The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-10-21

The record which Vermont has
made in the present struggle, as well
as her past historic fame, renders It
cminonhy &c and proper that She
should ho represented In the collection
that VIII be gathered lhcro, 10y stat
ne Of some OF her worthy heroes Pos
ssing in rich Abundance and of
quality unsurpassed, the marble for
such a work and counting among her
SONS some Of Tire best sculptors Of
modcn times, from no other state
could n work be produced that would
combine so much of interest and be so
cmncntly representative in its charac-
ter as Vermont, J. commend the sub
Jet for your favorable consideration
State AUDITOR.
Tie Office of Auditor Of Accounts be-
came vacant in june last by the death
Of Hon. Jeptha Bradley l appointed
Hon. Dugald Stewart Of Middlebury
TO lili the vacancy. The proper bonds
were duly executed aud fled and the
books and pepers of chat department
were duly passed over him.
SURGEON oINLHAL
In October last / appointed Samuel
W. Thayor, NJ d., Of Burlington. Act
ing Surgeon General of the State
/ Though there exists no law recog-
nizing such an Office, I felt that the
interest of the State and welfare Of the
soldiers would be greatly promoted if
Il er We're some distinct department
of that kind established whose duty it
should be to look carefully after the
sanitary condition of the soldiers in
the field and in the hospitals, and
an officer appointed, who from his
professional experience would be able
to make from time to time such sug-
gestions, and recommend such plans,
as would conduce to their comfort and
welfare.
In these respects / have derived
great assistance during tho past year
from the ready and active co-opera-
ton Of tho Acting Surgeon General
In May last, at the opening of the
summer campaign, when our soldires
suffered SO severely I'm those mcmora-
bic battles, / was enabled through the
efficient preparation which had been
made by him, to forward corps of
Surgeons directly to the field where
their services were greatly needed in
administering to the wants and alleyi-
ating the suffering of our wounded.
would therefore recommend that
an act be passed establishing such an
Office, to be filed by appointment by
tho Governor and to be attached tc
his staff with the rank of Brigadiel
| General; and that provision be made
: tor reasonable per diem compcnsa-
z ton for 9ctual services, and for the
f payment of his expenses.
ARMS FOR THE STATE.
In compliance with the joint resolu
> ton of the two houses, adopted ut the
! last session, that the Governor be re
= quested to solicit from the Genera
y Government five thousand stand o
\ arms, to be deposited and kept in tn,
= arsenal of the United States within
= this State, subject to the order Of tn
= Governor, in case of invasion, insur
: rection or domestic violence, / mad
- application TO the secretary Of Wan
/, and obtained from him five thousan,
=" Springfield riAed muskets, with th
~ necessary accoutrements and ordnanc
! stores, which are now deposited in th
- United States arsenal at Yergennes.
8 ENIIsrMENTs IL REBEL STATES.
d BY the provisions Of the act Of Con
T. gress, approved July 4; 1864, the Is
Of ecutive of each State was authorize
Of to send recruiting agents into any {
ct the States declared TO be i'll rebellio
il except the States of Arkansas, Tenn
IL essee and Louisiana, to recruit volur
is teers under any call, under the pre-
to visions of said act.
I'd In conformity with the provision
of Of said law, | issued the necessary OF
OF ders, and appointed recruiting officer
of for the several stations, authorized b
he the orders of the War Departmen
ed Authority was given to such towns t
tn desired TO avail themselves of the ben
efits of this act, to deposit with I'll
IA Treasurer OF the State, to the cred
III Of the Adjutant and Inspector Genera
Il the sum Of three hundred dollars {,
n. each recruit desired by such town,n no
ro however, exceeding forty per cent.
a. the whole number needed to be raise
N to fiji the quota Of such town undo
he the then existing call of the Presiden
of the amount so deposited to be use
oh for the payment of such bounties, m
10 such necessary expenses incident ther
ri to, as might be required TO raise Il
al men; the recruits SO obtained to
,to mustered into the United States Sc
Of vice for the general credit of the Sta
nj of Vermont and to be afterwards n
signed to the credit OF the sever
i, towns making such deposits, in pr
- portion to tho number of recruits f
- which each town should have maC
W. such deposit. Such sum of money
'N should remain in the Treasury, to
~; refunded to the several towns after
=, nal adjustment.
be Twelve recruiting agents were a
me pointed under this order, and we
he stationed as follows Two at Nashyill
,or Tom, for the district of Georgia Al
RAJ Alabama; two at Hilton Head, for h
iil district of South Carolina and Floi
in ia; two at Alexandria for the distri
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