Year: 1864

.
io ~ .Eltdry C0mmiNee and People OF
~ S.


ThS departure of the National Guard
II ihe State, in tho service Of
Tho '"ntrV, viii necessarily work much
Individual hardship. In many cases
IN each county, families of laboring men.
dependent on the daily labor of the head
Will be lett almost wholly unprovided for.
The compensation of the soldier will net
enable him to provide for the daily wants
oil his family, We who remain ut home,
protected by the patriotism and sacrifices
oi tnese noble men, mustn not permit their
families to suffer. The prompt response
ct the Guard to the call has reflected hon
or upon the State. We must not sully II
by neglecting the wants of those our gal
lant troops leave behind No such stain
must rest upon the fair character of eur
people.


As organized is even better than individ-
nal action, suggest to the people of the
several counties that they promptly raise
by voluntary contribution, q sufficient sum
to meet the probable wants of the families
OF the Guards, who may require aid and
place the same in the hands of the Military
committee Of tho county, for appropriation
and distribution. The Committee can
designate one or two good men in each
township who will cheerfully incur the
trouble and labor of passing upon all cases
IN their townships, and of drawing and
paying such appropriation as may be made
to them. Citizens let this fund be ample.
Let those whom God has blessed with
abundance contribute to 1t freely, II is
not q charity 70 which you may contribute
grudgingly. 1t is q payment of only part
of the debt we all owe the brave mon who
have responded to the call of the country,
and whose action is warding of from us
deadly perils, aud saving us from much
more serious sacrifices. What is all your
wealth to You If your Government he sub.
verted? WHAT is the value of your stores
ifyour public credit or financies bo ruined,
or rebel armies invade or traverse your
State? Be liberal and generous then in
this emergency. Let no mother, wife or
child of this noble Guard Wart the comforts
of life during the hundred days and let
those noble men feel on their return that
the people of the State appreciated, and
have, to some extent, relieved the sacrifices
they so promptly made in the hour of the
country's need


As these families do not come within the
means provided by tho RELIEF LAW we
must look to voluntary contributions to pro-
vide for them. In aid of these | feel au-
thorized to appropriate the sum of FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS from the military contin-
gent fund. This sum will be apportioned
among tho several counties in proportion
to the number of the Guard drawn from
each, and the chairman of the military COM
mittee early notified of the amount subject
to his order.


In many cases men left crops partly
planted and fields sown, that in due time
must be harvested or lost In each town.
ship and county there should be at once
associations of men at home who will re-
solve that to the extent of their ability they
will look TO these things. 1t is not only
the dictate of patriotism, but of good cit
izenship that we make an extra exertion to
save the crops to the country, and the ac-
cruing value to the owners, who instead of
looking to seed-time and harvest. are de-
Tending us from invasion and destruction.
Men of the cities and towns, when the har-
vest is ready for the reaper, give few
days of your time and go forth by dozens
and fifties to the work The labor may be
severe, but the sacrifice will be small, and
the reflection of the good You have done
will more than compensate you for it all.


In this contest for the supremacy Of our
government, and the salvation of our coun-
try, Ohio occupies aproud position. Her
standard must not be lowered rather let
us advance it to the front No brighter
glory can be reflected on it than will result
from prompt and generous support to the
families of the Guard. Let MS all to the
work. Very respectfully,


JOHN BR0UGH.