Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-01-15
selves, repair 70 the border, and drive back

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~ Most nobJy were these calls responded to.
From the fields, workshops, stores Offices
and sacred desks, bath old aud young, most
generously, turned out, and, armed with the
same old rifles used by the pioneers of the
State, with the same old bullet pouch and
powder, horn, aud with three days, .ralions,
cooked by dear mothers and wives, rushed
70 our Southern border and drove the fiends
back, and thus saved the soil We all love 50
much, and the Queen. City, of which we are
all so justly proud, from invasion and do.
lstructon. The enemy, seeing, this evidence
of, gallantry and power, We're glad to-. aban-
don their hellish purpose, and retire; thus
preventing ,anopportunity of ftesting, wheth-
er or not the old gun, was still tfue 70. tle
steady andpfaHIyl hand Of him who held The
same. io9b A.Hdql Hig sI.ie ! ss..,i,.,s sfsnl
The enemy having thus retired, these pat
rlotic volunteers had but to return to their
anxious friends; happy, however, in the re-
fiectlon, that their short term of service,
though bloodless, had demonstrated TO the
world, that our love for free institutions is
such, that we will, on a moments warning,
peril life, property, all, for their preserva
ton; .uUQ .f. ..tl,tB f.L .nf1af
lt ls difficult to estimate, with any de
gree. OF accuracy, what number OF braveand
patriotic men turned out on these occasions.
They could be counted only BY measuring
the means OF transportation, for thousands
were turned back for the want of these. u
/. At many points on the Ohio, above Gin.
einnati,, we were, for many weeks, constant
ly threater,ed with invasion; indeed, the
people OF nearly all the river counties have
been in a state Of alarm most Of the GUNNER
and fall. The river has been unusually
low. thus forming but a slight protection to
our border. l am happy to announce, how
ever, that the vigilance and patriotism Of
the citizens OF the counties thus exposed,
have proved sufficient to protect our border
from invasion, without any material assis-
tanSe from other portions Of the State. I ~.
The, attention of the War Department
was called early to this subject; but although
II evlnced adispositiOp and willingness to
do all IN its power to drive the enemy from
Western Virginia, it was impossible to con-
centrate sufficient force for that purpose
until about the first of October. All is now
quiet on our Southern border. 3a,Icue,s
Early in July, the President issued calls
upon the loyal States for 60J0oO more
troops, Ohio's quota for these calls was
about $4,000, and We were called upon to
raise this number promptly. When it is
remembered that, up to tins date, we had
raised ll5, 200 troops, by voluntary enlist
ment, of which number at least 60, 900 were
then in the field, this additional demand
will be fully appreciated. Large, however,
as this demand was, aud great rs the effort
necessarily would be to meet it., you will be
proud to know that the gallant mon of q hio
were found equai to the emergency With
one accord, the patriotic aud loyal citizens
all over the State entered upon the good
work, and ceased not until II was finished.
VI this number, about 81 900 were, by an
Act OF Congress, passed July IL, 1852, and
by the Presidents ORDER issued 10 pursu-
ance thereof on the 4th day Of August, 1862,
subject to lbe drafted, upon failure to tender
their services voluntarily. . / t os}
Anticipating the draft, on the 22d day OF
July, A. aO. 1862, L requested the several
township and ward assessors to take an
enumeration, and make perfect list of all
citizens, subject to military duty, within
their respective districts. This request was
most oheerfully complied with; and here
return my sincere thanks TO the Auditor Of
State, aud the several county auditors and
township aud ward assessors, for their kind
and prompt assistance in this difficult aud
unpleasant duty. adi n .a5E.t 1r9ya.
The Report OF the Hon. Martin Welker,
who was appointed to superintend the o exc
-cauqn ofithel Presidents order relating to
the draft, Is herewith submitted, and to
which your attention is invited. d.5a N
1t will be seen, that the total militia
strength of the State is 425, l47; that, of the
"a, 900 required from Ohio, about 62, 2,O0C
volunteered between the date of the Presi
dent order and tho date fixed for the draft;
thus leaving but about z, 600 to be drafted;
that, of this $1,000, about a, 800, either in
person or BY substitute, volunteered for the
term Of three years; that 1900 we're dis
charged for various reasons, and that l J.
900 have, as yet, failed to respond to the
draft; thus leaving 2,400 as the number
actually semitic the field for service under
the draftafsaosn stli .mld lJudaq Nuntls +,
The DEFICIENCIES, above stated, occasioned
by discharges and failures to respond
amounting together to 4,800, are more thar
made good byiyoluntafyi enlistments, since
the draft, Ofmen than those drafted. isdi
Ohio has, therefore, fully responded to
the large calls made upon va I'VE all have
reason to feel proud of our noble State, &c
know that she has within her borders sc
generous and patriotic people. 70 ths
many generous hearts, who have rcontribu
ted SO liberally in this great and good work
the people are much indebted U To thu