Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-15
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Il
Eps LEApRR | notice in Jour paper OF
the 9th inst, communication from John
Hutchins, Esq, NJ. c. irOm this district in
which be Unfortunately censures his con-
slitaents In and about Warren, and by INFER
snce would seem to class them with Jeh.
Davis and bis adherents, and also making
other insinuations that it seems to me the
facts do not justify.
The citizens Of Warren and Vicinity, had
supposed ere this, have borne as good repu-
taiion for liberality, loyalty, and devotion to
the Union, as any other community, and
until the receipt of Mr.. Hutchins communi-
cation, did not suppose it was questioned.-
No town Of Its size on the Western Reserve
can show larger subscription to the War
Fund; none larger to the State and National
Loans to sustain the Government and why
the action Of this community should be 90
generally denounced by their N. G., am
at loss to know.
Mr.. q. says that he has "met with unez-
pected embarrassment N my efforts to OBJ
tain near Warren suitable grounds where
men can be made comfortable in camp dur
ing the approaching inclement season Ofthe
year"
If this was literally true then there might
be some good reason for complaint.
But learn from good authority that sew
era, very suitable places have been Offered
without solicitation, for that purpose, ant
do know that others might have been OBJ
tanned If any exertion had been put forth t
get them. I have myself already one farm
, occupied as a camp Camp Wood, and
would have cheerfully devoted another nea
Warren, Ia very suitable one) had the par
ties delegated 10 procure a place, sought j
q on which in three or four days suitAbl
buildings might have been erected to accom-
modate soldiers as fast as they should a.
u rive.
le All this, however, would not do, as Mr..
al had determined that he would have the Fa
Grounds, and nothing else. Those grounC
do not belong to the county, and were be
le by an association of stockholders, VINO hS
D. literally agreed to devote their use to Il
y county society, for term Of five years excl
sively for fairs, and without cost to the coui
- tv society, and were placed in the hands
IL trustees, of which / am one, with the rig
W of the county to purchase in five yes
r. at cost. Mr. Hutchins on the cars, Ia
~ Monday, going to Cleveland with me,
y ludsd to the camp, and sald they were goil
en- to occupy the Fair Grounds. said to hi
in that, as one of the trustees, l thought Ii
ck we had no authority to use them for II
- purBose, and that, if we had, it was no
~ suitable place, and that l should decline q
nt ing my assent. A few days after, the Pre-
Die dent Of the society, on receipt of a let
trs from Mr.. H., came to see me about it, an
:. found that he fully concurred with me Il
we had no authority TO use the ground {
OF cept for the object named by the associate
and agreed with me that it was not sui
BILE place for q camp, but that one might
eI- obtained and arrangements made for bui
iugs in time for any emergency. l am CT
fdent that if the proper action had b
e. taken, the soldiers might all have b
the placed in comfortable quarters before nj
he and that the "soldiers shivering in cam
on about which Mr.. H. writes so eloquenuy 8
md feelingly, might have been prevented
ice Mr.. h. refers to the Capitol and st
us House as not being too sacred fer soldiE
md &C., &c. That is all true, but no more
&C than were the citizens of Warren at {
1t time, their homes, money, and everyth
to that they had was held out to the soldil
Ian and would be again should another such C
'at- tingency arise. But now the State Hous'
has not occupied, neither is the Capitol, althoJ
ght 1 must confess it would be better occupied
sm soldiers than by some could name now
signed to it.
gan The occupation Of the Fair Grounds, v
ere one or two hundred camp fires, burning
ay- the -nf Jt5esf9e efe EassSe efgti6I6s 6Is-A-
~ there been any necessity for even that we
~ would have submitted cheerfully, and l 8
.Ie in behalf of many of the citizens of War;
= who are indignant at this action that th
was no necessity requiring it.
!. Since writing tue above learn that so,
~ OF the Directors of the Agricultural Soci,
" have opened the Fair Grounds for Mr.. n.
nj T. KINSMAN.
'n' WARREN Ohio, Oct. I3, 1851.