The New York herald., 1865-03-24
o U r Q U OF a.

KIcrv Volunteering Has Been Strangled-
rhc Supervisory Committee Out OF
Funds-Business suspcaded-A Commit
| tee Visit the Banks and Proceeds 10
Albany.
The old and trite saying that too many cooks spoil
she BROTH clearly exemphaed than in
the attempt nn quota with volunteers Never did
the authorities Of cityor ofncal organization
well progress rapidly in the procurement Of
men as the Supervisors Committee Of this city and
county The entire machinery arranged to pcrec-
ton, subscriptions to bounty loans were readily
made no soldier derauded Of his money, bounty
jumpers practised their game upon It, and no
frauds Of any kind discovered through the
ingenious efforts of Colonel Baker, who has been SO
fortunate in other quarters But the government
officials began TO interfere They cut of creditsonce
allowed they nxed the quota only to be dsaranged and
enlarged; they constantly threatening draft,
though time the committee procuring volun
teers with much rapidty. Then the draft was
forced then orders issued tending 10 break the
admirable system the committee had adopted procuring
substitutes, and every step taken by the Washington
authorities was far nng quota concerned,
step backward-a check upon progress, unua final
suspension Of the business OF committee yester
day announced by the Comptroller Men refuse TO
in voluntarily because the draft has been enforced in
their respective districts and they SAFE Substitutes
not found. The petty competition in the more
wealthy wards and increased hand money destroy
volunteering in the less fortunate Ones while our mo-
neyed institutions seeing this state OF confusion and
nharmonous action dlaory about subscribing the
two millions county per cent loan And the
quence OF all this interference with the judcious and
heretofore successful action of the Supervisors Commit
tee that things have from good to bad from bad
to worse, until the whole affair has come to stand
still The business Of the Supervisors Committee Of all
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offices is at dead halt Now, what be
denef It to be the determination Of certain
authorities that the wse judcous and successful action
heretofore pursued by Mr. Blunt and the committee
shall longer be prosecuted II must then adapt itself
to the order Of things instituted by the military
authorities The Supervisors Committee not throw
up its hand in trial like this though has good reason
for so doing Steps, learn, have already been taken
to set tho machinery in motion again. The chairman
the Comptroller and others Of the committee with
other Influential gentlemen yesterday visited in person
most Of banks and companies urgently
Letting subscriptions TO the county loan that the work
Of volunteering might go II was urged matter
Of duty well patrotismto say nothing Of the loan
as good investment-for those institutions well
individuals TO subscribe FOR these county securities
Only complied with the request. Mr. Winston Pre-
sident Of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, sub
scrbed for hundred thousand dollars Other iusti
tutions we learn, were not unwilling the difficulty |
being that they had pledged themselves to take consider
able amounts Of the State loan which would prevent
them subscribing to oca, one. But this difficulty,
ii is hoped, may be obviated
The chairman and others Of the Volunteering Commit
tee proceeded last night TO Albany to consult with the
Governor in reference TO having q portion of these
subscriptions transferred to the New York county
loan, sufncient, at least, TO keep the committee
In funds, and as . repayment Of moneys
already expended by the county This, understand,
the banks Of this city will assent TO- provided It
with the appreciation Of the Governor which have no
doubt 1t WILL The Governor is practical man. and will
2pcs see the absolute necessity as ~s sspractcabny
Of this siep We may therefore, hope that through the
Of Official committee, together with
the action Of the State authorities and banks and in
surance companies volunteering may soon be resumed
again, and progress successfully not az rapidly
heretofore.