The New York herald., 1863-06-17

Our Returned Veteran voluntesrs-A
Call Upon Our Mcrchants.
There are fifteen or twenty regiments of our
returned veteran volunteers in this oity and
State, and some fifteen more in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, ready upon a short notice 10
assist in expelling the rebels from the last
named State. In these veteran regiments,
amounting to twenty thousand men, we have
at once the nucleus Of splendid army But
their terms of service have expired. They are
back again in the community of our private
citizens. How are We to bring them outs We
answer that they can at once be brought
again into the field. and by very simple
process.
Let our merchants and meneyed men Of all
professions hold wal meeting, and by sub
scriptions raise fund which will enable them
to offer bounty of one hundred or one hum
dred and fifty dollars for ninety days service
to each man Of every one Of these veteran
volunteer regiments which, within a short
specified time, will report itself for duty sub
stantially as it returned from the war, and the
men will promptly come forward and resume
their old regimental organizations. The editor
and proprietor of the HERALD, in addition to
our war taxes, stands ready to subscribe
one thousand dollars towards this object.
Twenty Thousand Of our returned volunteers,
disciplined in several campaigns and In many
battles, are worth fifty thousand raw troops
for the work on hand in Pennsylvania OF ex.
pelling the rebels, who are also veteran
soldiers. sf 81 ar 50 se
We earnestly call upon our fellow citizens 10
move at once in this matter. We are ready 70
prove our faith by our works. We believe that
two or three millions Of dollars raised to secure
for ninety days the services of twenty thousand
Of our returned volunteers in Pennsylvania, in
their old regimental organizations. will be the
most profitable investment of the war. Let the
moneyed men Of New York city lead the way,
and New Jersey and Philadelphia will prompt
ly respond. Wilson's zouaves, for instance.
eight hundred strong, are here in the city Put
them in Pennsylvania at the head OF Eve thou
sand raw militia and their example will make
good soldiers at once Of tho whole body. And
these Zonaves and several other returned rsgi-
ments might be reorganized and sent on their
way rejoicing within the next twenty-four
hours. Colonel Bendix, tried and excellent
officer, has called upon his gallant regiment to
come forward without any other inducsment
than that Of patriotism. But the soldier who
has faithfully fought his term of two years, ID
entitled to something extra In answer to .
special call.
Let Wall street to-day be signalised BY Pc
triotc meeting. Let our merchant princee
banks and Ananciers lead the way; and let tho
gold speculators, the shoddy contractors, the
stockholders. and all others who have been
coming money out of this war, step forward to
assist In sending out to Pennsylvania ten, fifteen
or twenty regiments of our most experienced
soldiers. And what say our Common Council
on the subject! Let them take hand in the
good work. Not moment il 10 be lost; for
the loss Of every day now involves the loss Of
millions of property to faithful old Pennsyl-
vania. Who knows!