The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-01-12

win tue TWO otTtes above, and seve-
raj below our class, taking the Office Of
Governor, which holds relative DO.
sition to all others.
New York, $4,000 and furnished house.
Penn'Yana 1000
Ohio 1900
Indiana 5000 H Ia" ,a
Massa setts 3,5OO--in 1866 5000
New Jersey 1000. 49,
Maryland 5000 and furnished house
The comparison is about the same
with ,the judicial and all other State
officers. scanning ii we must other
charge our sister States with gross
) extravaganza, or admit our own illibe.
, rality and injustice.
The labors OF all our departments
are not only much heavier on account
OF the war; but they are constantly in.
creasing, in the natural order oftliings.
! speak from personal knowledge
when | say that the labors and re.
sponslbilities Of the State Auditors 8
Department are two If not three-fold
what they were when i filled that DO.
Sltlon twenty years ago; while the sal
ary, t'Icn very low, is increased only
thlrty-three per cent While the treas.
tury then received and dsbursed from
TWO and one-half 10 three millions an
nuaIIy, the Treasurer now passes
through his hands from eight 10 nine
millions OF dollars and the salary of
that Office has been increased twenty
1--WE per cent. All the gain that has
been made by this process Of economy
does not amount to the respectable
fraction OF amill on the dollar of Your
duplicate and has been several times
Squandcred in legislative debates and
action rpon the subject of economy
IN the reduction OF salaries.
This topic is not pleasant one to
present but | have felt that could
consistently and properly speak of it
for, 50 far as my own wishes or aspi-
rations in the future are concerned,
have not the slightest pecuniary in.
teresl in it. | feel that justice to pub
ilc officers, and the cbal acter and dig
hIty of the State, requires tile inaugu-
ration Of moro liberal policy in this
particular, think it should bo done.
rs 10 the officers elected this fall,
while you have the power to accom-.
lplish it before they assume their off
cial positions. am confident the
people will approve the act, for they
VII! see the reason and appreciate the
Justice Of it. .. .... -. ....-
THE NATIONAL GUARD. -
The militia system Of the State was
put to severe test during the year,
and am happy to say thai it passed
the odeal in the most satisfactory man
ncr. In the month Of april, at con-
ference of the Governors of Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, it
was determined to offer to the Govern.
mcnt the services OF cighty-fvo thou
sand militia for the term of one hun
dred days-the quota Of Ohio being
fixed at thirty thousand. The policy
OF this movement did not admit of
doubt or hesitancy. The summer cam
paisns were about to open in Virginia
and Tennessee. Both Of them must
necessarily operate upon continually
lengthening lines Of communication,
requiring large forces to protect them.
At the same time it was necessary that
the Virginia army should cover and
protect the National Capital, and that
+of Tennessee hold safe the border. In
lprevious campaigns we had suffered
from this species Of depletion to an ex-
tent that seriously impaired the value
of cur successes. AT the time of con.
siderilg this proposition large body
OF hardy and veteran troops were en-
gagged in garrison duty, and guarding
lines of communication, which could
be as well done by less experienced
men. To relieve these, and throw
them fooward, was to give to each of
our operating armies large reserve
force. The time before the epeningof
the campaigns was too short to admit
Of q call, with its attendant of dpaft,
even if the legislation of Congress, not
then completed, had admitted Of such
a measure. The policy was, therefore,
tappcarent, of supporting our active
armies by the militia, until legislation
could be perfected, and IN additional
call be made.
The State Of Ohio, Indiana and fili-
| nos had another manifest interest in
| this movement In order to save our
southern borders from incursions and
raids, it was evidently sound policy to
SO strengthen our main armies as to fur
nish full employment for the rebel for
ces in their own territory. In this
particular the result fully justified tho
wisdom of the movement. But one
raid was attempted during tho season,
and that was checked and overwhclm-
ed in Kentucky before reaching tho
0hioriver.
This offer Of the States was prompt
| lly.accepted by the President on the
10Th of April and this fact (being then
in Washihgton) ! communicated by
telegraph to the Adjntant General
lie immediately issued his order for
the assembling of the National Guard
at their respective places Of rendezvous
on the I'd day of May. On very in.
clement day, amid a storm of snow and
rain, there met and reported for duty
nearly forty thousand men, who, with
out question or reservation, Offered
their services to the country in it's hour