The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-08-13
The llass 1eeting.

The 5rea: Mass Meeting held in this place
on Saturday asi. did not accomplish the OBJ
jsct fer which il assembled, il we under
stand corcet of action, peace and harmony.
The meeting was called br the Commis-
sicners Of the County for the purpose of la
king aetion on proposition contained in
the following resolution, which passed a, a
Ineelilsg held in ibis place on the 10Th nIt !:
That The Commissioners of this county be
Requested 10 offer bounty of twenty five
dollars 10 be paid out of The County Treas
nry 10 each and every person enIisiing in
the nei0 Company to be raised in this coun.
y, under The late requisilion. and that a
committee of three be appointed 10 wait
upon the Commissioners for this purpose. y
Thus il will be seen that The meeting was
called for the purpose of taking into cons
sidersl.ion the raising or paying of a bounly
70 tie neg ,omp1ny under the first call. But
n.sa happened :hat two companies were
raised on that call; whether they have both
been accepted on The first call, we are un-
informed, tn think not This being the
sia.e Of afIairs. both companies looked for
aad claimed bounty, more particularly on
acc5tirt Of its having been promised them,
ia such good faith, and they having enlisted
with that understanding. When the Com
lnissioners gave their attention 10 more
than one company. they placed themselves
n suish a condition that they were in all
justice obliged to recognize every volunteer,
who Las iefl this county, as equally entitled
10 bounty. As we said before the real
ohlet'i Of he meeting was 10 agree upon
soms. bounty for the aesp conspanv which was
about being formed when The above reso-.
luton was adopted Had this meeting been
eonined 20 the rerl object, the result would
have been different, and all passed off with
more harmony and concert of action. The
proposition made by the Commissioners,
when We lake iulo consideration The pay
ing Of alllhe volunteers from this county an
eqnsI sum out of The bounty, was, in its
amount. e.. .oo0) entirely 100 small, accord
ing 10 our judgment. There are, 10 day,
abou: go Volunteers in the army from this
county; and another company forming,
whis:h will soon be ready 10 leave We
have ne do0bi bni what the Commissioners
were well meaning in their proposition,
both a. TO the amount and The manner by
which they stood ready 10 appropriate it,
AS 70 The authority or right OF The -Commis-
sieDsrs TO appropriate money in this way
we are not the judge. The meeting, as as
Eeml5led here on Saturday, said the county
Commissioners were jasiifable, and would
he upheld in making such an appropriation,
buasiill lbe Commissioners seen fit to pur.
sue different course, holding that if they
made an appropriation. other than the way
fnes proposed TO make il, they would be
come responsible for that money. We no
sice that athef counties have appropriated
maseJ to volunteers as a bounty, bur if
the]' have done wrong. acted without au-
ihosiiy, hat Is not the slightest reason we
should 10 ihe same Berks couniy has
appropriated $40. 600. We can't see that
mere ~ouid be any difficulty in this county
did The Commissioners authorize the pay-
ing Of suitable bounty out of The Treasury
10 ou. voiuateers