The Republican journal., 1899-01-12

of the legislature he called. / could not
comprehend how an extra Session u lne
legislature would furnish TO them an
adequate or additional protectloh, or
should have called it at once. was con-
| WINGED, after a careful examination
that the only real and effective defense
! for our cocust towns was to establlsh pat
terles and mines and to Obtain from the
| United States cruisers to san alonS the
shores, and in conjunction with our dele
gatlon IN congress we succeeueu III %
tanning two cruisers, ana having lhe
| coast very generally and effectually for
titled.
1t turned out in the end, however, thai
all fears of an attack were groundless
Personally. L should have much pre-
| ferred to have called an extra session
and been relieved from the responsible
ity by legislative action. But was con
fdent that very large majority OF the
people in Maine were opposed to Gaining
it. and felt constrained to obey what
felt to be the wishes of that majority,
| unless some exigency should compel me
to do otherwise
l examined as to what the state did to
aid enlistment in the early part OF the
war of 1861 found that an extra session
of the legislature called by Governor
Washburn in April of that year passed
an act Chapter So, section 2 Laws of
1861 authorizing and directing that
gratuity Or bounty of So be paid to each
plIsate' 20 ~ each ~ ls - ~ g y
81 poioi' sof 70 eaon So So IT, "
u 81 seai,t s4o' VIZ slo "uri eille' ~
pe ~ teieu ihto ,iI - VI 80.
oiil'eo o'd'es' aLu tnat N =, a.
organized. Later on very much higher
| bountieS were offered and paid.
I consulted with Colonel Kendall, who
@ 'iis reg anu
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t,;5,ns ~ 'i'e d 80 -
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gratuity as was given by the act Of April,
| 1861, to the soldiers Of the first 10 regi-
ments. assuring them that would either
raise the necessary funds TO do this my
self, OF call an extra session Of tile legis-
lature, and recommend that it be done,
in which event | had no doubt it would
be.
After due deliberatonI finally decided
under all the circumstances, TO pay this
bounty to the mel on my own personal
responsibility, trusting and believing
| that after you had full knowledge of
the facts. the needs OF the men ANA the
urgency Of immediate enliStments that
the wisdom and prOprety as We'll as
| the necessity OF 80 doing, would COM
| mend itself to your Judgment, and the
! act be ratified by you. There are GER
! tainly as cosenl reasons for paying this
| small bounty to these volunteers as there
were To those in SGl, Many oi the mon
were in pressing need OF some money
10 purchase little necessary articles for
| themselves, and others must have some
ching to send to their very destitute
| families or leave them in want.
W hile we Were graphing with and
overcoming these difficulties. incident to
! hlilng the quota hy using the National
Guard, L was constantly receiving nu
| merOuS applications, from all parts of
| .he state, from patriotic citizens who
Sdeslred to raise companies. and who eX
pected TO be commissioned in those COM
panies, Offering services Of themselves,
and various numbers OF volunteers, and
If had felt a liberty to disregard the in
guard and to accept these volunteer
! companies, L could have raised several
| regiments IN very short time, and at
| less cost to the state.
For the reason above stated. and for
| others which are obvious, | am very de-
cldedly of the opinion that there should
be some radical amendments or changes
| In the laws relating TO the National