The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-01-05

treaty OF l0D9s
from the Governors
Message.
Gentlemen Of he senate and House OF
Rep eseniatiyes I'm
On your return TO your legisla-
tive duties, 1t affords me great
pleasure to greet you with the as
s1iauce of the continued peace and
prosperity of the State. Our peo'
pie have been PROTECTED in alltheir
privileges and enjoyments; and, in
the various ayocatious OF life, they
have labored with their accustomed
energy and industry, which has
been amply rewarded. | cordially
unite with you II praise and thanks
giving to the Great Ruler Of the
Universe, for the manifold bless.
ings lie has vopchsated to us as q
State and a people.
Ny present communication to
you will be celfiqed mainly to the
condition bffhe State" The MAJ
chincry Of Tie Suite Go nelt
has worked so smoothly, under
existing leg station, that L have
few recommendations to make as
to notifications or amendments
This is gratifying to myself; and,
l have ho doubt, will be acceptable
NJ you. y
The finances of the State are in
a sound condition. For the details,
| respectfully refer you TO the re-
ports of the Auditor and Treasurer
Lof State.
A large number ofthe Ohio regi'
ments have presented their old
battle. flags 70 the State. These
are a part of our history. They
, constitute an important portion OF
the record Of the patriotism, devo-
ton and saerifce Of our PEOPLE
, who have volunteered tor the Diet
: tense OF our common country. and
, as such shonld be sacredly pre-.
served and honUr&bly cherished
The Adjutant General presents q
list of them, and suggests tEeil
: deposit in the vacant pannels OIL
/. the rotunda of the Car itol building
NJ better arrangement occus to me
and it You concur in it, | recon
mend u sufficient appropriation tol
the purpose, to be expended under
Il the direction of that officer.
The militia system Of the S'a''
was put 10 q severe test during tb'
year, ana | am happy to say tina
it passed the ordeal in the mos
satisfactory manner. In the month
Il of April, at a. conference of TIL
Governrs Of Ohio, indiana, Illinois
d Iowav and WISCONSIN, II was deter
mined to offer to the Governnen
q the services of eighty.tive thousan'
militia for the term of one hundre'
D d%ays-the quota Of Ohiu being fix
cd at thirty thousand. y
II is offer of Il Q States wa
! promptly accepted by the Presiden
on the Goth of April, aud this fac
II (bciug then in Washington,)
Q communicated by telegraph to til
0 Adjutant General. lie immediate
ly Issued his order TOR the Assem-
bling of the National Guard ,
g their respective places of rendevou
u on the 81 dav OF May. On u yer
=, Indictment ,ay, amid q sto m
u, snow aud ram. there met and r.
;" ported for duty ncarl, forty thol
sand men, who, without qIestiU
e. or reservation, offered their serv
~ ,e1 to the country in its hour
need. From these were organize
Eorty.one regiments and one la
to lion, with an aggregate s'rcng
of 35,982 men. vi these, one reg
er ment and the battalion were r
On served at Jshnson's Island, OF
lis regiment ut GIMP Chas', ont
Gallipoiis, and two at Camp De
as IL soE. The EN- ming thirtyls
tn regiments, embracing an aggrega
ed strength of 31,051 men. we're Sc
q out of the State ito Vlrgini
IN. Maryland and the District of CO
he umbia six of these regimen
mt went TO the front under Gener
m Butler; two of them were in t
H. battle of Mcnoeocy, ,,here til
ng suffered a loss of four killed q
seven wounded, and q number
prisoners; one was stationed
,es Martinsburg, Virginia, where
Ca suffered a loss of over two hundT
Of prisoners, who are still IN rel
he hands; one regiment was wi
list General Hunter in his severe maj
he to Lynchburg an bach, report
zen the loss of only one man, otl
the regiments were stationed OF Ba
tn more and Washinpt and g
Ies' active service IN the raid upon
re. latter city. OF the force retair
nv, in the State, the l66th, 168th q
bic Hist we've all thrown into X
can lucky to meet the raid of Morg
ish where they did good service.
SO the fight near C~ynthiana the 16'
lint had nineteen wounded, Of VIII
.,. two died. The Cnlonel and III