Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1848-01-12

raj, also, with regard to the propriety of placin
at the disposal of his department, fund stuff
cient TO defray its necessary incidental expen-
Ses.
On the 10Th of May 1916, a requisiuon was
made by the War Department, upon the Exec.
utive of this State, for the enrolment of re.
gimeDt of volunteer infantry, of Ten com fanies
to be held in readiness for active service, when
called for by the President.
By joint resolution of the Legislature, ap.
proved February l3. ls47, the sum of ten thou
sand dollars was appropriated, to be applied in
the discretion of the Executive, in fitting oul
any volunteer regiment, battalion or company,
that might be Called from this state, TO serve in
the war with Mexico.
In October last an order was issued by direc-
ton of the President, for mastering these troops
into the service Of the United States, and The
measures neces airy to secure com nance with
that order, were taken without delay, by the
proper authorities of the State. Officers of
the Regiment, and of The several Companies
have been appointed and commissioned, and al
though the required number Of rank and file, in
some Of the companies has not yet been COM
oieted the regiment, nevertheless, has been
mustered into the service of the United States,
and six companies have marched to the seat
of war.
The commanders of the four companies re
manning, give assurance that there respective
commands will be speedily filled, and the whole
in readiness to follow those who have preceded
them.
An account of the disbursements made, and
10 be made, under the joint resolution referred
to, will be submitted TO you, when the object to
which they are applicable, shall have been fully
accomplished.
The amount thus expended. WILL in due time,
be reimbursed to the State Treasury, by the
General government.
The promptitude with which our fellow citi-
zens responded to this CALL affords an earnest
that they will cheerfully encounter any hard
ship or danger, for the vndication of their
countrv's honor or the maintenance ofits right s
They are entitled to orr warm and unmeasured
thanks: and, that they may be saved from the
hands of our enemies "==''prcserved from all
per;ls," and restored to their respective families
and frieHas, should the prayer OF eiery Ameri-
can patriot and christian, be offered to him who
is alone, the giver of victory.
do not propose an Investigation of the eau
SEES, which have led to our present unhappy re-
htions with Mexico, nor yindfcaton of the
policy, by which cur government has been gui-
ded in the prosecution Of the war with that Re-
public.
Either would be 'supererogation. 1t is suTh-
cient to say, here, that the war was neither
sought nor commenced by our government; we
were forced into the position, we now occupy,
by the aggressive acts of Mexico herself
She invaded our territory with her armed SOL
diery, and there shed the blood of our citizens.
No choice was left for us; to oppose force
with force-drive the invader from our soil
vanquish her armies-capture her soldiers
subiugate her cities and towns-occupy and
govern her country-levy contributions upon
her inhabitants for the support of our army ,un-
til she could acknowledge our right to make
repa-atiol for the long catalogue of injuries,
by our citizens, was the imperious
duty of our government.
That it has endeavored faithfully to perform,
and the efforts thus far made, have been crown
ed with triumphant success. From Palo Alto
to Buena Vista, and from Vera Cruz to Mexico
the march of our army was but a continued Sc
ries of victories. Our brave troops, officers
a nd men, have covered themselves with urfa-
ding glory.
OF all the heroic bands, composing the A
nerlcan army in Mexico, none have served their
country more faithfully, bravely, and success
fully than those from our own State; officers \
and privateS, regulars and volunteers, all have |
levoted themselves to their ceuntrv's cause, |
with determined energy and nncohquerable !
that would have distinguished an armv
IF veterans. They have poured out their blood
Ike water, and their crippled limbs and mutt
atel bodies are sad but truthful momentos of
heir deeds of daring upon the battlefield.
They, with all their compatrots in arms, |
merit our highest praises and our deepest graf |
trde.
The fiscal year of the StatePrison has hither-
. terminated on the 8 st day of October, but |
" the Revised Statutes of 1876, its accounts |
or the year are to be closed on the 30th No |
-ember, producing uniformity in tlIat respect, |
'etween it and the other departments. Conse- |
uently the report of its officers for the pres
mt year, will embrace period from the lst of
November 1916, to TIE 30th of the same month |
n 1647, both inclusive.
The number of convicts remaining i'm the pris-
n the 3lst of October 1916, was ohe-hun-
red and twenty-five. Forty-four were receiv-
Il between that date and the 30th of Novem-
er 1877. During the same period, fourteen
we're pardoned-tWenty-fou were discharged
v expiration of sentence-three died, aud two
scaped: and ga the dav last mentioned, the
lumber remaining was one hundred and nine
zen.
A large proportion of the labor of the con-
lets has, during the past year, as in previous
ears, been performed for individuals, upon con-
racts thirty thousand four hundred and thirteen
avs work have been performed, at an average
about Thirty one and two-thrd cents per dav,
in the whole, to $9,620 81
he estimated value of convict labor
performed for the state is 1865 25
taking their total earnings. sl2,2S5 so
The total receips of the prison from the state
from constructors for convict labor, and
ON all other sources, during the Is months
efore specified, were @I8,429 03: and the to-
il expenditures for salaries, subsistence, and s
| other purposes. during the same period, were I
$4,000 40; leaving a balance on hand, Nov.
lth, 1917, Of 1868 81. II
Our Judiciary system will claim your early
ID careful attention. II
A prompt, efficient and wise administration {
the l.ws, is alike essential to the maintain I
lee of public and private rights, and the re- I
'sss Of corresponding wronrs. ,
BY the late revision of our laws, the previous. :
existing judiciary system underwent many
aferal and important alterations.
The. office of Chancellor was abolished, and ,
duties added to those of the Judges of the {
npreme court, then too onerous to be much