Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-11-07
The TsepublIcau press Of t6e country ,,isa very


= The Republican press Of the country y is very
malignant and bitter ID It's debupOlaiIons Of the
report Of Adjatant-G Gsneral THOnAs onths con-
,dition OF affairs In the Western Military De-
pArtmsnt, and no language appearsto be4oo
yusoafse or vulgar for them to use toward the
author Of this document. s7ssl alen
II 10 to be obseryed that Adjutant General
) sTHoMAs 10 In no way responsible for Che pnbli
cation Of his report In the newspapers. IL was
furnished by the War Department, the place
where il Was lodged, and it's proper depository
to the New York Tribune lie publication may
or may not have been an error; but with that
matter Gen. THOMAS has nothing to do, and all
. the abuse beaped upon him in connection with
the printing of his report in the newspapers, ia
grossly unjust and unfair. 4ass s@
& > Tn. report Of Adjutant-G General THomAs was
B made in pursuance Of dutyjmposed on him
By the Administration. 1t was not syoluntary
or an unofficial act, but the act OF snpordi-
Of nate officer, made iu pursuance Of the order and
direction OF his superior, and embracing mat.
ter Of great moment, involving the capacity ol
come Of the principal officers in the Western
Military Department, and the integrity Of many
of them. III ,.as8s 4. Il
The Adutant. General reported on things al
he found them, and not as he could and nj
doubt did desire that they shouldbe. What h'
has embraced in his report, Is fully corrobOrat
ed BY the investigation Of the Congressional
committee recently In st. Louis, and 1t seems
ct length to be put beyond dispute that the facts
stated by Gen. THOMAS have compelled the 'Ad'
mnistration to supersede FRrMoNr 10 tho com
mand Of the Western Department F..
These being the facts and such the state oi
the case, It Ia matter of wonder why 30 many
of the Republican papers should be so vehe
ment in their denunciations Of Gen. THOMAS
and his report; but the reasons which govern
and control them are easily understood. 'a3
The papers most forward and furious in this
matter are those who represent the Abolition
politicians and the specializing army contractors,
Of the class that FREnoNr had around him. In
the curtailment of FREMoNTs authority, the
Abolition politicians feel that they are wounded
and set back great wayin their nefarious de-
signs, and'the "sboddy" army contractors who
deal in bad food for the soldiers, damaged cloth
for their raiment, aud spawned horses FOR the
military service, understand well that the effect
of the report of Adjutant General THOMAS will
be to damage their business, If Il does not en-
tirely destroy it. a
The great mass of the people, the sober
thinking, tax paying men of the land, will not
be moved or Influenced by the yell OF the Aboi
lition press or the army contractors. They will
respect Gen. THOMAS for his independence and
prObity in making his report, and approve Of the
action Of the Administration, based upon it.
The people want the war carried on vigorously,
and they also desire that economy and integri-
ty should pervade the public service. And they
will be very sure to stand by those who advocate
this course, while they will reject the whole
brood Of pretenders and knaves who may have
been or are now in the public service