Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-21


are they NOS Paid!
I We have heard much complaint, Of the bad
reatment Of the three months' volunteers, but
he following from the Cincinnati Tines, shows
much worse state Of things than We were
prepared for:
some three or four hundred Of the three months men
took their departure for homo yesleEday and among
them large number belonging to the Guthrie cray
iment In one instance nearly entire company %,
late Captain Lane marched to the depot and TOOK ne
Other three months volunteers refuse 70 leave e
They claim that they have done their duty for two
months without pay and willing 70 continue ior
another month"; but to be turned out upon the world
.Hundreds Of those who have already LEFT the camp
had not money enough to buy q world, IL worlds had
been selling for penny apiece Ragged, penniles,,
cnT.s. aDOn redsps which has thu. far
swindled them Of their ust dues. Who will not feel
indignant at the treatment Of our volunteers when We
the fact that many Of those who came to me
from Camp Dennison yesterday afternoon, last 7sont
set ia tho station houses, because they had no money
to pay for lodging, and too proud to begl 70
be wondered at that 80 small proportion, comparative
y, have been willing to Join the Cincinnati Regiments
for the war'"
Why have these men not been paid, at least
portion of their money2 1t Is monstrous that
they should be dismissed from the service, and
turned out Of camp without means to take them
home, or buy provisions for their subsistence.
Have the State authorities no money! If they
have not can they not procure Il for this abso-
lutely necessary purpose2
If money can be found to pay the enormous
bills, made with contractors who have made
such unreasonable profits, why cannot money
be procured to pay the volunteer soldiers their
wages, which for an entire month is but little
more than the profits on one single suit oi
clothes, which will not hang together while they
are serving that month in camp2
Is there no money subject to be paid the SOL
diers? IL not, why do not those who have the
authority, raise money. The Legislature appro
pristed THREE MILLION dollars to pay the ex-
penses of this war, and authorized the Fund
Commissioners to borrow il on the faith and
credit of the State, and provided for the loan
by taxation. .4
The State should be perfectly good The
credit of Ohio has stood high with capitalists in
times past. The immense property of the good
people Of the State is, in effect, mortgaged for
the payment of the debt which may be created
under the acts of the Legislature for war pur-
poses. Why then can the money not be obtain.
ed to meet the liabilities incurred by this state
of things2 ,
The fact that it has been squandered, and
bestowed upon favored pets wrongfully, will not
render the debt less obligatory, or its payment
less certain.
The fighting men of the State have rallied
manfully, at the call of the constituted author
tiles of the country-State and National-but
they cannot be clothed, subsisted and paid their
wages without money. The fighting patriotism
of the State have responded nobly. Where is
the money patriotism2 Where are the wealthy
men and interpretations Of Ohio7 Why do they
not step forward in this crisis of the country
and open their money bags7 II the soldier is
willing to bare his bosom, and pour ont his
blood, in defense of the Constitution and Union,
by which the lives, the liberties and the WEALTH
of the people Of the State is protected, why
will not that WEALTH come forward and sustain
the soldiers7
We are aware that some have said, 1--WE will
lend our money for the benefit Of the soldier,
but not to be squandered as it has BEEN" This
is well to consider-but the soldier must not be
left to suffer, because the State has been to
some extent plundered. They must be paid
first. Those who have made large profits on
contracts, can well afford to wait until the Fund
Commissioners can raise the money. -qm
We have heard 1t intimated that our capital
lists are holding back, knowing that il the bonds
are not taken here now, at par, the Commission.
ers will be compelled to send them to New
York, to be sold for what they will bring in the
market-hoping they will be able to buy them
at lower rate.
In this crisis Of the affairs of our country, our
capitalists should not desire to take advantage
of the necessities Of the State. Il is not true
patriotism. A man who win not pour out his
blood for his country, when necessary, is not re.
garded az patriot. How should he be regard.
ed, who will not lend his money, especially when
the peoples farms are mortgaged for its pay
ment2 -ic rs ,A via -e
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