The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-19
a Financial Argument Against Raising
More Troops by the State.
COUNTING TIE COST or SUSTAINING THE GOVERN
MENT.

COUNTING TIE COST or sGsTAINlNG THE GOVERN
MENT.
Il We observe that the Freeman and Bur
Iington Irc1 Press are very much afflicted be.
cause tic Governor has not advanced altogether
ahead OF the authorities at Washington, and
raised and equipped regiments without waiting
for the orders OF the Federal Government. Ii
strikes us that this censure is aimed at the Pres
dent. Secretary of War, and Lieu tenant Gen
cral commanding, as we'll as against the Cover.
nor. We hint to the FREEMAN and Free Press
that if Governments, both state and national
are too SLOW there is an easy way to remedy it
Il. Let the editors Of those papers, or any other
GOOD men who are anxious to hurry up the
troops, 90 straight ahead and enlist a regiment,
or Il dozen of them If they like. If wanted,
these regiments will certainly be accepted.
Don't wait for the President, nor the Secretary
Of War. nor the Governor. but 20 ahead. In
deed the Governor has exhausted the powers
committed to him by the Legislature, having
called for the 9th and last authorized regiment
Possibly the place CT the LIST may be supplied.
10 any event, the financial argument is very
strong in favor OF voluntary operations, as the
expense Of the regiments Gf accepted) will fall
entirely to the United States, and not on the
State. Be il remembered that the extra pay by
the State amounts to $90,0O0a year for each
regiment-say 500 900 year for the FIVE
regiments which will soon be i'll the field. The
United States refunds 10 part OF this sum-
Moreover it costs the state about 800 900 to
organize arm. equip and forward each regiment
making 5000 900 this year for the six regi-
ments. The most Of this last item will be re-
funded to the State, but not all Of it. We IN
derstand that the Federal rates Will not cover
all the expenses necessarily incurred by the State
AS vet only Sl23 900 have been refunded by
the Federal G0yernment--a sum probably less
than one thrd Of the amount actually expended
by the Sl4s4 However, more will come back
On the Whole, it seems TO us that the argument
fCg voluntary movements is strong and those
VINO think Government is toe slow. are the very
men to 50 into The business For the first two
regiments II volunteer on their own part, we
suggest the editors Of the freeman and Burling-
ton Free Press as Colonies.
The fJroeong article is from WALros's DaslY
Jo&Yno}, ami as its author is the first editor in
The statc--if we except the Bello,cs Falls Argus
or the Spirit Of The Agc-who has intimated
the prorrety Of stopping recruiting to save
money TO the State, we have given his reasons
entire that he may have the full benefit of his
own method Of argument
The FREEMAN, as those who have read it know
has never asked or urged the Governor to do
more for the credit of Vermont or the safety Of
the Nation, than he was authorized by the act
Of the extra session to do. The law of that
session did not direct the raising of six regi-
man m thnv sEn Ia -, 4l,a
NaT Department, but when " in his discretion
II may appear necessary" We confess we
thought the necessity Of the Nation the honor
Of Vermont, and the volunteers who were ready
TO 80. was appealing loudly to that g discre-
tlon.' and we uttered that opinion. In this, it
seems, we differ from the Daily Journal We
are content with our position, claiming that
Vermont should have more troops in the field.
and suppose the Journal is satisfied with the con
.-ary opinion The Governor is now doing and
doing with expedition just what We urged ought
to be done. lie is doing this, not because the
FREEMAN asked 1t, but because the people de-
manded it. When he has done all that the laws
OF Vermont authorize him to do we shall be sat-
lsfied that he has done his whole duty, and not
till then. Does the Journal approve or condemn
tine Governor for continuing recruiting and if
either will it give reason for its present faith
The " financial argument against the rails
ing Of troops by Vermont, so far as it is appli.
cable at al! to the FREEMAN, is of course an
argument against raising all the troops
called for by the laws of the extra session and
we have right so to treat it, Certainly the
argument cannot apply to any effort not contem-
plated by that legislation, inasmuch as no troops
except those raised by the authority of law
are to be paid the seven dollars a month which
ia The aggregate so alarms the financial and eco
nOmical ideas of the Journal Let US look at
TINS bugbcar held up to brighten the tax payers
OF Vermont from doing their utmost to save the
Country from the perils that environ it.
The people of Vermont, through their Rep
resentatves at the Extra Session, fixed upon
81 yen dollars month, as the wages that Yer
mont would pay to her soldiers while in the
service Of the United States at the sane time