Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-01-14

ln ineffmeibder the balances ate small ex
cept lBs connlies OF Holmes. hud Marion,
which have paid out oil the money receiv-
ed. The reports aie very important to
The State officers and the Legislature. -
The neglect or delsy Of them defeats one Of
the most important parposes Of the law. l.
suggest that reasonable penalty by attach
cd tolthe Ihedsct u mOka them either by
tow nship or county officers. j
Oftbt Counties reporting, ColumJiana,
CuyahoRa, Cosbocton,i Fsltop5s Guernsey
Huron, Hamilton, Lawrence, Marion, Persi
ry, Preble, Stark, Summir Van Vert aud
Wood made count y. 'leyies in aid ofathe1
fund, and to cover deficiencies in previous
years. but slT9fl1q lBoitBr 5000 .o-,iiy eel
DDS nog HExGrI6SAL StARes. .da.l sr9i|
The military system ofabe State was put
to a severe test during the year, aud am
happy 10 soy that n passed the 'b.deal in
the most satisfactory manner. In the
month Of April at a conference of the
Governors Of Ohio Indiana, Illinois, Iowa
aud Wisconsin, il was determined 10 offer1
10 the Government the services Of eighty
Eve thousand militia for the tetuFs OF
one hundred days--the quota of Ohio be.
ing fixed at thirty thousand The policy
oflhis movement did not admit of doubt or
h,si'atation. The summer campaigns were
about to epen in Virginia. aud Tennessee
Both Of them must necessarily operate
upon continually lengjheuing lines of COM
muucatioD, requiring large forces TO pro-
tect them. At the same time it was neces1
sary that the Virginia army should cover
aud Protect the National Capitol, aud
that of Tennessee bold safe the border.---
In previous campaigns we had suffered
| from this species of depletion to an extent
that seriously impaired The value of our sue
cess. AT the time Of considering this pro
posi- ion large body Of hardy and veteran
troops were engaged in garrison du'y, and
guarding lines of communication, which
could be as well done by less experienced
men. To relieve these, aud throw ;hem
] TO ward, was togive each of our operating
armies a large reserve force. The time be
fore The opening Of the campaigns
was too thort 10 admit OF o call,
with its attendant of draft, even If the
legislat ion Of Congress, not then compile ed,
had admitted OF sucha measure The roI.
/ icy was therefore, appa reht, Of supporting
/ our active armies by the militia, until leg
isla,ion could be perfected, and an addition
al call be made.
The States of Ohio, Indiana aud Illinois
had another manifest interest in this move.
ment. In order TO save our southern Dor.
ders from iucursions and raids, it was evi.
den'ly sonud policy to so streng, hen our
main arm es as to furnish full employment
for the rebel forces in their own territory
ln this particular the result justified The
movement. Bat one raid was attempted
during The season, aud thai Was checked in
Kentucky, before reaching the Ohio river
This offerof The states was promptly accept
ed by lhe President on the 80 h Of April,
and this fact, (beius then in Washing on, J
| communicated by lelegr aph to the Adju
tsnt General. He Immediately issued li.
Older for tue assembling of the Naliona
Guard at their resPeol i've places of.ren
d1zyous IN the Cd day of May. On {
very inclcmeni diy, AN d a, storm of spoa
aud raip, there met aud reported for duty
! nearly forty Thousand men, with out quss
; tion er reservation, tHered heir SCI vices /,
the country in lis ,hour of need .Frou
: these were ,organ'z d forty one regiments
aud one battalion, with an agSlegat,
streug h OF 50, 9S2 men. OF these, OF,
reg menl and he battailirn were reserved
j, al Johpson's Island, one regiment at CAM
+ Chase. Que al Gsl!ipois, aud two at CAM
, Denpison.i The remaining thirty six regi
men $, embracing on aggregate strength 0
) 81 .05l men, were sent out of the Stale int,
Vlrgiuia, Maryland and the District Of Cul
umbia, Six OF these regiments went to th
front under General BulIet; two of then
were in he battle Of Monocacy, where the
suffered The loss of fcur killed and sever
wounded, AID a aumber os prisoners; ont
was stationed at Martin.burgh, Virginia
where it suffered a loss of over two hupdret
prisoners, who are still in. rebel hands; op,
regiment was with Gen. Hunter in his Sc
we're march 10 Lynchburg and back report
ing / he loss of ouly one man; other regi
ment, were, stationed at B4liimore anl
Washington, and saw active SCI vice in ih
retained in The State, the. l56,h,. l6Sih ant
raid upon the latter city. Of the fore
l1lst were all thrown into KeDlucky /,
meet The raid Of Mo gan. were they di(
good service. In The fight near Cyuth an
the l6Sth had nineteen wounded, of W hon
Two died i. The Colouel au 1 Lieut.. Colone
WGIe uOtu iuS Hob W nOuuuS'
the former very severely. In the surren
der by General Hobson large number Q
his regiment was included, but they wer
afterwards pafolled. as the retreat of MOI
gan was necessarily SO expeditions that b
could not retain them 80 ..:s.at.-.F
, This statement Of the services of th
/ Guard, am well aware, is imperfect. an
, does not do justice to them. Efforts hav
been made TO get full returns of essusltie
and record Of tie service. i anticipate
thai the AdjutaDt Genera ~ ould be abl
to pre,ent such a statement in his annus
report; but he is not prepared 10 do so.--
: In process pf time hope this record wi
! be completed. In eveny position be COZ
/ duct Of the forces was highly creditabl'
} aud The entire success oi The movement r.
decIed honor upon the men aud the Sia''
This large force was called out. organiz
: cd into regiments, mustered, armed. equip
I ped, aud placed at the disposal of the GoS
ernment in the short period Of sixie q
days. For The extraordinary dispate
! much credit is doe TO the Adjutant Ger
: eral and his chief clerk who labored viii