The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-09

quent taxes that had accumulated in the
years following the financial crisis of 1851,
which in certain towns and counties, owing
to the eXtravagant assessments of "the in
hated period" exceeded the money value
of the property.
l contemplated asking you to adopt
some measures for appreciating our State
warrants, which for some time past have
been selling below par, to the detriment OF
the State which in making contracts with
other parties has been compelled to make
good the discount that ruled in the
market, by all increased price of such Of
her creditors as are compelled to take scrip
at par; and of the several State officials,
who for this cause, have received twenty per
cent less than their nominal salaries. | am
ledte hope, however, from the very hattering
assurance which the statement of the
Treasurer gives Of an improvement in our
finances, that the scrip now outstanding,
will, in consequence of this, rapidly appre-
ciate in value and shortly cease to enter
into the circulation Of the country to the
degree it has heretofore, and that before
the close of the year, warrants upon the
Treasury will be promptly paid i'll cash.
RELIEF FOR REFUGEES.
1t is among the many unfortunate re-
suits OF the Sioux war, that thousands Of
our frontier people, who, with their fami-
lies had Heretofore lived in comfort, were
deprived of the very necessarios OF lite, and
their absolute support, thus was devolved
upon our exhausted Treasury
1t is fair assumption that for months
fully one tenth part of our entire popula
ton was distressed for their ncedful shelter.
food and clothing.
Thousands of these people so suddenly
made dependent upon the charities OF the
world, fed to St. Peter, where they were
provided for, and in any hundreds reached
St. Paul. Anoka, Minneapolis and other
river towns.
The State appropriated twenty-five thou
sand dollars, to relieve their most pressing
wants and to this sum has been added by
the generous donations Of citizens of New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Columbus,
Dayton, Xenia and Cincinnati, the further
sum of FIVE thousand one hundred ninety
three dollars.
From the Report of Chief Commss-
ioner Berkey, you will learn with what ex-
cellent discretion and with how great ben
eft to the recipients this sum of over thirty
thousand dollars has been disbursed, under
the great embarrassments which have at
tended his labOrs and those of his col
leagues.
The daily appeals which were made to
them had to be answered, not as their own
feelings might dictate, but as they, as pub
lie officers, in the exercise of their best
Judgment might deem most prudent. in
view of their having a limited fund to dis
burse, without possessing adequate knOwl-
edge of the number who would eventually
be dependent upon it, or the length of time
it would be necessary to continue the re-
lief afforded by it.
In the St. Peter district the number of refugees
aided during the month of September, was $3.50
During the month Of October, 232
During the month of November 100
In the Minneapolis district the number of refu-
gees aided during the month of September,
During the month of October, 1856
During the month of November 76
In the Anoka district the number of refugees
aided during the month of September, was 243
During the month of October 15O
During the month of November, 100
In the Saint Paul district the number Ofrefugees
aided during the month of September was GIG
During the month of October, Ago
During the month Of November, 24S
Making the whole number of refugees in the
several districts aided by the Commissioners
during the month of September, 1921
During the month Of October, 92S
During the month of November 544
Tho commissioners Qctimof0 thof ohnuf
five hundred will require support during
the winter, and that, about one hundred
others will require occasional aid.
INDIAN WAR LOAN.
The sum of seventy-fve thousand dollars
appropriated to meet the indebtedness iu-
CURED by the State, on account of the In
dian war, would have been sufficient for
that purpose, had the State been called
upon to discharge only the expenses of the
Militia temporarily called out-as pay,
transportation, subsistence and other
charges such as necessarily accrued-for
the time the Militia were under the con-
troll and direction of the State Authori-
ties.
1t was my expectation and I have so
held, that as the government OF the United
States assumed command of the military
forces employed in the State, it would also
be responsible for and would assume all
the obligations incurred, for the support
and employment of those forces. The Uni
ted States troops had served with the State
Militia. The transportation for eachhad been
furnished by the State. The Quartermas-
ters and COmmissaries of the Militia had
equally served both classes of troops.
Much Of the transportation originally fur
nished by the State was retained by the
United States and employed in its service
for nearly three months, after Major Gen
eral Pope took command in this Military
Department. e...
Every effort was made with the authori-
ties at Washington to have these expenses