The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-05-19
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EXECUTIVE DEPAhrNKNT, Ono
corrAsys, Nay 9, lssi.-
TotAe Military Committees, and People
o. The STATE
The departure Of tho National Guard
from thsState, in tho service of the
country, will necessarily work much
individual hardship. In many cases
In each county, families of laboring
men, dependent on the daily labor for
bread will be left almost wholly unpro,
yided for. The compensation OF the
soldier will not enable him to provide
for the daily wants Of his family. We
who remain at home, protected by the
patriotism and sacrifice of these noble
men, must not permit their families to
suffer. The prompt response of the
Guard to the call has reflected honor
upon our State. We must not sully il
by neglecting the wants Of those our
gallant troops leave bohiud. t
No such stain must rest upon the
fair character of our people As or.
ganlzed lis better than individual &C.
ton, | suggest to the people of the
several counties that they promptly
raise by voluntary contribution, a sui.
hcient sum to meet the probable wants
OF the families of tho Guard, who may
require aid, and place tho money in the
hands OF the military committee of the
county Tor appropriation and .distribu
ton. The committee can designate
one or two men in each township, who
will cheerfully take the trouble and
labor OF passing upon all cases in their
townships, aud Of drawing and paying
such appropriation as may be made to
them. Citizens, let this fund be ample
let those whom God has blessed
with abundance contribute to it freely
It's not a charity, to which you may
give grudglngIy. 1t is payment Of
only part the debt all owe to brave
men who have responded to the call OF
the country, and whose action is ward.
ing of from us deadly pcrils and saw
ing us from more serious sacrifices
What is all your wealth to you if your
Government be subverted? What is
the value of your stores if your public
credit or finances be ruined or rebol
armies invade and traverse your State?
30 liberal and generous, then, in this
emerSency--let no mother, wifo or
child Of the Guard want comforts of
life during the hundred days and let
these noble men feel, on their return,
that the people Of the State apprecia.
tod, and have, TO some extent, relieved
the sacrifices they so promptly made
IN the hour Of tho country's need. As
these families do not come within the
means provided by the relief law, we
must look to voluntary contribution to
provide for them. In aid of them
feel authorized to appropriate the sum
OF 80, 900 from the Military Contingent
tund. This sum will be apportoned
among tho several counties in proper
ton to the number Of the guard drawn
from each, and tho chairman of the
Military Committee early notified of
the amount subject to his order In
many cases men have left crops part
ly planted, and fields sown, that in
due time must be harvested or lost
In each township and county there
should be associations Of men who will
resolve that to the best of their ability
they will attend to these things.
1t is not only the dictate of patriot
ism, but Of good citizenship, that we
make IN extra eXertion to save the
crops 10 the country, and the accruing
value Of the owners, who, instead Of
looking to seed time and harvest, are
defending us from invasion and de
structlon.
Men Of the cities and towns-Whcn
the harvest is ready for tho reaper,
give few days Of your time, and 90
forth by dozens and filties to the work.
The labor may be severe, but the sac
iiice will be small, and the reelection
ofthc good you have done will more
than compensate You for it all. In
this contest for the supremacy OF our
Government and the salvation of our
country, Ohio occupies n proud posi-
ton, Her standard must not be low
cred. Rather let us advance il to the
front. No brighter glory can be re-
Ilccted on it than will result from II
prompt and generous support to the
families Of tho Guard Lot us all to
tho work. Vory respectfully,
Signed JOHN BROUGU