Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-08-07
Hutchins Defends the Reserve.

Mr.. HUTCHINS. 1 ask the unani-
nous consent of the House to correct a
statement which fell from my colleague
from the Columbus district Mr.. Cox the
other day, which did not hear at the
time, rejecting upon the constituency that
l in part represent --.
No objection was made
Mr.. HUTCHINS. l read the follow
ing from the Globe of Saturday:
Mr. Morrill,, of Vermont. l will ac-
cept the amendment of the gentleman from
Minnesota 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. Laug Inter. 1895
b "Mr. Cox. oppose that, unless they
furnish some soldiers for the war"
( Mr.. Speaker, here is a plain intimation
that the people of the Western Reserve
have not furnished any soldiers as yet for
this war. L do not know upon what mo-
tiYes that statement was made. simply
wish to correct it, and show the gentleman
from the Columbus district that he has
been labOring under mistake.
Mr.. COX. Mr.. Speaker, the gentleman
might have done me the justice which one
of his other colleagues displayed, to ask
me whether that was my language, before
calling the attention of the House to it
made no such statement. 1t was mis-
apprehension on the part of the reporter.
l will repeat what L said, and it was said
playfully. A motion was made by some
gentleman to add cheese and butter to the
ratiOns of the Army. The gentleman
from Vermont Mr.. Morrill, moved that
the butter and cheese be purchased in the
Western Reserve. then remarked, play
fully, that if cheese contributed to fight
ing, the Western Reserve might have fur
nished more soldiers that was my re-
mark, and the facts will bear out that re-
mark.
Mr.. HUTCHINS. l wish to state the
facts. We Of the Western Reserve do not
claim any greater amount of patriotism
than has been exhibited in other PORTIONS
of the State. We do claim, however. an
equal amount The county of Ashtabula
has furnished three companies, including
an artillery company from Geneva. This
artillery company took part in the brilliant
march which resulted in the surprise and
rOut of the rebels at Phillippi; and it was
a member of that artillery company who
fired the first gun in that engagement
Trumbull county has furnished three COM
panies; Mahoning county two companies;
Geauga county one company; Lake county
three companies; Cuyahoga county five or
six companies, and also Barnett's regiment
of artillary, which was the Geneva
company; and the district represented by
my colleague Mr. Blake has furnished
eighteen companies, now IN the service of
the United States.
Mr.. Speaker, the people of the Western
Reserve have contributed, in men and
money, their full quota, and they have Of
fered other companies that have not been
accepted The little town in which re-
side, and which contains population of
only about twenty-five hundred people, con-
tributed $4,000 as a donation to equip
the soldiers and support the families of
volunteers. The town of Youngstown, in
MahOning county, contributed about the
same amount L do not mention these
things by way of bOasting, but only to
show that the remarks of my colleague did
gross injustice-no doubt unintentional-
to the people in part represent.