Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-10-16

under the provisions of the Act entitled
can act relating to the organization, reg.
ulation, and government of the Militia
of this State," approved Dec. I'd 1862
will fully appear in the annual report OIL
the Adjutant and Inspector General, tc
which report reference is respectfully
made.
Agreeably to the provisions of the act
entitled "an act to provide for enrolling
the Militia in the several cores and unor.
ganized towns in this State" approved
Dec. 2, 1862, I appointed persons to
make the required enrollments in such
cores and unorganized towns.
The Agents appointed by the act en-.
titled "an act providing for the appoint
ment of agents to receive and dispose OF
the Land Scrip to which this State may
be entitled under the act of Congress,
approved July 2, 1862" approved Dec.
l, 1862, executed their respective bonds
in full compliance with the requirements
of said act, and the bonds were approx
ed by me and deposited with the Secre.
tary Of State. Section 5, of said act,
authorizes the Governor to receive pro-
posals for donations OF land, buildings
and funds from any part of the State, or
from any person or persons,Ilor the pur-
pose establishing college, according to
the provisions of the act of Congress
heretofore mentioned; but no such pro-
posals have been received.
In compliance with the act entitled
"an act authorizing the Governor to ap-
point Listers and Collectors of taxes for
the several cores in this State" APPROX
ed Dee l, 1862, appointed a Commits
sioner and Collector for every County in
which there are any cores or morgan
ized towns.
In obedience to the act entitled "an
act to authorize repairs of the roof of
the State House" approved Nov. "a,
1862, l appointed Mr.. Erastus Hubbard
of Montpelier, to provide for, and super
intend The necessary repairs of said oof.
A report Of his doings will doubtless be
made to my successor.
Agreeably to the act entitled "an act
authorizing the Governor to loan arms,
&c, to Norwich University" approved
Nov. 26, 1862, eighty muskets and eigh-
ty sets or equipments were procured by
the Quartermaster General, by requisi>
tion upon the United States, and loaned
to that University.
In compliance with the act entitled
san act to authorize the Governor to
furnish Tourniquets for the use of the
soldier" approved Nov. 5, 1862, l di-
rected the Quartermaster General toI
purchase twenty-five hundred tourni-
quets and distribute them in just proper
tons to the Vermont regiments, which
duty he accordingly performed. Five
hundred tourniquets were donated by the
inventor, DR.. Lambert, and were dislrib-
uted along with those purchased.
The Joint Resolutions passed by the
General Assembly at its last session, re
ladng to the appointment of Commis-
sioners to visit sick soldiers from Yer
mont, in the United States service, to
minister to their comfort and recovery,
and to procure, at the expense Of the
State, the removal of such of them to
Vermont, on furlough, as might thereby,
in the estimation Of the Commissioners,
be more speedily restored to health,
could not be fully carried out in prac-
tice, inasmuch as they conAicted in some
respects with the rules and regulations
governing the service. The system of
granting furloughs had been extensively |
until the war department, find |
Ing by experience that large numbers Of
the men thus INDUCED did not return to
the service, and that the army was be-
ing depleted at a rapid and alarming
rate, ,elt compelled to issue stringent
orders disseminating the practice. The
authorities at Washington therefore de-
elined to allow our disabled men to be
sent to Vermont on furlough, but express
sed willingness to fill the hospitals then
IN the State-keepiug the hospitals and
men, however, strictly under the control
,f the government, and subject to the
,rmy rules
After considering the matter in its va
'ious bearings, l came TO the conclusion
bat the best thing practicable to be done
or the benefit of our sick and wounded
soldiers, was to arrange for their transfer
O hospitals in Vermont. There were
hen two hospitals in the state, one at
Burlington, superior edifce, capable Of
accommodating about one hundred men,
md one at Brattleboro, of about equal
capacity. But these accommodations