Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-07

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with q prompttude which could have
been inspired by no other consideration thar
arm desire for q short and decisive struggle
This feature Of our service presented to th'
General Government In applications for au
thority to increase the quota Of troops as
signed Ohio, and l united with the Govern
ora Of Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois, in
asking that the States Of Ohio, IsdiRns and
Illinois be Joined with Western Pennsylvania
and Western Virginia In q military depart
ment to be under the command of Major
General Mcclellan, who would be enabled
with the force derived from these States, "a
preserve navigation on the Ohio river from
interruption, and remove the danger Of raids
from It's borders.
On the same day that the call Of the Presi-
dent for thirteen regiments Of three months
volunteers was received, the Secretary OF
War ordered two regiments TO be forwarded
TO Washington. Four days afterwards these
regiments were at Harrisburg. / entrusted
the arrangement for their transportation, sub.
sistence and clothing and equipments, TO
agents, whose reports are herewith submitted.
Among the documents accompanying this
Message will also be found Reports Of
Commissioners and Messengers ordered on
duties in cOnenction with the war, and for
the procuring or distribution Of supplies
required by our troops.
Immediately upon receiving notice that
civil war was proclaimed, conceived it
my duty toprevent, 30 far ss legitimstely
within my power, the transmission Of in.
telligeAce or articles oontraband Of war to
the enemy, and therefore issued orders
accordingly to railroad, express, and tele.
graph companies, Of which copies are here.
unto appended.
In view Of the prompt and efficient aid
rendered by Ohio to the General Govern
ment in the maintenance Of its authority,
l cannot but congratulate you upon the
honorable distinction which will be given
her in the history Of the rebellion.
OHIO MILITIA SYSTEM.
call especial attention to that part of
the Report of the Adjutsnt General relat-
ing to the modification Of our militia sys-
tenn, and to the establishment Of q State
military school, for the purpose of com
mending the recommendations Of that off
Ger. he has presented the subjects go
fully ss 10 render it unnecessary for me
to add anything on either topic.
It is obvious that our present militia
system is wholly unsuited to the necessi-
ties Of the country, and it is Rs clearly OBJ
vious that provision should be made for the
military instruction Of the youth Of the
State. To accomplish this recommend in
addition to the suggestions of the Adjutsnt
General, that elementary military exerois-
es form part of common school and aca.
demio instruction.
Under the military laws of the State the
Governor is authorized to appoint upon his
staff the following officers; Adjutsnt Gen.
eral, Quartermaster General, Commissary
General, Psymsster General, Engineer.in-
Chief, Judge Advocate General, Surveyor
General, and such numbers Of Aids-do-
Camp, Assistant Adjutsnts General, As
sistant Qusrtermssters General, and As
sistant Commissaries Of Subsistence, ss in
his opinion the service may require.
On the breaking out Of the rebellion i'm
portant and responsible duties devolved
upon my staff officers. For the proper dis
charge of these duties, men Of large busi-
ness experience were required.
Prior to the Act Of 10Th April, 1861, no
provision was made for the compensation
of any member of the Governors staff, ex-
oept the Adjutant General, who was allow
ed four hundred dollars, and the Quarter
master General three hundred dollars per
annum.
On the 2Olh Of April, 1851, an Act was
passed making certain appropriations,
among which are the following:
For the payment Of the salary of the
Adjutant General, fifteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the Qusrtermaster Gen
eral, six hundred dollars, and for his SER
vices as Master ArmOrer, five hundred dol
lars.
For compensation of services to be rem
dered by the Surgeon General of the State,
for one year next ensuing, Eve hundred
dollars.
On the 2Sd Of April, 1851, another act
was passed, the fifth section Of which pro.
vides that
Il The militia accepted By the Governor,
and all officers thereof and staff officers in
actual service, shall be entitled to the pay
and emolumeni Of the same grades Of rank
in the United States army, from the time
of acceptance Of troops by the State, sRd
from the time Of the election and appoint
ment Of officers Of the line, or the calling
into active service, and necessary for the
defence Of the State and accepted by the
Governor"
oovEREoR's STAFF, 80.
On the passage Of the Act lsst named, l
completed the organization Of my staff and
placed them in the Military Department of
the State. Al that time it was supposed By
all the officers appointed that they would
be entitled to pay according to like grade
Of rank in the United States army.
To organize and place in the field an ar.
nv Of one hundred thousand men neees.
ssrily required great labor in the Depart
ments. Such an amount Of work was there
by thrown upon them, as to compel the tax
ing Of all the energies Of the officers. In
placing these troops in the field, as much
labor has been performed in the different
Departments Of the State as was performed
in the same time, by the same grade Of Of
fcers, in the Departments Of the General
Government. Il gives me greet pleasure
10 state that my staff officers, selected with
reference to their special qualifications Of
ability and experience in business, have
rendered me Important and valuable aid,
and desire that they shall be literally re-
munersted.
The Attorney General has given me his
opinion, that the 5th section Of the Act oi
| 2Sd Of April, 1881, above cited, does not ap-
ply 10 staff officers of the Commander-in-
Chief, therefore no provision is made as to
the amount of their compensation or man
ner Of their pay, except the appropriations
above alluded to. l would have paid them
out Of my military contingent fund but
had no means of afiKing the rate Of theil
pay under any law of the State.
/ have however advanced TO them, on &C
count, sufficient sums 10 pay current ex-
penses. l therefore respectfully recommend
that the General Assembly make immedi-
ate provision for their pay, according 70 the
| Grade Of their respective rank, in the same
| manner as like staff officers Of the United
States Army are paid.
Several commanding officers of the STATE
Militia, with their staff officers, have beer
called into the service Of the State withop
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