Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-24
oLio 1IiIi,ary Men in washington.


The Washington correspondent Of the Tn
buns piyes a nch account of the part played by
certain Militia officers who were literally spoil
ing for chance to whip.the women and child
rem of Utah, and the Democratic trimmers from
Ohio, in procuring the passage of the English
Conference Bill. What they were TO get-what
they did gei-what they didn't. get-And who
were sold-form racy chapter in Democratic
bargain and sale transactions in Washington.
of course the chivalric hero Of the slung shot
victory in Columbus, and the grand old sun
set. . figure in the funny farce of "NOw you see
it, and now you don't see it!'' Here it is, just
as enacted on the Washington boards;
There is nothing 50 secret that it will not out,
they saw. And there is another proverb which
tells US that when rogues fall out honest men
are likely TO learn things which they ought 10
know. The harmonious Democracy have had
a new quarrel The future is already black and
turbulent with clouds of rage and hatred. The
men who carried through Congress the English
bill for a consideration are furious because they
cannot get their pay, and have gone home de-
nouncing the President and his Cabinet Is cheats
and traitors On the eve of departure they have
stated to me how the thing was done, and re-
quested me to communicate the particulars to
the Tribune and the country,
TIE passage Of Engiisk's Kansas bill depend
cd on tie Ohio Democrats IA COagTeSS, especially
on Cor and Laurence, both committed against
Leeomgto5l, but both 5reak meH, susceptible to IN
fnenoe, AID sure to yield # strong pressure iseTe
made gpOE ttem The EaF spirit, stimulated
by the prospect Of call for volunteers 70
serve in Utah, ragged violently in Ohio, and
a regiment was organized there ready for i'm
mediate service whenever called upon Every
possible agency was brought to bear Vpcn the
President aud his advisers u obtain for Ohio
the privilege of furnishing regiment. Wash
ington swarmed with aspIrants for glory and
commissions from that State. The President
and the Secretary of War replied to all appli-
cations on the subject that nothing could be
done until Congress passed the Kansas bill and
the Deficiency bill. Mr.. EOyd's IsOrd, lis Ir0rd
as a FTssmasaa, ,pes pledged 10 tks Okio men
here, particularly 10 Gen Sargent and AdjHtant
Cross, thai as soon as those bills passed the Ohio
regiment should be called Out Mr.. Latham, Mr.
FIoyd's private agent, who figures in the VIII
let's Point investigation, made similar pledge
So did the Schells Of your city. So did Banks,
SteadmaA and Mclean, public PTiRie o. AA Of
lhese geHilemeR we're agents o. associates Of Sec
reiary F70yd n financed SPeeHiatiORs, and lesTe
understood 10 represent has rIsiss and 10 SPEAK By
his authority.
Accordingly, the officers AID men interested
in the Ohio regiment, both here and in Ohio,
set themselves TO work upon the Ohio delega-
ton in Congress, TRTOHgh their influence, Mr.
Lslris Campbell lnas BsdHeed 10 gre his support
10 The Deficiency bH. Through their influence,
1 Il
aud after the receipt Of innumerabe letters and
dispatches from home, were induced reluctantly
to 90 fos the English bill, 1t was given out
that companies of the proposed regiment
should be taken from the districts represented
by those gentlemen, and the whole weight of
the volunteer militia organization there was
brought to bear uI on them to overcome their
Auti- LeeOmpton position. They gare iray, aad
the BIZ loas passed.
On the Tuesday following its passage, the
Ohio Democratic members, excepting Mr.. Cox,
who had the grace TO be somewhat ashamed Of
his sudden conversion. and pleaded illness as
an excuse for keeping away, called on the
President, accompanied by the officers of the
regiment who were in Washington. 10 congrat-
uIate him and 10 receive his thanks for their
services in effecting the passage OF Lecompton-
They were graciOasly received, and were prom
ised so explicitly that the regiment should be
called out that some Of The officers actually Irelt
G5ad bought Aer AaJorm!
Nevertheless, the regiment was not called
out. A new pretense for delay was found. 1t
was now said that nothing could be done till
the appropriation bills We're passed. Renewed
assurances were given that as soon as those
bills passed, the regiment would be accepted
The appropriations have been made, Congress
has adj burned, the volunteers are not wanted,
and the gentlemen who engineered the passage
Of the Kansas bill have gone home with their
uniforms in their trunks, the bills for the same
in their pockets, and in their hearts an agree
able consciousness that Mr.. Buchanan sold
them and they didn't get the pay.