The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-03-23

ASHLAND. MARCEL asa, 1860.
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AREG0RD. OF INEAA1Y.
I'VE referred briefly last week to the fact
that in all probability,@from some circum
Hst11ces that had leaked out,-our patriotic co.
~Nisnporary of the Times had been specializing
elargely upon the troubles of the country
" have some additional information upon
Nthis point Whichs We deem it our duty to lay
before the public, and it is a history of shame
Nle6nsss avsrice and infamy that will scarce
md paralleTin all time. It is a record of
~~the shameful swindling of neighbors, of the
direct iaking Of hundreds upon hundreds of
dollars from the pockets of the people of our
own township and the transfer of the large
anopnttot the Golfers of this @loyal'' neHspa-
per man
I'VE are engaged in a war, which, in magni-
Ntade and cost has scarce been equalled by any
which history records. Hundreds of thou
sands upon hundreds Of thousands of men
have been called into the field and hundreds
Of thousands have offered up their lives,9a
CORY ssacridces-in its prosecution. We have
been taxed in almost every conceivable man
ner to raise money to carry it on. We have
Incurred q debt amounting to Billions of dol
lars which must hang like an incubus over
tao country for many generations. Contribu-
A<-~M- -H[-~t $500 L.-. I.., -.
20 soldiers and to their families during their
spabseuoe. Cali after call has been made for
N1men and yet more men and still other enor-
nous sums Of monsy have been raised by the
rich and the poorsto avoid the dreaded con-
@.scriptiop and save particular localities from its
endorsement. It has been tax upon tax, con-
Atribution aftsr contributisn, in close and rapid
lsuccezsion, and its effect upon all classes has
been to oblige them to use the utmost efforts
= to rsiss The large amount demanded.
a short time sincea can vas made for Eve
hundred thonsand men. lhe levy was a
heavy tau upon all parts q the country In
his toEnshipz after extraordinary exertion "a
. find uas rzissd sufieient topay each sman re-
a1irsde from yhe township 4 fair and liberal
= bounty. We ssz it was raised by ertraordi-
~ nam e~xertioa and it pas. Many men, La
bic 20 ths eonsoription but really zudBze to
0faIss their share. borrowed the money and
.sorksR al nislt to rspayit. Families have
- been denied their usual fare and put upon
rshorf ~rationsD to make it upsasAu kinds of
@s<fsdients were resorted to- By ths poorer
; elnzses PARTICULARLY, and with the greatest
hardship, to raise the fund. In view of these
ext<aordinsry and immense expenditures it
was Incumbent upon every man charged with
the business as a matter Of common decency
md respect for his nsighbors-if not eff hon
or,-that he do the best he could for his
tornship. AZ q meeting Of the citizens a
Connittee was appointed to GO out and get
Amen 10 nh our quota upon The zotoest possible
tsssns. Among others, JEFF. spRENeLE was
requested to assist in getting the men. He
started upon the work at Columbus, got a
~nunber Of men and reported the amount he
claimed to have paid them. That report is
now in the hands Of Wa ROLLER and the
average amount claimed to have been paid by
SPRzN6LE to tie recruits is s171,8S. Some
of these men were got By SpRENGLE here at
hsne, and what he paid for those he got at
Columbus we have not yet ascertained, but We
NH yet know It is of those he got here at
Ashland Of which we now speak only re-
marking that if he would attempt SO bold and
a bare-faced q sWindle right in our own midst,
what may he not have done abread7
The statement of S~PRENaLE, as returned
3 20 Mr.. RoLLER, Of the amounts and to whom
1paid shows that four members of the 23d
Regt. o. v. l., are credited to this township
and charged by SPRENaLE at $50 each
How JErF paid them $3.50 each viii appear.
aa1Ws make = brief statement and add the testi-
mo6y. Oflhese four men of tie 23d Regi.
mani, LEVI GRAY and HENRY HILDEBRAND
we're tHo.On the I4th day of March JEFF
went q. these two men4and gave them his
aots for $50 in thirty days. The next day
. 1s SEEMS from the note and endorsement,-
endorses upon the note that he had paid
Am dollars. The facts are that be has NOT
reid one cent and this $50 endorsement was
zners ham, done for thespurppse Of swindling
The township and the Subscribers to the fund
and he returns them at $50, WIN lie b pay.
them but 500, thus making azniee total o.
ffy dollars per man. This charge of sHind
ling might be said by some to DO done b.
rs merely for political:efect. Having given NOR.
e, interested with the rest of the community
IN this meter, and determined not to be suind
led By such scouDdrels ne make this exposi
lion and NE submit, uithsour statement, tn,
"a sproofs. Read the following af6dayits, whi.t
. sboa u completely the villainy of this trans
srArE or ONO, ASHLAND Co, SIS.
HrERY HILDKBRAND being duly sworn de-
roses and says that he is a member Of Go. "G,'
<e5 Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that