The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-22
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of s. 90 per month, or $S4 90 annually. The
amount to be paid them the current year viii
be about as follows:
Five regiments of infantry, name
ly ID, Sd, 4th, 5th and 9th regi
ments, supposed to average
about 1000 men each, at 1884, 90
EACH tho year, $4,000 &C
The regiment Of cavalry recruited
by Col. Platt, under commits
sion from the War Department,
if by act of Legislature author
| lied to come under the provis-
ions OF the act for raising six
regiments for the service pass
ed at the special session in April
last, and thus counted as part
of the quota of troops to be
furnished by Vermont, will add
about 1000 men, at $500 each, $4,000 90
If in order to make up the States
quola two more regiments should
be authorized there Will be about
1000 men thus added, at SS4
each, l6S 600 90
Also, the expenses of recruiting,
furnishing and fully preparing
them for service, say about
500, 90 each regiment. 100000 90
Making a total military outlay of
about $4,000 90
10 the above may be added the
STATES quota Of the I. :. tax
on incomes and real estate, i'm
posed by Congress in August
last, 2ll ,U08 90
Making an estimated total expCn-
dlturc for the current year,
above the ordinary expenses Of
the State, Of about 81 ,0S3, 0GS 90
The above expenses may be ightened by fur
Their reimburscmeuts from the United States
Treasury. In offset, Congress may impose all
additional tax at its coming session. OF these
matters, however, | am not at present sufficient
ly informed to speak adyissdly ; and yet it is
deemed proper 10 dnect the attention Of the
Legislature to them.
From the above figures, not claimed to be an
absolutely correct statement but supposed to
approximate thereto, and bearing in mind the
amount already expended since the appropra-
ton made at the special Session OF the Legisa-
ture in April last, it Will be seen that if more
troops are to be sent into the service, further
app opriaiion by the present Legislature will be
necessary.
AS before remarked Vermont has now five
regiments OF infantry in the service Of the Uni, |
ted States. There Is regiment Of cavalry now
recruited IN the State. by authority Of the War
Department at Washington, which, if author |.
ICED by special act Of the present Legislature to
come under the provisions OF the act passed
the special session on April last, for raising six
regiments, will comnlete the number of Ieei
ments then authorized to be raised. There is |
also one full! company of sharpsiooters from the
State, now in the service and there are one or
two other companies of like character now re-
crultlng. If it is deemed advisable to place
these companies on the footing as to extra pay,
& c., already authorized for other TROOPS, furtn-
er Legislation will be necessary. The State $
full quota of the national army, as at present in
dIcated by Government, is about eight regi
nlents. AS but six regiments have vet been au
thoFzed, further legislation Will be required be-
lore additional regiments can be raised and pre-
pared tor service. shall be happy to cooper
ate with the Legislature in any plans 1t may
adopt IN this direction, and respectfully suggest
the proprlety OF raising at least two more reg.
ments tor the L. 5. service.
The militia laws of the State ars not such as
the times demand They are ditluse of doubt
tul construction, and quite too unwiody and
Inefficient Recent events clearly demonstrate
that no community, however free, can afford to
repose in SO defenceless condition as the people
OF Vermont have been content with of late wears.
There Is abundant talent in the Legislature to
investigate and compare the best known systems
and to perfect a compact, perspicuous and etfec
tive law, out OF which shall grow a military or
ganlzation that will be an honor and defence to
our State.
In August last, Congress passed an act impo
sing direct tax OF 100000, 600 annually upon
tho United States, to be levied upon incomes
and real estate, setting to the State Of Vermont
the sum OF S2l ,O69, 90 as its quota thereof
The act provides for the assessment aad collec-
ton Of the tax by United States officers. But it
authorizes any State, through it's own officers
and in its own way, to assess, and pay its quota
of the tax into the U. S. Treasury any State
which SHALL ON or before the 2nd Tuesday of
Feb, next, and at that time in each subsequent
year, give notice to the Secretary Of Treasury OF
its intention to assume, and pay its quota of said
tax, shall be allowed 10 per CT, deduclon con
dtioned that such payment shall be made on or
before the last of June in the year to which the
payment relates. | would suggest, that you
adopt measures to pay the States quota of 8 nd
tax, thereby saving 10 per,ct, proposed in that
case TO de deducted by the Government.
A new census of the United Strtes having
been recently taken, arti Giles four and twenty
three of amendment Of our State Constitution
require the Legislature to make IA new appor-