Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-08-09
War Meeting.


the Court House, in Bloomsbury, on Thurs
day evening, July alst.
DR.. John Ramsey presided, assisted by
David Lowenburg, Peter Bilmcyer, Rob
bert Hagenbuch, Stephen Baldy, Isaac 8.
! Monroe, as Vice Presidents.
The proceedings Of the last meeting we're
read and approved, with an additional
amendment offered by Levi l.. Tate, "Thas
the Commissioners Of thss county be re-
questcd to increase the bounty offered to
recruits to Fifty Dollars"
The Committee appointed to wait upon
the Commissioners of the county 10 solicit
bounty for the volunteers row being re-
cruited in this county to iill its quota, re-
ported rs follows
BLOOMSBURY, July 80, 1862.
To Messrs. VIM. Mckelvy, Levi L. Tate
and VIM. II. Jacoby, committee.
/ WHEREAs--At netting held in
Bloomsburg, July 26th, 1862, it was
among other things "Rosolvod that We
hereby reaffirm our attachment to the Uni.
Oh and the Constitution, pledging ourselves
to the National Administration, and to
each other, to maintain both in their orig
inal integrity, to the extent of all the
means we may possess, counting no sacri.
fee TOO great, no sugering or calamity too
severe, so we preserve our Union unds-
severed and our government free.
And whereas the above resolution con-
tains an endorsement of principle which
meets the app rotation of the truly loyal
people Of Columbia, and for which they
have always contcnded, to wit: the main
tainapcc of the Union and the Constitution
Gin their original integrity"
And the said meeting having also Re.
solved - That the Commissioners of this
county be requested to offer bounty OF
twenty FIVE dollors to be paid out of the
County Treasury to each and every person
enlisting in the new company to be raised
in this county under the late requisition,
and that committee of three be appoint.
ed to wait upon the Commissioners for this
purpose.
In pursuance whereof, upon notice, j.
Il. Patton. and Charles II. Hess, two of
the Commissioners having met, and vii.
liam Lamon being prevented from attend
ing; and the commissioners desiring unan-
unity of action, after full consultation
with the committee.
Resolued,- the people Of Columbia
county be called to meet at the Court
House in Bloomsbury, on Saturday Au-
gust 9th, 1862, at II o'clock NJ, for the
purpose Of taking action on the proposition
contained in the second Resolution above
quoted, in order to forward and promote
the speedy enlistment Of the quota Of Co
lumbta county
JOSEPH R PATTON I CONS of
CHARLES H. HESS, Col. co.
Commissioners Office, }
Bloomsburg, July 80, 1862.
The report was accepted, approved and
ordered to be placed on the minutes of the
meeting.
The Committee appointed ut former
meeting to audit the war fund, raised in
April 1861, reported as follows:
amount subscribed by The citizens of
Bloomsbn,g and vicinity.
Whole amount of subscription by
Bloomsbury and vicinity S24O0 90
Amount paid by committee of
Orangevile II 80
Amount paid by committee of
Rohrsburg 66 90
Amount by Ladies of Blooms sburg "a %
Amount by Fowler Il Creveling
in flour 6 90
Amount by John Mensch 3 43
Total S25el O6
Amount Reo'd by Treasurer S2444 O6
Amountunpaid on subscription 1877 90
1881 &C
Amount Rec'db by Treasurer S2444 O6
Amount paid by Treasurer en-
volunteers 1915 10
Balance in hands OF Treasurer SO 81
Total S25Sl O6
The report was accepted and Committee
discharged.
I'VE deem it no moro than proper to
state that this report was made out and
presented to the meeting by John X Grotz
the balance of the auditing Committee be.
ing prevented from officiating in the mat.
ter. Mr.. B. F Hartman having broke his
leg, thus making it impossible for him to
act, and II. G. Hover according to Mr..
Grotz's statement, was too busy ]-ED
STAR.
On motion of Robert F, Clark, Rev. M.
Ernoemaif of ~.