Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-10

discharge the debt they owe The true aud
brave men in whose devotion snd valsr the
hops oi the nation spd Of humanity are
centred.
10 the progress Of The var it will Often
happen that ,hs health and vsll.bsing Of
,hs soldier may Be- promoted BY the looking.
alter and care Of tie State suthorities.
some articles Of outfit necessary Cor bis
health. have heretofore been furnished by
Chi. State 4. they have besn by o,hsr')
which are not provided for IN The reguls.
tons Of the army. !, may b necessary to
furnish such hereafter. Somstimes dOna.
,ons for the troops may fsil Of reaching
their destination tor ~snt Of proper care.
or by reason of the nOn.paymsn, OF bills
Of transportation and IL will occur not un.
frequently that funds are required for the
transportation and relief Of sick and dis
sblsd soldiers. think an Appropriation
should be made to the end that tbsss and
similar pe-ds Of the soldier may be properly
attended TO.
Whether any legislation is sIpedisn, 70
equallis the burdens assumed by the towns.
or part Of them, for the support Of the
families OF soldiers, 10 for you to determine.
To facilits,s the transfer Of 90 much Of
tho soldiers pay as he may Be ds'irous Of
.ndns home, allotment rolls hare been pre-
,,,,d Tn. ,I.n .d,r,,.d !, ,hi, Sal. snd
vb,,h ,., ~. ..,,,,o, AZ m. va, Ds,,,,.
man, oouhi,.. N. ,d,.n,.,., Of ,,on,.
u,na, and .,l.,v and involve. no ,,n.p.,
n ,,. .,,ai., NJ, !, ,hs ,,,,, "a, ,hom N.
,I,o,u.,, !, u,a. Rs,;,,;n, ,h., . ,,..,
ana ,o.,,i,s l.o.s, would b. coo,.r,,d on
L., ~, o,., 4, ~hon b. !. ,,.,.
..,.t >, ,I,.,,, 4, !, hi. ,o,u 10 avail
,,u..lf 81 I'm. desirable method Of trans
m,,ip, IA. fund. 20 hi. family or friends.
I requested. sometime ago, 1t. Col. A. ".
wild-.. on. u my Aide. d. Camp. 70 pro-
ceed to the camps Of tho Maine volunteers
near Washington. Tor the parpo.e Of pre-
~ntins the roll. To solder, for their sigma.
tur,.. Allotment. wer. procured BY tho
arenc, Of L.. Col. wildcs 70 the amount Of
about SO. 900 psr month. as will appear
by bis report, . copy Of which will b. laid
bsfor, YOU.
The necessity OF q more perfect organin.
iion Of the militia. and Of more efhc'en'
system, will not fail TO occupy your thoughts.
Pcrhap. that complete and well adjusted
system which 10 10 becoms the expression Of
the permanen, policy Of the State. will be
the work Of other times, when the expert.
,ncs and suggestions Of the maay able of.
GERS now in the service may be m.d. avail.
able by our law makers. Bot ii cannot be
doubted that important changes 10 the laws
are OF Immediate necessity among "h'ea
may be mentioned such A will enable the
State to call out ia full strength upon tho
shortest notice. should occasion require.
commend the whole subject 10 your most
serious con.id,n,ioD--ons Ofgrca'sr mo.
ment can hardly como before you At the
present session The subject OF providing
for the manufacture OF arms aud oih-r mu-
n'''on' OF war will deserve your a'''n'ion.
The reports OF the several Stat. officers
~Iil he laid before You in fs~ days.
That Of the Treasurer will show that the
receipts Of the Treasury. pertaining 10 the
ordinary Affair. Of the STATE Go,ernRsnt.
Tor the past year were s3s5.7l2 %, and
the disbursement. Tor the SANE period were
s3js.j2T ~. The receipt, on Account Of
the war were sl.OO3. .Os7 80. and the dis.
bur-emenu ON the same account Syys,-
57s L..
An ineresse OF the State tar 10 unavold-
able, unless Il shall be deoueJ eIpedi,n, 20
leave the in,erc., upon the war loan TO bs
provided for hy further reclamation. upon
the Treasury Of the United States. A.t
4. no, improb.ble that the entire amoun, ot
claim against the United State. % far a. 4,
shall have been liouidated. will bs REQUIRED
to satisfy tho quotas Of drce, ,aI which
may b. called for In 1862 and 1868. you
will consider whether IL will no, be the
more pruJsp, course 10 reserve thi. indeb,.
edn... for the purpose Of meeting tho de-
rsand. Of the federal Government.
The war which has stimulated the sc,i,-
i,i.. Of our people IN several branche. of
industry. ha. affected unf.vor.bly the Oper.
alton. Of ,h. Land oSe.. The Land Asvn,
h... however, been abe to pay into the
Treasury during the last year the sum Of
SOS 7oal5.