The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-30
Apparent Desire or tho Omcers to Remain
I'm Service. "A.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

10 a grievance which has existed sufficiently long 10 b.
entitled 70 the notice Of tho government and anothe
means OF retrenchment adopted. satisfied, fror
the stand your journal has taken attempting redue
ton Of tho expenditures OF tho country since the close II
the rebellion that you will grant space for this
muncaton. The Veteran Reserve corps, composedr
men who have been disabled by wounds or disease ed
numbering six thousand men, IL still kept In nc
service nominally soldiers while performing dues
which would entte them 70 SUCH and this too, wen
nearly all OF them Tor less than hundred Of " six
thousan DESIRE nay earnestly entreat TO DO discharged
the service But through the professions Of 10 cce
In the corps that 'the unable 70 support Aem-
selves" and cit would be shame to cast nc veterns
upon tho world, dependent upon its cold charities" &,
Is due their retention in the service Bullet US look q.
the motive which prompts these patrosc and pencvo-
lent officers There are companies In tie eleventh resl
men Veteran Reserve corps the last return OF
which had but ono enlisted man present There are two
companies &c and d. Of the sane regiment. which Two
nSs n sess s
oflccrs or one officer fo three aud twothirds men,
whose salaries SUCH enount TO eight hundred dollars
Nor month Another cAise OF complaint Is that these
officers pay no aitencn to order issued by the War
Department directing "tha all men transferred from
their respective 70 the e ~ ha,
original regiment Under this order there are men 10
this regiment wao were entitled TO discharge three or
four months axo But still the officers actly dsobey or
entirely ignore such ORDERS and affect 70 believe that
their time has not come. go. 1850 \. ..l.fa a.
Enclosed please find circular which may explain the
seemingly phianthropc and peculiarly patriotic insen
CORPSE said CIRCULAR was discovered among the
cfects OF ssretred" indigo officer, who left for parts
unkpown. Hoping that you may grant the space and
continue to expose the hypocrisy Of the designing 70
ns" 80 =" p'' YOUR SOLDIER FRIENDS
Members OF the Thirteenth Veteran Reserve Corps
nSyrczy Corfdeniail
CIRCULAR
To me OFFICERS on THE VETERAN RxsxRvs CoRrs:-
Unforeseen events having made II apparent that
change should be made In the plan adopted the meet
inc OF the officers Of the corps held 81 Philadelphia, "a
on the 9Th day Of August last your committee woulo
earnestly request that another meeting oe hsa on ~
18th day OF October next ut seven o'clock y NJ, o. IN
La Pierre House. on Broad street. between Chestnut an
Walnut streets, Philadelphia Pa, at which represent
tive from each regiment be present. rully autnorzeu
act for the regiment no represents, In all matters
Your committee also request that each omcer 10
corps contribute TO tho payment OF the expenses ARE
incurred In the effort to postpone the consolidation
corps a. follows.-Field omcers, Yen aona!s esSn'
manding ofncer OF each regiment collect the am
from the officers Of his regiment and forward "a
az possible TO Major David =. Foley, " e. Caund,
waladcr, philadelphia, Pa the SURPLUS s,c OF .nS
Your committee regret 70 announce that Brew incl
dicr General Sweet has resigned his commssio com
army, and therefore the duties Of the Provisi' ,
mittee devolve on the two remaining mempen lent '
Your committee request all who cannot be - sos !
tho 18th OF October TO send letter 70 Major ,ysm
read al the meeting. expressing their views i@1e
Concerted action will accomplish much f6 Las :
meeting be held ct the time ana place spec and TX
faithfully and earnestly for the good Of RoEG. II
| Colonel " n. G. and Breves Brig. q,
| DAVID 4. FoLxY, Major V. r. G., Rec q