Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-20
The National Guards.
A Howl from a Wounded Loyaistl !
The o. s. Journal on Brough's
Duplicity and Servility.
THE NATIONAL GUARDS NOT LEGALLY SUB
JECT TO LINC0LNs ORDERS.
Was Brough Cheated by Lincoln, or the Guards
Humbugged by Both ? 3
The AboIitiOnists beginning 10 see
Foul Play.
lFrom The Ohio State Journal Of June 1sth.l
THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD.

From The Ohio State Journal OF June l8th.l
THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD.
| The Governor of Ohio proffered some 3d.
| 600 men, citizens of Ohio, to the General
Government for military service. That Of
fer having been accepted, the same was
made good by ordering out those who had
volunteered into the militia organization
known as the OHIO NATIONAL GUARDS
They responded to the Governors order,
and were duly mustered into the United
States military service for one hundred
days. .y
This may have been all very well. But
at the same time other Governors made
like proffer of men for the same length Of
service. So far as at present advised we
are not aware that any other State has re-
deemed its pledge of men In this regard
Consequently Ohio has to bear the brunt of
this magnanimous offer to the United States
Government. Perhaps this might not be
Objectionable. But when Gov. Brough Of
fered these $4,000 men of Ohio to the Gov
ernment they were assured that their du-
ties would be confined to garrison duty,
guarding lines of communication, &c, &c.
The lack of drill and want of familiarity
with field duty made it obviously mex
pedent to push them forward up to the
front, a service for which they never en-
listed. And the question now is, has good
faith been observed by the Government In
this regard towards our National Guards?
We understand that some of these regiments
| have been ordered from the intrenchments
at Washington direct to the front before
Richmond. We do not believe that the
Ohio National Guards were subject to any
such orders. either by the terms of their
enlistment, or by virtue of their mastering
into the United States service under such
pledges as were given them from official
quarters. And Governor Brough owes it
to the people of Ohio to see to 1t that the
pledges voluntarily rendered In this matter
be faithfully observed by those on whose
behalf the same were made. sr.
: In confirmation of this, we give the fol-
lowing extract from letter of one of the
officers of the l42d O.. N. g., dated: u.
OK BOARD u. S. TRANSFORM "WINoNA,'1
-a Wednesday, June s, 1854.
DEAR PARENTs:-I wrote you just as we
were starting on this new expedition, from
Fort Lyon.
No doubt your minds are full of anxiety
about me, but hope will be able to write
you often, and soon that we are again quar-
tered. i3t ttI fsL
Our regiment embarked at Alexandria
Monday evening; and thus far have had
very calm sailing At present writing we
are on the York river, and expect to reach
the White House about o'clock to-day
Our orders are toreportat the White House.
What our orders there will be cannot tell,
but we hope for the best.
1t is too late, or not the proper time, to
question whether we have been wronged or
not. IL is for Coz. Broagh to ,odtch that the
faith he reposed IN President Lincoln, is not
abused. OF course it would be outrageous
f0 a 9
quainted with battalion drill-directly into
the front with old veterans. Disaster and
disgrace would be likely to follow, however
brave the men, to say nothing of the injus-
tice and breach of faith. 9h ani'f
The probability is they will not do 1t, but
that our duty will be to guard the base of
supplies, or keep up the lines of communi-
cation. Our regiment is perfectly willing
to do this, or anything, in the line Of the
duties they came out to perform.
H.L.C.