The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-01-16

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N .ddlion to the jastkil lent
previously allowed and paid. "
u ma, nave e this year received The sOm q
:, slo9. .o27 % which has been duI,
II certified into the i.rreAsury. an,
! are IN daily expectation Of the ID
: ce.Pt of another and iarssr pay
The amount Of claims presented
but not yet allowed hnd paid an
! elusive Of those presented 10 Cen
Casey's commission, and those Al
: lowed by the State Military Com
mission, Sos ? 4 nE9iifnqgN
S%cInii, before Gen. cs.s; sssssi
A~:an. SLOWED % this this i;;; date s. a''a@ u
/ S's's So'nrniss'Sn---,@-.~se, : sso.sio II
Tots; outstanding military s3t ai
e%m'agnnst the U. S-.-.... 81 i,l0p,eiQ n
VI these, IL is reasonable 70 q. /.
peat that s600, 900 will bg paid
during your session, aud the re i.
maInder will be pressed as rapidly
as possible by the officers having
them in charge. 7i.L4 nS'ilss'g'
BY act of s6e last Generat As.
aembly. the further recent Of soI
dIers claims, for buck paw and
bounty. was stopped On the first
OF June, and OF the first of Ootober
the business renainiDg unsettlsd
was trdbsferrcd 70 The AdIataut.
General's Office, and the Bureau of
Soldiers Claims closed. The reu0ft
OF Royal Taylor, the commissioner,
appended bcreto. showing that the
business OF bis cffice was faithfully
performed, and all the books. rec.
ords, and papers properly turned
over TO the AdjutRht GeberalS.as
provided BY law should be Vlad
TO be able to report the same Of
Jas G. Wetmore. Esq, Of the
Washington agency. In June last
| felt it my duty to make some
structures upon acts Of his which
appeared to me designed TO defeat
the object Of the law, for the sake
Of personal profit By creating the
impression That the cessation 10
receive new claims iaclu1 u1ed also
The cessation TO prosecute gratui.
IGus'y the collection of those az.
ready received. The correspon-
1ence on this subject was followed
oy the resignation OF the agent OH
The first Of July, when | directed
he Adjutant- General 10 assume
he duties OF the agency. and save
he expense Of n separate Office, for
he short time il had still to exit.
'or this purpose General Cowen.
'roceeded to Washington to, re.
elve the transfer of the Office and
Is archives, but was unexpectedly
net by a refusal to deliver posses.
ION OF the records and papers. AS
he duties Of the agency were
ientieal in character with those of
be commissioner OF claims, whose
ffice was in the State Capitol, and
had then, and have now, no
lore doubt ofthe right of the State
the records there than to those
the executive Office here, l di4
,ctcd legal proceedings to be Ia.
i'uted to obtain possession of tho
ooks ard documents. Ny view
the duties of that agent is that.
ke those oialh othero officers of the
late Government, they were nd.
only, ard The State it,
~ was tho responsible principal
which the soldiers entrusted
eir claims and look for the per.
rmance OF the trust, the agent BE-.
z strictly the employe of the
ate which paid him, and in no
nse the empioye Vt tho soldiers.
The local Court of the District of
'lumb,a, before which the case
as brought, held, however, that
g agent was the agent of the
ate only for the purpose of receiy.
8 salary, and thattbe archives
thu Office and record books fur.
she'd by the State are the agents
rsoDal properly. Dissatisfied
th this decision, the Adiutant.
neral has, with my approval, ap.
nled to the Supreme Court of the
Iited States, where the case will
IN be heard and decided.
A full history of this TRANSACTION.
well as Of the means which have
IN energOticaIly used by the Ad.
ant General to protect the in.
Is OF the soldiers under the EN-.
'rassments incident to the failure
obtain immediate possession of
records Of the office, will be
nd in General Governs report.
that report / would also refer
full exhibit of the steps taken
close up the military business
he State, OF all kinds, and to
ny everything to peace footing
diminntion of tho number OF
Dloyes and clerks, and reduction
ag
he laws of tho State provide
a Commissioner Of Immigra.
!, whose duty is to use all proper
ans to turn the tide of immi. a'
nts toward our own borders.
to spread information as to tho
'urces Of OhIr. For two years
appropriation has been made
this office, and the law is prac.
lily dead letter. 1t may we'll
loubted whether the Office ca.
ished in this State could bo of
benefit, but there can be no
stion that careful compilation
acts and statistics with regard
he resources OF the State, aud aI
advantages it offers as homo
ho immigrant, would be most
ul. lfto this could be added
plete geological survey OF the
y in detail showing not simply seg