Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-13
Number 10.

voted millions to organize, clotne, Ieeu ana
equip the soldiers, ard yet some Of them
were almost entirely psket! pledged my
word that something would be done for them
without further delay. With another friend
of the company visited the Quarter Masters
department. in the camp, and stated the case.
was told thai, as the company was not
formally mustered into service, they could do
nothing for them without an order from
Quarter Master General Hale. We immedis
ately called on him at bis department. and
stated the case to him. His reply was,
Cant do any thing for them sir" rec
minded him of the fact that they are men
and soldiers, but naked, and insisted that
they nsust have ssmething to wear. He
again replied that as they are not formally
mustered into service, it would be VIOLA
tion of the rules and regulations to give
them clothing.
! then appealed to him to give me an or.
der for about q dozsn pairs of shoes, pants
and shirts, to supply these who are really al
most naked, at the same time offering to de-
posit into his hands o sufficient amount Of
money to indemnify him, and thus make my
self responsible, the money to be refunded to
me after the company shall have been for
mally mustered in. This he also declined, bee
cause it would be against their regulation"
and complicate their accounts. Satisfied
thot tba 0na-ta- Mastor GanaraI hod M ir-
clination to do anything for these poor but
brave men, withdrew from bis august pres-
ence and proceeded down town, where
bought thirteen pairs of shoes, ten pairs of
pants and ten sh:rts. These few articles SOON
found their way to the company, aud were
properly distributed by Capt. McGee among
the most needy. am assured that some of
the Harrisburg ladies are about Furnishing
this company with additional articles of
clothing. If they do l know that they will
receive many hearty God bless you ye's''
from these long neglected suffering fellow
men.
Now, Mr.. Editor, who is most responsible
for the scandalous condition of our volup-
tsers According to my experience and OBJ
servation, it is this Qaurter Master General
Hale. With practical business man at the
bead Of the department., it does seem to me
much might be done to supply the wants Of
the soldiers. But, according to bis interpre-
tation of rules and regulations, American
volunteers to lay down their lives if neoessa-
ry, in defence of the freedom we ell enjoy.
must go naked, and, suppose, as far as the
same functionary is concerned, starve, until
some other funtionary may think fit to pro-
nounce shsn formally mustered into SER
vice."
Such treatment of our volunteers is, TO say
the least. disgraceful According to my
judgement the fault is in the Department. of
the Quarter Master General.
E. II. RAUcH.
Gov. Curtin has sent en- agent to Washing.
ton to examine the clothing furnished to our
soldiers there, and has announced that nonS
of the bogus shoes and Inferior blankets haya
been or will be paid for. Let US hopo that
he will aid in bringing the guilty parties to
justice. We have reason to believe that hs
has yielded to the importuuing Of those call
ing themselves bis friends, to appoint some
agents who have betrayed his confidence and
dlsgracsd the State and its Governor. Again
we say. let the guilty parties be fsrreted out.
exposed and punished.
P. S.-Since the above was in type We uu-
derstand that he has appointed commission
to investigate all the contracts for supplies
which have been made by the State, sincs
the present contest commenced, and to maks
a full and faithful report upon their tcrms,
and the manner in which they have ben
complied. 1t is to consist Of Jacob Fry, Jr i.
a prominent Douglas Democrat Of Montgom-
cry county; Benjamin Haywood. leading
and upright citizen of Sohuyl-
kill county ; and Charles K. Abbot, mem
Der of the State Legislature from Phiads-
paia, who has always maintained high rep-
utation. These commissioners are all men
of unimpeachable integrity, and an impair
tial and honest statement may be anticipated
from them Chester County Times.