Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-01-24

,aindful of the wants Of those who had
gone from our State, urgently requested /
that the provisions of that order might eS-
tend to All Wisconsin troops, that tEey
might return 10 their homes 10 render the /
necessary assistance required 10 gather
tie crops and for other needed labor, .
which request has been complied with as
Tar a. the exiLencies of the service would .
hermit There remains IN the service at
tn.s date only the 4th cavalry, one battal-
ion Of four companies Of the 9Th infantry. /
the 35th infantry, six companies Of the /
4Stb regiment infantry, and the 10Th reg
iment infantry All other organizations
have been mustered out ana returned TO
their homes.
B0CNTIEs.
The men who enlisted in the United
States Army during the early part Of the
war did not receive the same Lonntie7
from the Government which have been
paid TO those vino entered the service 1T a
late date
They were none the less patriotic: their
service was not less hazarGons aud severe
than those who have been better paid
md they have the rightta expect that you
will DO whatever you can % influence the
General Government to DO them Justice, BY
giving them b0unties equal 10 those paid
to others who enlisted al later date.
All who have periled their lives in the
defence Of our country, deserve 10 be dealt
with alike aud am sure that you viii
esteem it pleasure as we'll as your duty.
70 give them the influence OF your action
In this connection, let me sn-ge>t that
n bureau be established for the collection
Of back pay, b1unties and pensions, for
soldiers who have been in isconsin reg
iments and for their families connected
with which there should also be establish
81 system of claim agencies throughout
the State, with a branch agency at Wash
ington these agents 10 report to the chief
Of the bureau ut our Capital, which should
D.. under the direction Of some one Of the
State Department. B0autias and back pay,
in many cases. 90 - the represen a.ires
Of deceased soldiers. Pensions always 20
to the disabled and dependent Those to
whom they ar paid are reduced TO this
dependence through no iaultof their own.
They would willing earn taelr own living
and dispense with all aid from the i'ov~
eminent were they able to d. So The
sums they are to receive are small at best
and it seems Just that the State should
bear the expense of collecting them. The
plan haze suggested has been tried in
found cmincntly successful
SOLDIERS ORPHANS.
There was issued by the Secretary OF
State, in September, 1868, a circular let
ter to the town ard city clerks throughout
the State, asking those officers 60 inform
the State Department the number Of
children of deceased Wisconsin soldiers
in their respective towns 36I clerks only
have responded reporting 2,NIf such
children, an average of nearly elEht t.
each town. If the average is the same n
the towns from which no reports have
lren received, there are not les- than 81.
600 such eli drea il The whole state, uu-
der fifteen years Of age OF these report
e., the ages OF 14Iaro net -I.cu. I.5f3 are
between one and ten years Of age, 5I9 are
between ten ami fourteen years Of aye.
20 were IN the county poorh houses, s. have
neither father or mother living
The fathers OF these children have laid
down their II.cs while battling for the
preservation Of our country. They have
died that wo might i've 10 reap the rich
harvest Of national prosperity, secured to
Us as The result IF that contest, in which
they bore 80 honorable a part
They are the children Of the State, and
IS such are entitled to its fosteriG- care
and protection
The necessity Of proviiinE q suitable
Asylum for such Of these orphans as re-
4Htre TIE projection of the State, has been
appreciated by our people WHO have con
II butcd generously for that purpose.
call your attention to the accompanying
Communication. AMI earnestly recommend
that r.s proposition at the Executive Com
nlillre ue accepted, anu chat ghe Harvey
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