Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-06
SPECIAL MESSAGE.

You have bee, convened in aNrd
mary session q consider some question
vitality affecting the public welfare
which. 10 my judgment, require imPe
date action} !,
When ybu closed your last rcgala
session. thu belief prevailed very gener
| ally that tie strength of the rebe \ 'oi
against lie General Government ia'
! been broktn, and your legislation 9po'
some queaions Of great public inYres
vas contr>lied by that belle. Thqiaps'
of time bis shown that belief to,be e..
roneous, Ind change of legislat bn Of
those qul't'0ns has therefore eco"'
The 81 visiydspsae for ou1Sick AM
wounded pldiers, apd a .heSre,u, tt
their iiomd + furlSughAw,E under e1
istiag circdb stances, Prov wholly mad
equate. IA largely incs 1psed number
81 our soldi( ks that wNbA shortly II
the fisId. Az the gietx leig,h of time
thew will b Axpose4'to th danger O
disease and &Ac.4alit'es bat'le,~''
render Absolutely 1bcessarYa large IN.
crease of the fun9 proxidk for the"
are and comfort The Jxtraordinar,
expenses Of my -offiAe hive also bee"
.nd will probably contiAse to be lsrgel,
increased, in consequence Of thepew de-
nands that have been made and Day b.
made upon the State. therefore zee
ommepd to your favorable consideration
such increase of the contingent fund q,
extraordinary expenses Of this office, +
will be sufficient to enable me to dotof
the gallant men who so nobly repreye u,
our State in the army Of the Union,
when suffering FROM wounds aud disease,
that which every loyal heart SO ANXIOUS
~ desires shodld % done, and ais to
enable me 10 carry on successfully tbt
many new. Ind arduo(s labors imp4se"
upon thissoffice, in promptly responding
to a thu demauda maj e upon the ) at.
or the airport ot,1the Government. (.
The4abors ofahe o ice Of the 4QJu.
ant General hate beer largely ingrtas.
d, ana must d nt'nue 10 be very giea,
4s loIg as the var LAD Is and for SPIN,
time otter its cl6se. III p State wiz soon
have in the fl ID nca y or quito it,,
.houskpd menf and { he iutereit ano
Welfare OF our lpldier( aud their friends
require that tbl recQfds OF thai ofic.
should be fully ! pd krefully kept. Tm
Adjutant General ndw discharge in ad
ition 70 the prop duties OF his Office,
he dutits Of Quartermaster Gspera and
"a, master General. 1t is inl by jodg-
nent impossible for one officF p,SperI,
supe,iAend the labor of 5hese three
departments. The amouH of tlabo'
.ud attcn,ioq required is fore than one
,erson can g&e, aud he,bcce,sary work
3, not be SO promptly done, or So well
lone, as if t'erecXssa proper Division
If labor. xccomihsod that \ should
re authorized to appoinr>an Assistant
Adju'ant General, who shah act As Pay
master General. * Qusrtcrhpster Gen
raj ca9be app bin cd und FER the existing
.w, aid the ht'es now !imp@sd upoa
the Aajutsnt General cat be apdivideo
.ud arranged, ,as il my 3udgmsn great
y to beuc6t the publ oservlcs
In my Judgment lie compensation 0
The AajuiaE Gensfal is not adequate
either TO The lshSr or the responsibility,
II his posI,oaf and l recommend al
addition thereto, either bTallowing hin
contingent fund for hii travelling ex-
| ,enses, or by an increate OF his salary
Congress has provided by law an al
o,nent system byskhich. our soldier
AN set aside q portion t their month
~ pay, and have the same paid at thei
zones to such persons as they ma,
designate without risk or expeose. Tn,
,enefts of this system are obvious aut
,reat. Commissioners have been ap
,oin,ed by the President under thala~
ut the compensation Of these Compis
ioners must be paid by the State, and a.
0 appropriation Kathleen made for TIA
purpose, Bur soldiersA and their FREUD
ave net as yetsnjord the bcne6ts'eo
the system. Ofe Of tbe Commissioner
nov eugage/ in p'ecur,ng the alfo'
neu,t Of our aew regiments before tHe,
eavGthe Staff, and II earnestly recon
nentsuch apP Preparation as will socu,,
he afvantags4 Of thA system to Il GU
,oIdiehe. :
since your Adjournment Congress
las palAe!, a law donating putli
ands td>.thc several States an,
ls.risosiss hiah Hly RiQside .Ca'
rIges for the benel 8f Agricultur
and the Mechanic Ates Under this ].
his State is entitled % ! donation OF i'm
hundred und tory thousand 24o,OD
acres OF land. 1t issa post nuniticcn
onation, and for q. mSst worthy pur
pose. tits OF great ;ml ortance that i'm
mediate action be had BY you touching
Ibis grant. BY tskiug $noh action tn
State can secure The eutire amount q
the land. within Ter ow9 limits, and cor
~,quentIy coutrdl their management an
disposition. Should actbn in this ma,
ter be postponM until the next 1eguls
session other States mi b. select the,
auda within he limits 81 this State, an
manage and dispose Of 1 bcm in a mar
ner very undesirable to hs. 1 recon-
mend the subject to your careful consid
Grafton.
The red ments we haJe sent and ar
sending tfthe field contah a very larg
portion our popuIatioa required 3