Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-01-12

AMI placed, if possible. upon an enduring
basis. 1t should be so organized that eve-
~ person capable of performing military
duty. might in an emergency, be campel-
ed to render military service, and the de-
fence of the State not left to those only
who enter voluntary organizations
Where all arc equally interested. all sho'd
he subject to equal duties and obligations,
and no Militia system can be regarded as
efficient for the protection Of the State, un-
der which every able boiled man within
military age cannot, upon an emergency,
he called into the fold In this respect
the resent law is entirely wanting, and
In many Others is so defective as to make
1t a matter of surprise that the organiza-
tian of the Legion should have been SO eff
iicient and well maintained as it has. |
therefore call your attention to the neces
sity of so amending the law. as to create a
military organization that will be efficient
and suited TO the circumstances by which
we ale surrounded.
The very able report of Major General
Mansfield. of the general operations AMI
condition OF the Legion for the last two
years Is interesting AMI important.
QUARTERMAsTER' REPORT.
." he report of the Qnartprmaster and
Commlssary General is herewith laid be-
fore you, AMI year attention specially call
Ell to It's contents. The Administration
of this department by General Stone has
ben highly successful and satisfactory.
EXPENDITURES OF TIE PAYMAsTER
The State Paymaster. Major Stearns
Fisher. has disbursed for all purposes the
sum of two hundred and fifty eight thou
san! six hundred and ten and 10 100 dol
lars. OF this amonnt | advanced to him
one hundred and seventy one thousand six
hundred and one dollars and lightweight
cents. of which he repaid to me the sum of
fifty thousand dollars, lie drew by nv
order from the special military fund, crea-
ted by the law of 1861, the sum of seven
ty-fve thousand dollars. When this lat
ter sum was refunded to me by the Gov
eminent upon filing with it the receipted
pay rolls. | paid the money into the State
Treasury to the credit OF The appropriation
from which it was drawn. and from which
he has drawn again. the sum of sixty nine
thousand eight hundred AMI forty-two dol.
lars ami nine cents. According 10 his re-
pct, which is herewith submitted. the
whole amount OF liabilities incurred to
the Indiana Legion and minnie men. for
military services. is four hundred and nine
teen thon>anl seven bundled and forty two
dollars and eight cents, of which amount
the sum of two hundred and thirty five
thousand seven hundred and sixty-eicht
dollars ard foIty-six cents has been paid
leaving unpaid the sum of one hundred and
eighty three Thousand nine hundred and
seventy-three dollars AMI sixty-two cents.
But the Payma>tcr has still in his hands
the sum of twenty-sevcn thousand four
hundred and seventy three dollars ard sew
enty seven cents in cash, leaving the bal
ance to be provided for.
DANAcE. By TIE MORGAN IAID.
In the month of Juv. 1868. the State
was invaded by the rebel General John
Morgan anil The forces under his command.
In response to call which | issued for
military forces for the purpose of captur.
ing aud furnishing this robber horde. our
people flew TO arms in numbers, AMI with
an alacriiy before unknown in the his ory
of the war. In few short hours the in
vasion was converted into fl ght. and the
inva lers Icing aIl mounted, were enabled
tn effect tn ir escape over our eastern bor-
der, into Ohio, where they were finally
captured. During their brief presence in
the State. however, they inflicted much
damage by the destruction of property, the
plnn'lering Of stores. the stealing OF horses
and provisions, AMI rohberies OF varions
kinks. The trre theory of our govern
ment is hat it shall protect the people in
their persons and property against inva-
sion ami loss from the public enemy. or in
lnry 10y domestic in>urreciion. Where
losses IN property have been thus sustain
ed. 1t Is much easier Tor the people IF the
State To bear them in their collective ca
pacity than it is for the particular individ
nails upon whom they have fallen In
many Instances. persons who lost their
property in the Morgan raid were in hum
BILE cir>tanceS. and were put to great incon
venience thereby. and in some cases re-
duced even To des:ituron. therefore re-
commend that commission be created
clothed with such powers as will enable
them to make fall ard careful apprai>e-
ment OF the damages sustained, and that
an appropriation be made to dcfray them
ont OF the Treasury. when they have been
legally assessed. AS there is a natural
tendency to exasgerate damages when they
are to be pail by the public. such safe
guards should he adopted by the commits
sion a' will prevent imposition upon the
State.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.