The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-12-23
Charges Against Quartern,n n es
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The Cincinnati papers Publishes long
list Of charges and. specifications against
1 Quartermas,er F. w HURT, one Of the pro.
prietors OF the OHIO State Journal, in which
| it is shown that in tho months Of October,
| November and December, 1862, he had the
| following surplus forage in his possession,
which ne has never accounted for. l60 10o
pounds of corn; Al ,SO3 pounds OF oats; 1873,
982 pounds OF hay. And again that he was
interested and associated with 8. Fl. Dunan,
who isa partner OF bis in the publication oil
the Ohio State Journal, in specializing in RAJ
tons Tor the troops at Camp Chase. But
when they found that their net profits were
not large enough, they mede up for it by
furnishing to- the soldiers, whose friends
they profess to be, Inferior rations. The
profits were divided so that one half should
go TO Dunan and Gap aib or Mrs. HURT and
the other half to ZeltIer 8 Bros, and Baker
& O'Harra, of Columbus. These men are
day after day denouncing democrats as dis
| loyal, when at the same time they ars swlnd
| ling the Government ont of thousands oi
dollars and when tbeir profits do not come
up 10 their expectations, they will even take
the rea out Of the soldiers mouth, to sat-
isiy these leeches love Tor lucre. With them
the test oil loyalty is the amount Of money
they can get; as their Golfers grow their 10y
ality increases; the lives Of our soldiers, their
suffering families, have no effect upon th. ir
cold and c,llus hearts; the god they worship
is Mammon, to them the Union is nothing,
and il they could make money by betraying
their country into the hands Of the enemy,
they would not hesitate a moment. As the
highwayman, says to the luckless traveller
who falls into their clutches, ''your money
or your life,'' SO these ieechcs say to the
Government, i"your money or your life as a
nation" o., .r8 sqt s5fg
But these are not all Of the charges. lie
purchased through one George s. Scott, 100
600 bushels OF forage; government supplies
to the amount ot 500, 600 and $130,0 600;
and was also, interested with Scott, and
others whom he represented, in buying up.
Hurtt's outstanding vouchers, Amounting 10
between $500, 600 and 100000, Tor the
purpose Of deimuding the government. He
also used hls, influence in promoting the
private interests Of the Ohio Slate journal,
and made out certificates with fictitious
names, and then certified to them. He also
hired ons d. |. Manly, at government ex
pense, to- go to Memph S, Tenn. to cores.
pond or the journal, in which correspon>
dence propositions we're made to defraud the
government, by placing upon his rolls the
names of persons actually employed by the
Journal, and then paying them as il they
were in the government service. But we
have not the space to enumerae all the
charges brought against, these loyal gen.
tleme1 4, enough has been given to show their
true character. These men have always
worked with the so called '"Union' party,
and they are still shining lights" OF that
organization and go in for vigorous prose
cution Of the war" for the "last man and
the last dollar" and they will use any and
| every means to obtain the latter. What
care they for the walls OF the mothers and
daughters Of the land; for starving wives o.
the soldiers in the fsld, who have left friends
and home, to go and battle for the Union. =
They think not Of these, they care not who
suffers. SO that they can live ia luxury We
hope these mereenary wrstches may be yisi'
ted with the extremo penalty Of the law
without such check to these thieviug Off
cials, We may expect the war TO continte un
til the country is bankrupt. s1 3AI
| We see by dispatches from Washington
| that frauds amounting 10 over million %
dollars have been discovered, in supplies fur
nished to the Army Of the Potomac, and
several prominen. officials have been srres
ted. So we 60; the people pay their taxes
and that is al that is necessary. Ssnect
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