Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-07

for Governor. I learned that these sompa-
niss had met in a sort of military convsn-
ton and had there resolved that lhey would
not vote for the Governor, unless they we're
supplied with arms.
| believe that this demonstration on the
part of these companies was msttG OF
notorie'y in the city Of incinnsti, snd'olse-
where.
| also learned that cenmittes Of OH
GERS accompanied by the Hon. Wm. Grocs-
beck, had met the Governor at Hamilton,
aud with importantly had procured from him
the foregoing letter.
did no; believe that tie Governor had
been properly advised upon the subject OF
this letter, and | resolved 10 solicit per-
sonal interview with him before complying
With orders. 50 ON the same day, Saturday,
September 2oth, wrote a note to the Gov
ernor, Of which | did not Keep copy, but
which is in substance as follows: That had
Just received his letter Of September 2Ilh,
that | had doubts about the propriety OF is-
suing the arms called for by Genl Pugh,
that there was nothing due to the lst diyi-
sion, that sentence at the close OF Gen.
Pugh's letter referred me to Col. McCook,
that desired personal interview with him
before issuing the arms, and that ! would
meet him for consultation at any place that
he would suggest, by telegraph or oiher-
wise.
! This note was delivered 10 the Governor
at Cincinnati, on the evening OF Saturday,
Sept. 90, but never v as answered. Il expect
ed that the Governor would answer this note
early in the next week, and waited (not
very patiently.) until Friday The 9th of
October without receiving any answer or
information whatever.
BY this time | had resolved not to com
ply with the Governors order unless should
receive further instructions from him. But on
Friday, the sth Of October Capt. Salmon,
a military officer 10 Cincinnati,, called al
my Office and represented. that there
was great disSatis(dctioa in Cincinnati be-
cause had not complied with the Governors
order. This and other representations then
made, left in my mind some doubts whether
was justified in further refusing to execute
+ the order; but knowing that the responsible
lity Of sending these arms did not rest with
me, | resolved to ship them, and on Satur-
day morning, Oct. 9th, telegraphed TO Cen
Pugh the following: =,
"CokUMsUs, Oct. 6, 1855.
GEN Gro T.. PuGH, Cincinnati:
IL will send by express this evening, 9
hundred and eighty stand of arms upon YOU
rcquisitoc ifyou desire.
"s. w. ANDREWS"
| WAITED until towards the evening of thu
same day and received no reply to this dis
, patch. Then | ordered my foreman TO pu
up ono hundred and eighty stand Of musket'
f and ship them to Gen. Pugh by express
. which was done.
The arms wero sent by "Erprcss," as Elk
press goods,'hat they might GO safely to th'
hands Of Gen Pugh | did not mark the
bsxes nor see them marked. | ordered my
f foreman to put up nine boxes Of muskets
and forward them to Gen. Pugh by "EI
uress," and ia the discharge of his duty
which had always been correct, he marked
the boxes &c. = Gin" and for further
safety | ordered him to 20 TO Cincinnati
with these arms, and see that they were
spfely delivered He went on the same
, train with the arms, on the evening of the
9th o. October, and the Express Company
refused TO give hlm the arms until Monday
morning, the 9Th OF October, the Express
Company, without any authority, delivered
them to Gen. Sargent.
| have said that received no reply TO
my dispatch from Gen. Pugh before the
arms were shipped. On Sunday morning,
October 7th, the proprietor Of the Nci
House handed me the following dispatch
which was not received in this city un'i
after the arms were shipped.
"ClEcINNATI, Oct. 9th, 1865.
GEMS. w. ANDREws:-Don send any
arms here until after the election.
GEO. +. PUGH."
In this onnection, will invite your at
tention to the card OF Mayor Faran, pub
ished in the ''Cncirnati Enquirer" and
dated October 9th 1855:
Dispatch from Gov. Medill-' Cards
from the Mayor.
TO THE PUBLIC.
As great effort is being made to get up
an excitement in the city on account OF a
number Of arms having been sent from CO.
lumbus by the Quarter Master General to
SeH' IuyH VI tnls s'y oOo" ~ P''PS' w
state, that, feeling deep interest in the
city, called on Gov Medll when he was
last here and had free conversation with
him on tho demand that had been made on
him by certain military companies OF this
city, for public arms, in lieu ot those taken
! from them by Gen. Sargent.
| deRunded that, whatever might be the
merits Of the question, no arms be sent un-
! til after the election; that compliance
with the wishes OF these companies just be-
| fore the election in the presen state of the
public mind, would furnish a pretext sor
mischief, and do no good. Gsv Meeill con-
Cured in that view, and left the whole mat
ter in the hands of General Pugh, Mr..
Groesbeck and myself. M. Pugh and my
self met a comm ittee of these military com
panies on Monday afternoon, October /, and
discussed the subject in all its bearings and
separated, as supposed, all satisfied that
these arms should not be sent before the
election. | wrote to Gov Medill that day
what had occurred, and have not heard from
him since, sntil received from him this
afternoon the following despatch:
| LANCASTER, Oct 8, 1855.