Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-06
Last Nights Report.
A Message from the President in
~ Regard to Bounties.

a Message from the President in
~ Regard to Bounties.
WASHINGTON, jan 5.-The following. is
the message sent TO Congress, to-day BIZ.
the President: ne -
BY ayjoint. resolution of your honorable
bodies, approved Dec. %, 1863, the paving
of bouuties to veteran volunteers. as now
Practiced by the War Department, is TO
the extent of $300 in each case prohibited
after the 9th OF the present month.
transmit for your consideration com
munication from the Secretary of War, ac-
comPauied by one from the Provost Mar.
sinai General TO him, both relnting to The
subject above mentioned.
earnestly recommend that the law be
so modified as TO allow bounties 10 be paid
as they now are, at least until the ensuing
first day of February,
am not without anxiety lest appear
to be impOrtunate in thus recalling your
attention TO subject upon which you
have so recently acted. Nothing but
deep conviction that the public interest
demands it could induce me 10 incur the
hazard of being misunderstood on this
point. The executive approval was given
by me to the resolution mentioned, and il
10 now by closer attention and a fuller
knowledge of the facts that feel con-
strained TO recommend a Reconsideration
Of the subject.
lSignedJ ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
MAsalNOToN, January 5.-The Secretary
OF War IN letter accompanying the Mes
sage says: . -
No one seems to doubt the necessity of
increasing the military force for a speedy
termination OF the rebellion, and although
much difference of opinion exists in respect
nF ~.
teers, and payment of bounIies, and the
system eff Rising an adequate force by
draft, yet two things arefcerlain, first that
Whatever may bV the weight of argument
or the influence of individual opinion. q
large portion OF the people in every state
prefer the method of contributing their
proportion of the military force BY. bounty
to volunteers ratheFthau ~ draft.
1 %, That veteran soldiers who have be.
come injured to service even when paid
bounty, constitnta . cheaper force than
new recruits or drafted MEN Without bouu-I
y. me Information received by the War
Department from the hrmies ia The field
prior to the passage of the resolution of
December last, indicated that u very large
proportion otthe Force now in service would
have chsertully re.enlisted fOt three wears.
underterms as stated byjorder of this BE-
partment. Such enlistments have been
checked, and will in a great measure be
put TO an end by tho restoration imposed
ny action OF Oongtesss. 1t is believed II
any Limitation should be imposed upon the
payment OF bonnties to encourage the en-.
listment OF veteran forces now ia the field
by the lst of February The Provost
Marshal General in ii communication
TO THIS Department. says that after
great labor, the volunteer recruiting sery
ice under the Presidents call of October
itth, is fairly in progress. Letters all
dated between the 10th and oath of Decem.
Der, from the Superintendents of the re.
cruiting service in I6 states nFe in N : \,
encouraging as TO the prospect of getting
large number of recruits BY volunteer
ennis ements. Several of the states were in
a talr way TO raise the quotas assigned 10
them. The act was approved December "a
1908, beginning after J4uuary 5th. The
payment to volunteers OF all bounties eT
cept the hundred dollars autboriz ID by lie
ACT OF 1851, was NOT known a, he time
these favorable reports were made TO me
have DO dQubtlthat The effect of that ar,
VIII be 10 check, if it does not stop enlist.
m1ents. or the SlO0 bounty provided by
the act of 1881, but S25 can be paid in
euEa.nee'Ahe SI5 being after two years Of
@ D = blL1o dlleE. iOcIOOBF l4tb to
get the people reused to the subject of
volunteering. They were most earnestly
engaged in it, and have reports for 0e.
toner, November and part Of December.
showing that 42,529 men have been en-!
listed and tbe,d ally average Of enIistments-
is Interestingly 2 y loo (S,-sgu %
-SndeT esesircumstR6ces | respsctfully
suggest the propriety of retonsideratio1
OF the act torbiddiOg bOuntits after Jan.
St1. $500 rt.s-a sa II i.a-
These Communications were referred
to the committee on Military Affairs.
Senator Wilson's new ehroIIuaent bill.
Introduced to-day exenpls' those who are
Iphysically disabled, and also makes the
following exemptions: The Vice Presi1.l
dent. the Judges OF Courts, the Heads of
the Executive Departments and GovernnTs
OF the Statess liz Feceig ess as substit otss
only those who are not liable 10 be drof,s3
and penalty of 100 to goo dolIsrs en-
and 80 days. to six,months' Imprisonment
Y Pro7tded nittie pa4isbmeut Of rnroiIins
officers, who IRE engaged, directly or indI
rectly' In procuring substitutes. " -
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