Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-21
oBSERyArIoNs-RAKoMETER
The Fifteenth lseg.ment.


The committee of twenty one, appointed to
superintend the recruiting in this city for this
regiment, shortly after their appointment So
lcited subscriptions in aid of that object.
There was collected on these subscriptions the
sum of S225 so, and probably much larger
sum could have been collected. But the gen.
tlemen who had the matter in charge thought
that the resolutions upon this subject, passed
in the two caucuses held Tor the nomination
of city officers, expressed the sentiments of
the people so clearly as to the manner in
Which money for this purpose should be
raised, that they did not extend their efforts
to raise money beyond what they conceived
their immediate necessities demanded.
The committee have advanced to Lieut..
Jorgensen, to meet his various expenses, the
sum OF seventy dollars. a portion of this
amount will be refunded by the government,
when he shall settle for his office, printing,
&C., but the greater part has been expended
by him in eXtrao binary expenses for which
the government makes no allowance. They
have expended S25 40 for the printing and
distribution of circulars, posters, &C.; and have
paid an agent S24 IS for fifteen days services,
and his expenses during that time, The agent
employed, Mr.. c. NJ. Ruggles of this city, de-
voted his entire labor during that time to the
service OF procuring recruits for company D.
Besides laboring in Worcester, he visited the
towns of Auburn, Shrewsbury, Paxton, Rut-
land, Cappville, Charlton, Holden, Hubbards-
ton and Gardner, personally endeavorlng to
procure recruits. In the majority of these
towns, through his agency, meetings were
held and committees appointed to canvass
their respective localities. In addition to this
he correspondent with the selectmen of other
towns. His labors met with no immediate
success, though it is to be hoped that their eff
feats may ultimately be telt. He was kindly
aided in his labors by Mr.. c. B. Pratt of this
city, who allowed him to use his team for that
purpose free of charge.
The experience of Mr.. Rugges led him to
believe that the offer of a bounty would act
as a spur to the recruiting service. In his
opinion the Rev. Mr.. Scandn fully concurred,
and the committee who have this matter in
charge, voted, at a meeting held al A McF.
Davis's office on Saturday afternoon, to au-
thorize Mr.. Davis to petition Ire city to appro-
pirate a sum of money which would enable
Lieut.. Jorgensen to offer a suitable bounty for
recruits for company D.
A few citizens of the town of Uxbridge have
offered bounty OF ten dollars TO recruits for
Co. H, and, either through that means or the
activity and influence OF their agents. they
have secured a number of recruits since doing
SO. By the payment of a small bounty, the
committee have secured some recruits, and if
they had tue means to advertise ounty, they
could soon fill the ranks OF company d. I'M
fortunately, the funds of the committee are at
so low all ebb, by the payments made yester-
day, that they cannot actually pay but few
more recruits, but it is to be hoped that the
city will make a suitable appropriation for
this purpose at the next meeting of the city
government.
Lieut. Jorgensen will send squad Of eight
cen men to Boston this morning. Nearly al
of these men have been secured to the service
by the bounty, and the greater part Of them
ehilsteu gesieludy' All VI IHese ineh "Ouiu
have gone into company H, had not the time
ly intervention of the committee secured
few.
Recruits enlsting in Worcester ought nat.
urally to be placed in company d, but the
presence OF agent from another town pre-.
pared to pay bounty, will prevent this, I'M
less the same bounty can be offered here 1t
would be very unwise to enter into any com.
petition with the citizens of Uxbridge, or any
other towns in the offer of bounties, but it is
plain that we have got to offer small bounty
say ten dollars to each recruit-if we would
fill our own company. Con-.