The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-16

lhe agents appointed by the Act enti.le,
" An Act provided for the ap1o,ntn.eu, O
gents to receive and dispose of the Ian,
Scrip to which this State NAV he entitled IN
DER the act of Congress, approved July >
1862, approved Dec. |, 1862. executed ;hei
respective bonds in full compliance with tn
requirements Of said Act, and the bonds We.
approved by ne and deposited with he Sec
retary Q; State. Section >, e said Act. au
thorlzes the Gov nor 70 receive PROPOSE!
for donations Of land, buildings aud fund
| from ary part # the State, or from any Del
son or persons, for tie purpose al establish
ing college. accordlr: q the provislens e
the act of Congress heretofore mentioned
bu 10 such proposals have been received.
La compliance with the act entitled :" a.
Act authorizing the Governor to appoint lis
| ters and collectors OF taxes for the seyera
cores in this State" approved Dec. !. 1862
l appointed a commissioner and collector fo
every county III which there are any cores o
an0rganiZGu tUWnS.
In ohedi4nce 20 the act entitled . an Ac
to authorize repairs Of the roof Of ine Stat.
House" approved Nov. a, 1866 | appol4,et
Nj. E.tas:as Hubbard, Of II ntpeie,. 10 pro
vide ior, ana supnrint ID the necessary re-
pans OF sax. rCoi, A ,,polt OF his doing,
will doubtless be made 70 ny successor.
Agreeabl to the act entitled "an Act all
thorizt. z the Governor to loan arms. &C., II
Norwich tHiyer>ity," approved Nov. 2G
1862, Eighty mu>kets aod eighty sets 0
equipments were procured by the Quarter.
master General, by requlsltinn unol the |
s., and loaned to that University.
In compliance with the Act entitled ' an Act
to authorize the Governor TO furnish Tour.li-
quets for The use of the soldiers" approved
Nov. j, 1862. directed tie QuartermaSter
General to purchase twenty-five hundred
tOurniquets and distribute them in jast pro-
portions to the Vermont regiments, which
duty he according y performed. Five hun
dred tourniquets were donated by the inven-
tor. DR.. Lambert, ard wele distributed along
with those purchased.
The Joint resolutions passed by the gen
eral assembly at its last session, relating to
the appointment Of commissioners to visit
sick soldiers from Vermont. in the United
States sers ice, to minister to their comfort
and recovery. and to procure, at the expense
OF the State, the removal Of such Of them 10
Vermont, OH iurloughs. as might thereby, III
the estimation Of the commissioners, be more
speedily restored to health, could rot be fully
carried out i'll practice, inasmuch as they
cOnticted IN some respects With the rules and
regulations governing the service. The sys-
TEN OF granting turloughs had been eXten-
slvely practiced, until the War Department,
finding by experience that large numbers of
the men thus indulg ged OIa not return to the
service, and that the army was being depleted
at rapid aAd alarming rate, felt compelled
to issue stringent orders disseminating the
practice. The authorities at Washington
therefore declined to allow our disabled men
to be sent to Vermont On fmlpusn, but ex-
pressed a willingness to fill the hospitals then
IN the Slate-keeping control OF The Govern
ment, and subject to the army rules.
After considering the matter in Its various
be.:i gs, l came to the conciu4ion that ,hu
n,.t tring practicable to be cone for the bene-
fiji If cur sick and wor. led solIitr>, was 10
arrange for ,heir tGd::S.er 10 n .,pI,. III VIZ
mont. There were tner TWO hospitals IN tn"
:. 81, one al Bul ilugton. a superior e,.tlre,
capable VI aCccoinm atauug abou, one hun
dreu men, and one at BrailleGoro, OF a6oG.
cqua capacity. But these observation-disclosures
were nut sufficient Tor the treatment CT al,
our soldiers VITO Wou.d be proper subjects
Tor transfer 10 to the S:ata. : effort was
therefore made TO IGnce he authorities dt
Washington to order the cnillgeaeni ut
these tso hospitals to the rsOu!s.le capac-
icy bur this was declined, OF b" ground
that the Government |. already incurred
the expense of providing, nearer tie seat o.!
WAY. III the accommodations which he army
required.
l. WIS hen proposed to the Secretary of
War, that, With his PERMISSION, ana As the
most available means oi The State Tor lncreaS-
ing its hasplsa accom- modation>, tie State
itto.itles woula connect sufficient number
Of tae Government baIfack buildings at
Bratlleboro, with the |. ). hospital area J
there, % make the establishment, is 4 W'.Ji',
large .nouyE fer TIT treatment ii tom tour
hurdred to tlve hundreG me-, and Il the
bu.lli,,s3 l.: >'ii.ar.t ~. ~ Hit"i purposes,
at The exIe.se of li!t ) ,tt. !,Yoyluet the au-
'no...ies at Washington would oruer t
he tran>tr Of ." 5.rk anu wouCdeu Ntr-
a,UL, soldiers TO the State. !or tu:iner hos
Iitei Treatment; aiding the remark that the
cnanSe TO our pure mountain ar and water
wOdi! alone Contribute to The cure oi en"uoii
more OF our ti4en, and tn restoration OF al!
curabe ca<es enough sooner to the service,
than could be accom- ,lshet III nI0re Southern
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expense of transporting them to anG from
the State. 70 this proposition the AectetIy y
of Var aSsented, with the stipuaIlors, now
ever, that the hospitals and men must De
strictly under the control and Infringement
of the Government, and subject to the rules
of the army: that only such soldiers as had
already been placed in general hospitals
should be taken; that commissioners OF the
State might visit the United States General
Hospitals, to lind our men and report them
to the Surgeon General, who would thereup-
on order the transfer of all thus reported
who were judged to be proper cases to be
sent TO the State for further treatment; but
that men so far attached to their commands
in the field, as not yet to have been sent TO
UeneIaI lIoePildla: uIuet ilOl NC tahoh' "' ''o
requirements of the service would not per-
NIT the interference OF State agents with the
army III the tleld.
The QuartermaStcr General of the State
was directed to make til st enlarGemeutS and
improvements, and pay the expense thereof
out of the funds that had accrued to the
State i'll his Department, from the subsi,tins
of troops while in regimental rendezvous il
the State last year. The buildings were ac-
cordingly removed to the hospital and fitted
up in cheap, but neat and comfortable style
at an expense of about seven thousand dol
lars, the details of which may be found il
the annual report of the Quarterma>ter Gen