The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-01-16

To the Senate and House of Represen tatire
. efkAs General Assensbly Of Indiana:
In the Message which am about to rea,
in your hearing. l will endeavor to presen
brief but comprehensive and intelligent
outline OF the operations Of the State Gov
,erument for the past two years, and The
present condition of the State.
- NUMBER OF TROOPS
The following statement will show as neal
as the data in the Adj atant Generals office
will enable me, the number of troops Ind
ana has furnished to the United States in tho
prosecution Of this war:
Under the call for $4,000, AprH, 1861.
6 regiments OF Infantry-3 months's ser
vice.
Under Me cail/or 100000. July. 1861.
2regiments Of infanlry-1 12 months service
~ '' 3years' '
; regiments of Cavslry-3 9.
1e batteries of ArtiIlery-3
Under tie calls Of lilly. 1863
regiment ofiniantry--l2 months service.
80 3years'
companies 3
2 regiments months
regiment so days
4 regiment '. 60 ;!
3 rsg'ts Indiana Legion-3 months
- OF Cavalry-3 years
8 batteries Of Artillsry--3
In ell SO regiments of Infantry and Cav.
airy and 27 batteries OF Artillery. and com.
prising ninety five thousand eight hundred
and siXty.sespu officers and man
To this number are to be added 6,S3l
recruits. who joined old regiments and bat
'eries IN the field. making 10 all lO2 698
men. The ab,ve does not embrace all who
are enrolled, or who lett the State and Join
ed regiments aud batteries in other States
but only such as were actually mustered
into the service in the State Of Indiana.
THE DRAFT.
On the 7,h day of July, 1862. the Pres.
ident OF the United States called for 3OO,.
OuO additional volunteers. On the 9th day
Of August, 1869. he called for second
500. 900. to be raised BY draft, il enough
volunteers could rot be procured. Under
each call the quota of IndiaLa was fixed by
the War Department at 2l. ESQ men. making
AZ, 800 men. BY the Goth OF September
both Of these calls had been filled by voluu.
teers. except 5000. for which number it
bec,me necessary to draft. The number Of
men to be drafted. was apportioned among
the townships. giving credit to each town
ship for all volunteers previously fur
nished. When the enrolment was com
ple,ed it was found thst 635 townships had
furnished the number required of them.
leaving the deficiency to be supplied by the
remaining 33i townships. The quota Of
each township was assigned on the Goth of
September. and the draft took place on the
9Th day OF October. The privilege of vol.
unteering to supply the efficiency was con-
tinued up 10 the time of the draft. at which
time the number required BY draft was re-
duced 10 3,003. for which number the draft
was made. The draft was conducted thro'.
out the State without interruption or dis
turbance. except in single instance. and
at the time fixed the drafted men, with few
exceptions, reported themselves in camp for
service.
1t affords me pleasure to state these facts
as evidence of the prompt and quiet obe
dience with which the people Of Indiana
submit 10 law and the demands of the Gov
ernment
The Constitution Of Indiana provides that
no person conscientiously opposed to bear
ing arms shall be compelled TO do militia
duty. bu, such person shall pay an equivs-
lent for exemption. As the draft was upon
the militi of the State, all persons included
in the constitutional provision were entitled
to its benefit. The Legislature had omitted
to prescribe any amount for the equivalent.
and the Assistant Adjutsnt General Buck
inJhsm. Of the War Department. under
whose supervision the draft was conducted
throughout the United States. fixed the sum
al $500. which was supposed to be the or
binary amour, required at that time to hire
asubs,itste. The draft was made under
the lst section o, the act Of Congress of
July 18th. 1869. which authorized the Sec.
resary of War, where there is no State law.
or where the Stale Law is deficient, TO sdop.
such rules aod regulations in regard to call.
Ing out the militia as he may deem best.
The whole number who established their
cls'ms TO the benefit Of the constitutional
provision wa- 3-i69. as is shown by the re.
port OF the Commissioner. A portion Of
these took exceptions to the plan adopted by