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

ruratiou ofa mSss tbcrai poIiey iO ibis
particular. / think itIshculd 5eIdons, esl
to the tffisers elected lhis fan, while. you
have the power 10 accomplish Il, before
they assume. their, iliciO positions. lam
confident the people will approve the oct,
far they will see the reason aud appreciate
the Justice Git.
.LlT I. MILITARY CLAIMS. i-}k-A y
There are great many claims, growing
out. Of, military operations that {rSqpre,
some q g ion They. originate bomlvarlops
causes. and are of a -characler 10 -Iecog;;
nzcd or provided Tor by existing laws, and
cannot. therefore, be ahdited BY The officers
of the general Government. Itis difficult
to draw the proper line Of distinction, and
vet many Of them are serions grievances,
aid inGict severe injury upon the complain
ing parties. Among them are claims for
damages sustained in the vicinity OF camps
offendrzyoas of the National Guard, while
organ n'z;pg for service, and af er re.
turning thcreirom aud also claims for
services aud transportation under the draft
Of 1852 II occurs TO me that n eertain
class of these claims, coming within proper
general rules TO be established, must nee
essarily be adjusted aud assumed by the
State, looking to the general government
TO efund the amount hereafter. III that
fails and the government refuses TO rccog
nze them, it is more eqnivocal, in cases
where the claims are honest and meritious,
that the whole people of the State should
hear them, than that few individuals
shoald suffer the loss. b..
We have had, for two years past,
Board Of CLAIMS, but it has been restricted
as to the class Of cases within its jurisdic-
tion, aud its labors developed upon State
fficers not s,ed with the military de-
partmeuis, aud whose proper official duties
engross their entire time aud attention.
suggest that permanent board be created
cousiting Of the Adjutan, General, Quar-
termas, er. G eneral aud Attorney General
with complete jurisdiction of all claims
arising out Of military operations not i'm
mediately connected with government ser
vice That this board be required TO bold
at least monthly meetings that it be em
powered 10 take testimony when necessary
/ as 10 the justice or reusonableness of the
claims, with the penalty Of pe'jury attach
ed to false swearing before it. That the
Board make monthly reports to the Gov
ernor and Auditor and its allowance b'
paid, within the limits Of appropriations
ture. This amount of confidence can GER
tainly be reposed in this body ofSate off
GERS aud they can more carefully anC
safely pass upon these claims than commit
tees of members of your bodies, under tn
pressure of legislative duties. Unless som
provision of this character is made, the,
will press upeu you in the of petitions, an;
demand legislative action. p. .i
1 RicIMENrAL FLAGS. r''.
A large number of the Oslo regiment
have presented their old ba''Ie a1gs to III,
State. These are a part 'tf our history. -
| They cositute on important portion of th
record of the patriotism, devotion and sac
rIfice OF our people, who have volunteered
/, for the defense of our common country
aud as such should be sacredy preserved
add honorably cheti she'd. The Aijltant
i General presents d list Of them, and sng
!. gests their deposit id The vacant panes {
) he totunda of The capitol building n
bette" arrangement occurs to me ; anl
you concur in it, recommend q srffl l.ei
appropriation for TIE purpose, to be eS
pended under the direction of tia: off-el
RELiFE Law. $50.
As / apprebended would be the case, tn
fund for The relief of the families OF soldier
and mariners has proved inadcqna I
meet the wants Of this meritorious class {
persons; owing in part 10 the insufficleuc
Of The tax; but mainly to the largely il
creased expanses of living The famiie
of the National Guards made considers
ble drain upon il; during the hundred day
they we're in service. In view of this,
appropriated the sum OF Eve honsand do
lars from the Extraordinary Contingen
Fund, to this class of families, which VA
disbursed blythe several county military
committees, aud accomplished mucl
good. AS We cannot reasonably expec
any material reduction in prices OF living
during the next year. there would seem Il
lie no iefort but an increase of the fand. 2
For this purpose Suggest an increased
levy Of oue mill on the dollar. pen
The workings of the law have not beel
as smooth as | expected; and yet do no
know that any amendment or revision
aould aid in the accomplishment OF its oh
Ijec:s. The conflicting constructions of it
previsons have. bel,eve,. become Teconc
cd As a general thing. the county officer
have performed heir duties under it wit
reasonable premptitude Numerous, an
in some cases serious, complaints have bee
made against Township Trustees, in regar
to The distribution of the fund The mil
tary committeeshav rendered very yaluabl
assistance 10 investigating these complaints
In some cases the omissions were found I
be accidental; in others they aro.e frof
the insnliciency Of the fund to meet th
expectations Of the pariies; in very feV
they were foHnd to be exaggerated an
fraudulent; and in many, FAR to many. the
we're found to be correctly stated, an
promptly attributable to the politics
hostility of the officers, not only to the Pre-
visions Of the law, but to the prosecutio
Of war, ahd the cause Of the country. Il
no ease reported 10 me did this amonnt
absolute refusal to perform the require
duties; but in some instances they wer
tardily performed; in others, women wer