Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-10-17

mode, Of the draft Immediately on re-
ceiving this call, an Order was issued by
the State authorities of Vermont, calling
out the organized companies of Militia in
the State, to serve for the period of nine
months in the service of the United States,
directing them to gil their ranks to the
legal standard, and authorizing them to
receive into their ranks the quota of the
adjacent towns till the companies should
reach the maximum of one hundred and
Que men each. Knowing that the people
of Vermont arc proverbial for the prompt,
economical and efficient management of
their affairs, thought it proper to make
them such proposition, leaving them to
raise the requisite number of men wholly
in their own way, not doubling that the
business would be accomplished with sys-
TEN, order and decorum. 1t is we'll
known how promptly they accepted the
proposition, and that fifty companies, or
five regiments, of nine months volunteers
in lieu Of drafted militia, were raised in
about thirty days; and that too, after our
State, with population Of about $4,000,
had furnished about 5000 three years
troops for the war. This result is a re-
markable demonstration of the unity,
patriotic enthusiasm, indomitable and un.
conquerable spirit of free people, when
their country is imperilled, aud calls for
their services in its defence and the rec
ord of their acton in this case, will be to
their honor and credit SO long as the page
of history endures,
About twelve thousand troops have
been raised in the State since October,
1861. The details of recruiting organ
izing subsisting clothing, ,arming, equip
ping, paying and transporting them, have
been numerous, and productive of many
cares, responsibilities, perplexities and
cmbarrassments.
In accordance with the directions of an
act entitled An Act to appint Com
missioners to adjust and settle certain
outstanding claims for expenditures for
military purposes" approved Nov. 20,
1861, and of an Act entitled "An Act
providing for the immediate settlement
and allowance of claims in favor of this
State against the United States" approved
Nov 81, 1861, | appointed Hon. F. Z.
Woodbridge, Hon. Geo. F. Edmunds, and
Col. Geo. A. Merrill, Board of Commits
sioners, with instructions to carry out the
purposes contemplated by these two Acts.
The aggregate amount Of the claims so
allowed was $25,09l,37.
Almost Immediately upon assuming the
Executive Office, preceived that it
would be impossible for me to discharge
the duties in detail imposed upon the
Governor by an Act entitled can Act to
provide for the families of citizensof YER
mout mustered into the service of the
United States" approved April rs, 1861.
| accordingly appointed Mr.. John Howe,
Jr., of Brandon, agent to perform the ser
vices required by that law, his acts to be
subject to direction and approval by me.
l believe Mr. Howe has discharged his
duties Of his appointment admirably, re-
ducing the business of that agency to a
just and wise system.
At the session of the General Assem-
bly, in 1860, the Hon. Milo l.. Bennett,
the Hon. Pierpont Isham, and the Hon.
Andrew Tracy were appointed Board of
Commissioners to "revise, re-draft, COM
pile, consolidate and arrange the public
statutes of this State on the basis, plan,
and general form and method of the re-
vised statutes" Accordingly the Chair
man of the Board has transmitted to me
a copy of revision, prepared and printed
for the use of the General Assembly.
Our recent experience in endeavoring to
raise troops under the present militia laws
of this State, proves beyond doubt the
immediate need of some important changes
in those laws The present laws should
be SO far amended as to secure perfect
enrolment of all able bodied men, liable
to do military duty and thorough and
impartial medical inspection Of all enroll
ed men. My time has been so constantly