The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-16

aesJ h;c., those Of our soldiers who may be
i,aabe to support themselves, may plea
u.amtIv live. the honored guests OF srate-
ful people ,,,a
,Sneeial Message to the General AS
namhiv convened III Extra Session i'll 1867
s'sg,he burthens OF the war now being
~agel bv our people FOR the preservation
~ our Government, bear heavily upon us,
and should he borne as equally as possi-
Mo These burthens are OF TWO kinds =
Eirst. that cf Military duty in the field.
second. tina. oc taxation at home. il seems
n me to De unequal and Unfair that nose
of us who bear the first d these buTttens
.houid be compelled 10 share with tuose
ofus who remain at home the second 1u:1I
the soldiers who are fighting our oattits ~
the field should be also compeiieu 10 pay
their share Of taxes equally "lsh tuose
..ho an no. share their perils and priVa-
tons. .,so az o,r
The compensation paid 10 those " on
soIdiers who hold commissions IS sun
GENTLY liberal 10 enable them 10 pay theit
taxes without inconvenience: puI IL - NOV
so with their no less woIthy ou. ~ ~.
note comrades. 1t would, think, be AUST
recoguitiou by us. of our appreciation OF
Tho Satriotisnl and self-sacrihce OF the lat
Tar Il wa we're to release them, during their
servi,n from all taxes levied under state
laws. and i, would Doubtless ne news OF
comfort and cheer to them amid the dam
gers ami trials ny whlch 'hey are sur.
Founded for our sakes, that we had been
careful tha, the houses which sheltered
thei- wives and little ones had been secur-
cd from, danger of sale for taxes by oar vol
nntary assumption oftheir share Of theone
burthen. while they are brasely bearing
orr share of the other. ] therefore recon-
mend 10 Won that you pass law exempt
all n,N Ia NJ
State, the real and personal property o; ali
non commissioned officers and privates in
the regiments Of this State III the Army %
the United states. during their continu-
ance in the service, and that tor the cur
rent wear here be added - the per centGm
Of taxation upon the valuation 81 he pro-
perty of al other Taxpayers the SUM OF
one-fourth OF one mill on each dollar OF
such valuation, TO cover the deficiency n
revenue thereby created"
Much has been done by Sanitary Assoc
atoms in this and ether States, for The
health and comfort OF our troops III the field
and in :he hos pital, ana Tor The support 81
their families ~ home.
The business of the General Sanitary
Associations and Of the local Md Societies
in furnishing supplies 10 oGr soldiers II the
field has now become well arranged ana
systematized, and, consequently, much
more effective. This work can be done
much better by those Societies than by the
State. and I recommend that the State
leave the matter in their hands. There
should, however, be a liberal apprCpria-
ton for a contingent fund. under the con-
troll OF the Governor, from which he can
upon emergency, furnish aid to these Socl-
cites and to the sick and disabled soldiers
under special circumstances, end by means
of which. he can send TO and keep IL the
field, such agents Of the State as may bt
necessary for the comfort and weil-oeing o
our soldiers.
very earnestly recommend tina. some
systematic mode of furnishing aid to ths
needy families of our soldiers be adopted
Whether this can be best done by moneys
furnished by the State, and distributed by
persons appointed by the State, or,throuSi
the instrumentality of local Aid Societies
is question of doubt. II IS very certain
the work should be done in some way, ano
! have no doubt your wisdom will ascer-
tain and adopt the proper mode.
The office Of the Adjutant General has
since the commencement OF the war. been
and still is, very important one. The Ia
Dor and responsibility of the Adjutant Gen
eral have been very great. The labor has
always been well and promptly perform
ed, and the sponsibiliiy cheertuliy borne
The books Of the Office are we'll systeina-
tizeG and Kept in most excellent condition
They embodv a mass OF information, in d
future, be highly useful to our soldiers and
their friends and to the State. 1t affords
me great pleasure to say, that much, o.
whatever success has attended the raising
and organization Of troops III this State, Is
due to the efficient services OF the presen;
incumbent Of that office. The compensa-
ton, now allowed by law, is. in my iudg-
ment, wholly inadequate, and I recon-
mend the increase of the salary TO the sum
of two thousand dollars per annum, with
an allowance for travelling and other ex.
traordinary expenses.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
l cannot close this communication, and
with il my official connection with the peO-
pie of our State, without adverting to the
condition of national affairs i'll which we
are so deeply and so vitality interested.
The war for the destruction Of the Union
on the one hand, and for its preservation on
the other, still goes on. During the pre-.
sent year the successes of the Union armies
have been SO numerous and SO important
that the public mind appears to have set
tied down into the belief that our ultimate
success is certain and not far distant; and
is now, to some extent, occupied with the
question Of reconstruction, so called-the
question as to the manner in which, and
the terms and conditions upon which, the
people within the territory composing the
rebel States can again take part with the
people Of the loyal States, in administering
the affairs of the General Government.
The President has recently issued Pro
clamation to the people Of the rebel States
in which he proposes to them such terms
and condi1ans as, in his judgment, are
right and proper. He proposes in sub
stance, that az soon as a number Of the vO-
ting population of any one of those States
equal TO one-tenth Of the entire voting pop
uiation Of the State, as shown at the las
presidential! election, shall take an oath
the form OF which is prescribed, and shat
establish new Government, Republican
in form, and consistent with the terms 0
the prescribed oath, such Government shall
be recognized as the true Government o
the state. and protected as such.
The terms Of the prescribed oath are
that the party taking it "w.ll henceiortl
faithfully support, protec. and defend til,
Constitution OF the United States and tn,
union OF the States hereunder; and will. il
like manner. abide by and faithfully sup
port, all acts Of Congress passed during til,
existing rebellion with references to slaves
so long and so far as not repealed. mod
fled, or held void by Congress, or bv dec
sion Of the Supreme Court; and will, il
like manner, abide by and faithfully sup
port all prOclamations of the Presiden
made during the existing rebellion HAVING