Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-08-29

were originally preferred, and have been
most stoutly maintained, by the men and
the press Of your political friends. In
deed, yonr present move savors Of an
adrOit purpose to raise smoke under the
cry of party malignity," and "sympathy
for rebels" in order that you may with
diaw from danger the fral bark in which
is freighted whatever Of official reputation
has survived the broadsdes of Repubi-
can batteries.
The Democratic papers have treated
you with singular forbearance aud tender
ness. But the Republican press Of the
State, as far back as the months Of May
and June, abounded in charg Of mis-
management, favoriism and fraud against
your administration. They specified the
acts-namcd the parties--gave the figures,
and denounced the delnquances in terms
Of severity, in comparison with which
our resolutions is moderated itselfl Lest
it may have escaped your notice, suffer
me to give you one Or two examples
The Ashtabula Sentinel, Of June 10th,
says:
1--WE have denounced the management
Of the War Department Of Ohio, because
it was bad--int olerably bad. The Gov
ernor, as the head Of the Department, is
responsible, and as he has not shown that
others were at fault, it is proper to hold
him to account. Our neighbors of the
Warren Chronicle complain that we do
not specify any charges. We will speci-
/ fly that:-Alen were ordered into Colum-
bus before there was adequate, or even
an, preparation made for them. They
were then sustained at an enormous cost,
amounting to an aggregate of at least one
hundred thousand dollars more than il
could have been done with proper econ
omy. With all this outlay, the men wert
subjected to unnecessary hardships and
absolute suffering They were not well
fed, and they were badly lodged. Thi,
/, state of things was continued for long
time after the wrong and the cause of il
were understood. The outrageous price
. for sustenance allowed at Camp jackson
was not corrected, and no proper eflor
made to correct it. A second contrac
; was made at Cincinnati, and a third on
at Cleveland, at still higher figures, am
that when there was time enough to hav
adopted a cheaper plan. Neither of thes
contracts was revoked when they wer
: abused. The clothing contracts were al
; without competition; and those who tool
them were allowed to divide them anon,
themselves, instead of being required t.
compete for them. Sixteen dollars a sui
were paid in this manner, where not m or
than ten ollars should have been paid
SO it has been with almost everything
else. All was characterized by the most
tlagrant waste and extravaganza.
"Ihis was the fault OF the Department
and the Commissary Quartermaster might
:, have been held accountable for it. But
the fact is, the Governor usurped theil
duties and made contracts himself, that
they should have made. He made him.
: self the iactotum of the whole Depart
,, ment-issued orders, made contracts, re.
ceived deputations, and sent deputations
to talk with other Governors, met il
Governor meetings, wrote letters ant
proclamations, revised the telegraph dis
patches for the newspapers, talked to TIN
crowds, and heard the complaints of TIN
COMMITTING uSplluu utS--lu Siioli, ullct. "a
' the offices of a Moorish Cadi.
"There was hurry and hustle, and con
fusion, of course. If any one feels abl
to Justify ali this he can try. We coul,
specify still further. We might mention
the appointment of relations, family con
: ncctions and friends, to office, but we lie
that pass now" .. ..
Ib;. s;,o,l, ,r;,,oc, &c o,o1;l,1o IA
stantiates every charge embraced in on
g resolution. If | had leisure and acces
Il to their files | could fill volume will
similar extracts from Republican papers
q The "Cincinnati Commercidl," the lead
S ing and most influential Republican jour
u nal in the State, was constrained to testi
: fly (June 7th): "While disposed t
u cannot frame any decent excuse for tn
Q reckless extravaganza which every day de
u velopes." Exposing the ''tin cup" an
q "camp kettle" transactions, it declare
II that it will Justify the "hardest publ
+ censure " (June Sth) 1t atiirms "that a
d inordinate amount Of personal favoritisr
and political iobbng were mixed in tn
IL COhuuSI VI oiihiio, iHdI oHio h"o bSo
l. disgraced by the incompctency of its eX
s. ecutive officer, and that all kinds Of cor
h ruption and neglect has been suffered t
r niest for a time the military commits
, sariat." Again, (June l3th) ''the peo
J. pie demand instant reform. The are SIC
Is of Gov. Deanison'S imbecility, We hav
d heretofore apologized for the Executive
J. reminding the people of the enormou
d labors devolving upon him, &c, but tn
e result of Gov. DIS efforts leaves us n
it other motive but to confess that on
;, CHARITY wos misairecied and that he is
= sad future" And again, (June 26th
IS in taking the GaseHe to task for "glossin
e over failures and defending official ma
e ieasance," it says: 1.-The Gazctte know
e as well as we do that the history of tn
i administration of military affairs in thi
: State has been eminently disgraceful; tina
Il the promises Of the Governor were on
: Of all proportion to his performances; tba
e corrupt and swindling contracts wer
j. given ont repeatedly through the blind
;, ness and connivahce of officials VIII
j. ought to know better; that our volunteer
le were trlled with and made the victims {
If circumlocution, delays and frauds whic
j. good business management would hav
N avoided; that money has been needleSsl
,e squandered and precious time iooIiShl
ic wasted; and that SO great and glaring ina
baan tho ,niscpnlnrt nf affairs that IN