New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-15
and aceoon,e have been constantly and hbor ,o,sly

bdS inns Iar beeD 0csl;H"u fary opera
tons is largely dne TO the ineessant oyertons and
ehivlrous devotion Of my military eds-dc-camp, to
whom the Comnrnwe ealth is indas,fed for Invaluable
services ia 5eyOnd the immediate diies OF their oca!
staionS and fir which i glaIN confess my personal
obligation. nm 81 % nnder special ana pecunaf opil'
gali1n tG, some geatlenfn whoe time Withdrawn from
the iapornL Of their private business was gen
e'Cnsy offered 10 The Commonwealth, and accepted IN
.ne same spirit in which It was rendered, and WOm
would gladly dcsiguate by name, were pefmn ca 10
do so by the prOpricies OF tins OCCASION.
Very soon after the commencement 0f our pTepafa-
lions the increase Of business rendered the appoint
meut ola QuarermasterGe GeDerai, nacefdanee VIII TIE
provision of the Constitution and the General statutes,
an obvions necessity, and nominated 70 that Office
gentleman who has ln.rousy ard faithfully perfo med
it5 duties, for which compensation has been pre-
vid.l by law. This withdrawal OF certain duties not
properly pertaining to the Office Of the idjn antten-
eai has enabled the ded business OF bis bureau
TO BE- conducted with efficiency AID dispatch ether
wise impossible.
Brit even with al this Jealous and faithful cOJpera-
ton i. il obvious that broader and more compre eH-
syc organization Of the staff OF the COMMANDMENT
Chief Is required by toe condition OF ahalrs Il i my
opinion at officer with substantially the flncii rs
OF omrissary-General IL needed to accompany me
Massachusetts troops in the field, and that the nsti,
tuton, AT least temporarily, OF q regular hedlchi
Bureau, is particularly desirable, its duties having
tAus far been generously performed by commits
sion of med al gentlemen in Boston informally ap-
pointed. With this view suggest that It mly be
OF The Executive Council to insitlte and commits sion
su,h additional Staff Officers a5 the public business
may, in bis Judgment, from lime to liue require ana
in he same manner 10 fix their compensation ana 10
remove them or 10 dis onti1ue their Oheesi ana ur-
ther to define and prescribe the respective duties o
the various departments OF the Sian. -
. respectfully recommend that appropriation be
made 10 these expenses and contracts aifeaI!
incurred as well as such others may hereiiter be
indicated aud of such additional public service AZ the
IegislafUTe may aiIect. -.
I'm view of the great lack of existing in this
Commonwealth, certain to become apparent Ia tle
event OF continued eruggle--a want shared ny the
States in common with each other-undeT the advice
and consent of the Council, / commissioned czen of
Massachusetts, on the 9th day OF Airl VINO saied al
most Immediately in the steamer Persia, to proceed 10
England, charged with the duty OF purchasing Niue
rifles or other arms of corresponding efficiency IN In
gland or on the Continent he igh find necdul or
desirable To this end he was furnished with letter
of credit to the anonnt Of 0JO and he was attend
ed by an accomplished and experienced armorer, tt-
miar with the workshops OF the Old World lhe pro-
duction Of firearms at home will OF necessity fema
for considerable perioJ inadequate to The home de-
mand and await with much interest the arrival from
abroad of our expected importation; and / have no
donbt that Congress- at its approaching spec al tesson,
will relieve lis Commonv ealth from the payment OF
the duties chargeable thereon.
In ad II ion to its other military defenses the Nau'
teal School ship has been fitted up 10 AID IN guarding
the coast of the Commonwealth. She has been armed
with four six-pOund cannon and hiiy-tw0 nlnrhets'
The Collector OF the district OF Boston anu CDaflts-
town has commissioned and placed on board the shIp
an aid.tohe-reyenue," with instructions 20 overhaul
all sugpcious vessels, warning him 10 use tba anthor-
ity with caution and moderation. Each afternoon, ac
tie eXpraion OF blsnoss hours, the Collector tCle-
glfhs the station at Hall the names ot all Nenses
having pcrmr to pass out Of the harbor OF boeon,
aud tue list being Immediately forwarded 10 the snp,
the aid is authorized to order all vessels no, go re-
ported, and attempting to leave the harbor between
snnsei oud SUNRISE 10 wait TIL tue next day ana htii
he i satisfied of their right TO pass
The commander of the ship u Instructed TO assist
tie aidtOtho.reyenue, 10 see that thorough discipline
il al all tines nainained that the rules OF t'e shp
are II c.ly Obeyed; that all due cJnony be pri,ted
Nat the exercises OF the school are daily continued;
and to see that the boys receive Kind treatment, and
their hs bits morals and education, carefully and
constantly guarded. On the 'th Of this month The snip
lett tie harDCr Of Boeon, and IS now cruising IN tue
bay in the performance Of the duties ass igned her,
sense of insecurity along our coast under the late
pirliical proclamation Of Jeiterson Davis s well ~
oar constant wants ior ti.nsI ortation service, have
induced purchase for the Commonwealth as part
owner with the underwriters OF Boston, OF the steamer
Cambridge of about so tuns burden, and of The
steamer Pembroke, of 30 tuns, both OF which,
eqnipI ed with competent naval armament, and ready
10 gt their way the seas, engaged In service
The Cambridge has carried u fall cargo Of aims,
men, aud supplies in ample quantities not ony TO For
tress Monroe but mp the Potomac itelf And IN spite
of the DAGGER supposed her iron It's banks,
se has SAFELY carried tents, stores, PROVISIONS, aud
clo' hug, TO our troops at Washington.
Beside making the requlse appropriations 10 meet
these and other expenses and adopting measures TO
estu)ish the power Of the Executive 20 meet the
emergencies OF the occasion on distinctly legal foun-
alton, my other principal purpose in conyeniDg the
General Court Was 10 ask It's attention 10 the subject
OF "A State EAcamp pmeAt J0r M'itafy Instruction.
Wise statesInanship requires an adequate anticp pa
tion of all future wants of the controversy, whether
the number quality of the military force, its
discipline, instruction, arms or equipment. At this
moment there exist 2J companies newly enlisted into
le "A
Themselves by the possibility OF active duty the field
Many OF these anxious TO receive orders for service
aud Withdrawing themselves from other avocations,
they endeavorng to perfect themselves n the
details of a soldiers routine II duty. II seemed equally
in Justice toward those who are disposed 10 arms
and 10 all other citizeus whom future eXigencies
might cast the inconyenient necessity of taking
the tied, to discourage these efforts and srug
giles of patriotic ambition. Ii is important TO
cure reasonable number of soldiers TO have
them ascertained, within reach, and in proper
dition for services and it Is scarcely less important
that other citizens should be left as free rs may be
from the distractions of divided duty to pursue
with heart aud hope the business enterprises Of private
life. The best public economy Il found IN the fore
thought OF considered plans, dspOsing the means
pursuits and people Of the whole community, 30 IS 10
meet all eSgencies without confusicn, and with the
least possible arrangement Of productive industry;
aud have, therefore, to these ends, earnestly con
sidered the suggestions OF various eminent citizens,
the written requee memorials, numerOusy signed,
which have reached me- and the advice OF the highest
officers in our own militia, all uniting i'll the recon-
mcndatiOn of "a State encdmpment.
| recommend the subject to the wse and careful
JUDI ment Of the Legislature, yentuiIng to suggest,
that in order to secure success proporoncd TO its
Importance, any such encampment should be confined
those enlisting themselves for extended term OF
actual service, and should not include the ordinary
militia, who only liable TO three months duty in
year; that it should be encampment for thorough
military instruction in drill discipline ana camp duty;
hat bn Mari fgnn tyht1 thara uuia,