, 1862-09-13
trust, therefore, that 1t will meet with your
arnrotatfDn-

VOLUNTEER AID FUND.
Another subject that should receive your
attention, lis the condition Of our volunteer lid
fund.
The payments made from that fund from
Jsnuary let to the present time are. .s11 $50 &c
Ayei aging 1ea1ly $780, 9uper month.
The payments viii average at least two
noAths in arrear. Inc,ading arrear-
ages to meet the demands npon the
volunteer aid fund, Fay 10 the middle
OF next February, will require money
enough fur eight montha' Payments,
which. a. $30,t0 per non-h, will
TO meet tms there is now in the fund, '''''''>'
subject TO dratt for thie purpose, about $91 eco %
Leaving deficiency of..-..-.........$ $la.,ul1 u
Should the aid be continued throughout
the neAi ytar, i Will require at teasI Sj;j.-
tOO.0U, without extending it to any OF Tie
regiments :!t:r the 20th
This deficiency OF sl50,o0o arises 1nainlg
made b5 yon for this purpose last spring, the
volunteer aid has bteu extended to the 30sn
stgaMent, and that it WAS supposed that alter
IIsl settlement with the Uult=d States Of our
Var clAl.s, aid Afttr payment OF our WAT
ctbts, there would remain surplus Of about
s1CUCQU to go into the Volunteer Aid Fund.
This calculation WIS probably correct, but al
though u ur Vouchers have long since been
transmitted to tue Treasury D-p artment at
Washington, Il hare not yes becu able 10 90
tain tDAl settlement OF our acconDtS. and
afcr ano1htr ADVANCE OF S1lU,0G0 made BY the
general government, which has been used in
part Payment OF cur war debts, any turtner al
yabtt has bs en- refused until final settlement.
Il Is very difficult 10 COP lecture when tle de-
Iartlhcnts ut Washington Tlll be ready for
lEat tfl;el settlement.
UtIts You should therefore deem it desir-
able to char &c the law IN relation to the vol
uLlser la, pos islon should be u tde no + to
lht'uue N Our Sta't tax the Sl3a,0 ,00o, IN Order
70 carry Payments from the fund 10 the ID
olc q fSorsary ne25 AID an addition Il
s1Gb Utu 10 cover IeAt ear's payments. can
rot advice u further ISSUE OF State bonds for
tlss purpose, as The commissioners Tor tht
litg'sslaslt.: OF the lust OItUu0 fouHd Il uoE
Without cllAtulty to dispose ot them at par,
aid rs II sec'ned much more advisable to rai:e
TIE necessary money Tor this purpose no + ~
tax, tlan to ec!' our bonds belo" par.
fAYMAsTEE GENERAL:
Up 10 tIe ilnle Inut ] discontinued the a.
I've dulles aEf pay Q: pay master general TIC
employees IN our nllllsar3 olh:25 had received
ay rGllS and other vouchers from the pay
luitsIer .gene1al ior their salaries; but When
LIE duties cf fhat officer were discontinued. 1t
vas founo t1at no PROVISION eNl=tsd W Whle1
the secretary OF s-ate could audit the ca!ul:
iar salary tt these clerks. I have. siuce that
the, been completed 70 pay these employees
fio!n 1cH thousaLu dollars that rem@lned
suhltct 10 NY ofaft of the s.o0, ,e}o tund crel
tee 1cr gem ra "ar purp'sts. by c1lDttTs 2!3e
auc oe'' of the IA"s OF is61. This money,
| Go"tvtr, is nearly all exhausted, while the
1.iTrt OF c!eshs N The eGeGu'lye office aud 10
ttat OF The aoJu'ant general has necessarily t1
oe. and et'ntl.u To be, prett; large, under
ne pTsEent and prospective great pressure d