The New York herald., 1864-08-03
SLOW Progress or Recruiting.

Thsre co Improvement in tho recruiting business
- she people may well prepare themselves meet
realities OF the draft There various causes
y assigned for the slow progress making to.
varas raising quna- Manv complaints are being
nAde az inst "A, OF III % ce r not de
SssauS Of their She hcsness In which they
- engaged NJ business s done three O'Clock In
~ AFTERNOON, and several ties appli-
sAsaon 70 furnish substitutes after that hour have
Dssn compelled 10 leavo without being able
- transact their bes.poss. OF this kind occurred
- Saturday last. Mr. James Ben1et. OF lS3 Bieecker
srsss, weu recruiting office the Bounty Com.
ntssee. the Battery, 70 enlist substitute tor hts
broshsr although was quite three O'Clock hs
vss unable 70 lind any officer 70 accept the man who
quite willing TO enter the service. He police.
nss ss the ONCE VINO, instead OF treating him cour.
bsessly, rude In answering hs questions Tho
epsu that Mr. Bennett lost his substitute and the
eSvernmeut able bodied recruit.
W0sA u be we'll for Mr. Blunt LOOK after this
natter ara try 20 ndace the officials having charge Of
- rscsn,. once 70 remain 90 duty the number
Dours that ians compelled to work. II yery
Important that every facility sh nuld be Afforded the
pope rsd themselves Of draft. and Offices
Established throughout the ci,y and open till
ssock 10 the evening more could secured after
sasipess bours than any other sime during the day.
How shall we Haise Our Quotas
ne Comnsou Council passed resolutions calling on
- Supervisors pay greater bounties volunteers In
S4er mso with greater rapidity. But expe-
ssoce has Anght that this would not have the desired
saest unless .be Supervisors adopt different policy
wards The brt kers and agents.
We know that fellows great rogues but their
services Decessary The successful obtaining OF
Wuits No men, or few at least, will come into head.
CHARTERS Voluntarily TO enlist Let the bounty be fixed
- 81, 900 and should get voluntary calls upon
Ne Board than made.
The class or who volunteer have DO sought for
srged euticed various ways to join tho army and
eAsy VIII do through other mode This an unfor
innate admission, for 1t utterly ignores all re.
anAining sentiments of patriotism n those we send
- fight battles But look facts and take
matters the 1t is men waut, and must nave;
but how 70 obtain themf II increased bounties
viii bring them what wil7 Increase the pay
u the agent wko brings in the volunteers. These
regular rstters. They everywhere and
know every face they meet, and to them We must
Aaaliy look, unfortunate ss II NAV be, IL would
have attend efforts at iIling quota We
have adopted the honorable principle OF payDg into the
hands OF the volunteer the entire bounty Of $780,
p the broker $40 or s35. New England promises
larger bonuties. but does not adopt the plan paying
airsc ly the soldier. The plan they adopt ths-and
the principle OF caring nothing for the wants
rights OF the enlisted Dnoi-Tbey offer q bounty, say
e40o, for soldier An agent brings having Dired
him the best terms he could, 5000 $780,
and pays him this sum as soon ae mustered In me
sScD, receives a cer.aoate from the musterns
sMoer that be has brought an acceptable re-
9un wnlsn certificate be takes TO the city
Sour hundred dollars, these authorities not STOP
ping TO ASK how mnoh the soldier received tha. being
Zone OF their business they have got and paid
eus therefor four hundred dollars the agent kept
hundred doas or even one hundred dollars OF it, why
viii be very strong inducements for him bring 10
another. This Is the New England plan, aud voluns
tors rushed upon her from all quarters.
fhts, or some other system than The present one,
ve must adopt, II we would procure recruits. Per-
haps the better one TO adopt-for IL would be far
eo~ads the sodier-wonld be to keep tue bounty
~ present. three hundred dollars and give the agent
2 any man " ho brings volunteer, dollars.
they VIII not work for this II s because they
0teal the whole Of the soldiers money and rather
sny SHOULD 90 that we had better give ~ the business
BOZ we thnk THIS plan would work IL gives active
nsn en opportunity Of making hundred or one thou
sand aud perhaps two thousau dollars day according
70 tne number Of men he Hundreds would rush
lnso 90 promising business once aud we betcya our
Bupervisors' Committee would more eornp.aIn,e
OF the back wardness Of toe volunteer What
gay Won ElunU