Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-08-06

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On Saturday morning we copied a special
dispatch from Columbus to the Cincinnati
Gazetse in regard 10 the paying off of the
Ohio Volunteers. The author Of the dis
patch has written 10 the Gazette, stating that
lt was printed incorrectly. We therefore
copy the corrected version, as follows;
uSoldiers pay for trsnspOrtations less than
regular commutation, and only what 1t cost
the State. For clothing nothing is deducted
from the soldiers pay, the allowance made
by Government for that purpose being sum
cient to cover the entire supply, the State
neither charging nor receiving anything
from the men for the clothing she furnish
ed.p
The Wliter further remarks
aSoJdiers are allowed S42 per annum for
clothing. For the three months term that
would be $40 5O-1O0; but First and Second
Regiments were charged only 81 50-lOO, the
difference going TO their credit, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the State furnished them
one suit, and the General Government auoth-
er. The regular allowance for transporta-
ton is five cents per mile, calling twenty
miles a days travel. The State has con-
tract by which railroads carry soldiers at two
cents per mile. At that rate stoppage was
made on paying Off the first and second regi-
ments, on transportation to Harrisburg, the
difference going ~ their credit and to that
extent increasing the sum paid them. When
the first and second regiments were given
one months pay in Washington, no stop
pages of any kint were deducted, and many
of the men supposed that three times the
sum then given them (ab9ut $3.50 would be
/ the amount Of their three months pay. Now,
when this supposition is not realized, the
soldiers complain that they are defraudedi
and their complaints are repeated With en-
phasis by men who take no pains TO inquire
whether they arise frcm Misunderstanding oi
soldiers, from negligence Of company officers
or from injustice on the part ofpaymaste-s.-
| II the soldier be bused, let whoever is re-
sponsible for that abuse be promptly exposed
but do not let the efficiency of the service be
damaged, or the cause of the Union prejudic.
ed, by premature publication of unreasonable
complaints
1t may be proper to state that the reg
ulsr pay of a soldier now being allowing il
| SlI per month, in addition to which he has
SO 80 per month fer clothing, and just SC
much of that sum as be does not draw il
articles upon which established rates are
charged, goes to his credit and is paid him in
cash If be is careless or improvident and
draws more articles than the regulation PIE
scribes, the value of the oYerdraft is deducted
from his pay.
"Msjor Mcdowell has paid of all the COM
panies of returned regiments left here this
week for payment. His duties have been
interrupted by embarrassments arising from
the fact that too many Captains deserted
their men before settlement had been made
with them. This is another specimen of q
want OF knowledge of duty or want of dIs-
position to discharge known duty on the
part of men whom the soldiers selected as
their leaders, and who, on account at least
Of the confidence manifested by that selec-
ton, sholld take reasonable personal interest
\ in their companies"