The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-07-28
From the Ohio Statesman.
Tearing the Sleeps Covering from the
FEDERAL ANIMALS.

FEDERAL ANIMALS.
Nothing scans too low or mean for the
federal anti.war now Tayior) presses to
descend to 10 their hunting after censure
and faults6nding IN relation to the army
Having thrown their aid TO Mexico during
the war, they are, now the war is over,
making every effort to create false i'm,
piessions among the returning volunteers.
Inthis labor of theirs, nothing is too false
or vile for them 10 descend TO. Such
shameless conduct must soon o'eriead its
own objects, and recoil with desperate
effect upon the villainous tory authors.
The Cincinnati Chronicle contains in its
columns the following prompt and manly
article from Col. Morgan, exhibiting its
gross partisan conduct and unworthy mis-,
representations:
HENR1E HOUSE, Gin. o., July 90, 1s4s.
From the Cincinnati Chronicle.
SIR:--1n your paper of this morning,
observe an article headed Sick Soldiers,
in which you (no doubt unintentionally) J
do great injustice to the officers of the
18th Infantry, and particularly to myself.
will, therefore, be excused for making a
public correction Of the facts of the case.
Ten minutes after the arrival of the
15'h Infantry at this CITY, sent a staff
officer TO the military hospital at New
port, KY, in order to obtain quarters for
my sick; but the smallness and crowded
condition Of that Hospital prevented their
reception. Early on the next morning
DR.. Howard, Acting Surgeon of my regi.
ment, called upon Capt Ogden, Quar- er.
master at tins post, and made a requisl
tion for hospital quarters, and shortly af
terwards called upon him myself. when
Capt. Ogden expressed his confidence that
an arrangement could be made with one
Of the hospitals OF this city. Capt. Ogden
and DIR. Howard made every effort to oh
tain suitable quarters for our sick in Gin
cinnati, but from some strange cause
they were unable to succeed. But am
happy to inform you and the public, that
no sooner had the citizens OF Covington
KY, learned the distressed condition Of
the sick, than the Mayor and several
prominent citizens of tina, city called up
on me, and rendered the use of their Ci,,
Hall for hospital and requested 'the priU.
iiege' of providing the invalid soldier.
with beds, and such nourisbment as nigh,
conduce TO their health and comfort.
You say that you heard that although
the men had been sick 10 Mexico, the,
had 90 MEDICAL attendant assigned them.
Your informant is mistaken. 1t is true
that the men took sick in Mexico, (my
regiment was stationed at Cuernavaca,
the most unhealthy post IN that country J
but they have never been one hour with
out medical attendance, and have always
received every comfort and attention thai
the nature Of the service would admit OF.
visions; that no officer was with them.
and they were exposed on the wharf, lu
reply to this, | would respectfully say
that the sick were under charge Of the
Hospital Stewart, and as for their not
having provisions, as a general thing, our
soldiers make but three meals day.
You will pardon me for speaking plain
ly. have seen FIVE years of actual SER
vice in the field. aud occupied almost ev
cry grade, from private soldier to my
present rauk. ] know the hardships and
privations attendant upon soldiers lie
and further, know how to alleviate them
Had the 'young men, who evInced 50
much empty indlgnation,( con corning mai
ters Of which the, were entirely iguor
AM. y made some Sigh. exertions to OBJ.
tain quarters for the sick, within the lin
its OF CincInnati. they would have given
better evidence of their humanity and
than by talking loudly OF mat
ters they know nothing about.
The world never saw an army better
fed, or more cared for, than the Ameri.
eau army In Mexico.
IL there be any blame, SO far as my own
command is concerned, | am responsible
-iftblre be any wrong, the fault is mine.
But should prefer that the gentlemen
" ould INFORM themselves in regard TO
acts, before they assail my regiment or
n, self.
remain, sir, very pecfully, &C.,
GEORGE w. MORGAN,
T. B. STEVENSON, ESQ.