Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-06
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Night Report
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
Secretary stanton on the bounty
Question.
Further Particulars of the Railroad
Disaster.
List Of Killed and Wounded.
Organization Of the New York
Legislature.
All Quiet with the Army Of
the Potomac.
CO ~ @ R r. - SION AL.
&c, &C., &c, &c, &c.


WASHINGTON. January 5.-The following. il
the message sent 20 Congress to-day by the
President:
BY joint resolution oC your honorable bodies.
approved December %. 1868, the paving of
bOuntIes 10 veteran volunteers "a now praeticed
by the War Department, IL To the extent of $500
in each case prohibited after the 9th day OF the
preseLt month.
transmit for your consideration communi-
Cation from the Secretary OF War, ACCOMPANIED
by one from the Provost Marshal General to
him. both relating To the subject above mention
ed | earnestly recommend that the law be so
modified az TO allow bOunt'es to be paid as they
now are. AZ least until the ensuing first day of
February. | am not without anxiety lest ap-
pear TO be impOrtunate ia thus recalling your at
tention to subject upon which YOU have so re-
Gently acted. and nothing but deep conviction
that the public interest dem inds IL could induce
me 10 incur the hazird OF being misunderstood
on tins point. The Executive approval was Civ
Ell BY me 20 the resolution mentioned. and il is
now Dy closer attention and fuller knowledge
OF the t,cts hat ieel constrained to recon-
meid reconsideration of tie sdhiect
,Slgned:l ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Washington. January 5, 1864
The Secretary OF War, in "a letter accompany
ing the message. saws:
NO one seems 20 doub' the necessity Of in
creasing the military force Tor the speedy term
nation OF the rebellion and. although much diff
ference OF OpluoD exists ia respect to the system
of raising troops by volunteering and pa, ment
Of b0unues aud the system OF raising An ade-
quate force by draft. vet two things are certain:
First That whatever may be the weight Of
argument influence OF individual opinion
large portion of the people in every State prefer
the method of contributing the proportion al the
military force bv bounty 10 volunteers rather
than a draft
Second That veteran soldiers who have be-
come injured TO serve even when paid bounty
constitute cheaper force than raw recruits OF
drafted men without bounty
The information received by the War De
partmeut from the armies in the field prior 20 the
passage of the resolution OF December last indi
Gated that very large pfoporion OF the forces
now IN the service would have reInliste.i for three
Year,, under terms authorized by order OF this
department. and such enlistmenis have been
checkei and will in great measure be pu. TO an
end by the restriction imposed By action of Con-
gress Ii is believed il any limitation should be
imposed upon the payment OF bounres 10 en-
courage the enlistment of veteran forces now I'm
he'd II could not De sooner than the first OF Feb
ruarv.
The Provost Marshal Gener A. in a commun-
cation. says that after great labor the volunteer
recruiting service under the Presidents cali of
OctUber l1fh. il fairly in progress Letters all
uateu oe'"een the Zoih auO 24th OF December.
from the superlntendeuts OF the recruiting service
In sixteen States, are in the main very encour-
aging IS TO the prospect of raising a large num-
Der Oi recruits by volunteer enliStments Several
States were in fair WAY OF filling the quotas
assigned 10 them. The act approved December
23d. 1853. igrbIdding. alter January 9Th. the pay
meut 81 volunteers of all bounties except the
SlO0 authorized by the act Of sol was not
known At tie time thee favorable reports were
made To me ! have nn doubt that the effect of
that act viii he 10 check. - does NOT stop en-
liSiments u the 800 bounty provided nv the
act OF 1861. but So j. paid in advance the S75
being due only alter two wears service Ii took
some time after October i1th 10 yet the people
rousei 10 the subject of volunteering They are
nov most earnestly eng leei ! have reports for
October ana November and part 0t December
showiug that ~ .529 men have been enlisted. and
the daiiy average 81 eniStmenis il increasing
| Under these circumstances | respectfully suggest
the proDriety oi recan,iiering the act forbiddne
bountIes alter January 5ih
These communications were referred to the
Committee on Military Affiirs
Senator Wilson's enrolment BILL intro
duced To GAY, exempt' those who are physically
! disabled. aud also the Wee President of the
United States. the Judges ot he courts heads 81
! the Executive departments ami the Governors OF
the States. II receives "a substitute, ONLY thu..
who are not liabe To the draft. A penalty OF
SlOO TO 81 200 fine and thirty DAYS to six months
imprisonment = provided the punishment o.
enrolling officers who are engaged directly OF in
| directly IN procuring substitutes
The OF s. .SO1 900 ia Der cent - wear
| Treasury notes WIS transmitted Ia the banks oi
the cities OF New York. Philadelphia and Boston
to day A further amount viii 20 forward to-
morrow