Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-01-14

] claim Tor part against Ino sOlileFs tTdHs
ported; how much will be realized iron
this claim, it is impossible now to est
mate with any degree of accuracy. Fo
telegraphing for the several military de
partments, Sll.Sl4 90 for State assistan
surgeons. 81, SO . ior pay agents. sci
vices and expenses, s.. 954 : /; for pa
and expenses of volunteer surgeons am
nurses. sanitary agents and stores, th
sum of 81 ,6S3 IS and medical board c
examiners. military printing. adyertisin
and postage, Soldiers Home" at Gin
ciunati. expenses of laboratory and al
senal, clerk hire. pay of messengers ant
travelling expenses, &c.. 81, ,2G2 23-nak
ing together the total sum of Sl27, ,0Tl II
up 10 the I9th day of December. l. I
1862.
These several sums will be charged N
against the Federal Government and the,
will. it is presumed, be allowed.
MILITARY AND CONTINGENT FUND.
1t is difficult at this date to fix, will
any degree of accuracy. upon a sum sui
ficient for the military contingent fun'
for the ensuing year. \ conference will
the Military and Finance committees o
your respective bodies, towards the clos,
of the session, is invited for that purpose
In the meantime, however, ask an earl,
appropriation of an amount sufficient I,
meet current wants.
SURGEONS DIsNIsSED-PAr AGENTS.
The allowance of an extra Surgeon Il
each Regiment. by an act of Congress
has enabled me to dismiss from the State
service, the assistant surgeons whose ap
pointment you authorized ut your las
session.
The operation of the system of pay
agents was not as successful as was antic
ipated. The total amount paid into the
State Treasury, through this agency. i.
$500, ,945 81, at a cost to the State of -,
954 81. There is now but one pay agent
in the service. A necessity, how, yer
may arise for the employment. of addi
tional agents hence, | recommend that
the law authorizing the appointment o
these agents, be suffered to remain as
it is.
PRuCLANATIoNS - MILITIA ORGANIZATIONS.
Copies of the several proclamations
and orders, relating to the military SER
vice, issued since your adjournment, are
herewith submitted in communication
from Colonel Young, my Aid-de-Camp,
to which your attention is respectfully
invited.
The necessity of thorough organiza.
ton of the militia of the State, must
now be apparent to all, and your atten-
ton is earnestly invited to the subject.
A plan, embracing my views and Opin-
ions on this important subject, will be
presented for the consideration of the
Military Committee of the House, in q
few days. | have given the matter
much consideration, and hope that my
labors may prove of service torthe com
mittee.
STATE MILITARY SCHOOL RECOMMENDED.
In this connection, allow me to call
your attention to the propriety of foster
ing, by State aid, a school for instruction
in military science. Although we can
point, with pride and pleasure, TO hun
dreds of our accomplished officers now in
the service, who had never enjoyed the
benefit of military education before buck
ling on their swords, still, this does not
prove that such schools are not necessary.
These gallant officers will all tell us, that
their first duty was to study the art of
war, and that without this study they
could not have discharged their arduous
and intricate dutiesgith credit to the
State or themselves. Assuming that you
will agree with me upon this subject, |
beg leave 10 call your attention to the
act of Congress, passed on the ID day of
April last, entitled "An act donating pub
lie lands to the several States and Terri
tories which may provide colleges for the
benefit of agriculture and the mechanic
arts"
BY the provisions of this act, 630, 900
acres of land are granted to the State, for
- the endowment, support and nainten-
ance of at least one college, where the
leading object shall be, without excluding
other scientific and classical studies, and
including military tactics, to teach such
branches of learning as are related to
agriculture and the mechanic arts, in
such manner as the Legislatures of the
States may respectively prescribe"
The act further provides that all the
avails arising from the grant shall be in
vested in safe stocks, yielding not less
than five per cent; and that the money
shall constitute perpetual fund for the
maintenance Of the college.
respectfully urge upon you the accep-
tance of the provisions of this law, upon
the terms and conditions prescribed in
the act.
Agriculture, mechanic arts and militia
ry tactics can be taught in harmony
and in time of war, like the present, it
is difficult to determine which of the
three branches of study is the most i'm
portant.
The acceptance of the grant will in
volve an expenditure of money sufficient
to establish the college. 1t is impossible
to fix, with certainty, upon the sum nee
however, that 500, 900 will be ample.
Deeming this matter to be one of vital
to the State, invited a con-
ference with the State Board of Agricul-
ture, and am happy TO be able to an
nounce that the project meets their
hearty concurrence. | commend the
whole subject to your deliberate conside-
ration.
SICK AND DISABLED SOLDIERS.
The large number of sick and disabled
soldiers found about the principal railroad
QcpOLS Vi lLlc Oldl6, SeeklnR their MONIES,
unattended by friends, made it an act OF
humanity to establish agencies at these
points for their care and assistance; and
such agencies were established at Cincin-
natl, Columbus, Cleveland, Crestline and
Bellair. The expense of these agencies,
with the cost of subsistence fur
nished to thousands thus relieved amounts
TO 1887 IS.
SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF SOLDIERS.
To promote the prompt settlement ol
the accounts of soldiers discharged at this
point, and at the same time to protect
them from frauds likely to be practised
by unscrupulous agents, directed the
QuartermaSter General, in July last, to es-
tablish q bureau in his office for this espe-
cial purpose. A copy of my order to Quar-
termaster General Wright, and also of my
letter to James E. Lewis, Esq, designa-
ting him as the clerk to take chVrge OF
the business, are herewith presented.
The report of Mr.. Lewis to Gen. Wright,
and attached to his report, will demon
strate the wisdom of this. measure. 1t
will be seen that Mr.. Lewis, at December
Is, 1862, has settled the accounts of sol