The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-07-26
so Years Ago.
Items Copied from the Files of the Courier
of July 20, 1862.
TO THE RESCUE.

lou are called upon by your patrlOtlc Governor to
furnish ano her regiment of soldiers to aid in sup
pressing this unnatural unnecessary and useless re-
belOn. In the previous calls by the authorities of
our noble State for troops the First district respond
ed with a patriotic energy worthy of all commenda-
ton, and confidently trust and believe that in this
demand upon your patriotism you will again rally to
the support OF the Government with the alacri-
ty and self sacrificing devotion to the bleeding caLse
OF your coontry, that has heretofore characterized
the citizens of this noble and loyal district.
have been commissioned by the Governor Com
nandant to recruit and organize this the 65th) reg
lment, and in order to facilitate the organization,
have determined upon the following PLAN In order
to make the company organizations effective and
binding, a I'd Lieutenant will be appointed in each
county in the district to whom the territory in said
county will be assigned in which to recrnit his COM
pany. Second Lieutenant will have full power to
muster recruits into service where and whenever en-
rolled
Each recruit, in addition to the usual allowance
for clothing and subsistence, will receive one
months pay and twenty five dollars of the one hun
dred dollars bounty allowed, in advance when the
regiment is mustered into the service. AS an in
ducement to recruit in order that the regiment may
be got ready for service at the earliest possible
ment. and that we may not be behind any other dis
trct IN the State, in responding to this call, have
solicited and obtained contributions from number
OF our patriotic citizens, amounting to the sum of
five hundred dollars and this fund propose to en-
poy as follows. To the first full company mustered
in to service in this district from the counties of
Vanderburg and Posey will give 500 and a like
sum of 500 to the first company mustered from
Warrck and Spencer and the same to the first from
Gibson and Knoz; Pike and Daviess and Dubois and
Martin. This sum will be paid by me to the author
zed agent OF the Company as soon as the conditions
complied with In order to raise a still greater
company fund shall require the premium Of two
dollars for each accepted recruit to be paid over to
the authorized agent of the company.
These two items will constitute handsome COM
pany fund and will be under the control of the COM
The district will be Thoroughly canvassed by able
speakers, the appointments of which will be publish
ed as soon as the proper arrangements can be made
and call upon all good citizens to specially interest
themselves in urging their neghbors to attend these
meetings and IN every way second the important OBJ
ject we are now engaged in Andrew Lewis
Command 65th Reg. Ind. Vol Mil.
Under this call X" of the Goth was organized in
Dubois County, See Wilson's History, page 326 for
list of memberS
The Courier editor in referring to the call had the
following to say:
WAR MEETING
There Will be meeting for the purpose of raising
volunteers at POrterSvile on SATURDAY. next Sever
al speakers have promised to be in attendance; the
Jasper Brass Band will enliven the occasion with it's
music, and good time generally is anticipated.
There are several persons now engaged in raising
volunteers in this county, A. ]. Beckett has been
commissioned as I'd. Lieut. to muster in volunteers
IN this county. He is assisted by Maj John Meh.
ringer VIM. Hart, JOS Fisher and others, who are
all anxious to fiji up company speedily. Now is
the time for our young men to aid their country.
BY promptly responding to this call draft will be
prevented, and peace probably be restored short
time. We publish elsewhere the circular issued by
Commandant Lewis to the people of this district
Let our patriotic citizens respond with aiacrty, and
secure for the Dubois company that extra $780, Let
1t not be said that when our country needed men to
defend her and uphold our glorious Union Dubois
County was the last to furnish them. =
There was an article about the Mosgan raids.
Tuesday night Morgan was on his way to Hunting
burg and the Jasper Home Guards marched over
there to find the reput false
for representative Chas. H, Maron of CanneIton ,n
was a Union candidate for Judge Sd District.
Auditor John Mehrnger, published his Fiscal re-
port OF Dubois County for the year 1861 The coun-
ty receipts were $40 1856 SO and expenditures 16 $685.
"a, the county paid off $3 500 SO of its indebtness
and was still in debt S1,S74SO.