Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-16


Quota due under do do 800
Which substracted from the -
number actually raised,
leaves an excess to be credit
ed of r-.
These added TO the numbers actually
raised under the call for 10000 -
three years men, make 48-q
On the 4th Of August last, call was ;s,,,.
by order of the President of the Untei S,a.'
for draft of three hundred thousand MI
accompanied by orders specifying the time sn
directing the mode, of the draft Inmed;,toi.
on receiving this call, an order was issu.l h,
the State authorities of Vermont, callmgoor II.
organized companies of Militia in the Stat
serve for the period of nine months in ,bo
vice of the United States, DIRECTING is. ~'
fill up their ranks to the legal standard tI"'
authorizing them to receive into their rank, INV
quotas of adjacent towns tin the comnania'
should reach the maximum of one hird"'
and one men each. An order was also iss,'
for new enrolment of the Militia of the S,s,,
preparatory to draft on the LIST of Septemher
should draft become necessary, aud hi. A.
der was accompanied by proposition 10 "
people Of Vermont, that, if they should So sla VAC
they might furnish the quota of the St.,o
lorty-eight hundred and ninetv-egbt mon
voluntary achon-town officers aud PATRON,
citizens raising the quotas of their resnec,;r.
towns, IN their own way, and adjacent tovr,
combining their several quotas in COMPANIES y
IoO and one men EACH which COMPANIES ON J.,
ing rendered to the State authorities in Eo,, ..
drafted men, would be accepted as sucb nro
vlded proper Roll accompanied the tar5o.
giving the name and residences of the mon ~,
binding them by suitable contract to serya
Tor the period OF nine months, in lien of draNoJ
militia, and subject to the rules and reoulat;or
governing militia in the service Of the TTnItei
States. knowing that the people of Ver7norI
are proverbial for the prompt, economical aDd
eihclent management OF their affairs, | thougbt
1t proper to make them such proposition
leaving them to raise the requisite number IN
men wholly in their own way. not doubtirgs
that the business would be accomplished win
system, order and decomm. 1t is well known
how promptly they accepted the proposition.
ana that nifty companies, or five regiments Of
nine months volunteers, in lieu of drafted mill. R
TIA, were raised IN about thirty days; and tia,
too, after our State, with a population of about
$4,000, had furnished about 1900 thru,
years troops for the war. This result is A H.
markable demonstration of the unity, patriot,
enthusiasm, ndomitablea and unconquerable spr.
1t OF a free people, when their country is ImpeT-
llled, and calls for their services in its defence
and the record of their action in this case. will
be to their honor and credit so long as III,
pages of history endure.
1t Is true that many perplexiteS had to he
encountered, and difficulties surmounted, grow
ing out of the imperfect returns on which the
action both of the State authorities and the
people necessarily had to be based, nasmuch
as there positively was not time to make thor
ough corrections of either former or recent re-
turns. The report of the Adutant and In
spector General will dwell more fully on these
perplexities and difficulties. But the general
result Is so creditable to the State, that We NAV
all with candor and good feeling review tbs
ground, and be satisfied with that reeult,-ths
very difficulties experienced heightening lie
value and effect
About twelve thousand troops have beer
raised IN the State since since October, 1861
Inc DETAILS OF recruiting, organizing, subsist-
ing, clothing, armng, e9uipping, paying and
transporting them, have been numerous, and
productive of many cares, responsibilities, per
plexities and embarrassments
Considerable delay has been experienced in
getting the regiments of nine months men into
camp, owing to the inability of the General
Government to furnish the requisite clothing
arms and camp sequipage with despatch, from
the fact that so large number of fresh troops
had suddenly been called into service. Requi-
sltions were early made on the Quartermaste9
General of the army for clothing, arms, accOu-
trements and camp and garrison equipage;
but IN place of clothing the materials therefor
were sent forward, with the request that the
Quartermaster General of the State should con
tract for the making Of the clothing in the
State, for which certain specific prices would
be paid by the General Government The
tents ordered could not be supplied, and there
fore the General Government directed bar
racks to be erected, and sent an agent into the
State who contracted with certain parties
to build them, agreeably to specifications fur
nished by him. The original design of having
the five regiments remain awhile together 10
camp in the State, was modified by subsequent
events, and the State authorities were request
ed to send them forward regiment at time,
at the earliest practicable moment. Accord,
ingly, one regiment has been forwarded, ana
the remaining four will be sent as expeditions
ly as they can be prepared for marching or
ders. #s.......s
The rank and file of the Twelfth Regiment
which is. composed of companies of the " UNI
formed Militia" are, by an Act entitled IAN
Act providing pay for the Uniformed Militia"
approved April &c, 1861, clearly entitled 10
the State pay of seven dollars per month, IN
addition to their United States pay, while III
active service" But as there is, perhaps,
room for doubt, whether the soldiers OF the
other four regiments of Militia are, or are n0'
entitled to seven dollars per month from INV
State, in addition to the United States pay, l.
respectfully suggest that the doubt should ~
Immediately and clearly solved by some deLr
mite action of the Legislature Perhaps 'h'
Act entitled "an Act providing pay TOR Ger,
tain soldiers, and in relation to the support o.
families of Volunteers" approved Nov; ~,
1861, does secure the payment of seven doiiai'
per month to these troops; but it would ~
well for the Legislature to make some specil"
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