The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-01-13

replaced at the expiration Of its present
torn, by special order of tho War Deps,t.
mcnt The batteries are in good condition.
and have been securely placed in. proper
positions for any rcquisition that may be
made upon them.
We hago thus four battery organizations
in mo State that have each been effectively
drilled Tor sixty days, and that are subject
to call at any moment the defense OF tho
state may require their services During
next summer should hostiiiiies continue the
same course should be adopted, and our or
ganizations perfected in The use of their
guns. The expense s comparatively light.
80 long as the Government has emp!ov.
IN ut for the batteries and paws and sub.
sists tho horses and men True there bas
been no special use for them during tho
present season. to repel invasion; but in
times like these the power o. a state con-
sis's equally in preparation for hostilties
as IN ability to rcpel them. The former, as
a preventive is not unirequently moro ad.
yaniac eous than the latter as cure.
Inc mon composing the first of these or
CARNATIONS at Camp Donnison did not re.
spond promptly or chceriuiy to tho call
! or deport Themselves very solderly during
their service. The other organization met
the call With alacrity, and discharged their
duties in a manner creditabie TO themselves
ana 'be requirements OF the law.
The cavalry arm of the National Guard
consists OF thirteen companies now num-
bcring about six hundred men, but which
could and should Ne increased to full CON-
panS ganizations-Say about one thousand
mer, exclusive OF officers Their orgapizs-
tons have been made with the understand.
ing that tor all purposes of drill and mus.
! ter. the men are to provide their own
horses without compensation. When called
into service. they. also furnish horses and
morse equipments, receiving for use the
amount allowed by Government in similar
cases. On the other hand, the State agreed
10 furnish the arms and equipments Tor the
/ men. 1bIs has not been done. and the fail
ure has created no little dissatisfaction
| he interests of the State imperatively re.
quire that this arm Of the National Guard
should be effectively organized and
equipped. In cases of raid and i.vasion
the want OF 1t heretofore has been seriously
felt, and its benefit in such occurrences in
the future. would be speedily recognized
The Quar- er-Master General has verv prop.
pcrIy presented The matter in his annual
report, to which refer YOU and suggest its
favorable "nsIderation
u -.
for the defense OF the S,a'e, expires. by cx,
press provision. on the 3Oth day of March.
1868 l recommend that it be extended
Tor at least one year from tho latter date.
CALLS AND QUOTAS OF MEN.
Since tho first o! January. 1864 the Gov.
ernment has called upon this State for men
tor iho army a7 toiiows:
February 1t, 1864, 81 465
AIatch I4th, " 30 595
July lotn, so 1872
Total, i22, ,S52
Upon revision OF our credits prior to
January lst 1864, under preceding calls.
the last named amount was reduced TO 80. !
5S3; leaving our quota to be furnished uu.
der The three calls. I02 653 To fiji de. !
iciencies under the :irst two calls. a draft !
was order ed IL May. which produced 7,7ll'
men; of whom 6290 paid Communication,
amounting to 81 ,SS7 600, and the balance
went into service IN person or by substi-
tuics. For the same purpose, draft vas
ordered unGer the last call commencing iu /
September-the deficiencies of sub. disir
amounting to 9OO6 The draft is about
closed. II will more than fiji the quota Of
the State, for the reason that many Cf the
sub b-d'stricts had surplus but ell objected
70 having their credits given 30 districts
deficient The excess over the State quota
amounted, on the first day of December. to
2 9S4 meu. The amount that will bo de-
rived from supplementary drafts now pend .
ing. cannot he safely estimated. II is un.
derstond between the State and Govern.
mcnt authorities that our account of crediGs
lie now definitely adjusted. There are un-
doubtediy other credits, though not to
very large amount which we should have
received; but they could not be presented
in such shape as to procure them. The
amount OF credits established and reclaimed
during the year, is 2O.l99.
In view of the possibility of still further
calls for troops. it is very essential that
some action should be taken in regard 10
our State eutollmeut From the best esti.
mates | can make, the lists upon which the
Government authorities are acting are from
thirty FIVE to forty thousand in excess of the
actua! number of men subject 10 call and
draft in the State, The War Department
has twice called upon the people of the re-
spective States TO attend to the correction
of the enrolment lists +; and l have cir.
cuIated and enforced these calls by all tho
means in my power But there is in many
cases neglect; in nearly all want of con.
centrated or organized action in the matter;
and so the time goes on until call comes,
and then the authorities are cepsured, and
the injustice is again perpetrated.
In New York last year. an enrolment
was made by the State authorities and. af-
ter examination WAS accepted by the War
Department, as more nearly approximaring
correctness than its own Whether the at
tempt at correcting the disparity in this
State will justify the expense, is left for you
IN determine If done nv the Assesso,s in