The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-08-23


corruption, favoritism and extrav.
agance on the War Department Of
the state administration, will give
zest to a campaign which promised
to bo dull. Whoever wishes to
prove what the Democratic Conven.
ton charges 10 invited to post him.
sell thoroughly. Unless champion
can be found for that distinguished
gathering of August, TIL, 1861, it is
condemned as most senseless and
! fit.'
GOV. DENNIsos To Mr.. PAYNE.
STATE OF ONO, ExEcrrrvE DEp'rl
COLUMBUS, August IA.
SIR: Among the resolutions re.
ported by you as Chairman Of com
mi,tee. and adopted by the DE.
mocratc Convention" which met in
this city on the 7th OF August, | find
the following:
"Resoived, That the corruption.
extravaganza, incompctency and
hvoritism shown in the War De.
partmcnt OF the state and federal
governments deserve and receive
our unqualified condemnation, an
ought to be Immediately corrected
and reformed"
These are grave charges. Ii well
founded, the state authorities, and
especially myself rs the Executive,
ought Immediately to resign their
official trusts. II false, those who
have preferred. aud those who give
currency to them, must receive the
merited condemnation OF an indig.
nant people. Your resolution en,.
bodies general accusations, | cal
upon you for partculara, and de
mand the evidence upon which you
assault. The medium through which
it sha'l be given | leave you to Dc.
icrmine.
That you may be prepared for the
fullest exhibit OF facts, | invite you
to a thorough examination OF every
thing relating to the War Depart.
ment Of my administration. All
contracts, correspondence, records oI
spl ointmt nts, and all orders pper
tanning to the dep rtm, mt you have
attacked shall bc freely exposed, ant
yon shall be furnished with copies o
whatever papers you design Ate.
extend you also the liberty of inter
rogaiing, at your pleasure, every
officer on my staff, every assis,an
IN my own and in their offices.
Ii yonr resolutions are not the ex
ponent OF purpose, as old a. the
war, and as malevolent as it is in
sidious. to simulate patriotism an,
economy but instill disirust, b,
which political ambition and palt,
avarice may be subservcd, public
: credit deprecated. and the nation.
government compelled /, y ssace
ful compromise with armed treason
you will promptly seiZa the oppor
unity give you, TO SHOW the pcopl
t'at those whom you represent ar,
"o'"ataI hy mntiv,s 81 h""",, a"
tagonism to rebellion, not less thar
by anxiety for the preserva'inn o
olitical identity and the supre,nac,
Of doctrines. which. by u popnla
vote the loyal st ,tc have condemned
Respectfully.
iSigntd WILLIAM DENNIsoN.
Henry b. PAYNE E.a,
Chairman, &c Cleveland, o
Mr. PAyNE's REPLY.
CLEVELAND, August II.
DEAR Sir: i an in receipt Of ,
communication from you under dat
Of the l4th instant, but, am at a los
|, whether should reply to il, as vi.
not "the Chairman OF the Commit
: tee on Resolutions AZ the 9TH O
August Democratic Convention.
e II you designed the letter TOR III,
official organ of that committee i
I shoul have been addressed to tn
! Hon. III. T. Smith, OF Stark county
a real the resolutions before the Con
. vention at mis- request. AMI this &C
probably led you into the error Q
? surprising that | WAS Chairman.
e Unless, therefore, you special,
D desire a reply from me, will retnr,
I tho letter to you or forward il T.
1 Judge Smith, as you may prefer.
= Respectfully, yours, &c,
T. ii. b PAYNE.
Hon, W. DENNIsoN !
e COLUMBUS, Ohio.
, Gnv. DENNIst Ms ANSWER.
u STATE OF Ono, EXECUTIVE DEPT J
CoLUMBus, August 10. !
q SIR:-In reply to your note of tn
17th instant, in which you inform
IN, that yon were not the Chairma
:, OF the Committee on Resolutions a
!, the 7th o. August Democratic Con
, vtniion, as you were understood I
have been, | have to say, that | in
q tended to address you only in you
reported official capacity a, Chail
q man, With you personally | hav
's no controversy.
% ! publish tho correspondence ia
y y the purpose of saying that desire
>. y to be taken as addressed to any r,
:, spectacle gentleman who will al
y y sume the responsibility of havin
- - been the Chairman O the commiite
; that reported the resolutions relerre
- to, or to any other member of th