Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-04-17
THE REPUBLICAN.
na PLYMOUTH, IND,
Thursday, April IL, 1862.
l.. MATTINGLY. Editor.
Good Advice Well followed.


sick and wounded BY the Government, and
points it out: ta4
The wounded and sick soldiers Of our
State now lying at various points with the
army of occupation. who have no prospect
Of restoration to health and service again.
ought TO be provided with the necessary
facilities for being returned to the State.
and where desired. to their families
Thousands of men are lying in hospitals at
various posts who are very likely to die
there, or who may be convalescent yet in
capable of further service, but whs, il able
to get discharge. have no means of get
ting home. 1t would not only be an act
of proper charity and kindness on the part
of the Government to furnish snch the op
portunity to get home. but it would doubt
less be an act of economy; for the expense
Of maintaining them disabled in the field
must be much greater than If they were
under the better protection and care of
home-friends, or of the hospitals provided
in the State from which they enlisted. 1t
is not likely that the General Government
can move in this matter. but il is doubt
less possible for the State of Ohio, thro'
its Legislature. to take steps to get her af-
fiicted. patriot sons back TO their homes
to the care Of their friends at once. The
government. of course, owes and will pay
transportation to the troops. from the
fields in which they are now engaged. and.
if only for the time. the State undertakes.
through properly appointed means. to do
this duty to our faithful defenders. there is
no, much doubt Of an ultimate reimburse
ment for the pecuniary outlay. The gain
in such matter will not only be found in
the advantage TO the suffering soldiers who
may receive the direct benefit of such an
act. but there will an immense advantage
result from the consequent improvement in
the troops actively engaged in the field.
who would enjoy the assurance that. ifdis-
abled in the service. they should at once
receive the most efficient care and attention.
and be placed where their friends could ad-
minister those delicate attentions which are
SO acceptable as well as essential
II Governor Tod. says the Indiana Jour
nal. would look across the State line
he might have found here. not only the
counsel which the Commercial gives. but
the example to direct its application. For
six months Governor Morton has been
pursuing the policy Of procuring the return
of sick aud wounded Indiana soldiers. from
all parts of the country. He has had q.
gents constantly following up our forces
provided with passes and money. for thai
purpose. Wherever the sick have been
able to travel, and no order or interference
Of commanders has prevented it. he has
Systematically carried on this bene6cenl
policy. lis impossible to determine how
many poor fellows have thus been carried
from the despondency and death of the
hospital to the kindness and hope of home
But. judging as well as we can from The
passages given out. and other means o.
knowledge. we should say that no less thar
tro thousand Indiana soldiers have thu,
been brought home. in most cases to tn,
complete restoration of the sick, and in al
to their benefit and the good Of the service
In this way our post hospitals have beel
nearly cleared of Indiana soldiers. Onl,
those have been left who are unable to bes
the journey. The Government has save,
money by it. and the good done to fami
lies and soldiers is past all telling. W
noticed few days ago the journey of tn
Assistant Adjutant General of the State
Mr. Wilson, on this mission of mercy
Still more recently another messenger wa
sent to Winchester to look after our sicl
and wounded there, and to send home sue
as could come. Yesterday Commissar
General Stone telegraphed from Rolla
Missouri, that he was on his way wit
thirty OF our boys wounded at the battl
Of Elkhorn or Pea Ridge. Hardly da,
passes but the Governor agents are on tn
wing to some point in the long line Of tw
thousand miles over which Indiana sol
diers are scattered, to gather up and pro
vide for the sick and wounded As W
said before. it is no lately learned lesson
He began it almost with the entrance Q
our three years volunteers into the 6eld.-
In this work. as well as in every other.
has been greatly assisted by the prompt
ness. energy and hearty kindness of Cap
Ekin. the Government Quartermaster, {
whom our State troops are much indebte
in many ways. II all our Qoartermastel
were like him we should have fewer rebt
|sympathizers with big contracts. and few
er frauds prsctised on the soldiers.
spite of "Ied tape" and regulations he he
done his work when il was needed. and 9
fast Is it could be done. aud he hasn't he's
itated to tax his own pocket at times whe
!. he could not get means for his purpose
otherwise. He has vast deal of labo
thrown upon him. and he has done II ws
and honestly. His efficient co-operatio
with the Governor in the work of bring
ing home sick and wounded. be has aide
, no little in the success with which il ha
bean prosecuted. We add to the Con-
merciars advice one more hint for Cover
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