Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-01-17
WHOLE NUMBER 682.


er, on the part Of few wicked men. was
the sole cause ;and oil other causes alleged
by these leaders, are simply TO deceive their
blind followers
To bring these wicked men TO the punish
ment they deserve, and thereby restore
harmony. law and order througout our com.
mon country, the people Of Ohio desire to
do their full share Of duty and, to that
end, will bear any burden that may be i'm.
posed upon them.
The period since yonr adjournment has
been one Of g. est exc ement. Abcut the
first Of June our National Capital was seri-
ously threatened by the rebel army and
hut for the prompt response to the Presi-
dents coll for more trOops, would have been
sacked and pIundered The gallant young
men Of orr s ate we're among the irst 10
rush to the rescue--over Eve thousand
promptly assembled at Camp Chase, and
rendered their services. To their honor,
and the honor of the State, il should be
known, that although they thus assembled
without officers, or military organ zaiion Of
any kini, more quiet, orderly and we'll
behaved body Of men or soldiers never met
together. About three thousand of this
number we're promptly organized into
regiments and sent TO the vicinity Of Wash.
ington City, where they remained during
the term for which they we're organized
and it is proper to add, maintained their
character for courage and gertlemanIy
bearing. The remainder were organized
for duty at Camp Chase and other points
within the State Many of these. since
their discharge, have gone into the service
for ihreeeyears, or during the war.
The desperation and audaciiy Of the rebel
enemy led them, ia September, TO atempt
the invasion of our Sonihren border To
repel this impudent and wicked movement,
it became necessary to eall upon the loyal
citizens of the State to arm themselves,
repair to the border, and drive back tho
insoIent foe.
Most noby we're these calls responded
to From the fields, workshops. stores,
Offices and sacred desks, both old and
young, most generously turned out, and,
armed with the same old rifles used by the.
pioneers of the State, With the same old
three days rations cooked by dear mothers
and wives, rushed to our Southren border
and drove the 6ends back, aud thus saved
the soil we all love so much, and the Queen
City, of which we are all so justly proud,
from invasion and destruction The enemy.
seeing this evidence Of gallantry and power,
we're glad to abandon their hellish purposes
and retire thus preventing an opportunity
of testing, whether or not the old guns was
still true. to the steady and manly hand of
him who held the same.
The enemy having thus retired. these
patriotic volunteers had but to return TO
their anxious friend happy, however, in
the reflection, that their short term of service
though bloodless, had demonstrated to the
world, that our love for free Institutions is
such, that we will, on moments warning,
reril life, property, all for their preservation
1t is difficult to estimate, with any degree
of accuracy, what number of brave aud
patriotic men turned out on these occasions
they could be counted only by measuring
the means of transportations, for thousands
were turned back for the want Of these.
Al many points on the Ohio. above Gin
cinati, we were. for many weeks, CONSTANT
ly threatened with invasion; indeed, the
people of nearly all the river counties
have been 10 a state Of alarm most of the
summer and fall The river has beea un-
usually low, thus forming but slight protec-
tion to our border. am happy to an
nounce, however, that the vigilance and
patriotism of the citizens Of The counties
thus exposed, have proved sufficient TO pro-
tect onr border from invasion without any
material assistance from other portions OF
the State.
The attention of The War Department
was called early to this subject; although
it evinced disposition aud willingness to
do all in its power to drive the enemy from
Western Virginia, it was impossible TO con-
centrate a sufficient force for that purpose
until about the FIRST of October. All is
now quiet on our southern border.
Early in July. the President issued caIIs
upon the loyal States for 600, 600 more
troops Ohio's qupta for these calls was
abour "A, 900 and we were called upon 30
raise this number promptly. When IL is re-
membered that up TO this date, We bad
raised lis 200 oops by voluntary enlist
ment, of which number at least $4,000
were then in the field this additional de-
mand will be fully appreciated. Large,
however, as this demand was, aud great ~
the effort necessarily would be to meet il.
you will he proud to know that the gallant
men OF Ohio were found equal to the emsr-
gency. With one accord. the palriOtiu
and loyal citizens all over the State enter
ed upon the good work, aud ceased not an
til it was 6nished,
OF this number, about 81 900 were. by
an Act of Congress, passed July IT, 1882,
and by the Presidents order, issued 10 pnr-
susnce thereof on the 4th day Of August.
1882, subject to be drafted. on failure to
lend their services voluntarily.
Anticipating the draf, on the 22d day
Of July, A d. 1862, requested the several
township aud ward assessor 10 take en-
enumeration and make q perfect list of ali
citizens, sabject TO military duty, within
their respective districtsg This request was
most cheerfully complied with; aud 1 here
return my sincere thanks 10 the Auditor Of
State aud the several county auditors and
township and ward assessors. for their kind
and prompt assistance in this difficult aud
unpleasant duty.