The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-08-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
THE VOLUNTEER FUNp.-On Monda

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money might be raised to pay bounty to
those Volunteers from the County who have
enlisted, and may enlist under the last calls
Of the President for 600, 900 men.
The sense Of the meeting Was expressed in
resolution requesting the County Commits
| sioners to raise by loan. sum sufficient to
give to every Volunteer, enlisting from the
County-who received no bounty, other than
that offered by the Federal Government
bounty of 500, payable in enstallmen,s.-
In case such loan could not be effected it
was resolved TO issue certificates OF the
amount TO be paid to each Volunteer the
money to pay such certificates to be included
in the next annual levy.
Without coming to any definite under
standing the meeting WAS aljourned till Wed
ncsday, and Committee, composed of
Messrs. Levi ii. Evans and George p. Whit.
aker. appointed to ascertain upon what terms
such loan could b. effected.
On Wednesday, the Committee reported
that it had waited uponthc President of Cecil
could be obtained from the bank, on the
bonds of the County Commissioners, secur.
ed by individual endorsement.
The Counts Commissioners after consult
::.g with tho,o present at the meeting. among
whom were some of the most Influential and
heavy tax payers in the County-resolyed to
obtain the requisite amount Of money, for
the above mentioned purpose, in the manner
proposed, and levy .rccial tax the present
gear, sufficient 10 mos, .lIr loan; and can,
ceiling the deb, AZ speedily as possible, to
prevent the accumulation of interest.
The bonds were accordingly prepared and
distributed throughout the County. by plac.
ing them in the hands of Committees in each
district, appointed by order of the Citizens
Committees the duty required Of those dis.
trict Committees being to procure their en-
dorsemcnt by responsible tax. payers. The
endorsers Of those bonds will run no risk in
future, in being made liable for the amount
named in the several bonds, as the obliga.
ton is based on the assessabe property Of
the county; the object Of the endorsement
being to enable the Com missioners to raise
that portion of the money necessary to pay
the first instsllmcnt to the Volunteers, forth
with.
BY offering a sufficient bounty for Volun-
tccrs, Cecil's quota of troops may be raised
without resorting TO the draft, hence every
man who would avoid the draft will see the
necessity Of lending his name to procure the
requisite sum to induce men to volunteer,
who would Willingly 60 into the army when
they know the means Of subsistence for their
families are provided. 1t is proposed that
this bounty, with the consent of the Volnn.
tcers, be paid-thc principal part of it at
least-to their families in regular install.
mcnts.
Az many bonds as possible will be signed
and returned to Elkton By Monday next, in
order that those men, who have enlisted in
this hour Of danger, with the assurance that
they would receive bounty from their coun.
ty, may receive the first payment without
delay.
1t is hoped that every sensbie--wc need not
say every loyal-nan will see the necessity
Of this effort, on the part Of the county au.
thorsias to provide for this extreme emer-
gcncy, and will lend his aid checrtully to nc
complish the object designed, for if YOU lose
yo1r government, for the want of men to
defend it, you loose not only the patry pit
tancc required TO pay the tax for the sum
wanted, but perhaps all, and your lives and
those Of your families also.
In next weeks issue we will have the re-
qnisite data, enabling us to give the exact
amount Of money required, and the number
of volunteers enlisted from the County, and
the number necessary vet to be enlisted to
fill her quota.
In order to ascertain this information it
was ordered by the Board tina, j. Y. Nc.
Cullough, Counsel to the Board, aud j. s.
Crawford, Clerk, proceed to Baltimore for
the purpose of ascertaining the number of
Volunteers entitled to bounty from the Coun.
ty, and, if possible, the exact quota of the
County necessary to be made up by draft or
enlistment, in order that the full amount
necessary for levy be known by Monday
next. The Commissioners adjourned TO
meet on Monday, Sept. lst.
The following is the Circular Letter to the
Committees appointed to procure endorscrs:
ELKroN, August 2sth, 1862.
DEAR SIR At q meeting Of the County
Commissioners in conjunction with the CT.