, 1862-08-04

THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TIA
Among all the associations and societies
IN existence IN the " est or even in the
East-there is none probably which has |
30 fairly earned the respect and honor Of
GUT people IS the, Chicago Board Of Trade. |
Composed IS It Is of merchants, brokers
and commission dealers-it has demonstra-
ted almost for the first time in the annals
Of our country, that It: is not q necessity Of
SUCCESS In business to be sonlleas, selfiah
and ;unprincipled. While it's members
have Keen engaged in operations, the nature
ard extent OF which may: be. said TO be
a-hazardous and foolhardy-they have
never refused aid where It WIS deserved, Of
turned sway the needy with an empty
hand. Whether it. has been to assist an
orphan asylum or poor church "a Sunday
school Or q charitable society-au have
found it's members On hand to contribute
promptly and literally. .-... 49,. +
But Il is with regard to the noble, patti
otic spirit displayed by this association, to
which we would at present. more psrhc-.
ular]y refer. When this wicked rebellion
broke ont, amidst the spontaneous out
bursts Of patriotism all over the country
the Board of Trade was among the frs: to
give Of its means liberally to fit:ous volun-s
teers for the war-and wheneyEr money.
WIS needed, either to relieve the families Of
soldiers, OF to send aid to the wounded On
the battle-felds-it has always been found
ready and willing to respond. Such has
been the iberality displayed on: 50 many
different occasions by the Board, that sani-
tary associations and relief committees Of
late, when they felt the sneed of means,
have actually felt ashamed to ask from a
|, quarter where they were satisfied more had
been given than was duly their share
It is, however, in the recent movement
to aid volunteering for the army where
they have earned the gratitude Of every
patriot ON readers all recollect how,
when the news Of the reverses before
Richmond was received, and the Presi-
! dent called for three hundred thous.
and more volunteers that monster mass
meetings were held for the purpose Of en-
couraging en1istmeuts But what did they
all amount tot There were big speeches
and very small ontributions-loud cheers
and louder hurrahs for generals and poll
ticians-and the 6hole affair ended in
! smoke. Next day there was genera
feeling Of disappointment at the result
: our moneyed men did not come up AMI
, respond, and without this, it was knowr
, that en1istments would be uphill work
That evening, however, the Board Of Trad
held meeting to see what It, az an associ
alton ought to do, and its members nodssi
i. II resolved to raise ten thousand dollars
| organize battery Of artillery, to be calle
the Board Of Trade Battery; but befo1
l twenty-four hours had elapsed they ha
l raised. twenty thousand dollars, and thej
s battery Was full to pyer-fowtug Then
) vas that they further resolved to raise
regiment Of infantry, and now that is abor
e fulrand their subscription List is svolle
d to nearly fifty thousand dollars!
It Ia not 30 much in the work which hi
It been done by the Board itself as in the e.
8 ample which has been held up to the who
Il country-that the conduct Of this Associ
/ citation is 80 highly creditab1e
I, its members. It has infused enthusias
into every Board Of Trade throughout Il
% whole country Buffalo, Mlwaukee, Tol
do, Detroit, and even New York a,
le Philadelphia have been moved
IL &c4im Where there Was apatl
N there is now zeal, viggor and full demo
O. STATIONS Of patriotism and iberauty. T.
+ lstelegraph flashed the news over the VIII
lp all over the country, that the Chica
1r Board Of Trade had raised battery g.
II were now raising fall regiment, and
r. cheered the President and Cabinet, as y
ID as the generals in the field, while it op
Ill ated on the whole country as stimulus
an similar exertions.
be Have the citizens Of Chicago not reaz
or to he proud Of their Bosrd Of Trade?