The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-01-12


lAors and influence the greater part of the coBtrbu
tions have been made. Their zeal has not been d-
mnished by the Protraction OF the war, but has m
creased with the increasing wants of our soldiers and
while many have aoored asIngy with their hanis
others have given most literally. and often from very
| small means They have t.eir reward IN the support
tbey have given the and in the gratltnde OF
the many thousands of brave hearts that they have
/ made light and happy.
The duties of collecting back pay, pensions. and
bounties for soldiers ani soldiers widows aud
orphans, free Of charge d-rolvei uPon the agencies
established Washington and this city nearly two
ago. and they have ImDlislsd mach good n
Z this way. But have not been abi- - employ the
force necessary 10 meet the daIsHis OF business 50
I large and important, ani rercoIATnend that such
legislation be had viii establish agencies upon a
permanent basis with force sufficient to transact the
business and save the claimants from TIE great sacr
fee they NAV otherwise be compelled 70 make, many
OF whom are but poorly able to bear IT,
SOLDIERS
/ Under the provisions Of constitution person
except in the precinct in which he resides
This should be amended, in my opinion, ~ To enable
such ci our citizens a. are IN tfe military s'f'ici "'
the Government, and who would be entitled t. vote
Il az home. 70 vote wherever they may be- IN camp or
heti, under such reasonable reguiati"ns aud safe
guarl. As nigh be prescribed by the legislature.
can conceive Of greater political injustice than
the exclusion from the right Of suffrage, ot those gal
liant who are absent from home, because they
fighting the battles of their country. earnestly hope
that immediate steps wilpbe taken relieve
stitution Of IRIS injustice AMI although il may not he
sccomplisheIfn tim become operative during the
war, it should not on that account b. neglected.
LEGION.
It important 70 the peace AMI security Of the
State that we have well organized ami equipped
. Militia, which nav b. speedily called out in case Of
emergency. To the officers an men Of the iniiInA
Legion the State chiefly the immunity she has
enjoyed from invasion, plumber AMI murler, by the
guerrlAs and mtranding bands which have infested
many Of the adjoining counties OF hentucky- on
several occasions they met the enemy in battle, when
they ably maintained the credit of the STATE and be-
hsved with that distinguished courage which has
characterized the soldiers Of Indiana throuyhou this
wal llVp
Recommend that their families provided for. ami
placed upon footing at least equal 81 the families OF
those who fall in the Federal service.
The organization, discipline aud efficiency Of the
Militia should be encouraged. and promoted by every
means and inducement which the Legislature pre-
sent, and placed, # possible, upon enduring bass
1t should BE- Crrauz a that person capable of
performing military Autv, might in emergency,
be compelled 10 render military service, and the de-
fence 0f the State not left to those only who
voluntary organizations Where all equally in
terestei all should be subject 10 equal duties and obi
cations and Militia system be regarded
efficient for the protection Of the State under which
every able bodied man within military age cannot,
upon any emergency he called into the field In this
respect the present law is entirely wanting and in
many others Is detective to make il matter Of
surprise that the organization OF the Legion shoud
have been so efficient and well maintained As It has.
therefore call your attention 10 the necessity OF
amending the law, to create military organization
that viii be efficient and suited the crcums ances
by which we are surrounded.
The very able report of Major General Mansfield, OF
the general operations and condition Of the Legion for
QrARrEKAAsrEK's REPORT.
The report Of the Quartermaster and Commssary
General is herewith laid before you and attention
especially called TO its The Administration
Of this department by General Stone has been highly
successful and satisfactory.
ExrExprrrKEs OF THE r,YxAsTER.
The State Paymast.r, Major Sterns Fisher has dis
bursed for all purposes the of two hundred and
hty-eight theuS and six hundred aud ten and l0l00
dollars. OF this amount advanced to him one hun
dred and seventy Thousand six hundred an sixty
one dollars and eighty cents, Of which he rePIi TO
me the sum OF fifty thousand dollars. II, drew by my
order from the special military fund created by law of
1851, the sum of seyenty-hve thousand dollars. When
this latter refunded to me by the Governmaut
upon filing with it the receiped pay rolls, paid the
money the STATE Treasury cre.t.t of the ap
preparation from which il drawn. ana from which
be has drawn again, the sum OF sixty thousand
eight hundred md fortytwo dollars and nine cents
According to bis report. which Is herewith submitted
the whole amount of Liabilities incurred t. the Indiana
Legion and minute men, for military service, il four
hundred and nineteen Thousand seven hundred and
forty-two dollars sni eight cents. of which amount
the of tso hundred and thirty FIVE Thousand seven
hundred and sxty-eight dollars and f'rty-six cents
has been paid. leaving unpaid tue OF one hundred
and eighty three thousand nine hundred and seventy
three dollars and sixty cents. But the Paymas-
ter has still in has han the SUM of tweuty-srven
thousand f0ar hundred an seventy three dollars and
seventy cents ia cash leaving the balance % be
provided for.
DAMAGES THE MORGAN
In the month of July, 1858, the State invaded
BY the rebel General John Morgan the i9TCe
his command. In response To- a call which issued
for military forces for the purpose OF csptG-nG ami
furnishing this rubber horde, our psopc few t. arms
IN numbers and with slacrity before unknown III
tins history Of the In tev short hours the in
vasion converted into flight, AMI tie invaders
being all mounted were enabled to effect their escape
eastern border into Ohio, where they were
finally captured. During their brief presence in n,
STATE, however, they inflicted much damage by the
destruction Of property the punferng nf stores, the
stealing OF horses aad provisions, ami robhsrcs Of
varians kinds. The and lust theory of gov
erninent Is that shall protect the people in their
parsons and property against INVASION and loss from
public enemy. INJURY by domestic insurrarti0a.-
Where losses in property have hean thus sustained it
much easier f tie people Of the Stste 70 bear item
in their collective capacity than it Is r the particular
individuals upon whom they have fallen. In many
instances persons have lost their property in the Nor
gan raid iu humble crcgrn stances, and Put
n great Inconvenience thereby, and some
duced dcsttuton. therefore mend that
viii enable them make full sa8 ce-e al aPpraise
OF the damages sustained anl that appr0priA-
t"n be 'de TO deiry them out o' the treasury when
they have been legally assessed. As there i natu-
raj tendency 70 exsggeratc damages when they
he paid for y, tie Pua'c such safeguards should be
adopted by the commission will Prevent imposition
upon the STATE
ARSENAL
When our first regiments were ready
to take the field. they were unprovided
with ammunition, and as none could he
readily procured. ii become nacsssarv TO
have it prepared Colonel Strum then
was engaged tor that purpose He had
studied the art in Europe. aud was
thoroughly instructed in all its detsils.
He succeeded we'll in the enterprise from
the beginning. and his ammunition was
pronounced the very best in use. Thus
was the Arsenel established, and rs the
demand for ammunition daily increased,
and the necessity so fsr from passing
away become constantly greater as the
war progressed. what was first intended
as temporary convenience, become 3
large and permanent establishment.
Colonel StruIn continued 1T the head of
the establishment, managing il with great
success and ability, preparing ammuni-
tion of every description for artillery
/ and smsu arms, not only supplying our
own troops when going - The field, but
sending imms Sc quantities - the armies
in the " est and South. In several emer
gencies. the armies in the West and
South were supplied from here. when
they cDul1 not IN ti-..a