The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-09
WHOLE NO., 6O4.

40 her duty and her whole duty as a
member Of this Union. Let her brave
people say 10 the President OF the United
States, "You are our Chief Magistrate;
the Government you have in charge and
are striving TO save from disbonor and
dismemberment is our Government; your
cause is indeed our cause your battles
are our battles /; make room for us there
fore in the ranks Of your armies, that your
triumph may be our triumph Also"
Even as with the Father of us all I
would plead for salvation, SO my country
men, as upon my very knees would I
plead with YOU for the life Of our great
and benefcent institutions. But il the
traitors knife now at the throat Of the
republic is TO do its work, and this Gov
ernment is fated to add yet another to
that long line Of sepulcbres which whiten
the highway Of the past, then my heart
felt prayer 10 God is that it may be writ
ten in history, that the blood of its life
was not found upon the skirts Of Kentucky.
The Pay and Pensions of our Volunteers.
The following recapitulation affords
useful information 10 volunteers and their
families
lst. After being mustered into the SER
vice Of the United States, volunteers arc
entitled to pay, the same as regular troops.
End. II disabled by wounds received
in .he service, they are entitled 10 an in
valid pension during life,or as long as the
disability continues.
Sd. II any are killed or die in the
service OF the United States, leaving a
widow, she is entitled to what was due
her husband, and pension. If there is
no widow the child or children Of such
volunteer is entitled TO the pay and PEN
sion until they are sixteen years Of age.
4,h. IL there is no widow or child un-
der sixteen years Of age, the other heirs
of decedent are entitled to the pay due
the volunteer at the time Of his death
no pension. At this time neither the vol
unteers or aGy heir is entitled to land war
rants, but there is no doubt an act OF Con-
gress will be passed early in July, grant
ing one hundred and sixty acres to every
volunteer who shall serve fourteen days
or engage in battle and be honorably dis
charged-6rst TO the widow, second TO
/ the children, third to the mother fourth to
the father; and il all Of the foregoing
heirs be dead, ff!h the brothers and sis
ters OF those who may SO serve and die
without receiving warrant, in Ike man
ner as the volunteers who served in Mex
leo are now rewarded Seamen and 9th
ers who take prizes, and those performing
meritorious feats, will undoubtedly be re-
warded with the fruits of their valor.--
\ Those patriotic men and women who
, suffer from robbery in the Slave States
under the name Of confscation, viii
almost certainly be rewarded, according
to the Scripture rule, fourfold from the
property OF the rebels-al State confsca
lions being wholly illegas--and mere or.
ganized piracy will be punished, and Con
gress will undoubtedly pass proper and
effectual act whereby the United States
Courts will take from the unfai,hful and
unjust stewards what property they may
have, and give it to the faithful and true
servants.
5lb. In addition 10 what the volun.
teers and heirs. are entitled to from the
United States. the several States have
passed and will pass acts granting pay
from the State treasures.