeches were made, and IN re-
.o n n proposition to give each citizen
10 would enlist bounty of one hundred
,.u,rs sir thousand dollars were sub
..ribed and hirty,fre persons volunteered
h.tore the adjournment of the meeting,
and # was confidently expected that the
,,bole seventy-fve would be recruited IN
wenty-four hours. A monster meeting
vos to be held in Springfield to encourage
.Dli.tments. A petition was in circula-
son and largely signed by the leading men,
.skinU the municipal Government to APP
nrorriate money to be offered to those
who enlist, accompanied with a subscrip-
ton to indemnify the city in case it should
tDrn out that the appropriation would be
ILLEGAL. or in case the corporation should
fail to obtain authority to make such APP
nroDr;ation from the General Court when
i next convenes, 1t was proposed to pay
bounty of seventy-fve dollars to each
.oldier who enlists in the city of Spring
Rea. We have not yet learned the re-
nIt of the meeting, but doubtless its de-
SIGN was fully carried out.
We do not know that it would be prac-
dcable to follow these examples IN the
towns of Vermont, and yet we believe
there are already few towns in this
State which have voted to pay bounty
n their volunteers, or, at any rate, IN
which bounties have been raised by sub
.crption. 1t is to be recollected that
Vermont pays larger sum to her volun'
taors and has made more liberal provis'
ion for the support of their families III
tbeir absence, than any other State'wh'cl
mght to operate as stimulus to enlist
ment. and doubtless does to certain
extent. But is this all that those wh'
remain at home ought to do! Are W.
doing all that may be done, to torwar'
arlistmepts in this State? 1t is OF til
utmost Importance that the two regiment
lust called for should be filled at once
The life of the nation is at stake an
perhaps depends upon our individual e
forts.
We would suggest the propriety OF ha'
inc public meetings called to encourag
enl;stmepts. In no other way can I'll
Il enthusiasm of the people be so ettectuall
a aroused. Let such men as Paul Dillni
II ham. Geo. F. Edmunds, S. b. Cobb
81 Lieut.. Gov. Underwood, FL. Il. Stoug
ton, and many others be called upon
address the masses, in the central loca
ties of the State. Our Senators al
q Members of Congress, who will soon
at home, should also be called upon
address their constituents, and urge
Importance and vital necessity OF rush.
at once to the defence of the Cover
ment. Though worn and jaded by tn
severe Congressional labors, they "
doubtless perform this service most che
n fully. What say our contemporaries
d Shall we have Mass Conventions! Oh
not something be done to stir the bic
of our people, and hasten enlistment
Shall not our old men and our young n
be called together to consider the cri
and determine what must be done, 8
who must do it?