The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-02-18
Chsiee Tidbits from Gov. Ted's
Of2lcial Cores pondence.

Ofzlcial Cores pondence.
His "loyal and patriotic" PROPOSE
ton, in his letter accepting the bogus
"Union" nomination for Governor, to
place the United States again under
the dominion of England, in case We,
should fail to subdue the South by
force of arms; his declaration, in his
Inaugural Address, that "If this Uni
ON cannot be preserved, We will be
compelled to resort to some other form
ofgovernment, a despotism, of course,
and thereby confess that our fathers
were mistaken in claiming for their
children ability to govern themselves"
his declaration to the editor of the
Lancaster Eagle, that II David Tod
am to be the judge of what you may
and may not say, Constitution and
laws Notwithstanding and his an
nouncement in his recent Message to
the Legislature, that "The question of
mans capacity for self-government is
yet unsettled:"-these are not the only
gems, by considerable, which ellis
Excellency' has contributed to politi.
cal literature, since his apostacy from
Democracy. Initiating his master,
Lincoln, in tyranny, he also apes him
in the wit and humor line. In the
Governors Message and Accompa-
nying Documents" pamphlet of 132
pages, printed by authority of the Le-
gislature, there is a selection from his
"voluminous correspondence" making
33 pages, "of such letters, dispatches,
proclamations and ORDERS" as twill
prove Of interest to the people of our
State" From this interesting cor
respondence, the perusal Of which has
given us some amusement, we propose
making some choice extracts, that our
readers may also enjoy the humour of
our facetious Governor. f s.=
In the case of Col. Rodney Mason,
20 Republican politician, of Clark
county, who was dismissed from the
Army for the surrender of Clarksville,
Tennessee, to the Rebels the Gov>
ernor sent the following telegram to
the Secretary of War:
COLUMBUS, OHro, Aug. 25, 1852.
To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of
e War, Washington, D. c.:
The gallant people of Ohio are NOR
tilted to death over the rumored cow
ardice of Col. Rodney Mason, Of the
list Regiment 0. V. l., and, in their
behalf, l demand that he have a fair
but speedy trial, and, should he be con-
yicted of cowartice, that the extreme
penalty of the law be inflicted upon
him: for in that event We cannot en-
dure even his foul carcas upon our soil.
DAVID TOD, Governor.
Notwithstanding this terrible dis
patch, the "foul carcass of Rodney
Mason is still moving about on Ohio
soil, where it pleases.
In letter dated columbus, Aug.
18th, 1862 to Ex-Gov. Dennison,
then at Washington City, heSoncludes
"Say to Secretary Stanton that !
am in fine health and in good spirits,
and as calm as ''summer morning."
Here is another telegram to Sec.
Stanton: aar sgg fa~- asLay
COLUMBUS, ONO, August IA, 1862.
To E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War,
Washington, d. O.: a7 .aa at toq 1
I have over twenty thousand co.
000) men in camp, without blankets or
clothing. They can be purchased in
CINCINNATI. O. 1t is due to my gallant
boys that you order them purchased.
These were all ordered by me on the
seventh (7) of July. I,knows snot lwere
the fault is: and it is well that l do not.
/ would whip the fellow if he was as
strong as Sampson. 5a' 70 5e7
DAVID TOD, Governor.
Here is one "short and sweet"
COLUMBUS, ONO, September 8, 1862.
To Capt. j. III. Dickerson, Cincinna-
ti,O.: fs.7o a yfa. 81 ~ aa8 aat
For Gods sake, furnish our Ohio
troops now in Kentucky, with canteens.
as,, ID DAVID TOD, Governor, bs
From the next one, addressed 10
''any other man." it may be inferred
that he was after the enemy "with .
sharp stick:" esl1j
CINCINNATI, OHro, Sept. 2, 1862.
To Col. Ben. p. Runkle, or any other
Ohio Colonel Falmouth, KY, at
Falmouth, KY: n .,s,o s,a' y. .Ese ,,' II. !. i
I am in this city for the night.
Please advise me of the whereabouts
and condition of the Ohio troops, and
of the enemy. 80 70 isiH y is pDaSqsla
V ., T'fis.' 05f DAVID TOD, Governor. I. !
He seems to have been more anxious