The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-10
Appeal OF the Supervisory Committee
Mem and Money Must be Had.


Men and Money Must be Had.
The suggestion we made several days ago
that the Supervisors Committee on Vol
unteering Immediately publish an address to
the citizens of New York appealing in the
strongest terms for aid in filling our quota-has
been promptly complied with, and doubtless
with good effect. The occasion is a most i'm
portant one-no less important than an attempt
to save our people from the severe hardships
Of general CONSUMPTION. If there is the most
distant dread or apprehension Of this-if even
the seventies Of a draft can be avoided-in
Heavens name let Us, one and all, do what we
can to mitigate every severity by laboring
vigorously to fill our quota with voluntary
recruits
The appeal, therefore, Of the Supervisory
committee is made none too soon; and, follow
ing closely, it does, that Of General Kinks, it
should have its effect upon our citizens especially
upon our moneyed men, upon whom really the
whole matter rests The committee, which has
been so successful in raising recruits at all
times, but never more so than at the present,
declares that it has exhausted all means at its
command in raising men," and unless the gene
raj public now step forward and lend its posi-
tive, active and material aid, the quota cannot
be filed within the specified time, and the draft
must be enforced. Thirteen thousand men are
yet to be raised; but where ia the party, the
association, the club, or the "league" that is
doing the first thing towards procuring
these menu The funds of the committee
are declared to be nearly exhausted;
but how few of our moneyed men
or moneyed institutions respond to the appeal
made by Comptroller Brennan to step forward
and subscribe to the two million seven per
cent county loan, than which there Is none
safer, better or mere desirable! Will you have
volunteering cease from the want Of funds TO
pay the bounty Will you enforce upon us the
evils, II not the horrors, Of . CONSUMPTION,
because of your neglect to subscribe to good
seven per cent loan! This should not be. Fill
up the Comptroller's subscription list TO the
loan, and that fills our quota.
Supervisor Blunt, in his remarks in the Board,
said the city had furnished over forty-six thou
sand men, regularly enlisted for the army at an
actual cost Of about one hundred dollars per
man. Men, he said were formerly brought in
in scores and hundreds, because everybody
took an interest in the affair and acted as
recruiting agents, and our moneyed men
were prompt in subscribing TO the county
bounty loans 1.-THE war;" says Mr.. Blunt,
ais still on our hands; the government
must have men, and we must furnish our pro-
portion and II rests now with our own citizens
whether they are furnished by voluntary enlist
ments or by forced CONSUMPTION. II strikes
me" said he, " there can be no two opinions as
to which Is the most expeditions, wise and pru-
dent course TO pursue"
We certainly hope the suggestions Of the Su-
pervisors will be promptly and efficiently re-
sponded to. Bring In the men as volunteers
bring in your substitutes, or deposit your money
with the committee, and you will be furnished
with one in an hour. Go to the Comptrohers
Office and subscribe to the loan. Lot us all
move and act as though some great impending
evil was hanging over us, only to be averied by
individual effort, and we shall soon be out Of
our difficulties and our quota will be flled.