The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-06

to carry on successfully the many new and ardu-
Gus labors imposed upon this ONCE, in prompt
y responding to Ill the demands made upon th,
State for the support Of the Government
The lAbors Of the Office Of the Adjutsnt Gen
ssal have been largely increased, and must con-
tinue 70 be very great % long % the war last
and for SONS time after its close. This Stat,
will soon have In tho field nearly or quite ffty
thousand men, and the interest and welfare o
our soldiers and their friends require that th,
records Of that Office should be fully and care
fully kept. The Adjutaat General now dischar-
ges, in addition to the proper duties Of his Office
he duties Of Qusrtsrmaster General and Pay
master General. It IL in my Judgment impos-
able for one odlcer properly 70 superintsnd til.
labor Of these three Departments The amour,
Of labor and attention required u more than on,
person can give, and the necessary work canno
be 90 promptly done, or 20 ven done, as If ther,
was proper division Of labor. l Recommend
that I should be authorised 10 appoint an As
sistsnt Adjutant General, who shall act q Pay
master General. A Quartermaster General CT
be appointed under the existing Law, and ther
the duties now imposed upon the Adjutant Gen
oral can DO 20 arranged, % in my judgment
greatly TO benefit the public service.
In ny judgment the compensation Of the Ad-
jutant General is not adequate either to the Ia
Dor or the responsibility Of his position, and
recommend an addition thereto, either BY allow
ing him contingent fund for bis travelling ex-
penses. or by an increase Of his salary.
Congress has provided BY law an allotmen,
system BY which our soldiers can set aside q DOR.
tion Of their monthly pay, and have the same
paid at their homes to such persons as they NAV
designate without risk or expense. The benefits
OF this system are obvious and great. Commits.
sioners have been appointed BY the President
under the law, but the compensation Of these
Commissioners must be paid by the State, and as
no appropriation has been made for that purpose,
orr soldiers and their friends have not as yet en-
joyed the benefits of the system. One of the
is now engaged in procuring the
allotments of our new regiments before they
leave the State, and I earnestly recommend such
appropriation % will secure the advantages OF
this system to oil our soldiers.
Since your Adjournment Congress has passed
q law donating public lands to the several
States and Territories which may provide Col
leges for the benefit of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts. Under this Law this State is entitled to
. donation of two hundred and forty thousand
FAC, 900 acres of lsnd. tits most muni6cent
donation, and for most worthy purpose. It is
of great importance that immediate action be
bad by you touching this grant. By taking
such action the State can secure tho entire
amount Of the lands within her own limits, and
consequently control their management and dis.
position. Should action in this matter be post.
poned until the next regular session other States
may select their lands within the limits of this
State, and manage and dispose Of them in .
manner very undesirable to us. I recommend
the subject to your careful consideration.
The regiments We have sent and are sending
to the field contain very large portion of our
population required by law to perform labor on
the highways. Only those between the ages Of
twenty one and forty.fve years are now required
to perform such labor. Yet our high ways must
be kept In repair. and We can only supply the
deficiency Of labor created by enlistments, by
requiring labor from those now exempt I
therefore recommend that the law be 90 amend
ed that oil able bodied male residents of the
State between the ages Of eighteen and sixty be
made liable to perform labor on our highways.
1t 10 Of the highest importance that the nu-
merical strength Of the regiments from this State
bs maintained in the field. Many of our old
regiments have been much reduced in numbers.
and thus the expense Of maintaining them, in pro.
portion 70 their number, Is much increased, while
their deficiency 10 much diminished. Our new
regiments will 60 out full, and the old ones will
soon b filed, but in . short time their numbers
will be again reduced. TO remedy this evil l
that with the approval of the prop.
er Federal authorities, Camp of instruction be
ct some suitable point in the State,
sufficient to accommodate one thousand men
that the several counties be required to furnish
their equitable proportion Of that number Of men
to place in camp under instruction-that when
men are needed to fill the ranks of any of our
regiments, requisitions be made for the proper
shall be filed as nearly as may
be from the men in camp, from the counties in
which the compaaies composing the regiment
we're organized, and their places In camp imme-
diatsiy bs supplied by new men from the same
counties. This 10 entirely just to all the coun-
ties-willsend the men into companies comnosed
OF their neIghbors and friends, and will keep up
our regiments TO their effective strength - :
On the nth day of August last I Issued /,
proclamation urging upon our petRie the strons
necessity Of filling up the ranks of our old "a;
ments, and a. an inducemnnt to enlietmenta e.,
that purpose, declared my intention Of recom.
mendMg TO you the payment OF bounties hv IN.
State, TO oil who would enlist for the old reo;
ments, between the date Of proclaim tion sni
the FIRST day Of the present month. hsve no
yet learned the number Of men who have thn,
enlisted between the dates named, but recon- r,
mend to you that IN appropriation be made fo
the purpose Of paying to each of them such boun
ty - you may deem advisable. @ rs
The theory Of our Government Is that The
people rule. This theory can be carried int,
practical effect only through the ballot box
Thereby the people mould and direct the ope-
rations of the Government. and settle Ill ques.
tions affecting the public welfare. The righ
of suffrage is therefore highly priced by all goo,
citizens, and should be exercised by them at al
times and especially at times when questions 0
grave importance are presented for solution
again be time when questions so importan,
interests 80 vital a. those now demanding actio
at the hands Of our people, we're or will be submit
ted 70 them. The very life Of the Nation is a
stake, and may bs as fatally lost at the ballo