The New York herald., 1862-11-23
GENERAL BANKS AND HIS EXPEDITION.
The Merchants or New York PrOner Aid
and Request = Speech-The General
Declines TO Speak, but IL Grateful for
the PropOsed ASH sta nee. SC.


Since Major General Banks has been in this city, or
ganizing his proposed expedition against the insurgents
or the republic considerable interest has been manifest
cd in his behalf II has been generally understood that
men and means were required, in addition 10 those
raised by the national government, to send General
Ranks speedily upon his mission. For the last month
bounes excepting the city bounty Of fifty dollars, havo
been given, and recruiting consequently has almost
wholly ceased. Private bouniles there none, and
State bountes and national bounes have been wholly
Suspended Regmenta org .nzatons. therefore, are
necessity unable proceed further than TO their
headquarters and their camps. There two
three organizations in this city which assured
could be rapidly Gled had the bountes in amount at all
anproyma,ed those offered few weeks ago. In this
ition of Affairs Of patriotic merchants address
cd 10 Major General Banks the following invitation
70 I'VE now sXnASrz p BANKS.
We the undcrsigcd. merchants of New York, with The
view OF furnishing you all the assistance in power
insure your proposed exeditisn 30 sup ort The
Union the constitution and the laws and for the over
throw Of those now armed rebellion, propose u
bic in mass mestinr at the Merchsnts' Exchange, On
Friday the ast inst at two O'Clock r. M For lhs p1r-
pose III deysing ways and means to accomplish this
obisc, will Won be kind enough TO with and sd-
dress your fellow citizens on that occasiony
Hunt. Tl,pshest kCo rurnbui, sAde kCo.
Ualsted lfaine. l. Co. Collins Brothers.
Iathrup, Ludngon Co. Stone. Starr 4 Co.
Uoyt s,raeue 4 60. l.. r. Tent x Co.
Tracy Irwin n to Bernhard Il Hutton.
Jamss Myers X TO. Ev. Haughwout.
Chapm All. Lyon Noyes. orange Judd.
Butler, Cecil. Rawson \ Co. Lyman a. Jacobus.
Geo opdyke h Go. Buck kjngham Garrtt.
Shspbsrd Knapp. sherman Brothers.
Geo II Cho.weL y. T. smith &Co
Cbas L. Frost. Vim. r worrall
BALDWIN. shedwe Fisher. James NJ. Turner.
We;moTe A Co Jesse Browne.
G. III. Lnienthal. Jahn ~ haoneau
John J. Relmer. W. Hastriss
C. Bnrkhalter a. Co. Edward PctoD
j. A. N Van Nostrnnd a Co. john ~ Reiley
RoJne 4 Co. Jacb yanderpoe
Berry Palmer 1Wls Maney.
Ed.er,on Rogers Hatch :. Winchester
no,sd T,axer Whitfield a. Go. D. G. Sturgis.
Gordon Fellows Mcmillan. Edward Bartholomew.
narrav Iypgston. James ChoiweI
r. Cayius, Nc Rrytcr Co. Vim. c. street.
stone Bowman n Bliss Peter II. DAILY
CIanln Mellca & Co.
TO the above invitation General BANKS returned tho
follow ing reply
GKNrKsKs--Accept my tnanks<for your invitation 70
meet you this afternoon for the consideration of tho
means adapted 10 suppress the rebellion against tho
goyorurncnt Pressing engagements VIII deprive me q
that pleasure. lhe merchants Of New YORK cannot fau
10 asreiae the imcrtance of the reunion to the eona
srca as to other great interests OF our country and
they have dy gwen the best evidence OF their read
mess 10 make any sacrifice which the great cause de-
maids The country occupy cannot D. dydcd WITH
sacrifice Of all our national in'eess, g. me r~ss
am confident the cooperation Of New YORK and me
Eastern states will not be wanting in any Efforts 70 Sc
cure 70 other sections or our country the'r spec
ioress and need not assure you, gentlemen fna apy
ineasui es whish will strengthen the parts sso ,euo
together the whole. for tue aiu ptvhoS' -.
dis. hago u my oScia duties am deeply sra.e'u..
s.t assurances or my respect. Your po,e 20 me nas
been bit this moment received very uuy so,
go. 49, rrt,xep,Sr a Co, HAsrED, HAMS h
Co and otiiers, merchants " Ne" ioik.
Nov ,ha, ,be oner bis been made and from the above
80. ,.,d ,ecn 10 be acc, ptable to General Banks,
~ ,s,,s, ~ lie merchspts viii redeem their pledge.
a. - thousands may s,il be had with an effort the
a,on merchants, we understand, are raising brigade
80 rencral Banks May the merchants Of New York
show equal patriotism.