Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-19
Tho Adjataas Grucraiship.

TIE first commission sued By Cover.
nor Stone. alter his accesslor TO office.
was 10 Adiu,ant General N. Is. Baker.
cont,n,.in 2 him in the POSITION Ire has
held sipcs early IN the summer OF 1861.
Tha. the ,nleres. Of the military depart
: mcnt Of the St,te made thisI appo!n,
ucnt no, OILY proper bot Necessary, viii
&c seen BY the following extract from the
Message Of Governor Kirkwood 10 the
General a sembly:
TIE Office ofthcAdjntaut General has,
sncc the c. mmencement Of the wM,
been. aud still is, very important one.
The labor and responsibility of the
Adjutsnt General have been very great.
The labor has always been we'll and
pfonp iy performed. and the re,ponsi-
blity cheerfaIly horne. The books Of
the Office are well systematized and kept
ia most excellent condi ion. They en-
b 'dy a inass OF Information, in a neat
and accessible form, that viii, in The
fI,u c, be highly u.e'ul TO our SO dicrs
aud Their friends and to the state. Il
affords me great pleasurel to s,v, thar
much of whatever success b as attended
tho raising an organic ,tion OF troops in
this State, is due TO the eff :ient services
OF TIE present incumbent OF that ofii e
The compensation, now slo~sd hy Law,
i., 10 my judgment, wholly inadequate,
and Recommend the Increase OF the
salary t. the sam Of two ibous ,nd dol
lars pes annutn, with an a Iowa &C 70,
travelling and other extraord ma y OK
penstA
Dung the winter Of 1912, the sue.
Geese. Of the Unon srmlcs il tue Va l.,
OF the Nus pli were 80 rspi | aud i'm
por,ant that he general opinion in tie
Northern -tac was that the war va.
practical y ended. aud sll that was need
ed would be = iex finish touches
here AID there, and the Arrangement o
the prelImlnarIes OF Peace. Tue mem
Der, Il the General AS emily Of 1856.
Oh red, o. couf.e, in this op,n,on, ID
liev"g that tho Adj ,,ant General
OH e f,Nthc succee linz twoyeIrs wouit
be ! III, less than Gle .ical insitut O
TOR pcrfectlng the tceoris Of Iowa sol
der, aud closing out The military stock
the lncan.bent Of the flee should dis
chars" the datics, not on y OF Adju,ae,
Gcpe,al. Int Hose OF Inspector Genera
AID be acted 80 snch, snd also rs As
ssi"t Qiaficrna tc G. neral an, la
mister Genc al uni. the law of tie
Extra Sc sion Vi 1862 went into ,ff-c
AT Tie Regular o,ss on, although III.
sc,vcas bad teen a'sely INC easel, hi
salny WAS reiuc -, AID nee that pc
rod ihc wo'k If organizing aid mov-
lag reg iDsI,s his been moro tina,
double what It had been b tore.
IL ls possible thai during Genera
Bakcto administration, he may ha,,
committed errors. What ptivac CHI
zcu or pub c officer is Exempt IRON
them' Blu. 1t is the un,cls.l ju!g
meat ol those who have been ianiiia
w'h Iowa Military affairs. that the Al
Ji'snt Generals Office in this State EN-
braces more system and practicable ,
IN its records. aud general Characters.
tics, than cAn be elsewhere T. unl
From ali quarters military officers ave-
sought his lat. Report rs n model, aus
the War Department have adopted i
rs conclusive III making ny is accou t
wnh this State. Governor Stone LA
therefore acted ~i.ely in continuing to-
General in office, and we trust the Leg
isst"re vii at the present session max,
the ply more commensurate with tn,
serrices of the Office, in accordanc,
with the recommendation OF tho re,ir.
Ing Governor. = State Register.