Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-10-09
Friends Of the Soldiers!

The Military COMMITTEES Of Belmont
County, and Capts. Mitchell, Cor !ncr, Fer
suson, Donclson, Moffat, Clark and Kirk
promised loun,y Of s25 to each volunteer
under the call for 800, 600 volunteers, which
It was at first thought could be raised by
private subscriptions The whole sum
would aIpopnt to about $50 900. The Mil.
itAry Conin,ittee and number of patriotic
individuals labored hard to procure this
smount, but failed. In some Of our Town
ships the supporters Of the 10 called Demo
cratic ticket worked to secure the end sought
blythe Military Committee, but in Rchland
aud others they did nothing, or, ifanything,
it was to discourage the movement.
After this has failed, the Military Com.
mittee got up papers to indemnify tho Com
missioncrs from loss, in case the Legislature
should fail to pass law levying a tax for
this purpose, with the distinct understand.
ing between the Committee and the County
Commissioners that the latter should Dor.
row money to pay this bounty, aud, in case
the Legislature passed. tho law, tax should
be levied to pay tiff no law was passed
the men who signed these papers of in
demnity should pay it. Atier Ma agree
mMt ,oos entered into, Me MLtaryl Com
n,ittee met ,eith The Commissioners, vhe,,
Messrs, Scho,feH and HYR,inso,,, the Union
members Of the Board, ,1eye ready 10 carry
Il ont an good faith, WHILE Mr., JAMES
ALEXANDER, THE DEMocnArIc MEMBER
or THE BOARD, REFUSED TO HAVE ANY
THING TO DO WITH IT
Thus that failed also; and the men who
volunteered with the understanding that
their County would give them bounty of
e25, are without their bounty.
Robt. z. Chambers has been interrogated
as 10 whether, in case he was elected Repre-.
sentative, he would vote for law authoriz.
ing County Commissioners to levy tax to
pay bounties TO volunteers. Chambers has
refused to answer, and wo are bound to in.
fer that he is oppo cd to anysueh law. This
gentleman has stoutly refused to give any.
thing whatever to tho bounty fund, or any
other fund for the benefit Of soldiers or their
families, while he is driving over the Coun
~ every day In his two horse buggy, impor.
turning the voters TO support him at thu
October election. No word Of cheer has ht
for the noble men who have left their wive
and little ones, and have gone to the battle
fields Of their county. God help them, II
they had no better friends here than Bob
Chambers
What We have said Of Chambers is ap
plioable to Jesse Barton, the Democrati,
candidate for Commissioners. II Barton i.
elected he will act in perfect harmony with
james Alexander, in opposition to every
thing that will tend 70 relieve our noble vol
unteers and their families. Barton is, Il
possible. more savsgely opposed to the wal
than Alexander.
We would have the friends Of our volun
teers think OF these thines DR.. Brow
West and Price Cornvell. two as good, no
bio, generous and patriotic men as we hav,
10 Our County, are before you for the Of
6ess Of Representative aud Commissioner
They are both advocates OF law to tax tb
County to pay this bounty, and il such
Law 10 passed, and Mr.. COrnwell IL Commil
siopcy, be will assist in carrying ii ou.