Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-03
yaien and simon.

We published a few days ago a card from
Quartermaster General VAJEN ia reference to the
apology for clothing furnished by SIMON & Son,
of Cincinnati. for the 9th Indiana, which was
called forth by an article We extracted from the
Vineennes Gazdfe. now edited by Hon Cyrus
NJ ALLEN. Dir. NAJES. q. VI. c., sent a copy
to the Gazette for publication, which request was
cheerfulIy complied with, but the editor in con
nection herewith, made the following comments,
which We reproduce, being actuated solely by the
desire to show fair play to all parties:
We cheerfully give place to the above commu-
nication at the request of Gen. Vajen. and hope
our readers will carefully peruse IT, We have no
desire 70 do Gen Naien injustice, but his defense
think clearly establishes the fact that Simon
* Son rose paramount to official duty or duty 10
the soldier We have been rackng our brain to
imagine what principle of duty required Gen. Va
jen TO resort to the medium of the pay roll" for
the claim We are very certain that 70 principle
OF law authorized IT, and no code Ot morals Justi-
fed it. We are confident Gen. Najen don't in
tend it to be understood that he was acting for
tine State in this matter and intending TO pay the
money into the State Treasury when collected
for the State had refused 10 pay the claim, and
had stamped il as fraudulent and Indiana has not
Vet 10 1tf tfetStfN III te eA
pense of the soldier She is not proposing to
speculate off those who have gone forth to defend
the Union.
The State had no claim whatever for the
amount. the treasury was not entitled to the
fund wien collected The only conclusion we
arrive at is. that Simon & Son were to be the
recipients, for we won't do General Vaien the in
justice to say he intended to put it in his own
pocket But, the State not claiming, and
was ref sing to pay Simon & Son, and they were
claiming it, the only conclusion we can come to,
is that General ' jen intended to paw the amount,
il collected through the medium of the pay roll
to Simon 4 Son. and by indirection accomplish
that which he had failed to do through the proper
channel We cannot understand why General
Naien required forward the price-list and
resort to the medium of the pay roll, because
Simon * Son offered to take s. 90 per suit. if
''they could obtain the payment without further
trouble" and We think when General Naiens
sense OF duty became 80 acute that he concluded
To collect that amount for Simon Son, his
notions of Justice towards both parties"
were very much warped in behalf OF Simon
Gen. Najeu : intimation that the contract for the
cluthing was performed Gin good faith, a. Simon
4 Son claim, and many others believe" may be
true. The General made the contract; he knows
whether il was for the worthless material fur
nished He has seen samples of the cothiug
and knows just how worthless portion of them
His conscience viii tell him whether Simon
Il Son have acted in good faith; and if they did.
we can only say il was an Infamous contract.
But we are happy to know that the medium of
the pay roll" didn't win. for Cor. Morton, BE-
ing informed Of H. rery promptly Ordered The claim
10 b. trittdrdWH. If G en-. Nalen Is not vet cured
of his anxiety IN behalf of Simon, we advise
him To again examine the samples in possession
OF the auditing committee, and then prayerfully
read the letter of the Colonel Commanding the
regiment. and if his sympathies are not aroused
in behalf OF the soldiers then he is incorrigible