The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-01-14

nurses sanitary agents and ores, the sun
Of s., ,663 ,S5; and for medical board OF exam
Iners; military printing, advertising aud post
age; "Soidiers' Home" at Cincinnati, expen
ses, Of laboratory and arsenal; clerk hire, ga,
o. messengers and travelling expenses sc.
S25, ,262, %, making together, the total sun
OF 1901 47.up 10 the 10th day OF Deeem
Der, A. D. 1862. .. ... I...- ...
These several sums will be charged up a
gainst the Federal Government, and they
will, it is presumed, be allowed.
is difficult ut this date to fix; with AM
degree OF accuracy, upon sum sufficient ioi
the Military contingent fund for the ensuing
year. A conference with ihe Military and
Finance committees Of your respective bodie:
towards the close OF the session, is invited
for that purpose. ln the meantime, howevel
] ask an early appreciation OF an amount suf
ficent TO meet current wants. rt rr.,..
The allowance off an extra Surgeon to eacf
Regiment; by an act Of Congress, has enableC
me to dismiss from the State service. the as
sistant surgeons whose appointment you au
thorized at your last session. a... .f ,-
The operation OF the system ofpay agents
was not as successful as was Anticipated
The total amount paid into the State Treas
ury, through this agency. is $3.50. .945.21, al
cost to the State Of $2,954,3l. There is
now but one pay agent IN the service. A
necessity, however may arise for the employ
ment oil additional agents; hence / recomend
that the law, authorizing the appointment Of
these agents, be suffered to remain as il
is.
Copies OF the several proclamatons ard
orders, relating to the mill ary service, issued
since your adjournment, are herewith sub
mitted in a communication from Col. Young
my Aid>de-camp, to which your attention is
respectively invited. e.. ..........-...
The necessity OF thorough organic tion
Of the militia Of the State, must now be ap
parent to all, and your attention is earnestly
invited to the subject. A plan, embracing
my views and opinions on this subject, will
be presented for the consideration oi the Mil
itary committee OF the Ho@se in q lew days
l have given the matter much consideration
and hope that my labors may prove ofservice
to the committee.
10 this connection, allow me to call your
attention to the propriety of fostering; by
State aid, a school Tor instruction in military
science. Although we can point, with pride
and pleasure, to hundreds Of our accomplish.
ed officers now in the service who had never
enjoyed the benefit o. military education be
fore bucBl ling on their swords, still. this docs
not prove tha. such schools are not necessa.
ry. These gallant officers will all tell US,
that their first duty was to study the art Of
war, and that without this study they could
not have discharged their arduous and intri
cate duties with credit to the State or them
selves. Assuming that you will agree with
me upon this subject, l beg leave to call your
attention to the Act oi Congress, passed or
the I'd day Of April last, entitled; "An act
donating public lands to the several State,
and Territories which may provide college,
for the benefit OF agriculture and mechani,
arts"
By the provisions Of this act, 100000 acre
OF land is granted to the State, for "the EN-
dowment, support and maintenance Of a
least one college, where the leading objec
shall be, without excluding other scienlli
and classical studies, and including militar
tactics, to teach such branches Of learning a
arp related 10 agriculture and the mechani,
arts, in such manner as the Legislatures o
the States may respectively prescribe"
The act further provides that all the avails
arising from the grant shall be invested in
sa' stacks. yielding no; lesss than five per
cent; and that the money shall constitute a
iund for the maintainrnce of the
college.
l respectfully urge upon yon the acdept
ance of the provisions OF this law, upon the
terms and conditions prescribed in the act
Agriculture, mechanic arts aud military
tactics can be taught in harmony; and in
time Of war, like tho present, 1t is difficult
to determine which OF the three branches OF
study is the most important. 20. =,
The acceptance OF the grant will involve
an expenditure of money sufficient to estab
lish college 1t is impossible to fix, with
certain y, upon the sum ecessary for that
purpose; it is believed, however, that $780,
600 will be ample.
Deeming this matter to be one Of vital i'm.
portance to the State, invited conference
with the State Board OF Agriculture, and am
happy to be able to announce that the pro
ject meets their hearty concurrence. | COM
mend the whole subject to your deliberate
The large number OF sick and disabled
soldiers found about the principal railroad
depots of the State, seeking their homes, un.
attended by friends, made it an act Of hu
manity to establish agencies at these points
lor their care and assistance; and such agen.
cies were established at Cincinnati, Colum.
bus, Cleveland Cres'line and Bellair. The
expense OF these agencies, together with the
cost Of substance furnished the thousands
thus relieved, amounts to $1,937, So. '9
To promote the prompt settlement Of the
accounts Of soldiers discharged at this point,
and at the same time to protect them from
frauds likely to be practised by unscrupulous
agents, directed the Quartermaster Gen
eril, in July last, to establish a bureau in
his office for this especial purpose. copy
Wright. and also my letter to James E..
Lewis, Esq, designating him as the clerk TO
take charge OF the business, are herewith
presented. '
81 The report of Mr.. Lewis to Gen. Wright
and attached to his report, will demonstrate
the wisdom Of this measure. 1t will be seen
that Mr.. Lewis, al December l5, 1862, has
settled the accounts OF soldiers to the mum
Der Of 656, whose aggregae pay amounted to
$43, Ill 81; that accounts to the number OF
6S9 have been adjusted and are now ready
for payment as scoa as the paymaster shall
be in lunds, amounting 10 about $4,000;
and that 6S5 claims are in process OF adjust.
ment, to, an amount Of nearly $7S, ,0u0--
These CLAIMS, OF $l93, 900, have been atten-
ded to at q cost to the State OF ST., $50, with.
out any cost to the soldier.
The great success attending the labors Of
Mr., Lewis induced me quits recently to ,es
tablish similar agencies at Cincinnati and
Louisville. The agency at Cincinnati | have
placed in charge OF A. b. Layman, Esq. Of
Trumbull county; that at Louisville in charge
Of Royal Taylor, Esq. Of Cuyahoga county,
Both Of these gentlemen are well known to
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