The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-01-11


tributions OF our people, and expending tn,
means appropriated by the State for thi
purpose.
I'd 1t renders certain the distribution o
all supplies to the objects and purposes .fo
which they are intended. There is hardly
possibility for .misappropriation. There i
no machinery about it to be kept fabricated
and no class Of middle men to levy toll upol
it. ~
3d. BY proper care and management j
Is made more prompt and energetic than am
other mtde; and, by being more systematic
will be more general and appropriate in it
relief
4th. II fosters and gratifes the State prid,
of our soldiers 1t comes nearer to the feel
ing Of HOME. An Ohio soldier re CARDS a,
Ohio Agency as place he has riiqht to en-
ter, and expect welcome. IF he isin want
there is no System of orders or requisition.
for him to go through--no prying and un
pleasant catechism tor him tU submit to. =
The supplies furnished by his State and hi.
people are there; and he feels that he is ne
object of charity when he partskes of them
His remembrance of home, arc frrshened-.
his attachment to his State is quickened anc
increased and he goes away feeling that ht
is not neglected or forgotton-that the coup
try is still worth upholding, and the dear ole
State still worth defending from the encroach
ments OF the rebel adversary. And this i,
doubly the case when the agent passes al
most daily through his hospital-bends ovel
the bed on which he is stretched with sick.
ness or wounds-enquires kindly into hi
wants, alld ministers unto them from the
benefactions of his people, and the liberali
ty of his State. Surely this spirit is worth
cherishing and preserving.
While l do not seek to limit the contribu.
tions Of our people through other channels
l invoke their attention to their own asen.
cies, and their active cooperation in the la.
bors of the opening year. IF earnest, be.
nevolent citizens will organize a ccntroi ms.
ISOLATION here, | will be glad to work with
them. If our aid societies are satisfied
with the present system ofwolking through
the .Quartermaster's Department, we will
continue it. in the hope that tt will be much
enlarged-that our supplies will he increas-
ed-and our soldiers eomforted and strength
ened under the perils and sufferings they
are called to endure.
Like all other of your public servants,
your military agents are not Adequately
compensated. AT Washington, Louisville,
Nashville, Chattanooga, Memphis and New
Orleans, their pay is not equal to their actu-
al subsistence at the present time. Their
service isvery laborious, and, to some cx-
tent, dangerous, especially in the hospital
visitations. A generous people will not OBJ
iect to more liberal compensation for their
labors and sacrifices. ..
The Military Agency at Columbus has
grown into such proportions as to require
special mcrtion. Tho pressure upon it of
claims, for back pay, pensions, &c, is very
large, and overtaxes the limited capacity of
tho Department. IF it is the settled policy
of the State that this class of claims shall
be attended to and collected by State off
ror, (of which cordailyapprove) then this
agency should be rem odelcd and its capacity
enlarged. This business will continue to
increase during the war, and require atten-
ton for a year or two after its CLOSE. ! re-
commend that bureau be established un.
der the control Of an officer to be styled the
Auditor of Soldiers Claims" to be ap-
pointed by the Governor, with the advice
and consent Of the Senate; that he be re-
quired to give sufficient bonds, and pass his
money transactions through the State Treas
ury. The salary should be increased above
the present rate, and be should have such
clerical force as will enable him to keep up
the business Of the Department. A very
large number of our pie are interested in
these claims. They are ignorant of the
manner of collecting them, and are not un
frequently made victims of sharpers and
in my Judgment, of sufficient importance to
engage your early attention.
TliE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS.
The reports of the Directors and Trus-
tees of the several Benevolent Institutions
are herewith presented. They appear to
have been managed with the usual economy
and fidelity, and continue to merit the fos-
tering care and protection Of the State
The Legislature and the people will not be
to learn that the appropriations
necessary for their maintenance must be in
creased over pas. years. The principle rea-
son for this is the advanced prices Of sup
plies of every kind, and of attendance and
labor. This is felt by every condition of
life; and, CT course, our institutions cannot
be exempt from it. AS our people thorough
ly understand and appreciate this fact, they
will find it full justification for the incrsas-
ed burthens you will thus be compelled to
impose upon them. | am satisfied they
would not approve any attempt at economy
that would tend to cripple these institutions,
or impair their usefulness.
In this connection you will be called up
on to consider the suggestions made by sew
oral Of the Boarda as to the salaries of Su-
and teachers. In many cases
Il ese are undoubtedly inadequate to the ac-
.ual support OF the parties employed. The
general principle have elsewhere comment
I'd upon, as regulating labor and compeusa-
ion in public service, is especially illustrat-
ID in this class Of eases. Other States, that
n population and resources are vastly in
erior to Ohio, are paying much higher com
oensation 10 managers and teachers of sim
lar institutions and, if not securing superb
or talent, are constantly holding out induce
nents to those whom it is our interest to
etain in our service. As men become valu-
'ble to us, they are taken away by other in
titutions. We cannot ccnsure them.
They are willing to serve us, but ask in re-
urn that we give them at least living COM
>ensation. They merit, and should receive
At your last session you directed the cree
ion Of a new building for the Deaf and |
Dumb Institution. In view of the enhanced
ost Of building, the time was unpropituos
,ut the movement could not have been long
n delayed. The present building, apart |
rom its inadequacy to the wants of this
lass of population, is old and much dilapi-
lated. Though not past occupancy, it will |
oon become so; aud it is not such build
ng as should be kept in use any longer than
he erection of new one may render actual
y necessary.
As directed by the law / took early meas
res for the erection of the new structure.
ir j. NJ. Black burn, of Cleveland, was ap-
ointed Superintendent, and in short time
i'd before me full plans and specifications.
hey provided for a plain, but substatial
tructure, with even less Of ornamentation