Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-03
GovernOr DenuIsOn.


man in the State. I hold that in this par
ticular juncture, your Governor DennisOn
is the lucky man. say your Gov. Denni-
son, Tor you supported him, and reloiced at
his election, while /, Is you know full well,
opposed him by voice and pen, and believed
his election a calamity, because Of the.prin-
oiples he advocated. Yet, for all this, do
think that the abuse heaped upon him, from
msny quarters, is unjust and uncalled for.
Elected 20 the high station Of Chief Mag
istrate Of the third State in the Union, Gov.
Dennison took upon himself the duties OF
his Office at a time of profound peace
Suddenly the political sky was overcast
civil war ragged within the Union, and call
was made upon Ohio for larger number Of
regiments, to be furnished forthwith, than
the State furnished during the whole Mexi
can war. These troops had to be enlisted and
mustered at moments warning. The mi
Iitia system of Ohio, for long time the sub
ject of ridicnle, was completely broken down,
and the efforts to resuscitate it were met with
the decided opposition of the Taxpayers ard
the snsers and the sarcasm Of the thought
less.
Such was the state of affairs when Ohio
was called upon to respond to the call for
her quota Of the 75, 900 msn-a quota largely
increased by The refusal of Virginia, Tsnnes-
see and other States to furnish the number
required. The State officials, thus taken
unawares, had no time to make he necessary
preparations. Almost as if by magic, the
requisition was 6lled, and the troops were
on their march. More were offered than
were needed. All that were received had to
be furnished quarters and supplies. To
feed an army such as Ohio raised, is no easy
job, and to do it Immediately increased the
difficulty. The Governor did the best thing
be could do under the circumstances by get
ting contractors to feed the men at certain fixed
rate, not at the time deemed too high. 1t
was found that the contractors were making
money. Not rejecting for moment on the
large outlay in the preparation to open so
large boarding house, aad the large num-
Der of cooks, walters, SC, nor the great
waste of provisions, the whole pack of those
who, af:er figuring, found the contractors
could make few cents per day, or week, on
each man so fed opened upon Gov. DennisJn
because he approved of the contract, being
the best thing, under the circumstances, that
could be done, and abused him without stint
or mercy. Had the troops not been so fed,
they must have been taken to the hotels and
boarded, without chance of being inducted
into camp life.
Again, forgetfnl of the fact that Gov. Den
nison although, x Offci0 COmmander-in-
Chief of the forces of Ohio, is subordinate to
the President and to Lieut.. Geu. Scott, -
that orders from Washington supercede those
issued at Columbus, these grumblers hold the
Ohio Executive responsible for every order
that they in their wisdom tail to understand
All this is not only wrong, bat unjust. Il
is fair to suppose that they who have th'
charge of affairs have information which the
Telegraph fails to communicate to the readeri
Of the Newspaper press North and South, ,anG
hence have reasons for the orders given
which they withhold from the people o
ohionot perhaps, because they distrust theiI
Judgment or their patriotiIm, but because
they fear that the Telegraph which conveys
the news to the people Of the Western Re
serve, will also communicate it to the people
of Charleston, and thus the SecessiOnisll
would become as wise, as no doubt they arr
in their own cOnceit as our political grum
blers at home. asa
The object of this note, Messrs. Editors
is to protest, in the name Of justice, againa
the wholesale charges made against tn
"powers that be-" at Columbus and q
Washington. II gives 'aid and comfort t
the enemy" for these charges, magnifed
thousand told, go to the Sou.h, AID are ther
used to show divided North to unite
South. Let Us then treat our rulers wild
tomething like fairness-not PREJUDICE thei
every act with jaundieed eye. Before th
time for another election rolls rOurd, the mis-
viii have cleared away, and then, judging th
tree by its fruits, we can administer praise o
censure as 1t may then, With the facts of th
, case before us, seem right and proper.
The Governor of Ohio has been placed i
a trying positiOn-One not contemplated q
the time of his election. he has had diff
culties to surmount such as no other Govern
or ever had, and, in the opinion of one VIII
has been his lifelong political enemy an
who expects to continue that enemy even IN
to the end, be has, as Jet done no act tha
: was not dictated BY patriotic motives an
for the good Of the country. This should 9
least secure for himafair trial before receivin
the sentence which a few grumblsrs are urg
! ing upon him, of wholesale denunciatiOr
With great respect,
A NAToEAL DENoCRAT.
CLEvELGxD, June I, 1851.
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