, 1865-01-05

fer thlrtyay State service. o-gani1:d nttlc camp
aa bcoe sefy sh isno
allied. unGer the thirty days experiment nrsa
doubts arose in relation TO their acceptance i9r
e1pssienced otlcer % take con1nand ol the regi--
men, and take II into the three years serricc. I
ordered the regiment to Camp Yates, and aTsaE
friends n the regiment, ana Col. John 5. Loomis.
Assistant Ad]ntant General, VINO was at the hms
In charge OF the Adjatnnt Generals otlcs, and On
to ofer tda command to hin, and accordingly tol-
egraphed capt4in Gsant, at covin=ton. ~: ten
dering him lie Colonelcy- Iie Immediately -
asspqs e ,Ss
1851. Thirty days previous to tint time
shs sn, T., regiment 1 numbered y oze5 100 ~sn, r.
Inst commanding otilter, and Other discoa,as- ~ @
Ing obstacles connected with the accept
nnce o. tzoops ut that time, b,t six hun
Tie three years service. n less thaa1 Ten d.iys
Col Grant alied the regiment to the maximum
standard, md esouSh. 1t to state Of discipline
short time. His was the only r:g1m:nt that l:ss
the camp Of organization on ioot- H. marched
f:om Springfield to the lllinol, River, but, In an
Missouri iebels, the Regiment was transported by
all tv Quincy, and Cot. Grant was assigned to
command fof the protee.1en Of the Qniasy and
IL 5 soon % sd aistfnenished Emself ~ resimeni'i
commander, in tic field, and his claims for III
creased rank were recognized by his friends in
SpInEsa az an s pe9sees aFa
upon the ground oi his military education, 9feeen
years. services as Lieutenant and Captain N ne
Sa;ais Ssessnsns s pa nd aa disspa} % @ zssisssn
saod I'D 20 :, Il Il sassys II sd
tho earncEtness With which he entered Into the
great work Of waeing war against The :raitorous
enemies Of bis count1y us INT great hale was a.
to protect our Southwestern army n Missouri
from overwhelming lorc.a being rapidly conso'i,
5eted asai5st It. from Akrs1a .3. d ana
pezate Que, but toe tenaetty and soldierly qa.li-
ties Of Grant and his invfncible little army, gays
tarss Prafta stos in als Sss IT,
sa9 egs a;ss chattssaooaa % fho q
and The intsas1 :, Ant 1ha ares o s
heroic braves Who have fallen, following him 70
Esosss Ee5oas 81 t. oya WSo
hesrtheto Of onr gallant ann n.ts9nansssaoae
II om enR Of e RspaSiie 70 Is
other; md the secret Of his success IN executing
his plans, Is IN the love, :iasm and eeuddenc
Inspired in the SOLDIER IL the ranks. the harmony
and respect ol bis subordinate officers, his
kpect for ape dsisrenso t. 1s wi.s a9d com .:
"a As evtdrncc Of the e. ma:erisls of the State OF nN
nos for war purposes at the beginning Of the war,
and a pleasing Incident OF Grants clrecr, rcsr
n s!se s9 3 e es e hs
and unpreEarel condition. AMI ssys: " IA o1lsiaa
report mn1c to Governor Yates, OF Illinois, hy one
Captain Grant. says shat inter- examln,ng AL the
nine hundred ami four, and Of them only sixty IN
eersiceable condition.. Now the name OF tuat
MN, who vas looking up he rusty maakets E In
ani Will i1i thousands OF hialorys brightest pages
to the end oil time. know well the secret Of bis
powsr, for af'sTwar.is when en- say atm 2. 9e1d q,
in bis plain, thrcal-hare Uniform, n 'lest In bis
depoxtment, cascla! Of the wants Of the hunblsst
zes5 pasos Rsssonas Rsas saas al lis the aa sz,
destrucliTc h-e II tic enemy, it was evi-
dent that he had the conadenc: Of every man,
from the highest officer down to the hurahfest
drummer boy In his whole comm aud. Ills Gcoer-
alship rivals that Of Alexander and Napoleon, and
Its armies eclipse those Of Greece a1d Rome in
e e ss anh ayi = to 9Psi E il t, s.
tsemity, and he has won his way to The cxntt.d
position he occupies through his own great pc-se-
inesensaby WIN fnr any man to claim that he has
made Grant, or that he has given Grant to the
country, or that he can control hls great sea,us
and deeds fot the private ends Of se!lsh md cor
rrpt political ou1blt;ou.
WAR ESrEsDErCHEs.
The Inability OF the government to ciothc, arm,
fubsist transport and pay the first quota Of troops
dcyolvel upon the S:at- extenstve ezpsnuisores;
The Legislature, specially canrcncd IN April,
1851, provided for Simplifying troops raised u.,ler
the 1sss calls, aaa passed laws authorizing, The
snn Of son E gs asoy q m1 a1 s az
visions ot The siate law IN adjusting war elans,
and, upon their recommendation' approved BY tas "a;
Governor, the Auditor Issued Sarrauts on the
Treasurer to claimants. The difficulty Of getting
accounts Of the state adjusted. and .resmbursc-
mens from the United States, created tue neccssi.
II OF frequentjoarneys to Washington, BY myself
and agcnts. as 1t WIS found Impossible, In the tn
n1ensc pressure upon the departments 70 accom-
pitsh much without persistent personal applica.
ion. It was at length found necessary 10 adopt
the plan Of other statea md appoint state agent
there. Hon Thos. Il. Campbell, formerly Sete
md ats1
c. Conklfng was employed to 60 to Washington
ard press ne setitement OF or aceoaats ana sae.
relieve The Treasurer from the pressure Of claim
ants holding warrants on the var fnnd But owing
70 tho immense pressure q business upon ne
in maEi1g SATISFACTORY explanations q accounts
suspended and disa'iowed+ be found It iupossiole,
at the tine Of bis last visit, to secure haatad-
In March, 1864. aeut Col, john $. LOOMS, Tho
had been connected with the State Department
f:oIn the eonlmencemcnt Or me wal-afss ~ as
| principal M'l-de-Camp-to Washington; with N
struc.!ons to urge final adjustment OF I'll our ac-
counts. His extensive acana,intance WIN fhe
origin snd history Of our military or4nfsauna :
md contracting and settlement Ct var ea1ms, en-
abled him to make full explanation Of ouf vonfn-
ers, snd pfosecuss aPPeals rom Wnas was consult u
the Treasury, In disalloWing and suspe4dt1S 0
part q our claims Ae Was 1ceompanieeI e py 1sa'
John Wood, Quarteruaitcf .General ot ihe stare.
wAose services were required to aid settlement Of
tie class OF claims originating IN his department
From the report OF col. Loomis, and copies Of hts
On dnd = Iii III see fot ia
claims Of the State against tue soTernment aled
IN the Treasury pepa1SmaenI 1o5 var c1pensss sS
amounted 70 three ml!'1ons etsht hunased ana o
is1s % and rgSy aas:tau! eeat: 1ssl5ssi of which
nsfe M nas Tiai GSGn "S; on tr mi1on.
Eand soyen hundred and ~ ninety-.wo
dollars no elghty-seren GEMS ls,.so'5st, ue:lv-
ing difference between tie claims and allow.
sesss as " saa
seven cents s4spenaea ana Gisaido"Su Ia RI
because, IN t8e optnien q tae Aautor ths law ald
allowed By the third Auditos, and passed to the
accond Comptroller Of the Treasury, It Will also
ns seen. tnat ne CompE nuet saspeaaeu nSalIy ~
Of youchcre, but which dccis,on, upon the uppeal
OF CoI. Inomis. thu SecretarY Of tie Treasury re-
Tersed. and ordered a scttiemento Of aecountJ. al
snreni was @ also taSen apon thc suspension and dis
nIioWmcnt " of sceonnts IN de- third AudI.ors oc,
1ts5> >75s67, which is set forth in the report.
nv I mraoEtnent tat n,o5 lat seftiamsnt there
trsyI4"1n3 - ho 1u- ~ staia in9r i1nn1red ans
";t. - ~ ho-N.n.s ~ +tr, 6"1Jra5 mi II 10 nvt
.,assi,t ~ canta fsta @ ~ 4; nnf
tat ,h unu y a5ancnsioms ma .siinnne
& sae 3noe9 = ~ II "a aanJ ~ ~.
nuldren e. ana aloa i n1ne'y aola1s aaa se'ensy-loa
cen,s, do,,o-, o,a W., .oo,, mi;
~ ~ aasI Seiace tyyn oIun p pa,, y,
ne governmens on ~ ny tanIn io1no u. uss "
! ali Warrants drawn uoon The State Trcasur'
ags1nst g N h, Mar Ena, z,,a, =. ~, ro.,,,,
tnrc for paying contingent expenses OF tue stat
t Or 1oE expenses 10 o. ena
against me gosef1mGn5 INC SaPihses hs Ine1lss 1. FL
elnce the death OF Mr. Campbell nave heen ac