Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-29

\. The Report urges the great Importance
Of keeping full the ranks of these regi-
ments to prevent their consolidation. No
regiment has yet reached the point OF de-
pletlon at which it would be liable to con-
solidation, but the Fifth, Seventh and
Ninth are close upon it, and others might
reach it in very brief period. Through
the failure of the draft in this state to
raise the number of men necessary to fill
these regiments, the necessity of efforts for
this purpose still exist, and such efforts
are being made, through the agency Of re-
cruiting officers appointed by the several
Provost Marshals, upon the offer Of large
pounties for voluntary enlstmeHts. The
state will do all in its power to encourage
and facilitate these enlistments, and the
effort will commend itself to every patriotic
citizen.
Much correspondence was had by the
state authorities with the War Depart
ment upon the subject of having the draft,
recently completed, made by towns, but
| without successful result.
The labor of the Commissioners to look
after the wounded; of the state agents IN
New York and Philadelphia, and the great
benefits derived from the establishment Of
the hospitals at Brattleboro and Burling-
ton, are detailed. The facts embraced in
this portion of the Report were mostly
stated in Gov. Holbroek's valedictory
message, which we have published.
| The Report details the proceedings hac
under the militia law of the state, enacted
at the last session of the Legislature, fo
the enrolment of the state militia expose
the detects of that law, and suggests tina
it be so amended as to require only thos
! persons to pay the fee Of one dollar TO
examination by the Medical Boards, VIII
present themselves for examination ant
are not exempted by the Board in otbe
words, those exempted to be entitled to
| return of the fee advanced.
The very formidable % armament of tn
state is as follows: brass six-pounders
A iron six-pounders 90 Springfield rife
muskets; 60 Windsor rifles; 36 flint-locl
muskets 5l3 suooth-bore muskets, and
beggarly account Of cartridge boxes, &c
| The Adjutant- General reiterates hi
opinion that the militia Of the state shoul
be organized. Upon this subject he says
.srhere is now no organised militia in the stat'
In case of resistance to the laws, invasion fror
abroad, there Is not . man, subject to the author
ity Of the State, who can be called upon for mill
| tary duty, except by mean Of the complit ate
machinery of draft With It's attendant delay
The sweeping repeating clause. in the statute
Decemher 2, 1882, even disbandei the comptnie
Of the Uniform Volunteer Militia, which had bee
orsanixed in 1857 and 1858, and existed at tn
commencement o. the war, and which have fu'
nished the First and L vel tn egiments of Vei
mont volunteers. These companies have earne
the right to be proud of the readiness with whic
they have responded 70 the cali OF the govern
ment. They all have pride in their organiza
| tons: and the towns, in which they existed ar
rroud Of them. and Of the distinction which the
have acquired. / respectfully suggest whether
| would not be well to SO oonstru. tee repealin
clause of the statute as to allow sueh of thos
Companies as desire TO do so, to retain their oil
eanixations; and must be allowed again to ez
| press the opinion, as have heretofore, that tn
militia of the State should be organized, -ei'he
| the entire body or such number of companies
active mil tia a. would give as urance OF MT be
| ing found entirely unprepared, in case of sudde
emergency" s4
Il "a democratic editor in the Ne
vada Territory says of the defest of hl
party in that city: ssWe met the enem
Yesterday. and we are out on parole tn
morning"