Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-12-24
THE REPUBLICAN.
County Bounty to Soldiers and Al
loWance to their Families. s

ton OF the refusal OIL the commissioners
of this county to offer an additional boun-
ty to volunteers or make any provision for
their families during their absence, and in
condemnation of the suggestions We offer
ed few weeks since in regard to what we
considered justice and duty requires! Us to
do for our soldiers and their wives and
children. As few of our soldiers read
that detestable sheet we copy the article in
full that they may see how much of a.
friend the old ex parson. who edits it,sis to
them: f~fe. M q -
the NJ. G. Republican q petition was pre-
sented to the Board of County Commis-
sioners when in session last week, asking
for an appropriation of sufficient sum to
pay bounty to volunteers who have here
tofoie enlisted from this county. as well as
to those who may hereafter enlist; also to
pay stipulated sum per month to the
families Of soldiers. The Commissioners
decided not to make the appropriation;
very properly we think for tho following
among other reasons:
In the first place there is already pro-
vision for the families of soldiers, and all
other persons who may need assistance
| from the county funds; and the General
Government now pays large bounty TO
all those who now volunteer. In the next
place there is no good reason why the
Board should bankrupt the County simply
to crafty the whims of few reckless ia
netical abolition leaders. Somedoub,less
who signed the petition were influenced by
worthy and patriotic m olives. and few per-
haps had any definite idea OF how much it
would cost the County to grant their petit
tion. This County has sent perhaps a
thousand soldiers to the field. of which
not more than l50 have received bounty,
leaving $50 to be paid. say one half OF
whom are marrie'l AMI the other half sim
gle. To pay these the sum asked for
wonld require $1,000. There are say
425 families Of soldiers in this county to
pay whom lat the rate asked for by the
Republican, would require the snug little
sum of SOL ,000 during the next year.
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troops is 116. to pay whom would require
S3, 500 more, and the families of whom. al
the same rate as the others. would require
during the next year the further sum o
Sl0, 800. making an aggregate sum to be
expended within the year, OF So, 900. fo
this purpose alone, while the ordinary ex
pcnses of the county would be left to be
provided for as heretofore. We have nj
hesitation in saying that in view of tn
times present. and prospective. the Boar,
acted wisely in refusing to make the ap
preparation. The Republican will nc
doubt set up another of its lugubriou
bowls. and go into copperhcad spasms, be
canse the Commissioners refused to adop
the astute suggestions of the old gentle
man who presides over its columns; bu
its rawlings are harmless, the people ar
familiar with its exhibitions of madnes
and folly. While on the subject we viii
give the Republican member of the Boar,
AIR. Tyner) credit for the sensible viev
he took of the matter, which was, as w
are informed, that the Board hail no au
thority to appropriate bounty money t.
those already enlisted; and in the secon,
place that an appropriation would not. il
all probability, save us from the draft
and to give a bounty to such as enlist
while those who may be drafted would &c
: none would be manifestly unequal and un
just"
There is no misupdersts nding the teno
Of the above. The old parson is gratifc'
at the refusal of the Board of Commis
sioners to offer an additional bounty I
volunteers and any further provision 70
the benefit of the families Of those VIII
have already enlisted. In our willingness
to recompense our soldiers and their fami
lies somewhat for the suffcrings and priva
tions they have endured, we advocated TIL
t adoption of measure for their bene6
which other counties hal already adopted
Is it possible that Marshall county canno
afford to be as liberal toward her volun
teers AMI their families as Wander burgh
Carroll and numerous other counties W
+ might mention? OF course we did no
suppose that our suggestion, if adopte d
would involve the expenditure of any sue
sum as the Democrat says it would. no
do believe that it woull Its estimate Q
the number of soldiers sent from this conn
ty is at least l50 too largs. AMI in reg ar.
to the number Of soldiers families in tn
county, twice the number there actually is
E wethink. Bat let that be as it m,y-it on
ly gucsses at the number in both cases, an,
r we do not ourself pretenl to know tn
exact number OF soldiers families in tn
county.-our proposition or suggestion
when taken altogether was only to expeu,
for this purpose the procee Is of tax o
20 cts. on the 500. or $40. 900 or sl2.
E 600. There is slight difference betwee
these figures and those of the Democrat
Its object in thus misrepresenting on
suggestion is transparent to all. We ad
vocated an appropriation of $4,000 o
{ $4,000 for the benefit of soldiers families
sum the County is amply able to pa
aud in justice Ought to pay.-but whicl
the Democrat opposes and endeavors 4