The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-01-17

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N the Northern States to restore those
Who have been driven out, and to cstnb.
lish themselves with them under the pro.
roscd armed occupation.
This would make the RIO Grandc on
iroa frontier, and forever prevent slavery
from being extended over Mexico and thc
States of Central America. The safety
Of our free institutions. sny nothing ofthc
general interests, humanity d, mRuds
such o hulwmk against spreading of sla-
very over those regions.
submit these remarks. not as Furnish
ing a solution Of the questions discussed,
bat as suggestions which feel 1t my duty
to communicate TO you, and through you 10
our common constituency, on the rcla-
tiuns which slavery bears to tho war, aud
what seems To me proper policy for the |
Government 10 pursue in relation TO the
subjects to which have referred. |.
would gladly persuade myself, were il pcs
sible, that II is not in the interests OF
slavery that rebellion has boon organized.
But this is denied me by the history oftl q
country for the last thirty years, Is IL
not wiser and better, in every rcspt CT 10
recognize the tsct, and assume Il as the
basis OF cur legislation, Federal aud State
that the war is being gagged by the rebel
States 10 give TO slavery the mastery Of
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CONCLUSION.
In closing this nv last pcncrnl com.
munication 10 tho General Assembly. i
discharcc n grateful ,lntv In ncknnuicdg.
inc the oblga,ion of the Execuiive M.
tberity oftbo Stp,c 4, ,he sc,,,grs a,d
Representatives in Congress from Ohio.
for their prompt compliance with INV re-
quest. in procuring the passnge of The Act
providing for the nav of The volunteers
mustered into the service of the limited
States from the time or,heir oroapiyation
and accep,oncc as companies hv tho GOV.
crnor; and for their successful efforts in
haying the sanction of law riyen 10 the
Act directing the Secretary of the Trens.
ury out OF any money not otherwise mn.
prcpriated to pay to the Governor of any
State, or tho duly authorized arcnts. Nh,
costs, charges, and cxponscs nrope-ly i'm.
Cured by such State f,r oprnilin, snb-
sisting, clothing, supplying, arming, equip.
ing, puying, and Transporting the troops
employed in aiding TO suppress the present
insurrection ngainst The United States.
by the first Act full compensation was
secured to the volunteers from the period
of their enlistment; aud under the second
oil the expenses incurred BY the State in
aid ofthe United States in supprcssng the
rebellion, in whatever form, aud by BPS
whether mustered in into the service oI
the United States or of the State only
will be reimbursed.
The accounts between the state and tic
United States, have not been fully 80 ttlcd
because, chiefly, of the want of authority
in tho Auditor to furnish tho Secretary Of
the Treasury the original vouchers on Gle
in his office, of portion Of the sums paid
by the State for war purposes. I recon.
mended that proper legislation be prompt.
y had to remove this difficulty, and that
the necessary authority be given to the
Auditor to furnish fuch original vouchers
IN compliance with the rules of the
Treasury Department, for the settlement
of the class OF accounts to which they re-
fer.
The thanks Of this Department arc due
also 10 q w McCook, Edward Ball, N ii
Swsynr, r Swan, a + Perry, II NJ Cor
wine, A u Stone, w A Plat, and TO the
Military State and County Committees.
for the valuable aid they have gratuitous,y "
rendered the Executive in the various OF
fees they have performed in connection
with the organizing aud nroyidipo for the
wants OF the Ohi1 volunteers; and TO the
Secretary of the Treasury of the United
States, for the interest he has uniformly
displayed for the promotion of the cfIicien-
cy and the welfare ofour troops.
/ In retiring from the trust which I re-
ceivcd from my fellow-citizens. | would
cvincc singular insensibiIity not 10 ac-
knowledge my profound sense of prati-
tudc 10 them for the generous confidence
they have reposed in me, In cntcrino
upon the Executive office. unafIectedly
declared my distrust of my ability to dis.
charge the duties that would dcyolve upon
me- Those duties have been more re.
sponsble and complicated than could have
been anticipated. do not doubt tina,
errors hive occurred in conducting my
civil and military administration; but am
solaced by the reflection, that no motive
has EVER Influenced mo which did moi
spring ircm mn earnest desire to promote
the interests Of my fellow-citisens, and Ia
integrity Of the Nation.
Reoardin,r tho exisf;,c r,hoiI;o,, r.o.,