Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-11

Should the drGft Be mIseaFried or Iost me Goyefn
ment VIII give duplicate OF same when Proi,sriy
The Allotmonts will be permanent, nnlsas revoked
Should II be necessary to make any changes thay
must be noted in the column for remarks on The
Huster roll. for imposition before pay day. Any
new allotments must be made on now ailot hlonf
rolls and sent to the Paynastcr General with the
muster rolls.
This affords Ssts and easy method far bothafccr.
and men to send home such amounts as tltsV ina
wish, and will teTd to mako the regiments eeonom.
misuie OF money, and provide reliable aud sys,
teunte support Tor families At home We feel Etre
the great Importance " this measure will appear
iasnt to you In carrying out our Instructions fo1
the War Department and from the generals cSiu.
mandins divisions Il will be necessary fer Us to ex-
plain the matter to the men, company by company,
In the presence Of the commissioned Offieers ana
with their assistance
One or two advantages of the method
thus detailed will be observed. Induce
ment TO reserve n portion of their wages
is extended TO single men, as well as to
those who have left dependent families.
The lone soldier who, as one poor Irish
private told the commissioners, has "nO
relations but himself" can. deposit 3
monthly draft in the New York SeAmeRSs
Bank for Sagings-the only institution, by
the way, which has been found willing to
depart from routine, and receive the saw
ings of absentees. Again, tho soldiers
monthly allotment once made, be it large
or small, remains III force throughout the
war, unless revoked tor good cause and
with due tornality.
The mode of procedure adopted by Mes
srs Dodge and Roosevelt is succinctly as
follows: On reaching the camp Of regi-
ment, after conference with its field ofi-
GERS, explanation of the system, and re.
quest for the colouels cooperation, which.
though necessarily, has heen most heartily
given-they deal with each of the ten COM
Panies in order Of their enumeration. The
captain is fully Informed of the mission,
and requested to draw up his. men in par
ade and drill line. Then comes the tug Of
reform. One of the commissioners makes
an informal speech TO the company, bearing
with sincerityaud elnqncuce upon the phys
tcAl, moral and pecuniary evils of the pres.
ent wastes of wages; the sulFerings ensuing
ht homei and touching with skillful hands
those tender chords OF love for the dear
ones at the far-oT fireside which vibrate
so musically in the hearts of our prtriOtic
soldicry. The remedial system is next
carefully explained; they are made to un-
derstand that neither dishonesty nor delay
can prevent the immediate reception Of
their monthly allotments by the wife or the
Savings Bank; that previous abuses which
have attended the remission of moneys by
other methods cannot occur again; and an
appeal is finally made to their best impul-
scs, in behalf Of the subscription to en-
sue.
When the roll is called, and every mem
Der OF the company, commencing with the
captain, is requested to say now much he
will thus reserve from his pay, and to sub
scribe his allotment for the amount in due
form on the rolls OF the commissioners.
And now rs to the success of this pro-
cess, what regard it receives in high milf
tary quarters, and to what cOrrelatiVe good
results its main purpose will lead Messrs.
d x r. describe their eSperienCe-ardu-
Gus as it is, involving hBi2sNoslC Of mind,
voice, and body, 10 localities difficult of
access, and in NIL weathers-as being of
the most cheering and satisfactory nature.
OF course the system, like everything new,
is received here aud there with no little
distrust: soldiers have had past reason to
doubt the infHllibility of advisers and pre-
tended friends; nor does the soldier, even
the most thoughtful and ProYident, like to
sign away his liberty. But in the end,
there has hardly been II company instance
where the honest explanation and earnest
appeal have not produced. their inspiring
effect. The men have exhibited such feel
ing and true-heartedness as to draw tears
from the eyes of their visitors; emulating
each other in the amount Of their subscrip-
tions, and frankly confessiug tho onse with
which they can spare twO-thirds of
their regular pay. All tile private SOL
der needs to spend per mouth is three or
four dollars for tobacco, needles and thread,
newspapers (American volunteers cannot
forego their wonted mental Rliment), and
stationary for letter writing. Much de-
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he takes cordial hold of the reform, his
hundred men blithely follow his example,
and they are apt to regulate their nllOt-
ments by the proportion which his own
bears to his higher pay. Sometimes night
comes on while tile commissioners are en-
gagged with their work, and then the spec
tacle of crowd of Interested, eager sol
diers pressing around the roll-books, with
their rough, gallant faces illumined by the
torch-light, furnishes striking and pic
turesque group for an artists eyc-the
/ tents in the back ground, the camp. fires
the drum and bugle calls, all combining to
make up the interest ofthe scene.
After what have thus said you will moi
be surprised to learn that the average allot-
ment of those companies which have en-
tered into the plan-and these number
foWr-fI(ths Of those vitited-nmounts to neal
nine dollars per maR, from the private's
monthly pay Of thirteen dollars. OF iconEst
many from each company are absent on
guard duty or the sick list, but it is be.
lieved that such absentSeS will take early
chance of initiating their comrades. Some
ofthe companies have allotted over 81, ,OOC
for the bi-monthly per day; some as higt
as $4,000 or $4,000 per annum, i. Z.
100000, more or less, for an entire regt,
menL
The effect of emulation in this goOt
work is very noticeable nmoug the men
Some, heading company list with a So A.
lotnent, have afterEard altered It to $40
on seeing the larger subscriptions Of thsil
comrades. All the tact of the SoEImission.
ers is frequently called iu play. The cap
tain of a certain company in the Seven
teenth New York Regiment welcomed
/ Nessra nnd0a nnd RoolaYa1G with creat