The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-01-07

recommend that you place at the dlS-
posal of my successor, n like liberal
contingent fund, that he may be able
to meet all contingencies likely to arise.
Our gidinntebo8s in the field, and in
hospitals, and en- route for their re-
spective homes, must have the foster
ing care ofthe State 6overnmont. In
this connection, allow me to recon-
mend that you keep upon your statute
book tho several laws, nowJin( force
providing for the appointment Of pay
agents, and the agencies for the care
,ofsoldiers. The amount received by
the several pay agents from soldiers in
the field and deposited in the State
Treasury for distribution 10 their fam
lilies, for tho past year is -$96l ,S24 81,
at a cost to the State Of S2,753 SO, and
without any cost to the soldiers or
their friends, III also recommend that
the levy, for the support of the famil-
les of soldiers, be increased from one
mill to two mills on dollar; and that
the act Of distributing the same, be SO
amendedns to include the families of
colored soldiers who have volunteered
sindc the passagv ofrthe law The
number Of fumilies in the State, requi-
ring relief, will vary but little from
thirty thousand; thelevy recommend
cd will give TO each about $50; this,
with tho assistance voluntarily ten
dercd by the generous in every noigh-
borhood sit is hopedwill make every
famity comfortable, sand thus stimu-
late the patriotic soldier to duty. a,oa
a2 'phc sum appropriated for suitable
resting places at Cincinnati and Colum-
bus for 0ursoldiCrsi who may fall in
the service ofohr country, to5wit SO,
600 fob the former, 'andlCS50O for the
latter, have obt6n expended. Beauti.
afulgand eligible grounds, at Spring
Grove Cemetry, CINCINNATI and Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus. have been
selected. The remains of 569 brave
boys have been deposited in the Gene
terry at Cincinnati, and G7 at Columbus.
Without this express authority, | join
cd the Executives of other States in
securing suitable resting place for
our noble dead who fell at Gettysburg
in the battIc of July last. = The sacred
ground thus secured was duly jconse.
Grated, with mostimposing ceremonies
ION tile 10TH day Of November last =
Accompanied byImy; Staff, and quite a
large number of State officials, ID parti-
cipatcd, on behalf fofithe State, in these
solemn cerremones; the entire tost to
the Stateg0f this visit, was S2,614 Is
which has been charged t0the militia.
NY. Contingent Fund The papers here
with presented, jpn Document No 12,
Contain la1flill statcmcnt,of the action
of thisGDepartment in relation to it,
melancholy duty of caring for our
dead. rs IDi' -ili ittN,t'i. pl
1t can hardly be ncccssarythatI ] call
your attentionto, orspeakspf, the bra.
very and gallantry of our soIdicfsA in
the feId! Their mMyrnoblc deeds =
familiar to us all the soil Of every IA
tlc-feld has become sacred with
blood ofOhio's heroes. Our 3farci
should be taught to vcncrato thu mcm
ory Of those who have falIeEt'; and Il
lovoand highly respect thos4 who ma.
be spared by an all.wise PROV ylldence t.
return among us God bless oAlr patrio
tic soldiers, and all who ar, gar AM
dcar to them. aat y -,
Although the wicked rebellion still
continues, we can Justly claim for Ohio
afull performance of dutyin the effort
to tlfushfit, and maintain our happy
form of government We have raiseC
within tho past year, 1900 troops.-
This, added to the number reported t.
the last General Assembly, swclls tho
grand Union army from Ohio, to 200,
67l. These troops have been, to say
the least, as promptly raised, and witt
as little expense and trouble to theNa
tional Government as those from any
other. State in the Union. We have
taken care of the sick and wounded
soldiers and their families, with gen
erous hand and kind heart we have
at qEleXpense,rcpel raldsupon oul
southern and eastern border, with .
spirit and energy worthy of freemen
we have aided in the capture of n mos
formidable band of desperadocs, led by
n willy, dangerous chictlain; we hav,
Lm}vidcd suitable resting places for oui
'Igallant dead, and we have given con,
elusive evidence TO the world in oul
recent elections, as well as in the gal
liant deeds of our brave men in tht
! field, that we arc determined, much n,
lit has cost in life anl treasure, or may
thereafter cost to continue to uphold
our National Government in its unity
and strength, and thus transmit it tt
our children. ,....l. ,.....
| | have directed my Aide and Militia
ry Secretary, Col. G, I. Young, to copy
aud prepare for publication, such por
tions ofthc correspondence in the Exc
cutive Dcpai tmcnt, as supposed nigh
prove interesting to you and our con
stitucnts lie has done so, and arrang
cd them under the following heads, viz
/. Relating to the care of the sicl
and wounded.
| /. Relating to regiments in the field
3. Relating to the new organization
ofrcgimcnts, '.' n, ..
4. Relating to the Morgan raid, p.
5, Relating to the raid upon on
eastern border, ir'
6. Relating to Che confinement Q
Morgan in tho Pqpitcntiary, and hi