The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-10
Columbus Correspondence
COLUMBUS, Nav 4th.


men, here is to be broken up, and many
OF 'he troops have already left, the num-
o'r oi those mu-teiiug al this point being
So much rcdrced as TO allow Of their being
removed from tie State House, public
oul'diGgs and hotels Of the city. As you
G'"J suppose this adds very much to the
peace and quiet of the city, and gives
much better opportunity for the compile.
tion of necessary Legislation, as while
troops were quarered in the State House,
there was no opportunity for night work
The Camps at Cleveland and Cincin.
natl are also to be broken up, and the
troops for the present quartered at Camp
Dennison, about fifteen miles from Cincin-
mali. There will also probably be one or
two regiments stationed at different po.
sitIons along the border. to be ready to
check any incursions which might be at
tempted.
Camp Dennison is selected and occu.
pied for the present as place for drilling
and disciplining the troops, and also as a
military position, being upon the L. NJ. C.
& X. X. r., within easy reach Of Cincin
natl, and also by that and other roads, an
excellent point from which 10 transport
troops in any direction when they may be
needed. Brig. Gen. Cox is'in command
there nj this time. The following are the
General officers thus far selec,ed: Major
General McClelland, President Of the OHIO
and Mississippi Railroad, formerly Of the
U. S. Army, and one of the Commits
sioners selected by the Government to
visit Europe during the Crimean War
He is man of great energy Of character,
and is said 10 be admirably adapted TO
this position. For Brig. Generals, J. d.
Cox, Of Trumbull,N N. Scbleicb, of Fairfield
CO., land Bales of Cincinnati. From what
| know Of the two former, ard hear OF the
two latter, | have no doubt they will
make good officers. There has been some
complaint as 10 the management of the
Commissary and Quarter Masters depart
ment, and probably so far as the first is
concerned, not without some reason, and
perhaps in both cases.
In the excitement and hurry conse-
quent upon the so rapidly bringing into
the field such large numbers OF men, con-
tracts for subsistence OF troops and for
other purposes, at prices, and upon terms
which did not well guard the interests OF
the State, and secure a proper and
economical expenditure of the public
monies appropriated for tho purpose-al
least his was thought TO be the CASE
Much time has been spent in the House
this week IN endeavoring TO prevent this
abuse, and steps have been taken, and
changes made, which, It is to be hoped,
will secure the desired result
War is an expensive luxury, and. while
the people are unanimously in favor Of sus-
tanning The Government, and are ready to
be taxed to pay all needed expenses
while men are contributing literally Of
their means to aid in this. by caring for
the families of those who volunteer to fight
The battles of their country, and women
are laborng night and day, to clo,he and
make these volunteers com Portable, il is
more than usually important and hu
manity, patriotism, justice and common
reason demand that the public monies be
expended honestly economically and
without favorllism.
There may perhaps be. not as intense
excitement existing as one week since,
but from all quarters the fixed and una.
lerable determination TO stand bv and sus.
tain The Government at all hazards, and
TO yield to no settlement Of existing diff.
cullieE. but one unconditional surrender
TO what il right and just is as unmis;ak able
as ever, and The constant offers Of volun-
teers urging themselves upon the author.
tiles. who csucot at present accept their
services, show that the masses gladly sus,
tain this determination.
To show the feeling existing in the
country, suffer me TO make some extracts
from incidents related by the Rev. II. w.
Beecher after visit 10 the West, a short
time since.
Mr.. Beecher says: While he was in
Indiana, an old man, ninety.two years of
age. who had fought in 1919. and in In.
diane wars, came TO Camp Morton, and
insisted upon going with tie volunteers,
"to show the young men how 10 fight"
Arother. sixty five years old with hair
and flowing beard white as snow ,implored
permission TO join, but being refused, went
to a barber's shop and had his beard
cropped, and his hair and beard dyed,
and again applied for admission. Not
being detected, he was received, and be-
ing asked his age, replied "rising 35 ~
A man on horseback, watching the camp,
said TO the crowd near him III | could
only dispose of my wife andvchidren, I'd
go in minute" A man who knew him
stepped up and said; "rllt take care of
them" "Hold my horse" clied the
other, and with one bound he was in the
camp. and a volunteer. A party Of young
men rode several miles 1--WE forget how
many TO enlist, and went to tho Govern.
or's house. Ho sent them away three
times, saying he could take no more. At
last they surrounded his door, and to'd
him they would stand there ill he took
them into tie rmy. The Governor had to
give in.
E1ar hundred Kentuckans crossed
over. almost in body and enlisted 70
the Stars and Stripes. They could mr.
get a chance to serve the good cause OF
home, and were determined 10 find wat
to fight Tor the Union. A wealthy planay
in Tennessee sent four of his sons for ter
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