Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-30
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~eRf Much has been said and printed in regard x
the prisoners Of war who are out on parole IL
2 ~ thIa city, The Legislature has had seyerA
= sharp discaaions on the subject and any GGoun
3e of talent has been exhausted there
on. Members who cannot write three conaecu
live sentences automatically, and who are In the
habit Of strInglDg together tho most absurd
bombastic nonsence, and calling II 'Joint reso
; ss luslons,n are always prepared to assail mem
g .bsrs whose State pride and good taste promp
Q them to speak and vote against such stuff :
ti y They are at once denounced as sympathizeri
Wlsh the rebels, and as openly espousiug thu
Z canse Of the South. Newspapers and newspa
per correspondents join in the chorus Of denun
y citation, hoping thereby to destroy the last polit
ta iealhope and prospect Of the opposing members
y Bat the poor. mistaken, deluded souls ought to
know, that efforts Of this kind to intimidate
have ceased to soin--ihey are emphatically
ssg aplayed ouN!" The reign Of terror 10 pd't, and
.s he sos Of reason 10 ystuyniag.
~ The other day during discussion In the
8 House Of Representatives, on a series OF bun
combs resolutions, relative to the rebel prison
o ers IN this city and at Camp Chase. Messrs.
CoNyrRsE and DaEsEL, Of this county, made
q some pertnent and incisive remarks which ex-
cited the ire of some Of the members, but es-
pecialIy Of some OF the radical newspaper cor
rsspondents. The correspondents of the Gin
b. ciunAtI Commtrcial, writing from here, made
this unwasrAnted statement:
3 The two Democratic Representative Of
this county openly espoused the cause OF the
rebels. uf
~ The same gentleman who writes the Coum-
bus letters for the Commercial also prepares the
letters which are Published In the Cincinnati
Enquirer, from this city On the same day he
wrote the above falsehood to the Commercial,
he wrote the following paragraph to the Eaqai-
I ngs s.- .rt So e,.a.
~ Mr.. Converse, of this county, made noble
plea In behalf Of humanity, whether in rebel or
! loyal clothes. He was as much opposed to dis
loyal sentiments as any man on the floor; but
still he did not fear its utterance, and would
not prohibit the free conversation of the rebel
officers with oil who sought il. He wanted no
cdnging sycophsnts in the free State of Ohio.
There was no danger, in his opinion, in allow
ing the officers to remain in the city. afI
The truth is, Mr., CoSvERsE spoke in defense
Of the administration, and Of the Generals who
, y ere 10 command Of our armies, regarding in
terventiOu by the Ohio Legislature as uucalled
for and improper. He thought that those who
are directly responsible for the manner of con.
ducting the war, are better qualified 70 decide
isWhat disposition shall be made of rebel prison
ers than the General Assembly; and he ven
tuFed the suggestion that It would, perhaps, be
beat to treat prisoners Of war in accordance
, with the usages of nations in the midst of a
Christian civilization, violating none of the
8 rules of modern warfare. He said nothing
whatever that could warrant the assaults which
have been made upon him by radicalism, nor
did Mr. DREsEL, his colleague.