Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-16

tloss q sisn whe ere sEiIl living 20 ~:
for ~, cod mueh more % the ians''es o.
sAoss Who bavs glvsa their lives ioe oar
proesetiea- Thsar doty TO 80 wss % 49,
q slas osss, bot, 10 petriottsm, tney .st
sxosllsd %. How shall 10 pey this deos !
The praise ~ % freely accord, the nooofs
~ o ioyfully confer upon then! ana sne
esasieode ~ % desply feel, are pos sme"
roeoapense. Of those Who have died 10 the
hosultal aod on the battle feld, MAJ have
)eft behiud them young children. vho NEED
eAro. nroee etios and educatiou, which tue
500 4 under The most solewn obligation
"a euoulv. Some Of the soldiers, yet living,
have 6eeu % fer disabled that they cannot
properiy care for themselves. These we
shoujd support and maintain. very ear.
neatly .rsconmend, that, either wholly BY tho
State, or, By means Of aid furnished By the
State 70 those Of our people who may DO
disposed to enter upon this work, ample
proyision b made for home In which the
children Of our deceased soldiers may b.
cared for and educated, and 10 which those
Of oar soldiers who may be unab'e TO cop.
port themselves, may pleaasntly live, the
renew . recommendstion made BY me
In . Special Message to the General Assem.
bly, convened in Extra Session in 1862, -
follows:
1.-THE burthens Of the war now being
wased By our people for the preservation o.
our 0overnmsnt, bear heavily on us, and
shosld be borne o. equally - possible
These burshens are oi two kinds: First,
that OF military duty in the field; and
second, that Of TAXATION 1t home. 1t seems
20 mo to be unequal and unfair that those
OF 10 who bear tue first Of these burthens
shoold DO compelled to share with those oil
us who remain 1t home the second shst
the soldiers who are fighting our battles IN
the field should be also compelled to pay
their share OF taxes equally With those who
do not share their periIs and privations.
"The compensation paid 20 those OF our
soldiers Who hold commissions is sufficient
" liberal to enable them to pay their taxes
without inconvenience but it Is not 80
with their no less worthy but less fort nate
comrades. II would, think, be just re-
cogoitiou by US, Of cur appreciation OF the
patriotism and self-sscrfice Of tho latter II
10 were to release them, during their ser
vice. from oil Il xcs levied under State laws,
and il would doubtless b. news Of comfort
and cheer to them amid the dangers and
trials by which they are surrounded for our
sakes, that NO bad been careful that the
houses that sheltered their wives and their
little ones had been secured from danger u
sale for taxes by our voluntary assumption
Of their share Of the one burthen, while
they are bravely bearing our share Of the
other. therefore recommend to you that
you pass . law exempting from oil taxation
under the laws Of the State, the real and
personal property Of oil non comm ,ssioned
officers and privstes in the Regiments VI
this State in the Army OF the United States,
during their continuance 10 service, and thee
for the current year there be added to the
DER csntum Of taxation upon the valuation
Of the property Of al other tsx payers the
sum of one fourth Of one mill on each dol
lar of such valuation, to cover the deficiency
In revenue thereby created"
Much las been done by Sanitary Associ +.
lions, In this and other States, Tor the
health and comfort Of cur troops in the
field and in the hospital, and Tor the sup.
port OF their families 1t home.
The business If the General Sanitary As
sociations and Of the local Aid Societies, in
furnishing supplies to our soldiers In the
field, has become we'll arranged and system-
atixed, and, consequently, much more efiec-
tive. This work can By done much better
By thoss Societies than BY the State, l re-
commend that the State leave the matter
in their hands. There should, however, be
. liberal appropriation for contingent
fund. under the control of the Governor,
from which he can, upon emergency, fur
uish aid to these Societies and to sick and
disabled soldiers, under special circum
stances, aud by meens Of which, he can
send q and keep in the field, ouch agents
Of the State - may be necessary Tor the
comfort and we'll. being Of our soldiers.
I very earnestly recommend, that some
systematic mode Of furnishing aid to the
needy families Of our soldiers be adopted.
Whether this can be best done by moneys
furnished by the State, and distributed BY
persous appointed by the State, or, through
the fundamentally Of local Aid Societies,
10 q question OF doubt. 1t Is very certain
the work should be done in some way, and
I have no doubt your wisdom will ascer'
tain and adopt the proper mode.
Tho Office Of tho Adjutant General has,
since the commencement OF the war, been
and st,ll 10 = very important one. The labor
and responsibility Of the Adjutant Genera
have been very great. The labor has o.
ways been we'll aud promptly performed
and she responsibility cheertully borne
The books Of the Office are we'll system
affixed and kept in most excellent condition
They embody . mass Of information, in I
neat and accessible form, that will in the
future, be highly useful to our soldiers ant
their friends and to the State. 1t aNords m'
great pleasure to say, that much, OF what
erer snccc,s has attended the raising AMI
oreaois,lion Of tooops in this State, 10 du'
"a The cffic,cnt services Of the present in
6umbcht Of that oftice. Tae conpensation
pok allowed by Law, 10, in ny judgment
Wholly iradeq uate, and recommcd the 10
crease Of the salary to the sum Of ~
thousand dollars per annum, with an allow
ance for travelling and other extraof dinar,
expenses.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
cannot close this communication an
with Il. my official connection With tn
people Of our State, without advert,ng
the condition Of national affairs 10 which Y
are a.: 40 deeply and 40 vitality interested
Th>var ..,r the destruction Of the Unio
n The cnc and, and for its Preservauo
IN the ntLer, still goes on. During 60
DrescOt year the succsssss Of sne Union q
o;,. havc l.seu 90 numerous and 80 impor
ant that the public mind appears to h:v
setsled down into the belief that our us
MO- auoccss is certain and not Ter distant
and b nov to some extent, occupied w
che question Of reconstruction, 90 called
the oueati. % to the manner 10 wnsc
,oA enc Ia, ,ns and conditions upon which