Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-09-24
$4,000 90
10000 90
90

1 Pmpose apo9t 'o'ooV W
len iisga deficiency of $4,000 90
Shonld the aid be continued through
out the next year it wiisequire at least
$36O,Ooo 90, without extending tito
any of the regiments after the goth.
The deficiency of $15O,000 arises main
~ from the fact that since the approbri-
alton was made by you for this purpose
last spring, the volunteer aid has been
extended to the goth regiment, and that
it was supposed that after final settlement
with the United States Of our war claims,
and after payment of our war debts,
there would remain a surplus of about
100000 to 90 into the Volunteer Aid
Fund. This calculation was probably
correct, but although our vouchers have
long since been transmitted to the Treas
ury Department at Washington, we have
not vet been able to obtain q final settle
ment of our accounts, and after another
advance of $4,000 made by the Gen
cral Government, which has been used
in part payment of our war debts, any
further advance has been refused until
final settlofnent. 1t is very difficult TO
conjecture when the Departments at
Washington will be ready for that final
settlement.
Unless you shall therefore deem it
desirable to change the law in relation
10 the volunteer aid, provision should 30
made now to include in our state tax the
$4,000, in order to carry payments
from that fund to the middle Of February
next, and an additional 100000 to COW
or next years payments. | cannot advise
u further issue of state bonds for this
purpose, as the commissioners for the
negotiation of the last $500, 900 found it
not without difficulty to dispose of them
ut par, and as it seems much more advi-
sable to raise the necessary money for
this purpose now by tax, than to sell our
bonds below par.
Up to the time that discontinued the
active duties and pay of Paymaster Gen
eral, the employees in our military OIL
ces had received pay-rolls and other
vouches from the Raymaster General for
their salaries; bat when tire duties of that
officer were discontinued, it was found
hat provision existed by which the Sec
rotary of State could audit the claims for
salary of tlIase clerks. | have since that
lime been compelled to pay these en-
ployees from q few thousand dollars that
reiwBed subject to my draft of the
100000 fund created for general war
purposes, by chapters 239 and 3O7, of
the laws of 1861. This money, however,
is nearly all exhausted, while the force
Of clerks in the Executive Office and in
that Of the Adjutant General, has neces-
sarily to be, pretty large, under the
presenl and prospective great pressure of
business. Provision should therefore
be made 70 the payment of these en-
ployees.
You have assembled here at dark
hour in the history of our country; the
recent reverses Of our arms cast a gloom
upon every loyal countenance; the Union
army in The East has struggled for over
a year, our troops have fought nobly-
and many loyal and brave soul has
expired on the battle field. We deemed
ourselves victorious but short time ago;
suddenly all is changed, our army oblig-
ed to retreat, our National Capital in
danger, the enemy's army in Maryland
All this, however, should not make us
despond, but only kindle anew the fire
of patriotism in our hearts and arouse us
to new exertions and new energy.
The fortunes of war are not always on
the same side. We have been too con-
fident in the slumbering power of the
North; conscious of our ST ength we have
not called it into action soon enough.
But the people Of the loyal states have
with wonderful alacrity responded to the
recent calls of the Government for 600,-
900 more men. They are now being
hurried to the endangered points, and
while the traitorous South las exhausted
its resources Of men, we can send, if
necessary, another 100000 soldiers to
overwhom and crush the rebellion. Let
the people Of the loyal states remain uni
ted and true to our flag, our government
and our constitution, and we shall not
DO obliged to see a dishonorable peace
and dismemIermcnt Of the Union.
EDWARD SALoMoN, Governor