East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-07-22
PROCLAMATION nY rhE co..
ERNOR.
To the People of MICHIGAN:

To the People Of Michigan:
The President has called for three
hundred thousand additional troops to
enable him speedily to crush the rebel
ion. Michigan has never faltered in
her fidelity to the government, and she
must not hesitate now in the hour of
its sorest trial. 1t becomes my duty
to appeal again to the patriotism Of the
people to respond promptly to the
call
1t is the call of your country, thro'
its lawful Chief Magistrate, made nee.
essary by the events Of sanguinary
war, waged to defend the existence of
the government and the integrity Of its
territory. 1t comes to you emphasized
by the blood of your brave fellow-citi
zens, wounded aud dead in battle. The
tbinned ranks of our gallant regiments,
who havemade themselves and the State
illustrious by unhinching courage in the
late battles, appeal to you to restore
their wasted numbers. The Union
armies, besct in every quarter by i'm.
mense hordes of coDscripts gathered toy
desperate traitors, earnestly invite the
loyal volunteers to swell their ranks to
overwhelming strength. The most sa.
cred sentiments of liberty and country
urge you To- accept the demand at once.
The cause is just. being no less than
the preservation Of the past and the 50.
curity of the future. The service is EN-.
inently honorable, involving generous
sacrifices for the glory of our flag and
country. That you will answer quick
ly to this call, cannot doubt. Though
your sacrifices have been great already,
you are p epared to make far greater
for this grand purpose.
The present call is for six regiments
of infantry, in addition to the recruit.
ing for the regiments now in the field;
and also in addition to the Seventeenth
Infantry aud Fourth Calvary, now
raising.
For the purpose Of greater conven.
ience in recruiting and of making amore
equal distribution of the volunteers tn
be raised, have divided the State into
six regimental districts, corresponding
in extent Of territory with the six Con
gressional districts into which the State
is divided by the act of March, 1861.
a regimeLtal camp will b. estab.
lshed in each of the districts as soon
as it shall be required, for the Subsist-
ence, organization and instruction of
the recruits, and a commander will be
appointed over the same
Officers will be appointed to raise
companies according to the practice
heretofore used in this State, and such
officers-one for each company-will
be Immediately commissioned and mus
tered into the servc, OF the United
States with the rank Of second Lieuten-
ant, and will be entitled to. pay as such
from the date of his muster, ON conf
tioD, however, that he shall succeed in
raising his company, otherwise he will
forfeit both commission and pay.
The War Department. has offered
very liberal Inducements for the people
to enlist. Advances and bounties will
be paid 10 recruits as follows:
To each recruit in new regiment.
one months pay (Si3), and a bounty Of
S25, being S3s in all, to he paid at the
time of the mastering in of his company.
TO each recruit in an Old regiment
the same pay and bounty will he paid.
All persons, whether officers or 9th
erwise, bringing recruits to q rendcz
vous, will receive therefor two dollars
If for . new regiment, and three dollars
if for an old one, to be paid ut the time
Of mastering in such recruit.
The State has made liberal provision
for the reliefof the families of soldiers,
by requiring the Supervisors of the
several townships to afford relief tn such
families, in case of necessity, to an
amount not exceeding fifteen dollars per
month.
/ take this occasion, also, to urge
upon I'LL soldiers now in the State, be.
longing to regiments in the field, the
duty of Immediately returning To their
posts, if they are able to do so. The
government now needs the services of
all it's soldiers
Let us by one united and courageous
effort bring into the field such an over.
whelning force as will quickly put an
end to the hopes of our unnsi ural enc
mics, bring victory to the Union arms.
crush and destroy the last traitor. and
secure permanent and benefcient peace
to our distracted land
AUSTIN BALlR, Governor.
II is well that the people of Michigan,
and especially republicans, should know
the opinion Of Chandler entertained by