Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-19

over two thousand men That TO each OF them.
after shaking hsnd-. he expressed the sympathy
OF our worthy Govern.r and asked after their
condition. &c. &c
According 10 the snbioinei statement Of DIR.
Chapman. the Medical Officer OF the Day. it will
be seen that Dr.. Thompson visit included not
more than four hours Nov. allowing one
minute a the time allotted - each patient 10
whom the expeditions Doctor made neat little
speech, assuring him of Governor M0rtOns sym-
pathy, inauiring after the patients health. &c.
and hearing his compaint-and If the reader will
make the experiment he will see that this is brief
sBeeeh nakinq-ihe task. saving nothing Of the
distance Of nearly three miles which the Doctor
would have 70 walk 20 do this duty would have
occupied little over thirty-three hours. Yet.
all this done in four hours.
The Doctor states that he talked with over
two thousand men in the warts There ioere not
fffeen handTed men an the uards, and they we're
=, dinner during bis visit Indeed. considering
The number constantly out passes, it is doubt
fnl if there could have been found two thousand
men within the hospital limits during his visit.
Would il not have been safer for the Doctor TO
have said in his report that he had talked with
every man In the hospital, leaving the reader to
imagine any fabulous NUMBER This might
have helped to make the whole fable more cOhe-
rent in its parts
does not say Of what; but we are left. from his
report to infer that they complained Of their
food But this inference seems hardly correct;
for according TO DE-. Chapman's appended state
ment, he, DR.. Thompson, thought and evidently
,eas so strongly impressed with the idea that he
burst out into the spontaneous declaration that
the men Jared sumptuously.
Perhaps when be got home he thought better
Of IT, Perhaps he thought. when he came to
Of "a -
listments, it would not do 20 trust to his first
impressions, and report the erGct truth, that the
men Jared well He knows very WELL II be IL
really sane man, that no statement would 90 so
far TO discourage enlis,ments "a "hue and cry"
about the sufferines OF patients in hospital. We
know nothing of the Doctors politics he may be
Union man. That his patriotism is OF the non-sac-
rifcing order is evident from his own statement
that the Government does not pay enough 10 get
good Doctors: and since he was in the service at
one time and resigned. we are forced to the con-
clusion that with him at least his patriotism had
a market ralue. The lack of compensation must
have been the cause of his resignation. lt could
not have been W health, for certainly man who
can walk three miles. and can make neat bun
c0mJe speeches to- aud shake hands with, 1000
soldiers. 10 nothing of the santarians with
whom he shaked hands occupying more time,
proves. according TO all accounts. his work was
in thirty three hours-he could hardly be called
an invalid and unfit for duty
Doubtless the Doctor would say that he made
his report and published it for the purpose OF
working some reformation of the hospital man
agement. If ne hal simply referred the whole
matter to the Assistant Surgeon General, the act
would have corresponded with the purpose. Well
the Assistant Surgeon General did order an in
vestigatiOn OF all the complaints made BY DR.
=
Colonel Coolidge and Surgeons Fry and Wat
sOn-the two later the very men OF whom
DIR Thompson speaks highly, in whom be has.
aud Justly, so much confidence-and they have
reported Their report has been sent to Gov
Morton, we are Informed authora;iyely. Doubt
less DR. Thompson has seen this report if he H.
as he represented here. staff officer of Governor
MOrt0ns' Now this report does not say in so
many words that DR. Thompson lied, nor do we,
but. the whole purport of the report renders his
position equivocal one. to say the least Had
not the Doctor better have that report published.
certainly il il confirms his views ard opinions
Gov. Morton. whom all know is just and
kindly man, Ought to do much : this for one
of his personal staff, his Medical Inspector, his
ex Surgeon Of volunteers, his messenger of com
fort and sympathy 70 the Indiana soldiers God
bless them. their name l. legion.
The public know and believe that there are
nent as Dr. Thompson in their professions men
who give aud still giving their services To
the wounded and sick soldiers without being
driven out of the service by the scanty pay they
are allowed-scanty enough in the beginning of
the war. diminished by Consress-snd still
further diminished BY the increased raIue IN gold
DR.. Thompson evidently judges others by him
self, good enough rule sometimes but to judge
of the patriotism of a community of men justly,
L.. sI....
patriotism should AZ least be up to the average
Now. Messrs Editors. would il not be we'll be
fore giving admission 10 Your columns with the
quasi Endorsement which such admission gives,
to consideo how many hearts are wrung at home
by these statements of suffering in hospitals. II
YOU had sous or brothers in hospital, and you
were to hear that they abused and starved,
do YOU think your slumbers would be sweet, or
that you would give 10 the country that per-
mitted such abuse and usage, another son to snf-
fer thusg
We do not speak in this in our own behalf. nor
to make defense of the hospital 1t is simply
urged as a matter for your earnest consideration,
trusting that YOU will take just and humane
view of it. and hereafter reject all such commu-
nicatons unless they are vouched by ungueston-
able veracity from the proper authorities We
would respectfully tender 10 YOU an invitation to
visit the hospital search and examine every
feature and prominent point and then If you can
really find fault, do TO the officer in charge,
who will render you every civility in his power.
and expose his establishment to your scrutiny,
without fear of condemnation or reproach.
Herewith is appended the abstract of Com
missary for the month of June, which will show
in figures what are the required supplies, and how
much Hospital Fund has accumulated for said
MONTH aud by reference to the items IL will show
that il has been expended for delcacies for the
sick and wounded. without calling upon the
Sanitary Commission for aid:
PURCHASES.
From Jacob Korb:
1855 gals milk at &c per gall s4l3 IS
From y G. Collins:
bbls of greens 81 per bib .... IL 90
From Austin Smith
Geo bhls. offresh fish, al lee per pound. GO I'd
Total purobased.... ..................s4S 5 75
, MONTHLY STATEMENT % rHr HOSPITAL FUND
DR..
To balance due hospital last month. 662 IS
To ba' aBce due Taylor General Hotpital. L. :.
A., Louisville, Ky, the 29th day of Febru-
~. ls64. Transferred to credit Of this hosp
tai. by order Of General J. L. Taylor, Commits
sary OF General Subsistence, L. :. l., dated
May 70 lS4 ....'...... 80 D
To Il, ass rStonS, being whole amount due this
month, at 20 loo per ration. .......... 97sl sc
slo,97s 81
Cr
Issued by the following provisions al contract prices
90 lsT-2Oe bbls Of pork AT 3is - per
bbl-... .-..-..-.... .............-si ,2os -
T5O los Of bacon al 10 0lc per ID. IS s.