The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-02-12
GovFUSoR's pPocIAYATI0y.
EXECUTIVE DEP'T or Ono.
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EXECUTIVE DEr'T. or Ono.
CoLrNErs, Feb. 9th, 1901.
Tothe- Pc p',.of Otio.-Tbc Presi.
dent Of the United States has issued
a call for two hundred thousand men.
to he added to the armies OF the eoun.
try for the suppression Of the rebel.
lion. This is in addition to the cali
for tlirec bundled thousand troops.
This last increase is not onty one of
necessity, hut Of sound policy. When
tho call for thr"c hundred thousand
was made. IL was intended TO be an
addition Of that number TO csIr exist.
ing army. When She re.enlistcd yet.
Grams came to he credited on the quo
tas under that call. IL became evident
that the increase of the army would
aot equal the requirements OF the ser
vice. The last call of two hundred
thousand IL merely accomplishing
tho original design of adding three
hin 'red thousand men to The arm, :.
independent Of the veterans.
The principle Of massin0 an army
sufficient TO operate with celerity and
energy, is justified not only by econ.
omy, but humanity. With the force
now proposed, the operations of the
current wear should crush this rebel.
lion and bring us peace.
The quota of Ohio under the fern.
er call WAS fraction under thirty
thousand. The quota under this call
is about twenty thousand. Military
committees need not wait for distrib.
IutionS of quotas among counties.
townships and wards. Two thirds of
tho quota under the call for three
tH""'i'vd ,i'ououuu VIII give the quo
tas to these respective localities of
the additional call now made.
On the ist OF February the number
of men due the United States from
Ohio, under previous calls. was about
twenty thousand This did not i'm.
.cIude the rc-cnlistcd veterans. which.
il Is estimated, will reach about fifteen
thonsand--leaying us indebted, on
former calls, about five thousand men.
Adding the quota under the last call,
the number duo from Ohio. on the
first instant, was not far from twenty
five thousand men. The work Of re-
enltlng " now going on with vigor
and gratifying success.
Citizens Of Ohio! Shall ws hcsi-
tate in complying with the requisition
laid upon us? Shall we falter in the
good work rs the end draws near p
Shall we be lnggard under the call to
season, to strike the death blow TO
TINS rebellion? The loyalty Of Ohio
was appealed to last fall at the ballot.
box and her people returned n noble
response. The patriotism of the
State is appealed to now--the answer
must rot he hesitating or uncertain
Present bonnrics viii expire on tho
lst OF March. DO not procrastinote
with the hope Of their extension or
renew'l Fhc draft is ordered for
the loth of March. Labor to avoid
1t, rather than calculate upon its most.
ponement. With present ADVANTAGES
VIC ought 10 fill cur quota before that
time. Beelll what may in other
States, sat us save Ohio tho oneration
Of the draft.
W 18th the exception OF thirty com.
panies ordered to-day, il is not proh.
Mole that any re- enlistments of further
new organizations viii be made. Tn.
re-enlistment Of veterans is one of
The brightest and best features of
ihls war The thiunea ranks Of these
veteran regiments should be flied mn.
These men have done deeds that will
i've in history. They carry SCARED
md Battle worn flags that men NAV
we'll esteem I'm honor to rally undar.
they are ofllccred hy men whom re-
'ruits to their ranks may safely fol
ow. The new soldier is better ana
more honorably situated among the
,eterans than in new commands
>nd in addition TO all these. is the
act that the service of the country
5 promoted by such a combination.
Military committees in the several
onntles are respectfully urged TO
their services, and iniIIse en-
rgy and vi9or in the work of flling
his we hope, the last allotment of
roops to Ohio. They hrve rendered
aluablc services heretofore; a col
lnuancc Of eyertion is earnestly re. .
ucstcd.
Citizens Of Ohio! give the next
hirty days to the cause of the conn !
'y. Enter with spirit and dete, min
non into this work. Resolve that
nota Of Ohio shall be filed, and fol
Nv up the resolution with zeal. tho
lergy and the labor that will accom-
lish it. JOHN BROUGU
Governor OF Ohio.
u S0ldiers and postmastsrs a