Litchfield enquirer., 1864-05-05
The Governors Message.


 Governors Message, delivered to the Legisla ture, yesterday afternoon, precludss us from giviug it publication in our present issue. We shall give it entire next week. The following is brief summary Of its main features
 The expenses during the year for ordinary purposes, $27S,07l 36 In aid of families of soldiers, 726,90Sl7 Advances to the faymaster General
 for State bounties and other pur-
 poses connected with the volunteers
 and the Militia, 3,G40 900 O0 Advances to c. NJ. General, 100000 For Interest, 23784Ol9
 Total, s4,ss7, ,sls72 The sinking fund for the reduc- tion of the public debt amounts to, $l,0l6,s46 6e The Governor urges the re enactment of the law authorizing the payment of State bounties to volunteers, in view of future calls, which ex. pires by its own provision on the lGth inst He also recommends increased taxation, and authority to make loans required to supply any deficiency for appropriations. The Common Schools, State Reform School State Prison and other State Institutions are noticed, and their general efficiency commented upon.
 r The proposed amendment to the State Con- stitution, designed to give electors in the mili- tary service ofthe United States an opportuni ty to exercise the privileges of the elective 1 franchise, is alse noticed, with recommends ton of it's passage.
 The Adjutant an Quarter Master Generals Reports arc submitted, together with a con- munication from Maj.-Gen. Russell upon the subject of the State Militia. It appears that there are now but l,29S active militia upon the muster-roll, and the Governor recommends the offer of greater inducements for men to enter the service, and the removal of the excessive and unjust burdens which rest upon those who perform the duty under the present laws.
 Upon the subject of retaliation for the out rages recently enacted at Fort Pillow and Ply mouth, the Governor is very explicit. He says
 "The Twenty-ninth has gone into the field with full ranks, under the flag of the State, to uphold that of the Union. For this they have given their energies and hazarded their lives. They are soldiers fighting our battles, and we should give them soldiers pay and soldiers protection. The terrible scenes recently enact ed at Fort Pillow and Plymouth urge upon us the duty of securing for them the same treat ment which we demand for all engaged in hon. orable Warfare. It may require retaliation. That is fearful remedy, justifable only to re straln the barbarous practices of inhuman ene- mics. When it begins. for the lowest soldier who should receive death in any other way than in accordance with the laws of civilized warfare, we should take enemies highest in rank, man for man, life for life." The quota assigned to our State under every requisition made by the President IS 39,2l4, and the number furnished is 42,7S9. l,474 (drafted men) of these, are credited who paid communication and did not enter the service, but our State has actually sent into the field 3.25s moro than have been required by the President and there now stands credit to the State. 3, l72 to apply towards any future call for ser vico Of fthee Years. This, the Governor thinks. IS justly an inexpressible satisfaction and en- couragement to the patriotic people of the State.
 The Governor concludes his message, of which the above is but hasty and imperfect synopsis, with some forcble and patriotic re- marks upon the causes of the rebellion and the necessity of doing our whole duty in aid of it's complete overthrow.