Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-01-15

terWard these regiments were at Harris
burgh. l entrusted the arrangements for
their transportation, subsistence, and
clothing and equipments, to agents, whose
reports are herewith submitted.
Among the documents accompanying this
message will also be found Reports Of Com
missioners and Messengers ordered on du-
ties in connection with the war. and for
the procuring or distribution of supplies
required by our troops.
Immediately upon receiving notice that
a civil war was proclaimed, l conceived it
my duty to prevent, so far as legitimately
within my power, the transmission of in
telligence or articles contraband of war to
the enemy, and L 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.
| cannot but congratulate you upon the
honorable distinction which will be given
her in the history of the rebellion.
l call special attention to that part of
the report of the Adjutant General, relat-
ing to the modification of our militia sys-
TEN, and to the establishment of a State
military school, for the purpose of com
mending the recommendations of that off
GER. He has presented these subjects so
fully as to render it unnecessary for ME to
add anything on either topic.
1t is obvious that our present militia
system is wholly unsuited to the necessities
Of the country, aud it is clearly obvious
that provision should be made for the
military instruction Of the youth of the
State. 10 accomplish this 1 recommend,
in addition to the suggestions Of the Ad-
iutant-G General, that elementary military
exercise form a part Of common school and
academic instruction.
Under the military laws of the State,
the Governor is authorized to appoint upon
his staff the following officers; Adjutant-
General, Commissary General, Paymas:er
General, Engineer-in-Chie Judge Advo-
cate-G General, Surveyor-General, and such
numbers of Aids-de-camp, Assistant Adj
~jutants General, Assistant Quartermasters-
General, and Assistant Commissaries of
Subsistence, as in his opinion the public
service may require.
On the breaking out of the rebellion, in
portant and responsible duties devOlved
upon my staff officers. For the discharge
of these duties, men of large business ex-
perience we're required.
Prior to the act of 26th April, 1861, no
provision was made for the c~Ompensating
81 any member of the Governors staff, ex-
cept the Adjutant-G General, who was allowed
four hundred, and the Quartermaster-Gen
eral three hundred dollars per n
On the goth of April, 1861, an act was
passed making certain appropriations
among which are the following:
For the payment of the salary of the
Adiutant-G General, fifteen hundred dollars
For the salary of the Quartermaster
General, six hundred dollars, and for hi
services as Masters Armorer, five hundred
dollars.
For compensation of service to be rem
dered by the Surgeon General of the State
for one year next ensuing. five hundred
dollars.
On the Esd of April, 1861. another &C
wac passed. the 9Th section of which pro
vides that
|, 1.-The militia accepted by the Governor
, and all officers thereof, and staff officers ii
actual service, shall be entitled to the pa,
| and emoluments of the same grades of ranl
t in the United States army, from the tim
$ of acceptance of troops by the State, an,
: from the time of the election and appoint
9 ment of officers of the line, or the CALM
e into active service, and necessary for III
defense of the State, and accepted by tn
Governor"
On the passage of the act last named.--
| completed the organization of my staff
and placed them in the Military Depart
. ment of the State. At that time it wa
supposed by all the officers appointed tina
,, they would be entitled to pay according
like grade of rank in the United State
army.
;. To organize and place in the field a
e army of one hundred thousand men nece;
sarily requiged great labor in the De
f partments. Such an amount of work wa
e thereby thrown upon them as to compel tn
2 taxing of all the energies of the officers
. In placing these troops in the fields, g
much labor has been performed in tn
. different Departments of the State as wa
: performed in the same time, by the sam
! grade of officers. in the Departments of IL
! General Governments. 1t gives me gree
pleasure to state that my staff officer
! selected with reference to their speci;
E qualifications of ability and experience i
business, have rendered me important an
valuable aid, and l desire that they sha
: be literally remunerated.
a The Acknowledgement has given me h
: opinion, that the 9Th section of the Act
$ 23d of april, 1861, above cited, does nj
h apply to staff officers of the Commando
in-Chief, therefore no provision is made
to the amount of their compensation
manner of their pay, except the appropri;
tons above alluded to. | would have pal
: them out of my military contingent funt
but | had no means of afixing the rate
their pay under any law of the State.
> L have, however, advanced to them, {
:, account, sufficient sums to pay current e!
penses. 1 therefore respectfully recommen
e that the General Assembly make immed
= ate provision for their pay, according
the grade of their respective rank, in Il
same manner as like staff officers of Il
United. States Army are paid.
Several commanding officers of the Sta
of Militia, with their staff officers, have bee
" called into the service of the State witho1
ie their respective commands. and as sue,
~ have performed valuable services. f,
ar their compensation nc appropriation h
tie been made. i would respectfully call a
it %tcntion to this omission, and request tn
provision be made for their PAYMENT