Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-15
Fill UP THE REGIMENTS, Governor
an $50. i, b;s MASSAGE TO the Lecisla-

FRI up THE REGIMENTS. Governor
Smith says in his message to the Leslsla-
ture:
rva- onsideraton OF patriotism, justice TO the
.SI, n who have borne the burdens oil the
t,yh, ~, aud whose ranks have been
thinned b. heroic and fearless g, S,s,
The fire OF the enemy, the honor OF .he s,a'1,
MI conspire 10 heighten the obhgahoh whch
fhe tate is under 10 urge new ana iiesh re-
ruits into the ranks as rapidly us possipie'
I'd again:
onnor,unity hea more recently been ohereu
nv The government, through the agency VI ~
cruiling officers, to enlist men 10 MI ,nese ~
ments, Offering n inducement .a'se I,s, n
both TO veterans and new recruits, 70 enl's, i y
becomes, therefore, more imperan.eiy ihe uus
OF the state aud of every pttrioue ciuEen,s
aid this effort by every means IN their power
Such Inducements for volunteering as
ara now offered bv the Government are
unprecedented BY recent order, q
oyeteran,n or person who has served az
least nine months in the army anu re-
celyed an honorable discharge, will receive
on re-enlistlhg,a bounty and premium Of
S4o2, payable as followsi $50 OF bounty
80 premium, and one mouths pay, SlS,
inadvanee two months after muster ms
$50 more aof bounty sand two months
nav . and the remainder ofatheihapnty IN
regular instalmenls Of $50 cache 40
sserg other accepted recruit, not a veterans
is offered bounty Of $500, the same
amount being payable in advance as ~
the ease of the veteran, viz: $40 IN all,
and the balance payable in a manner siini-
lar to the above. If the Government
should not require these troops for three
years, any balance Of the bounty and pre-
MUM which has not been paid, VIII pc
given them when they are mustered out
State nav, it should be remarked, IS not
included IN the amounts above mentioned
and each volunteer moreover, Will DC al
lowed to select the regiment which NJ
will enter.
The matter of another draft will doubt
less be deferred for the consideration
the next Congress, which Will meet IN u
cember but one thing is certain, me
must be had for the army for the purpo;
of putting speedy end to what IS lelt
the rebellion, and if volunteering is n
more energetcally pushed forward dra
would seem the only alternative, and on
too, which viii probably bring the M
instead Of money. The Government h
done its part by the offer of extraordlnal
bounties to volunteers. 1t behooves y
citizens Of Vermont, on their part, TO sha
off their present apathy on this subIe
and help forward the volunteering
every means in their power They shou
attend to it as a patriotic dnty. run
mics now can soon tighten the cord arou
the neck of treason till its last gasp
heard, while failure to reinforce th'
now il the field may, by allowing
rebels to recuperate, by giving fufthef y
for foreign complications, prolong the
almost indefinitely, and render necesss
the raising Of almost numberless trof
before the end is reached. Vermont
should attend to it also as duty TO
State and themselves. Let Vermont
unteers and their families receive the De
fit in bounties Of the Vermont commu
ton money. 1t can be effected by UNI
and vigorous efforts. Vermonts gu
can be filled, and a probable draft, stri'
than the last, avoided. Let the matter
taken hold Of anew, and with someth
Of the old energy and yigor.