Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-08-09

There is one way in which our capital
lists who have money enough to spare
thousands without crippling them selves in
the least may accomplish q great deal
toward filing up the ranks Of Ohio volun-
tsers. In most cases these men are exempt
from the draft on account Of their age, but
Il is just as much their duty to do what
they can for their country as if they were
liable to military duty. Nay, they have
far more responsibility in the natter than
the poorer classes. They have accumulate
ed their wealth in the days Of their coun-
try's peace, and should use it now in her
time Of war. The very fact that they are
exempt from serving themselves renders it
SSubiy their duty to do with their money
what they are not required to do with their
own bodies And this is the way they may
do &; Let them put few hundred dollars
into the hands Of an active man whose
heart IS in the work, with which to procure
recruits, and q few hundreds into the
hands Of another, and so on, as fast and as
widely as they know it Will be probably
and snergetisally expended for this pur-
pose. We have already made mention of
what one man-AIr. L. D. HudsOn-has
done in procuring recruits. lie has al
ready put about sixty men into the ranks,
paying them q bounty raised by himself
from his aequaintances. Now every such
man, who has the spirit and the tact which
viii persuade men to enlist, should have
hundreds and thousands and tens Of thou
sands Of dollars put into his hands with
which to continue the good work. Most of
the mOnied men have not the time to de-
ve.= to he work Of personally Soliciting
recruits, nor have they the tact to secure
them if they had the time, but their money
may do immense good by means of other
men who are especially fitted for the work
win they not think Of this and act upon
Hat onceY
Many cases Of heroic self-denial have
come to our knowledge, showing patriot
n1r ral= 0Evvelanu q TOIedO ralIroad
At $50 per month, went to the Treasurer a
few days ago and wanted to borrow 500
to aid in recruiting, promising to draw but
SIS per month for the support Of his fam
lily until the loan was made good. It was
given him, and in day or two he had put
ssVsH recruits into the ranks. How many
others are there who viii give one half
theirearningsfor fourmonths to the cause?
Another man, a day laborer, and the sex
ton Of the Stone Church, went to one Of
his employers a few days ago and said to
him; ."I am forty-seEen years old, and SO
exempt from draft, but want to d some
thing for the country. want you to find
me a good stout man-not boy or a can
didate for the hospital, but Hag-to go
into the army, and win pay him $50 in
cash" That's the sort of men to save the
country, and who put to shame some capi-
talists who have money but will not pour
it out for their country's good.
Since the above was written we learn
that Mr. Hudson has run short of funds
and for that reason has been compelled to
turn away men who are anxious to enlist,
butdo not feel that they can 60 without
leaving their family little fund to draw
upon, beside the county bounty. More
money should be put into his hands with
out an hours delay. He gives the assur-
anee that the tide Of recruits will eOntin-
ne if the funds are put into his hands
Let him have them by all means.