Washington telegraph., 1864-09-28

, shall be necessary for the administrator
Of the government until October, a. ~
1866.
Y The Executive in satisfied that tiii
power now exists to call session ri th'
Legislature at any time, even ia case Ia
regular session has no: bean held, anC
also that offices may he filed under oul
Constitution in cases when vacant not
withstanding nc election may have beer
held at the time appointed by law: bu
under circumstances of such importance
and so vitally affecting the welfare q
the government, your body should make
such provision as shall leave no room foi
doubt with any one.
The importance Of having full, free
and fair elections il 50 great that it u not
proposed to hold elections where but D
small portion of the people can take a
part in them. We shall have nse1 o.
government and must have elections long
after this war shall have ceased; and il
will be impossible 10 maintain respect
either for elections or government, ii the
\ first be made into iarces and the second
rest upon such elections tor support. Ons
0f the best evidences of our enemies to-
tal want ot respect or observance OF tho
| Constitution and laws. eEists i'm their
manner Of conducting elections In this
ana other Statrs during tho last winter
and spring. How many votes were
deemed necessary 70 the election ofmem-
bers of ths pretended Legislature VI th.s
Statei We cannot know But VIZ Nv know
that one-third Of that body could nOt
have had ten legal votes for each member
1t j. not surprising that that body reeeiY-
ci oniy contempt from those who gnt i;
together, and then used il foT their per
sonal purposes.
! statement Of the funds used BY tie
Military Board, nsde by tie Secretary,
accompanies this paper. X Will 81 seen
that ile whole expenditures of the Mill
tary Board have been Sl.69l SOC 33. Cf
which amount ii ,54SiJ25- 40. was incur
red before the 18th Of November, 1862,
and Sl43,0S3 rs, was incurred between
that date and the LIT day of September,
1864
lou viii also observe tia. the sum W
S9O,G63 "a, is in the hands " agents
unaccounted IOr An effort was made
carly in 1868, TO get settlement and
liquidation of ali balances due the State;
but this amount il unAdiu.;ed and much
Of il Will 10 doubt be lost.
Ihsre j. yet undrawn, ZIP to this date.
about 100000 20. subject 70 the order
Of the Military Board. Ofthis amount.
1t IL not likely that but a small par. will
ever be expended; but circumstances
might occur which would render II .zp4-
dent to e1pend a much larger sum, and
II y submitted that an appropriation be
made tc meet such contingency.
The Penitentiary being in the nosse.-
sion Of The Federal army, It IL necessary
to make some provision for the punish
ment OF criminals who would have been
confined III the Peni.enttsry ucdar orr
laws. were it III our possession. NJ nu-
man zagaclty can provide proper punish
mcnt ior every crime which shall be COM
united There ar- many cases of high
way robbery, demonstrating, robbinr In
dwelling houses, and possibly her
crimes which might be punished with
death. III other eases there arc eircuia-
stances which modify tie crime.
IL is suggested that ia tLa cases refer
cd to, the defendant shall bJ punished bv
hanging or by stripes and the pillory as
thr jury shall hnd IN their rer,.ict, and
that iho Judg VI the Circuit Court
shall have power ID substitute punish
meni by whipping aud the pillorv III
ease the jury shall find : verdict fixing
hanging lis the penalty.
ln ali other Gases Hk.r. th. la,v Lrra-
toforo punished by confinement in the
penitertlary. the jury might fix the pun
ishment by whipping and sitting in the
Pihory' or either givin. power to the
Circuit Court 70 remit such portion Of
ne punishment as il shall deem lust.
ne Congress Of the Confedrrste States
have passed an act TO facilitate I'll. oper-
a'ions OF commissioners to " appointed
ny the States, for the purpose ii ascer-
tain thecondition Of ths troops frora eacl,
State.
The Hon. Uri1h NJ. Rrsa was anroint-
ed on the part of this State. with instruc-
tions 70 gather every important fact con-
nested with the Arkansas troops.
II : supposed the result of lis labors
viii be TO place in permanent form the
facts necessary to 90 justice 10 Arkansas
and her sons, during the war; ~ vel "A.
10 enable tue deceased soldiers of thi.
State TO receive their dues from the Gov
crnmeni.
The report IF tn Adiutant General !,
set:;-''-d herewith. IL Mil b., found I,
contain much matter OF interest to vou,
body aud the people
With sentiments of high considpra
ton, L am your obelient servant,
ia. FLANAGAN.
MCCLELLAS's LETTER or AccRPr