Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-19


The Canadian Parliament, at their
next session, passed an act appropriating
$4,000 in gold, To re imhurSe the money
surrendered to the robbers by the action
of Judge CourSol, and subsequently in
April last, the Canadian authorities re-
turned To the St. Adams Bank S22 O67-
IS, in gold, from which they realized In
currency of the United States $50 $40
TO the First National Bank Of ST, Adams
SlS,444 10 in gold, from which they re-
allied S27 666 - in United States cur
rency; and TO the Franklin County
Bank, S30,0l0 in its own bills, making u
total Of S395l2,75, in gold, equal TO $685.,
6ll.27 in currency, amounting, with the
bills of the Franklin County Bank re-
turned, TO an aggregate of S8S,62l,27,
leaving the loss of the banks, still un-
liquidated, about Sl20,000
The expenses attending the trial for
the eXtradition of these parties, and for
which drew orders on the Treasurer of
the State, amounted to SO, 26S26. These
accounts, as | have before stated, have
been duly presented to, and allowed by,
the United States government, and the
money will soon be refunded.
The excitement consequent upon the
raid, and the strong expression of sym
patty exhibited for the marauders in
many portions of Canada, which latter,
it was feared, would encourage and
stimulate paIties to repetition of SINH
lar outrages upon the border towns,
causing serious apprehensions to be at
one time entertained lest the relations
between the two governments might, in
consequence, be disturbed, produced, as
was natural, state of alarm and appre-
hensiOn along the entire border OF the
frontier
To afford such reasonable security and
protection as the nature of the case re-
quired, and to prevent a repetition of the
occurrences, which seemed to be threat
ened, | directed that such provisional
force be raised as the safety of the pub
lie demanded. The detailed statement
of this force, and it's disposition, will be
found in the report of the AdJutant and
Inspector General.
| also Immediately conferred with the
War Department on the subject of as
Stunning the defense of the frontier, and
of supplying the requisite forces for that
purpose. Orders were accordingly soon
issued by the War Department authoriz-
ing the raising of a regiment of cavalry,
to be designated the First Regiment
Frontier Cavalry, which, with other
troops of the United States, were placed
under command of Maj. Gen. John A.
Dix, commanding Department of the
East, and were by him duly stationed at
different points in New York and Yer
mont. The provisional forces, tempo
rarily organized under my directions,
were then disbanded.
A full statement of the expenses at
tending this organization, and for the
defense of the frontier, appears in the &C
counts of the Executive Department and
Quartermaster Generals report. The
accounts and vouchers have all been
prepared, and the attention of
the Government at Washington has been
called to the subject, and it is believed
that it will soon be in proper train of
and the State reimbursed for
the expenses.
STATE MILITIA.
The report of the Adjutant and In
tails of the organization of Che militia
Of the State.
In compliance with the act providing
for it's organization, the State was prop
erly and conveniently divided into Mill
tary Districts, comprising three brig
AIDES, twelve regiments and 100 COmpa-
MES.
In addition to the twelve regiments of
infantry, one regiment of cavalry, di-
vided into three battalions, and three
batteries Of artillery have been organ
lied. Of these, one battalion of cavalry
and one battery Of artillery has been at
tached to each brigade. All the organi-
cations have been uniformed, agreeably
to the provisions of the law, and have
been fully armed and equipped, The de-
tailed report OF the Adiutant and In
spectOr General will more fully show
the condition and efficiency of the several
In December last | made application
to the Secretary of War for a supply in
full of arms, equipments, ordnance and
ordnance stores, and obtained from him
$4,000 best Springfield rifled muskets,
with equipments complete ordnance
for three batteries Of artillery, and caval-
ry equipments complete for enc regiment
Of cavalry, together with sufficient
quantity OF ammunition for the whole.
The report Of the Quartermaster Gen
eral Will exhibit the amount of arms,
ordnance, and ordnance
stores now owned by the State, and the
amount and value Of that received from
the War Department.
In compliance with the provisions OF
the act organizing the militia, and to
properly secure and protect the large
amount of military property belonging
to the State, requiring to be stored, |
directed the Quartermaster General to
prepare and submit to me full plans and
estimates of what would be required for
an arsenal fot the State These having
been duly submitted and approved by
me, | directed that officer 20 proceed at
once with the construction Of the neces-
sary buildings at Montpelier.
These buildings are now completed,
and the State property stored therein.
Detailed statements of the cost of con-
structiOn will appear in the Quartermas-
ter Generals report.
ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE AGAINST THE
UNITED STATES.
1t was my desire and purpose to have