Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-11-21

'The seaao nmmriormnRtoE.Q
DcpariEnemf YsbIitvcd.
oaartermastcr- Csuersl Wright has Just re-
turned from business visit % Washlngton.--
ia has obtained from The Assistant Quarter-
master u. 8. a., Colonel Croasman, at Phila'
delphia, one thousand Eve hundred overcoats,
and promise Of ave thousand moroi lalso. one
thousand blankets, one thousand horse bankesss
one thousand talmas, and one thousand par q
gloves, for the First Regiment Of Cavalry, =,
Camp Chase. He was unable TO make nnni
settlement Of acoounta hetWeenthe y. >. ireas'
ury and the State Quartefmaeters Department,
owing 10 the fact thar The Auditor Of State did
not feel himself authorised 10 forward originai
bills and receipts on which he had made ao-
yanoes for the General Government, WHICH pliis
and receipts the rules Of the United states
Treasury require; but General Wright obtain
cd from Secretary Chase an advance sumolen.
to meet immediate pressing engagements ana
at his request, under orders from the Governor'
Quartern m aster- General Melgs determined 70
instruct the U, s, 4Quartermaster, Captain
Myers, at Columbus, to relieve the State Quar'
termaster's Department Of Its care and RESPONSE
bility concerning Ohio Volunteers.
Tie following is copy Of the letter of In
structions to Capt. Myers, in accordance with
Gen. Wright's request: ~ ps.,s
QuARrRnMAsrER-G GEEERAL's 0FFIcEl y
WAsmaaToN, D. c., Nov. -.
Capt. F. Myers, Assistant, Quarttrmaster Y. g.
A., Columbus, Ohios ssn
The Governor and Quaftermaster General oi
Ohio have requested that your orders and in'
Btructlons may be 90 modified as to authorize
you to perform all regular Quartermaster do.
ties. understood that when you we're ordered
to Columbus to assist the Governor In equlppine
and organizing the Volunteers raised BY the
State, it was In your capacity Of Quartermaster,
and that you are already therefore authorized
and instructed to perform all that falls within
the duty Of q Quartermaster. You will con
alder that this is the wish and instruction Of this
| Department. At the time Of the great pressure
upon the Depar rtment, incident to raising and
eouippihg troops, certain authority was given ID
the Governor OF Ohio (respecting contracts fol
| clothing, etc., You will, II re-
ouested by the Governor, adopt all contracts
made within the spirit and meaning OF this or
der, and carry them out as II they had beer
made by a regular Quartermaster, very careful
however, to conform 10 the laws and regula
tions of the Department, and exercising sount
discretion. 49,
Such Quartermaster stores procured by th'
State authorities for the use OF the troops q
tne 0OVernOf may ueoEo W ha'o suiheu"'ei
you, you will receive and veceipt for.
The object of the Governor IL understood Il
90 10 transfer to the Office Of the United States
the management Of affairs Of the Qusrtermas
! ter's Department In connection with the volun'
teers in Ohio, as named by the State officer
under authority given under public exigenc
which is no longer pressing.
i The sooner the whole returns TO the direc
control of the United States officers the better
The assistance Of the State has hastened int
the field large force. The unaided service
Of this Department could not have accomplish
ed the whole work so soon, and the Department
and country are under obligations for the assist
ance thus rendered, but the State officers shoul
be relieved Of the labor and responsibility a
soon as possible.
u Very respectfully,
II Your obd't serv't,
Al r. METGG