New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-16
INTENSE ENTHUSIASM OF THE PEOPLE.
SPEECHES BY GEN. SICEEEs and OTHERS
The Supervisors Requested to Appro
pirate 100000.
ADDITIONAL BOUNTIES FOR VOLUNTEERS.


prominent citizens. There were nj least lo,ooo per
insiie and front of tie building The princi-
pal meeting, which was held in the room of the
Court OF Sessions. was called to order BY Gen. I. ,.
lrOoke, VINO nominated Conkn Brush, esq, ~
Ch'irmau, vi ich WIS unanimously iudofted.
The following gentlemen were teen announced as
Vice. 'residents and Secretaries:
Pics PIE iden-S,i Sloan. A. A. Low. A. ~ White,
J. D. S.rln NichnasW ycsof. Edward Rowe. l. Hue
frortusi.' 49, st.riou. John Cocis Hosea Webster.
Ns.sla,ic.-w. 5. Griff,hs George ". White. John L.
Sg'des
GEN. Cr ole stated that it was generally reported
that Kings Comfy had been backward IN FURNISH
mg .iunteers which was not the Tact, and he pro-
coed 10 explain a. rome Iength that at The com
mencement Of the war Brooklyn had Furnished
more than her quota, while paris Of the country
which nndet tie Teceas call had exc ened inelf
qnOia furnished scarcely "a man. In lobi Brookiy II
had furnished ~ eart 10 900 men, and IN lSo2 tue
,th Regiment of Artillery was raised, and the eiiy
was depleted Of her bcst lighting men. She hid iur-
i.hed not ONLY her own Regiments, but hal COR
iIbutsd largely To regiments credited TO the 'iy oi
New-York.
Wrii ,msh ,rgh alcne furnished two thousand men
to lie German regiments credited TO New iofh:
Brooslyn nrd been drained but not exhausted, aud
now. all ongh she bad four times her quota Ia the
field would respond to the LAST call. He spoke oil
the nee s-ltv OF money well as a men; and sai1
that this meeting was caslcd tor q purpose Of pro-
yicsng ,undr or rather 10 convince the Board OF
surervIso7. that the people demsn1ed tIst the
County shoad bear its proportion OF the pubhc bur-
pIhere were liberal men who woult give, and
Close money ed men, VINO suited nothing but their
pabk accou H. and these must be reached 10y taxa
lion. ICheer,.l They were here IL order to give
,xp,.ssion 10 iae voice OF the people, and he had
come revolutions len he would offer for adooton,
with The expectation that the Board of Supervisor.
Womb Immediately spproprin, sufficient run to
give each volunteer So in HE hand III ADDITION to
the STA AID United States bounties ~ soon as he
emitted.
lie following ar. the resolutions:
uz.,er, Tho County Of Hing. heretofore furnished
ii. tor thu 'srSc"o th- tpted oai'. 20
an eIi't f.r Il, pUpJ, or, .od ,.as ,s,r
ow 10 iufn.h IT, qnois under inc pfe,r", ra WI.
.ias volunteering deem. it proper aud hight to reesPu
late; g. e.-.-..,
pondng Call tor voanecs uTDi.hrd out Re" men,
The C. unity Of kiugs did send cut more than iOOOO 'oia
te@rs ,,,
That OF e urgency u the President' fret call Tor mht,
10 April 6 King. County furnished two regn enis the !Nh
and h and in May lse the i4sn regiment volunteered of
Inst h- 2h and i.ih Militia In .eryice in Virginia
,nd Mafy .ra under the i"qui.''ion Of by 10.
Tat l.. Long leland ''th 'sth S'it sh and 'th ar'
lenr. have b-.n ru--d b. Mugs tounty , -, ~, =,
last Of ia. regiments non.nay is'-u 10 ths 'NJ o
Se~ .York been largely recruited h hir County
Th.t especially mOu the Gsrnsn n glmens hJm New
Yor. h.v- oe-u up with recfis from kins' eouay TO
the -rt-ut Of ihOusstts
TL., " "A Ties. l.et. show . why county
sppe.r r.sdy than usual % respond 10 ih- call Ia
,s-.,t, ~ able. not les. wiling Tner-forr
n. or That notwithstanding ,he previous r1-rtions ard
volunteering from ,ls county 80 ae let exhausted ~ nea
R,ir,a Tha, b. honor sud interests Of th County and
duty aud pstrism 20 orr cpn'fy rrqse every r1ef
ton t. quota from yolunie-s iusad 81 BY adfat
hsissd Ih.' localities having offered i1dcrui-nis
bv q. tes sufficient III Of members OF recruits from
IN. e,uHty g. other psc-, rrces-srS and Ja
rns additional bounty Tor eni' eni' III the Count! o
h..r,a Thst In the present situation Of sGsirs Is recon.
end-d board OF sup rssofs Of Mugs Counts Dor
10 p.y bounty n 40 cash every
before the lot day Of S~Piemb next 10 tue County
this b"unty be pau additional to all other bouAs
from he st.i- or th- I'M o. States.
hrnIea That, in sdaou s citireu' are requested aud
urged to- cJutrpsts money. and personal ,frons 70
hip on ~. enlistment; al uece-,ary, and with AL. oil
O- accomplished
Ex-Ald. John Leech proposed that the cum be in
crearsd TO $4,000.
Mayor X ,lbh.i-h suggested that the sum named
in the re- olu,ions would he sufficient at this time.
III more was required hereafter, mo- could be APP
propli.ted.
shonli receive S20 PER month extra. Many Of
the recruits lad families depending upon them for
suruort, aud Si3 m nth was 40 enough.
On CIoose said hat ii hey sttesDpte TO do too
n.ur thew might ia altogether, ana hoped the sum
named la the rcsolutious would not be alteied.
Au4r rome further remarks to tie came purport.
the r,aluions were unanimously adopted.
,i,n -. H.. Sick-s entered tue room and was re-
ccived with great applause tie addressed tue audi,
eu,c for Uy,r an hour, With great cloquonoe, and
alter referring TO late Wilt 10 the Interior OF the
ate .aid that thc full quota would be raised IN the
conntrv without difficulty. lie was glad 10 rec Toe
cities awak,Diug, and the immense crowd be- met
here. IA be entered the hail convinced MIN that
B.ooAlyn would do her dut..
fliat tlel inf f-fn
and oeyO,lOL to the cau-e ~"s equal TO the cr.als,
and il Wa for the people 20 say whether they would
-ui volunteers or suomi to tie rcrroach aud dig-
,ity oI having their ieilow-ci iL-is taken TO the
field IS cOn-,rIpts. More could bo dOne aud more
.hould be done, nut he would not like 10 see the
day come wien the people Of the North burg back
Tor iounti-s lie would not give much for the mere
.ir.lmg o.e would not 90 until his pricc was bid
lie would rather go into the field tomorrow with
hi- decimn ed, shattered, freehcaried uSeish vol
nn'erre, than have thuse who hang ahont barrooms
and public places waiIiag the highest bidder. lie
ifur',d the War prosecuted ~ tic end oi su-
pressing toe rebellion, aud not waged ~ Ia war II
revenge or of spolaiUn--uOi IA war against lnsii-
.utious or against States, but as " war to put down
"A rebellion whlch never had cause, aud To this
Lour never had IA plcteXt. II this was done We
could. when the war WIS over, turn proudly to ito
lis.ory ard SAY that we lave Gone our duty. IA
yoirc IN the crowd: " Like Pope.
The General alluded to an Impression existing
among labUrug Gi-D, and es,eciHy tnUsc of Ign
bIrih TUT tno object OF the war was TO make the
white men fight The battles, aud when the Was
over blinl, them III competition win black lab0,efs
here AT the NOr.h. liz believed that 10 he error.
Emal epation might be the result OF this wsr-lt
deuended Oh tue South altogether whether 1t would
ue or not, but in any event the increased demand
Tor labor NJ the South after c war was over,
you'd attract AL the black population to the South
era y ates. Cheers.
Ia eOn,luslOn, the General urged the necessity ct
sustaining the Government 10y uct, example, preccP,
n..ins, aud meteorological the President Tor
bis uul orn patriotic course, aud defended Mcclellan
against the assaults of his enemies. lie retired
amid immense cheering, aud the mcetioy ADJOURNED.