Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-08-17
Mr.. uutchIns' Defense of the Reserve.

Mr.. Hutchlns' Defense of the Reserve.
ask-said Mr.. HUTcHINsTthe unanim-
Gus consent Of the House to correct state
Incnt which fell from my colleague from the
Columbus district-Mr. Cox-the other
day which did not hear at the time, re-
tiecting upon the constituency that in part
represent
No objection being made, Mr.. II. read
from the Globe as follows:
" Mr. Morrill,, Of Vt. will accent the
amendment OF the gentleman from Mime
sofa with great pleasure and will, also,
at the suggestion of the gentleman who sits
behind me, for the benefit OF my friend from
Ohio, add that all the butter and cheese
be purchased in the Western Reserve.
Mr.. CoX--I oppose that, unless they fur.
nish some soldiers for the war"
Mr. Speaker, here is plain intimation
that the people of the Reserve have not fur
nished any soldiers as yet for this war; /
do not know upon what motives that state
meut was made | simply wish to correct
it, aud show the gentleman from the Co
lumbus district, that he has been laboring
uuder u mistake. ~
MIR. Cox. Mr.. Speaker the gentleman
might have done Inc the justice which one
OF his other colleagues displayed, to ask me
whether that was my language, before cali
ing the attention of the House to it, L
made no such statement. 1t was a misap-
prehehSion on the part Of the reporter. /
will repeat what | said, aud that it was
said playlully. A motion was made by
some gentleman TO add cheese and butter
to the rations of the army. The member
from Vt. moved that the butter and cheese
be purchased on the Reserve. | then re-
marked playiully, that if cheese contributed
lighting qualities, the Western Reserve
might have furnished more soldiers that
was my remark -
Mr.. HUTcHINs-I wish to state the facts
We Of the Western Reserve do not claim
any greater amount Of patriotism than has
been exhibited in other parts of the state
We do claim, however, an equal amount.
The county Of AShtabula has furnished
three companies, including an artillery COM
pany from Geneva. This artillery compa-
ny took part in the brilliant march which
resulted in the surprise and rout of the reb-
els at Phillip and it was a member of
that artillery company who fred the first
gun in that engagement. Trumbull county
has furnished three companies Mahoning
county two companies; Geauga county one
company Lake county three companies
Cuyahoga county five or six companies, and
also Blrnett's regiment Of artillery, in
which was the Geneva company and the
district represented by my colleague
Btuke--has furnished eighteen companies,
now in the service Of the U, States.
Mr.. Speaker, the people Of the Western
Reserve have contributed, in men an money
their full quota, and they have offered 9th
er companies that have not been accepted.
The little town in which l reside contain
ing population Of only about $500, con-
trbuted $4,000 as a donation TO equip
the volunteers, and support their families.
The town of Youngstown, in Mahonng
county, contributed about the same amount.
! do not mention these things by way of
boasting, but ouly to show that the remarks
of my colleague did gross injustice-no
donbt uniuteutionQl-;o the people l in
part represent.