M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-01-22


pnrtmenls, $7,S22,25; ler paw agents
services and expehses. S2,954,3I iol
pay and exprnsts, Gf vblnnieer sur
gcons and nurses, IN litafy Ggents ant
stores, tho sum Of SO, ,Us3, ,S5; anC
| for Medical Beard Ofexalnires I; mill
lary printing and postage; "Soltier,
!lvinu" at Cncnnatiy expenses o
laboratory and arsenal clerk hire
ut messengers and travel lpg5Spcnses
etc, S25,262 % = nal iIYaI,grther
the total sum If Sl27 on fSp Z ,tIp
18Th day oi y crmber; x qSSlS62,
/ The several snns WI le charged
up agaitst the Federal Gjvernmant,
aud thoy will, it lie presumed, b
allowed. a,
The necessity Of q tllorougl organ
iZNtion oi the nil tia "tthe State must
now be apparent To sll, an ! your At.
tention is earnestly invited t. III
subject, A pan emb bracing my views
AMI uIinicn, on this important snb
Ijoct, will bu pIr-, nIed Tor the 6 TIsi /,
Grafton Of The Military cummitlrv 81
tho House, in a l,w lays hnv,
given tic mnltlr much consideration
and hope thar my lahols may Prove d
service 10 the COMMITTEE. o
in this c,nnrCfioir,. aitiwjme 10 cal
your all, nlion Ia tho ltolrh ~ u io.
terng, by State nitl, UStiiorl Tor IN
SrructIon in military SCIENCE. Al
though we can point. with pride and
! pleasure, to hundreds oi our acc"m
plished officers now in tine service
who have never erjoycd tliGibencit a
military education before 5uckling III
their swords, still this d9rs not prove
that such schOrls arc not necessary.
These gallant officers will all tel us
that their first duty was to study t!t
art, and that without this study they
could not have discharged Their ardu
Gus and intricate duties with credit t.
themselves. Assuming that you will
agree with Mo upon this sui ject,
beg leave 10 call your attention to thr
Act If Congress, passed on ltG2 lday
Of april last, entitled, IAN net ,dalat!
ing public land t. tho spvfralSiate1
anu Territories which may, provide
colleges for the benefit If agriculture
and the mechanic arts" " ."s1-
BY The provisions OF this act 630,.
900 acres OF land is granted to the
State, for the endowment, support and
maintenance Of at least rlp College
waere the leading object shall he
without excluding Other scientific and
classical studies, and including mill.
tary tactics, to teach such lrlnches o,
learning rs arc related to agriculture
and the mechanic arts in such manner
rs the Lrgisla ures Ut the States may
respectfully prescribe"
Tie ACT 'uIlher p,ovi,lcs that ali the
availS arising from the grant sbsli he
invested in safe stocks, yielding nor
lees than five per cent; and tfat The
money shall constitute a perpetual
fund lor the maintenance OfthJ col
lege. ..o1
| respectfully nrge upon yon th'
acceptance of the provisions Sqf ,thi,
law upon the terms AMI condition
prescribed in this act.
Agriculture, mechanic a.ts' aud
military tactics can be taught IN liar
mony an in time OF war, like the
present, it is ulfficuIt to teIlwbich OF
the three branches OF study is the most
important. r"
The acceptance Of tho grant will
involve an expenditure Of muny suI
ticent to establish the college It il
impossible to fix, with certainty, npOn
the sun necessary for that purf6sJ.; .; ].
is believed, however, that $RQD00
will be ample. .ytis y
Deeming this m,lter to bv one 81
vital Importance 10 lh5 State, invited
IL conference with tie State b ard OF
Agriculture, aud am happy to he ablr
tO announce tnat the project meets
their hearty concurrence. lcpmmend
the whole subject to your deliberate
consideration. .i.r
The large humber of sick and dis
abl,d soldiers found about the princi.
pal railroad depots Of the State, seeking
their homes, unattended b, friends.
made it al act Of humanity to7estab
iish agencies at these points for their
care and assistance and such agencies
were established at Cincinnati, OOIHm
bus, Cleveland. Crestine and Blliair.
The expenses OF subsistence Infn isjetl
the thousands thus relieved, amouat
to ST. 936,5S. %.+3 s..
To promote the prompt settlement
Of the accounts OF soldiers discharged
at this point, and at the same time t.,
protect them from frauds likely To b,
fracticed Oy unscrupulous agents,
directed the Quartermaster General
IN July last, TO establish a bureau in
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