The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-10-30

Tlse. .Gogernnnemi Contract -rs- fry /
l., ,.tRg 20 ana he Ihc rrCsemi HarcoIl-i /
Time for their Own Bennett.
= = a, A,gentlani,n direct from Washington
stated to the editor of the New hisbc,i |
Patriot q few, day since, that in q Gun I
xersation with a, leading Republican OF
that city, he put This question to him:- |
s'WhenswiA there besa big fight over the |
Potomac The'a answer ives: "Iherc will
bcnefght. This is a CONTRACTION 5 war,
and they do not want the war to'end
soon The Cincinnati Commercial
Gov Chase's organ seems to be ltnpre'
scdwith fiat idea, judging from the to!-
lowing, which appeared ediSolialiy IN a
lateissue Of that paper
sazssyye have no definite idea Of the amount Of
pressure to the square inch that would be re-
ou;red at the present to force the truth into the
honest understanding of the President Of the
United States Unfortunately, it has come to
PASS In these latter days (Which include an in
de3n;te number OF Administrations) that the
President is walled in from the people, and only
s,,ertritted 10 hear the truth at rare intervals
He Ii surrounded by an atmosphere, made up OF
sthe exhalations Of the hangers-on about the
lCapitai-Athe peddliRg politicians-the syco-
uhants of power--the beggars Of the crumbs
That AN from official tabes--and the rest the
sediments and freth OF the usual quadrienniat
National boil. This atmosphere, SO offensive to
good citizens asphyxiates the President and
renders him dim OF sight and hard Of hearing
The iightnings Of civil war have not yet dis
turbed ana purified this atmosphere.
@gf'.'rhere are tive great forces encamped at
washington. Wi bout the city are the circle
of forts and encampments of soldiers. WITHIN
n yhe camp followers; the contractors OF all
saesrees. the tribe Of thieves, a vast multitude.
1ybile the defenders ct the Government in arms
shelter the Capital from the bandits OF seces-
.ai0n enc blood suckers are undisurbed. While
st}e bird sof Joye is aloft, with the glitter e'
thunder bolts surrounding him, the deadhest OF
1kisseneynjes are shel tered under bis wings
Now while we have an army OF near two hun
dreSi thousand mehat Washington, and when
chs season and time for action have fully come,
tthe contractors talk of delay, even of going in
IA winter quarters, and waiting ard watching
slsaynine as Longellow would have it, 'to labor
Aand Do watt This Will not do. Whatever
force is necessary TO bring the facts into lmme-
a{liate contact with the Presidential organs OF
sense, will, must be employed, to MORN the
highest authority definitely and with all neces
seary weight and penetration, that the pohcyo'
rendering The war subservlent to tue contract
ans mas Seen pnrsued to the EXTREMIST verge Of
s,,,bi,c eptiuraree. The notion of waiting unit!
fFe Fetels can't march, because they have worn
sout their shoes, and until they are shaken to
pieces in consequence of tue want Of qninine,
antf until their soldiers damage all their good
aeunss is probably ex Jloded by Sodth and Eu
rome bv the line of steamers established by
Yancy g. Co, the Bermuda being the first arri
val and the probability of regular trips being
scn the cards.. Wintering the Grand Army on
che Potomac, if undertaken, will end the wal
in the aoyerthrow Of the Government in ont
on anothef." ."ases t5a&H
-, The, Commercial, in another issue O
the paper, speaks thus about the inferna
sconndrels, who, while pretending to b
Union Men and following 'sSecessionista
at their superiors in every respect, ar
srobbing the brave soldiers and the Coy
eFplnent:--a fr tas
S@s88 Ga A Sg3
sss.aANe wish Governor Dennison had put an a
cent on the track Of the clothes intended for tn
Ohio. troops in Western FiEginla. Perhaps th
Governor was not called upon by any form;
.obligatioa TO send a special agent to go up an
gdewn the face Of the earth seeking those Wht
.by sneoFapetency or process Of vllliany had Sto
len, detained. or neglected to procure the clothe
sfhat should; have on the backs and legs Of OF
suffering soldiers. but the people OF Ohio, cit
aEens aud soldiers, would have thanked him io
sdosng mere than his duty. s 81 za.
AVE need to hunt down the incapable an
the seoundrels who are Iattening while OF
,lnen in the army suffer, some one with lro
will, no respect for offi3e, and no fear Of pei
.gons. e. lie should be indomitable and remoFst
less, the deadly foe o. shame and sworn de't:oI
asr of the humbug dignity OF petty position
He shonid also b. animated with nneommo
wrath aud give neither rest to his te9t, NJ
sslumber TO bis eyeIfIs, until he knew the rei
son why the overcoats that we know have be g
made in the city, are not now on the backs
our soldiers at Cheat Mountain. He shou
know how to trace a lie to its source, AMI
thief a thiei. and foil fool, however the OF
Or the other my be benizz med with button
or thickly sncireIeI By those whose thrift 70
lows iaagning" a5 ss a.s 5r ssl &,
20 That contractors and other ottlclats al
.feathering their nests at the expense
4thesoidieFs there can bcno doubt. Loo
at Ohio for instance. Governor Dem
son infenns US thatsthe Threej Million
appropriated ~ the Legislature has be- be,
aailspent, and inthe same ebreathsappea
to thepeopIe 70 supply from their prlv;a'
resources means to clothe OH soldier
who are IN a state Of destitution, for tt
want Of the very things for which tn
Three Millions was appropriated.
ssss Duraeountfy is in state Of war. q
spsstriotic fellow citizens have been a
ppealcd to to shoulder their muskets, (sa..
an exchange, with . promise that tho
should be well fed and clothed, and the
.sfsmilies provided ferin their absence
aThe Legislature bourtif'rlly appropriate At
the caople's : money for these purposes
Bet s5ss what are the facts? The mo
,ey has sal beep-spent- soldiers arg
ssthescold bleak mountains, doing duty
s.their,steeklag feetianl drawers, and th'
have left at bemc pretended Union hie
and gcoundrels who wear epalliettes, VI
..lsz - 4l,oy, nf the liberal grDrODrl