Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-12-07

The Renort ofSsecr4tarv Stanton is one
of the most connlete naners which has
Nominated from the governmental depart
ments for nanv veags. Although an ex-
tended document, At IL written In the most
conSpresserl stvIe briefly recapitulating the
caulpaigns since the captufe0f Vicksburg,
and piying synopses of the Reports of The
heads of the Various bureaus Of the War
Department.
The military estimates for the next fiscal
year amount TO $33Sl4, ,46l.S3. The military
force, May lst, 1865, numbered l,OOO,5l6
men. It Is proposed 20 reduce the military
establishment to- 10000, and, SOO96S have
already been musterSd OUT III u ly.i ;,
The aggregate military force, OF all
arms, on the lsC OF May, 1854, was STO,IlO
Available force present for duty. ~ =, l., .6s0 s4S
On detached service |,'.s :. Z .iy55,e
III hospital ana 9nnt Ior os ss 800
Hbssnt withont leave 1850
III NJ review ~ military operatlons. the
Secretary seems exceedingly careful of the
renutati3h al ofToomman,lers. General Sher-
MANS Atlanta camnaign is described in
quotations from mat officers official report,
while the eVents I'm North Carolina, which
craatoS so much feeling. are thus Schroni-
cied. son the ,16th dav of April tseneral
,Johnston Surrendered, his command to Ma
Tor Genersi sherman at Raleigh, N, Cn In
}ike manner Il General Butlerss failure at
Fort Fisher disnosed of: 'sQeneral Butler
efTected 4 LANDING on the 25th OF December,
hut re-embarked on the 27th, and re-
turned with his troops 10 Fortress Monroe"
General Banks' part in the disastrous Red
river canlraion Is slbriefly described as fol-
lows: AGeneral Banks with his forces
- r, II - i hail q
March Advancing thence towards Shreye-
mort carries ~ dSsasters Commenced that
ended in the failure Of the expedition, with
heavy loss of men and materially 1t is ev-
idenf the Secretary has no disposition to
place arIy oheNih an unfayoTable light, hot
even those who have shown the bitterest
feeling toward him. -. ------, ~. e.,
The Secretary recommends the abortion
hv Cononess of g a we'll militia
systey, 3 and also measures for the relief of
disabled soldiers, --~-
Tha annronriotione at tho last session of
Ctonoreski tJerpf SIG 1lo isl "a. lflie esti
MATS hr tbe fiscaI wear commencino June
az Isa5, are S33.Sll, 46I .S3.' -,-- - ,-,,,g
On the subject of the ability of the coun-
trv to nrenare for sndden war. the Secreta-
nv ststas that {. after the disasters on the
! Peninsula in 1859 over S0.OOO troops were
enlisted organizedr armed. .-eoninned and
sent to the feld In less than month. Sixty
tbnnsSnd troons have reneateflly gone to the
HaIJ within fnnr weeks. and 9O'OCO infantry
,vors S. saSt m the armies from the Ave States
| of Ohio Indiana Illinois, Iowa and wis.
conein within twenty davs..
ponrr;,;ng for the reg,Ior ormv is nro.
! o,rosSing sofisfoc ctorilv The nresent an.
| x SSj,a5 tro, otb ~ ;ho raod1Iar rdginanI Ie
! ~ Sso oficars end Al sI9 enIisted men VI
10 10 :. noo,,,,,amdod a ;n tho d;ntont Gono.
roi,s r.nort thot = iaw ho n9ssed for thf
ai,ot,,.pnt S ,,,o-itor;ou disohioJ soIdisr
vsi1I'fhe ~ q I'd 'oI,oSe rces ~ ortlnarce
Will ant paS a SOnnar;ntonSantS % oftbe nation.
81 eSonaator;os Th;s 10 a humane eugges.
IT, q, ,,ioSths Of odant;on' y - eFO'
W. Same ;nterestinG figI,res are given reIa-
| two 70 the number Of men enlisted and
SrafteJ rI cd under md the various calls for troops
IfSdar ttta eoali Sf IIniy : 1891 for 50Gd0r
,onn f5e total obtained was 30 4s3 OF
which "A 200 were drafted or substitutes
Under the cali of Deeember, 1854, for 3OO-
oon 'o onIv % Iaf ,1as. were obtained. of which
9vy, ~ soo 0niy d1i,oo' dr.aed snd srSst;tntes
TSo TI,o "g.oregata . ~t Gnotas CHARGED AGAINST Ire
Statos & s ~ Is ~ the war was 75o no anG the
totaI nnmheT obtained was 3 6S6 563. tSThis
n,,nbar does NOT embrace the Y.emeroencvi
man IN N to ssryice dnfihG tte sufhTners ~
Jee9 Inv the States of New York. New Ter
coz 500, .Dd H PennSvIvania- nor those furnished
hyy tbe states NJ Ohio. Indiana and Illinois
JS tTS q, nc Storean raid; amonntinG IN slJ
|r,S ~ ovar Ia0 o0O Men who served neriods of
obont Urt1 fivo t1Y1yY or three weeks |" y fSof
1T The @ total amount of Communication mon
ev received under the ACT of March, 1863,
was s S5s sO2 629 81 The whole, sum fIisburs,
ed'bv fb the Paw, Denartment1 during the war
was SI 05e $40 O01-. on the 29th of lime
last whisky was discontinued As an article
oS the ration. and the amount on hand has
been M disnosed of bv sale.
The receInts of, fRe Medical Department
dnrino the fiscal wear were s2O, 4S9 68O, AZ:
S;shn rse,,tr ts sla 3Ss. 4g9 %. J7S3 Y''ti'
The Jenots IF the OTartermasteres De-