Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-07

ALTA ghich nav be speedily called out In o.
To the officers and men Of the lndis,s
Lemon th@ state chiefly owes the immunity she bz-
euloyed from iuv.son. p'under md murder. ~ TIA
Euerrilss and marauding tsnfs Which have infested
many Of the sdgoining coulpes % Kentucky. 90
several oosl0ns thsy met the enemy battle, When
they adv maintained the credit OF the STATE and ~
hsved with that dst nRui-hed courage which has
characterized the soders OF Indiana throog this
var Some have fallen in Rattle, and earnestly re-
commend that their fam. lies % provided for, and
placed upon footing AZ least equ1 90 the families OF
those Who fall in the Federal service.
The orrsnisAi on, dse pine and efficiency Of tAe
Militia should b ems uraged, and promoted ~
every means and Inducements which the L~Risl-iure
present, and placed, possible upon al endur ~
t@ss Il should b - erganir~d that every person
capable 81 per ormag military duty. ght IN AZ m
erg~neJ. - com p<Ilsd - render military s~r-es.
and the defence Of s state not e 70 those only who
enter voluntary ryan rat Where al are uSll
Interested. all should be SUBJECT to equal duties and
obl gsaors, snd no Militia system can be regarded
\. srssnt for the protection Of the state, lei
which every sele bodied man within military sfe can
not. upon an emergency be called into the nesd- 10
this respect the present Law - entirely wanting. aud
10 many others 90 defective A. 70 make u = natter
Of snrpfse the, The ors.1 at on q ne - on
nsve Teen 80 en, sro seiI "a. = 80
smsnd ng me z~ IS 10 create military Organization
that all De Efficient And suited to the esTculnstsoce
by Which We are surrounded.
The ve,yA ble report Of MAJOR General Mansfield, u
the general operations and condition Of the Legion
for two years = interesting and important
ouARrERxAsTFgs REPORT.
The report OF the Quartern s-ter and Commits
sary General IL herewith laid before you, sDd YOU
attention especially called to is contents The Ad
minisfrstion OF this department ty General eioDs
has teen highly successful and sstisfactory-
KxPRSpIIuRu or rHs PAYgAsTER.
The State Psymaster. MAJOR stesrps Fisher. hat
disbursed for all purposes be sum OF Two nundfe'
and hfty-eight thousand Ell hundred and ten ane
lO-lJ0 dollars OF this amount advanced 10 hlu
one hundred and thousand sI hundred
and siIty one dollars and eisety,eght cent, ,p
lars he drew by my order.from the special mlitsrl
fund, created by The Law Of isel, the .uin 90 sew
eIty-hVe thop sand dollars. When this latter -uu
Wa refunded 10 me by the Government upon Mimi
with II the receipted pay rolls, pad tile money mt
the State Treasury TO the credit OF the appropriate OF
| from which Il wss drawn, and from which ne IA
/ drawn sgan the sum Of sixty L. ne thousand eigh
| hundred and foTiy-two dollars and nine cents =
According 70 his report, which here~iu
| submitted the whole amount Of haoihu @
| incurred TO the Indiana L~sion and min
ute men, for military services, - Jour hundred ant
nineteen thousand seven hundred ana ioi,y-iwo nol
| lars and eight cents, OF which amount the sum .
| two hundred and thirty five thousand seven hund
red and sixty eight dollars and iorty-sI cents Ia
| h. en- psic sayiDg unpaid the sum Of one hundre
and eighty three thousand nine hundred and seventy
| three dollars and sixty-two cents. But the Pay
master has still IN his hands the sum OF twenty seye
aud seventy cents IN cash leaving the bsisnc
| to 10 provided for.
| DAMAGES by THE MORGAN RAID.
| In the month Of July, 1859, the State invade
/ by the rebel General John Morgan, and the force
| under his command. In response 10 a call which
Issued for military forces for the purpose OF ca tui
Ing and punishlDg this robber horde, our people ne
to arms ia numbers and with An alacrity before III
| known the history OF the War. In . few shol
| hours the invasion was converted into hight, SD
| the invaders beng all mounted, were enabled
| effect their escape over our eastern eorder, mi
| ohio, where they we're finally captured. During the
bret presence IN the state, however, they inflcte
much damage BY the destruction OF property, IN
plunderpg OF stores the stealing VI horses and Pre-
| vissons, and robb-ries OF various kinds. The tru
theory OF our government n that II shall protect IN
people N their persons and property against nvas o
| and loss from the public enemy. INJURY by dome'
| tie insurrection. Where Losses IN property hsy
been thus sustained, u Is much easier tor the peop
Of the state To bear them IN their collective cspaclt
than e ~ for the particular individuals upon whoi
| they have fallen. In many instances, persons wn
lost II cir property in the Morgan raid were in humbl
circumstances and were put TO great Inconyenie nc
thereby and IN some reduced even 10 destltt
l ton. | therefore recommend that a commission b
created, clothed with such powers as Will enai
them TO make = full and careful sppralsement of tn
DAMAGES sustained, and that an appropriation .
made to defray them out OF the Treasury, hen The
| have been legally assessed. As there IL nstur'
| tendency TO eraggerste damages when they are !
be paid for 10y the pubic, such safeguards should
| adopted ~ the commission ss WI preventimposluo
| upon the state
| When our hrst reg ments were ready TO take tt
/ field, they unprov'dsd with ammunition. 81
none could he readily occurred, II became necei
| sary 70 have it prepared. Colonel Sturm then vi
engaged fer that purpose. lie had studied ths a
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In Europe, and WAS thoroughly instructed IN all II
details. He succeeded we'll In the enterprise froi
| the beginning, and his ammunition was pronounce
| the very best in use. Thus the Arse nal estai
| hshed, and : the demand for ammunition daily II
creased and tie necessity 50 far from passing avs
became const antly greater - the war pTogresse'
what vas frst intended ss Temporal convenience
b. came q large and permanent estsblIs bment. oil
| mel sturm continued at the head OF the establish
ment, man aging u with great success and abilii,
preparing snmunitioa of~very descri ption TOR art
| iery and small arms, not only supplying our ow
.l.w a..
quantities 10 the ARMIES III the West and south.
| several emerg encies. the armies the West at
south were supplied from here, when they coul
not procure IL time from other zrsensls aud ser
| Gus Il -asters thereby avoided.
Shortly after the Arsenal was fully established,
Was brought 10 the attention Of the War Departmen
and the ANN Oh hs wing been thoroughly
the Governments agreed to pay for what mad sread
been ssued. and 20 receive and pay for what shoul
be prepared thereafter, Ut prices which were mutt
ally satisfactory TO both parties These prices wer
generally below what tbs Government paid Tor All
munition. but such as, II Was believed, would hurl
indemnify the State FOR all costs. and eIVenses Il
CURED that account
The operations OF the Arsenal we're suspende
during the session OF the late Legislature, and u
condition and results fully reported 10 thai body
No Legislatv action having been taken Ia regar
20 H. and the necessity for its continued operation
still existing IN full force, proposed TO the Audito
ami Treasurer Of State, that they should csoperat
| with me IN carrying IL forward THIS they decline
to do. on the ground that II WAS not authorized b
Law. Afterwards determined 70 take the respons
biiity OF continuing ts opeSahons, provided the Les
| islative Auditing Committee would examine an
audit nj items OF expend tire that might be ineurre
on that sccount To thls the COMMITTEES sgree
/ upon condition that one ~ their number should b
selected To be present ~ the Arsenal At all times 70
| the daily examination OF - expenditures, and 10
spect!On Oft o. eratiOns. With this arrangement
Wa vell satisfied, AMI the Committee selected tn
Hon. samuel "A Burkirk for that duty He contn
ued IN IN. performance Of the duties thus gne
HIM with ability and industry, until the final windin
! M 81 the Arsenal. 81 which time The Comm tie
II ale r port of Its operations, hich ID herew q
submitted IL will be found rom su examination r
this report and the detailed accounts Of the srsena
from the time o. It's starting that Il yielded a ne
cash IrOnt 70 the stale OF seventy one thOusan,
three hundred AMI eighty dollars and one cent 81
. $50 Oh, besides having on hand, FOR future use,
Necessary si the tools and appsr sfgs stored ava,
! IN the Uusrtermsster's Department. valued At fou
thousand and two dOllsr- AMI forty-iour cents. Al
sums AZ any time drawn from the state Treasury, oI
account Of the Arsenal have b. returned. and tn
! PROFITS only have remained 10 my hands, which
have charged against myself IN the general account
and have used in aelra,ng She expenses Of the STATE
/ Government ltp no part OF the original plai
tat profits should result TO the state from It's ope
rstions. and they have sprung solely from the $50
nonlica and skillfui management. for which ColOne
Sturm ~ entitled 10 the chief credit Its original
Enlistment and continuance were strictly militsr
necessity, and whether absolutely covered ty -th'
7 Law not, have been Of great benefit ~ the stst
+ and the Governments 1t entsilet upon me great re
spog ability and anxiety. from which gladly escape,
1T The earliest moment.
EDUCATION.
Your attention called TO the port - the SUPER
'ntendent Of Public IN. truction. AMI the suggest
snd RECOMMENDATIONS contAnei m a. The Schoo
Law requires snendm' Mt IN e'eTa! important par
uculsr- and 10 - belesed that tie fund can BE- Ms
teraliy increaSed without sfging 20 the sufthens
the ptoplecf the state
while indisns has larger school fund than any
ether state, she has not. by any means, the bc>i
. .yster ~ common schools. Money slone will not
make good schOui- and nj Spensahs reanisif