, 1869-01-05

"~ -NPIt aekA0R 10 Dc lAHEH NQ5H the GUtHfton.
ny duty 70 respectfully refer to The subject mi
10 satnesty rcquest thst II NAY rec,lvs That NJ
Nhtion 1no consideration II p-doubredIy de-
setrts We canCot lo.c ssphr eenth..n.n t,f -,
never ceating ard ever present CLAIMS d ire va,
ma' ftuaes IN our sefJ tnlds:-pa7t Of unr beius
dlcteu with ths terrible disease wh1ch de3rt1e
thtM Of tl4 hf. hea artue and Of reason. willie ~
@ eaeh u III those fGpa a!a,, ne sn in
lshcd with which Con, more merc,!ul 10 u. hss
oltsked us. generous peopie. f. Il safe Ia ".
them, 10 m.kc ,aem lcss mI1er4ols ard m95c
hai py. ana to p1acr our benevolent ln-titr tt3r.
upon the basis which shall secure to the AFFECTED
the htcEees ssnse Of human Intelligence acd h3p-
plLees.
1TEASn EAu ISFiNHALY,
sgain call your at,sLt'on to this subject. In
ny at T. b. nn,,, msss!se zas
Ally for the Support Of lnts ckael,7. he 1cue1al
hrsenoly Q! 1867 msde an appropriation OF Dire
l1u,masy for re support of tbe poor frou, crew
portion Of the state. The conditions o o.scryed IN
u.lrE lhe a:ptopra. too, tnposed By the at, have
officers 81 the inermary for 1871 and 1865 vii be
laid before you. freyl= =us 10 lSG moee shan three
ihsusa1d stsa roos pa:ients haa been grasuitoa-ly
that time, and ma1uIJ In Consequence Of The sii
de1ist from the statc, the number sratu,tously
tfeated hss ircss ased 10 four thousand four hun
ton Of 1861 be renewed Tor the pex: tYo wears at
your present sfestou.
assin cal your attention to suggestion In
ms lsst biennial message. and nov recommend
that eonrtte oeul.st be appointed 10 Visit ihe
bl!rd Asylun At Jacksonville, for the pu5poscof
e1aEtEs!iun OF the eyes Ct such IS may not De
lo'allJ bhLh HhCes duty 1t shall be 10 ascertain
tie facts and history Of each AID report tee
fame for publication IN sceltluc IoUrnaIa Bnt
$50 VII be rfqutFea for this purpose. deen it
tlIn.
90 eoLpIERs' oRrnAxs' Hoxx.
Ihe aet ol lst5, 70 establish home for the
provide fer the appointment Of Trustees 10 o--sn
re and commissioners to iocste the hne Ihe
object of'ne Incorporation was oeclaEei TO B..
ttcn, without chsrge, Of all 1u1I.ent children or
so1eters who have SERVED In :hr arnatcs OF the
LEI nLlon dns,cg the psstent rebellion. and have
nave a1ed Q: been k.lea II aato service" but
not cellar vas provided to cons'ruct proper
po,h,aings. or pas II IN successful operation.
1ne act OF 1857 appropriated thirty thJc.1rd
four huntred dollars, (S:u. .40V,) which Colonel
Hancock ard myself Eal 70 ained from boun1les
toweye1, eecrred before go,u. 10 the q. ID, ard
placed In the state Treasury. aLd tac adnlttonal
sun Of s. s;'entyy t r. thousand aeas., ts'ooso o.
hon.e. TO be expended undes the direction Of the
Trus:ets. for the purpose ff buying grounds,
erc11ue outld,rgs, and Tor the maintenance and
ccuca'iou Of solciers' orphans.
Tha commissioners lcctted the hoae at the
Junction Of the illinois Central and chicago 4
Alton Kaihoads, at SoEnai. IN McL-ao County,
upon most suitable aud beautiful tsct Of s1xt5-
aEo acres, tonsted for that purpose By tbs Hon,
David uayts, I Mclean County. In addition TO
this tr7ct =! LAT d. valued at s1so, other paollc-
spirited aud pstssoltc Citizens of McLean County
CO. @ a'cd: Cd u = M !aod and money, o.ssa making
urdez The manseemert of tho Bossd Of Trus-
tee. temporary buildings wose p1ov1ced at
Bloomington aId 3p'inxfeld, ard the home
formally opened IN June lst.. DARN. tna. year,
eighty c,pnats were armittcd. The ndmhes hn,
tntfr4AnT fhnra ~
preseEt 1913 IN tie home. MaE1ozs and ae.istanfs
have been selected, and l aus happy 10 Inform
in every respect. Tncy have been acmttted ipto
tae common tehooir in oth cittts they have
Fsssised ~ tle Constant aua s,Edly care Of tue
ire oTphsn IN he,
The ncw bnilo ing for tic home Is . tub ,taptt,l
structure oi stone art hzicx, With basement ana
three Etorars, ia by IA fte", OF plan bat lrd-
tonc architecture. tnt VIXEN comple'ed " II can.
ana the necessary ofecss. matran~ aud assisl11ts-
Tue T1u.tete report It Y he completed aud can
be oecutted d1r1ng The prese1t moash. Its to.A
cost will hc. when Suitably nnished aud furnished
20 IS TO fu!ly answc. tie purposes for which it
has hcen constructed. about {10OGt1. hi;.hty
acfes Of the l.Ed du1 ated have been s,:li. AID
tse larger rorton. however, Of tac donations
tayc n.t yet been madr avsilab!e
The late Hasasio Wasd, native OF Sea rosk.
Al tie time Of II. death hank "a IN l.ocdou, ~
bis Will. te4ut athed to- the homes for toI'e<s ot-
ptan etildrsa in ths loyal states, slO) 900. As
this bone tss been recognized hy rne executors
the psoytsont OF the hcqut 1t, II viii, ulima:eIy,
receive portion Of .he don4uen.
| be under the pro1ecu-n ard ouardtAn.hin Of the
state thrto hundred nrpean ehtiarun In this bu
mnne inst.tn ion Eou viii tc sskcd for additional
apr opttattons fot tie next two yeurs fnf the
maapteEance. ducatt0n es.e Of ttcao chIlor h
OF thr State. EN- Eati. hch your honorable bodr
without nhr TIC 'MmeEta,ion Oh IL: subject, will
EY0FiHA ffDYN thu Of ,t ~, ha
reasonable and recrtEsry means to continue
tie hcmc, In iss mission OF mercy, from
and humane purposea II ts now pesmaneu'.y
etta: llshca. ato sae people Of tho Ststc Will up.
| prrplta'cly thow thelt gratitude and venerA:ton
for tha nnhle dead who fill tn Offence OF our
country, the Union sna lshtr:y. By a1ItciIonA.rly
Rua1cing tho tender years Of their little or.
1transmst the rep rta Of III. Bosr1 Of Trustees,
and specially tIV1te your careful attention TO Ihe
tnll detail they cortatn:
araln iuvlte your atient on t. this report of lhe
K1ecnitVe or mttec Of the 1.1Inoi. soldiers
Co1lcEe. At Fultpr. which nov havc the honor te
Is sr ,ns q e 1
passed for the nercdt o! the tlas VI spiders cdo
| Gated At that Institution.
| The tcasona which induced nc to rccomnsna
t 10 your favorable notice the Ir"po@it,on Of ths
| Ftlton Co lego. 10 etncatr A.! honatahty dis.
| cbarxt d'tacicd sodt'rt. Ia torccf mcsragc
anll sprear 70 me to be sufficient to eontnne 7
l
| t1ena 10 fully Cs1rJ oul the ccrtxu then iuluzu
rated TO take cayt Of ard snttlbfy provide for th
Try.
4 0EaLo0tcAL kuAvEY.
1have The honur t. suhu.. hero Nth the repo,
Of Mr Hor:her. st4'c ueol,7I.f. II ny last 81
oe wsud ha
the state In tha: t!nc; the amount sugsestet
WIS 90: En"rila'ed, Toe report Of the state Geo,
tsat ihe t1pcc,atien M @ hss beee W rsslizsa md f.
compfssrt. E.eFy county has been carefully ex
Il row only II mans to ht1uR t,geih thc 0 ,srf
sa!uts IN the deid, and prepare them for p7bi!
Three thousand copies Of the bird volume hsy
hct pus tts nta. as required bY fh: act Of you
last regular sers.on. and haze been dt.tributed =
r.qulred hJ iaw. Totu: ttfccil7 ln The 1an:s {
the pcorle al tho Eatlcr Collected II The last tw
5en1s. will reqrire she qualification Of three m,r
volumes. eimilar 10 quality an stza 10 those u
re.dy uh'i:hsd ! Ieeor1mend that the scee
| rARis ExF06trIo- OF 1857.
IT net Of February ). 1857. ap,repratanc ae7
ps un
ihc State 10 the Frcrch CniseE.ai Exposition q
1861, Il quirts the commissioner appont.d BY 'h
10 pake 'qi! report thereof 70 II. pres mt 90:
esal Assembly. The Hon, John +. Reynolds
who was ehoten Ccnm:s.torer, his made fu
snd most 'n.erss:in: :, PIT up, u :he snolect;
I
articles collected snd placed on exhibition frou
this State: an account Of how each Vas dis3-s't
OF or 1chsnced tor articles from other naflous
a1 ofthe premiums nd medals swrsded u7o,
| th N, II much o:htr spetist acd carefn!!Y cal
ltctta iEfurEauon. II Il presun5d ou- sarue:s =
mtreh5Its srd na1u!act-r-zs viii b. mcch II
ter SIC ii et1dJins 1hs report. Nh:ch Will b! istt
before 3Lu.
Ap1r:A>r GENERALS OFFICE A]D EEpo2r5.
The eface hf jstant Gensra1 Ras fusF- erps1
ized bs toe act Of Fearu..y =. 1865. Previous
thas tIHc. tie adoous aud co1p!icattl duties b .G
beer discharged By General Alien c. Fuile-. uI
der 81 = sRRp R ress e1z:n'sst,oa: 3: saa. aet u.
Ad1ntsLt Gensss!; ths ONCE Of A.s'stant Adju
rcsctr it easct1e IN aidinr ths st.;e = Do be; e.
full tel Ice III futpretsiEg tnc reee lion II CON
iasns all the military rtcosis ofthe State, ofgsea
II G
CT var .on by cur soldiers. The full recos1 and
er'ef h1st"rJ Of CTerg cfac=r and prl7a.e sol4fe1
a5s s1e
the part IIlteis bore IN the war Of REBELLION, (:
be eaEs!n;ty rEstersed md perpe TED.
semb eop:e: .. ;a1 ~ s,eh. 1sI
tss TT orte. prepared hy Ge.eIa1 NJ aayLte, lats
| Ac1utant General OF the -tat., h1vc been pub
tie 1ane, 1es1dsree, date Of snrolimsn., mns;sr
marine q this st.:e in the G1t'sry and 1aval scr
other Important nil,tary Inform .tion
On The alst e&y Of Ma-, 1861, the ONCE became
vacant By the De 18th q g: neral T. n HaJnle, ther
| AdjrtsnI General Of the state. did not bcl,cvs
tie public interest required the vacancy TO bt
f'Iso By anothts appointment The duties of tht
ONCE wire therefore imposed upon Colonel &
z. Niles. As:i.tsnt Adjn.ant General, who had
long BEEN OF tuty In the of1ce and who hat
proven htEseif fn!1y competent for. a. he was de
| tefvedly worthy Of, the trust con1dsd 10 him. Ii
a11Ie remains IN rhe office. All the clerks ware
1org sipce tiEeharsed, snd Its du1es =ub.taa'l.t
u brought to close. do not believe the o1aes
ought to be discontinued, "a contemplated by the
act tf ls65 ssme ore m1et hare re custody q
Its valuable records ard preserve the Sags aud
| t1o1h1es deposited there betldes. ths War D =
ZION atout the lllircts soldiers, and the sla uptr-
ing military spirit OF ont volunteers oees<1onalF
seeks It's assistance In the Organization Of tnde-
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