Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-06-28
WHAT HAS OHIO BONE

The Cincinnati Commercial, and few
their efforts to make it appear that our State
has done little or nothing toward sustaining
the existing war. They charge tkat notwith-
standing the Legislature made liberal appro-
priations uf means and the people in response
to the call ofIhc President prem5tls volunteer
cd TO the extent of one hundred thousand men,
We have comparatively no troops in the field,
and as compared with what has been done bY
otEtr Western States have literally accom-
| plished nothing-nnd by false and malicious
charges against The Governor and State Eau.
thorities enslcavor 10 make them responsible
for all the lnishaps attending the advance of
the 1st and 2nd regiments 10 Washington, aud
the confusion, disorganization aud demoraiz.
tion. prevalent for time at Camp Dtnnison =
we'll knowing at the time of making the
charges tha. the General Government had
charge Of the regiments referred to, and iii:
rccted and controlled all the operations at
"tclai has OHIO done ?" the Cincinnati Gazette
of Tuesday thus conclusivcly aud satisfactorily
replies
"As to what Ohio has done and is doing,
"let the facts show to candid world" At
the first trump Of war she sent two regiments
TO Washington. She was tod to send them
at once. and the Government would clothe,
arm, and eqHip them there. They were stop
ped on the way. That Ohio could not help
| The Government did not c!olhe nor equip
/ them aid the State of Ohio did.
4 few days after. at the urgent call of the
/ people of Western Virginia and on the ohio
border. the State sent full battery of light
al tillery, fully bprscd, armed, and equipped at
the States cost. to the Eastern border, wherr
they rernainetl-
! il WAS the moral effect of that fne battery
| from the Western Reserve which the Com
nlercial writer has particularly DETAINED in this
war--that enabled he Union men of Western
Virginia TO hold their first Convention.
This battery afterwards joined the column
on its march into Western Virginia. and de-
,achmcnt from it did tue firing which made
the famous rout at Phillippi.
Ohio llus nine regiments of three months
State troops, and one State regiment Of artiI-
lery, fully armed and equipped at her own cost
now iu Western Virginia, forming the bulk of
that army. She has also two regiments of
three mo tbs men mustered into the United
States service in Eastern Virginia, equipped
and accoutered at her own cost.
1t will also be taken into the accoIat nv
I IL,
that three months volunteers are now regarded
as Of so little Importance by the Government
thatcleven 0hio.regimOnts composed of the best
material 10 the world, which might have been
sent into the field six weeks ago, have been
disorganized te re.enlist them for three years
Nothing but this order of the Government
prevented these troops from being in the field
long ago, But Indiana. so far as We are in
formed, has not single three years regiment
at the seat Of war, and according TO our cor
respondenee from Western Virginia, her men
are now talking Of going home to canvass the
question Of ro-enlistment.
Three years men only are desirable to the
Government now, and probably none but
these can take part in any of the great and
decisive actions Of the campaign. Ohio has
| hHiHN hOH III HRlDlA
mustered int) the United States service for
three years. These are iu addition to the
three months men already. mentioned. She
has also four regiments of three years men at
Camp Chase, and eight regiments at Camp
DennisOn, mustered into the United States
service and ready to take the field.
To recapitulate: Ohio has eleven regiments
of three months troops, and three regiments
OF three years troops in Virginia, and twelve
regiments of three years troops in camp ready
for service, and some Of these under marching
orders.
We will add, too, on reliable authority, that
no troops in the field are armed better than
those Of Ohio. In addition to these some
companies of Militia Of the Reserve are doing
duty in this State, guarding railroad bridges
and the same organization provides regiments
to respond promptly to future emergencies.
Other States have done well, but, as Daniel
Webster said, There is Ohio look OF her."
All this has not been done without great
abor, and multiplicity of duties which