The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1861-07-26

Government the means OF equipping the ter
regiments recently called for, so as 10 save
the State the loss that she must necessarily
suffer in selling her bonds At . discount e
raise the money. This expense the Govern
ment agreed to assume at once and all the
cost of preparing the ten regiments is nov
of the States shoulders In this agree
ment is included all oxtstanai.g debts for
clothing, equipments and other expenses in
3 Cured In preparing troops for service
+ This saves the State about $3.50 oao.
A third important object of the Cover
nor's mission. was to procure a reimburse
ment of the large amount already paid for
equipping the ten regiments now ia service.
This was accomplished by bill appropriat-
ing SlO,000.o00 10 repay the outlaws of
States for war purposes. OF this our State
will get A50o.0oO. which. with the ee6e.
600 of bonds negotiated in New York, will
cover all expenses incurred in behalf of the
General Government. and leave the State 3
individual burthen only about S75,OoO-
This relieves as Of the necessity of borrow
ing more money or selling more bonds. and
enables the war tax already levied to pay of
all We owe and leave something over This
arrangement, though understood between
the General Government and Governor
Morton. is not yet completed. and Mr..
Treasurer Harvey goes back TO Washington
to day to complete it and bring the money
home. - kz,--f. -
The Government also reimburses the
State for arms furnished the Federal troops
A requisition was made for 1000 rifles
for the new regiments now organizing.
Brigader- General Il. A. Morris was pro-
posed by he Governor for Major General of
he nd vh he
60 into service. and we presume he will be
appointed. Nobody will dispute the justice
and wis lom of this action.
In all the Governors negotiations he was
greatly assisted BY Hon. Robert Dale Owen,
J. J Brown and J. Harvey, who labor
ed ndefa,igably till all the work was accom-.
p!ished
To the Indiana Delegation in Congress,
of course. a great part of the credit is due
tor the completion of these important ar
Immediately on arriving in
Washington. the Governor called a meeting
Of the Delegation. and laid before them his
purposes. and they promptly and warmly
undertook their part of the duty OF execu-
ting them.
We may add that Indiana stands high at
w Wsshington for the creditable manner in
which her troops have been put into the field,
and their gallant cond uct in the field. as the
facts illustrates: There were at
Washington number of celebrated foreign
officers anxious to engage in the war. among
hem Col. Ashoth. whom We noticed the
other day, and an officer of Garbaldi's
whose name We have forgotten. The Gen
eral Government for some reason or other
could not appoint them to such rank as
hey might Justly claim, and though anxious
10 secure their services was puzzled how to
do it withou, interfering with appointments
already made. In this dilemma Mr.. Sew
ard suggested that they might be appointed
in some State service, and in that capacity
attached to a staff. or otherwise put into ac-
tive duty in the Federal army The sug
gestion met their approval. and in their be-
half he applied for appointments IN the In
diana serrice. Gov. Morton of course APP
pointed them in the "Indiana Legion" or
home militia Col Asboth was made Briga-
der General. and the Garabaldian officer a
Colonel. The appointments are purely hon
orary, unless a call for the service of our
Home Legion should be made, in which case
we presume these celebrated officers would
become Hoosiers for the time. Their choice
IF Indiana among all the States to apply to
for honorary commissions, is a gratifying
proof of the high position our State has
gained during the war.