The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-09-25
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Ohio Quartermaster Corresponding
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Under the above heading we find the,
following in the Cincinnati Gazette: .
1--WE published in our lastissue series:
of Intercepted letters, showing the man
ner in which the interests of the Govern.
ment have been betrayed by its servants.
the superiutendents of public iarmories.
and workshops having supplied the reb:
els with all the munitions Of war they
could desire. The New, z ork Post, from
which we copied the letters aboge referred
to, has since given more of the same sort.
Among them Ia the following one from
David L.slWood, Quartermaster of Ohio.
addressed to one Hitchcock, a dealer in
firearms at New York, who hasIfnrnished
the rebels with any quantity lofseontrae
band goods, and has been in close cor
respoudence with the. deliaquent officials
at tWaterylsit, Frankford and other arse.
mails. Here is the letter.. ss9e3ss z49a.
"Head- Quarters O. Militia
State Alarms and VaIunteers Mititia, Z.
Il -isof - Qusrtermdsfer Gems Of y!
Ohio fs ass' lss1. es1."'as' ffs'''afy sss@ q
IA H1ToHcocK-Ssir. Yours Of the
1st of February is received. Oar Legis-
latare is now in session, and of course
am much engaged in dancing attendance
to them. Il have at present only 9. few
old traps that are for sale. cannot, at
any rate, sell any till they adjourn. am
somewhat expecting them to make an
appropriation to purchase some new arms;
am not prepared at present to sell or pur-.
chase either. Will advise you when any
thing turns up. i-s5i iBii.'ea a'ii % sse
.aPlease send me the amount Of. that
balance which have not drawn for. 4
have mislaid the memorandum. E.hope
you are making this Southern trouble pay
SD Yours, D. Z. WOOD
sasIf the fuss blows over, we shall have
more :stuff to. SELL and if not. lweasshall
want to purchase. ~ ID q siyssd sbsiss s.
Itnay be that Quartermaster General
Wood was authorized. to sell a cfew old
traps'' to this Mr.. Hitchcock; but if he
was, we cannot see why he could not sell
them while the Legislature was in session,
as afterward. Hs. certainly need not be
"danciugn saround the Legislature all the
times9 s aei'aaexs + si4u tt sa31fs Ya
ie Asst to the t'amount of that balance,''
Which II appears he had not drawn
Mr. Hitchcock ought to have sent it.. es-
pecislly as the. memorandum was 3"mis
laid" We were not aware that our
State loflieia1s did their business in thai
way. We were green enough to think
that wheL State officer sold any old OF
.newstraps that belonged to the State, an
.accodnt was rendered and the money cer-
-tffed into the State Treasury. This may
be So ID this case; but, if SO, the propel
soficer. certainly ought to know what The
sbalanca is that Mr.. Hitchcock had no,
sent toaMr. Wood! q sao7s s IzsisHs
sa But Mr.. Wood says: II hope you ar.
making these Southern = troubles pay
nThisoisoin very bad Taste, coming from 4
-.Sate officer as 1t looks as though .eHes
whit pay? was uppermost in the mind
of these men who. are so active and .blat
-iaut On the bnbjectof.th war. Their pat
riosism goes TO the bottom of their pock
cts and no further. ses s-s-.it shh