The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-29
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Of the lllth o. V. l.. was dismissed the
service for alleged ,Iisrespect to His Excel.
lcnoy. Governor Iirongh; and the order for
dismissal came from Governor Brough--
not from the War Department
The 70ie,io papers of Thursday last con.
taiucd petition. signed by twcnty.ninc Of.
fcors who have served with Colonel Bond,
asking that he be roinstatcd. Appended
to this document are letters from Brigadicr
General llascall Major Generals w. T.
Sherman aud J. VI. Schofcld, respectfully
asking that Colonel Bond he rcinstatcd.
Tho BirIe says, alno, that "tho citizens
of Toledo, OF all parties and classes, cor
daily united IN letter to GovcrnJr l}rough
tcstirying to tho loyalty, good faith and
abilities of Colonel Bond aud asking that
no may be returned to service. Yet not
withstanding all these petitions and appeals
from army officers and from people in civ
il lifo, Governor Brough declines to rein
state Colonel Bond, or even to give him
what onr laws award TO the most iclou5
crninal-a hearing
This action of Governor Broush, his
very naturally lod people to inquire whcth.
or his treatment Of Colonel Bond arose
from desire TO promote the public wei
fare or to CRAFTY personal spite. It the
former, there certainly seems to be no
good reason why Colonel BJnl should not
have the usual opportunities FOR rcdeemins
himself. Aud the arbitrary and apparently
urfar manner in which Governor Brough
has dealt with this case, has induced the
belief in many minis, that ho has been
prompted by feelings Of personal hatred
r,thcr than desire to benefit the public
service.
This being the case, it becomes the I'm
ion men Of Ohio, seriously to inquire whoth-
cr the officer to whose caro- they have con
| flod the honor of their State aud party
shall bo permitted to quietly disgrace aud
crush soldier, for the nero object
of gratifying his feelings of personal enmi-
! ty.
1t Is stated that Governor Brough has
said that il all tho officers in tho Unitcd
States service should petition to have Col
oncl Bond reiustated he would not rein
state him. Is not that a disSraccful state
Of affairs, when Governor of Ohio, seated
in the quiet and safety Of his Office, far from
"shot and shell" eau set aside, with
all the arrogance Of an Aut)crat, tho united
wishes aud petitions Of the thousands of
officers who have riskod their lives on many
battle fields-and all to crafty his feelings
of personal hatred, against one of their
numbcr2 Is not that fine showing for
| Republican, Justico-ovinS 0hio2
There are many worthy persons, who
think that actions of this knl in political
friend, or au oIlicc,holjins momber Of their
party, should not bo referred to; that no
oensuro should bo awarded for official in.
justice, by tho public press; but that it
should seek rather to bury up official do.
linquencies. than expose them to view
lest it might bc damaging to tho prospects
of tho party. Happily, We do not bolon5 :
to the class which entcrtains this belief.
II Governor Brough has done willIul
Injustice to single sodior--aul many peo-
ple seem to believe that Inc has, in this case
the Union press throughout the State
should hold him up to the Indignation and
rcprobAtion of every good citizou. And
there are at least two good reasons why
this should be done:
lat, The people should not permit any
soldier who has gallantly riskod his life on
tho battlefield, to suffer gross injustice at
the hands of any superior oil ,er--Ind es.
pooially from one who keeps out of range
Of rebel guns,
ID. Ii tho Union party seeks to cover up
instead of denouncing this wrong, when
committed 10y an official they have electcd
they become responsible, and will be held
to strict accountability for it, when thcy
again ask tho soldiers to aid thom in elect.
ing Union officers in this State.
Colonel Bond, we believe, is no political
friend of tho Uhion party; and We have
heard it stated that ho was not popular
with the mass of his regiment BE- this q.
it may, it is certain that ho was always OF
hand when thcro wasRshting to be done
Aud for this alone, he was entitled to hon
orable treatment. at the hands OF Governo
Brough.
We believe Il to be tho duty of tho Unio
party and tho press, to protest against sucl
an unjust and arbitrary use of power, as ha
been illustrated by the action of Governo
Brough in this case, for ifOolonel Bond MOI
tied dismissal, it might easily have beer
done IN the regular wayi while, as the mat
tor now stands, il furnishes precedent 70
tho exercise OF power as arbitrary aud irr,
sponsiblo as the win of any despoti and
; utterly at variaIoe with tho character
Republican institutions.
Let the people candiliy and freely e.
, press their disapProbatiou of this arbi;sar
a action aud the precedent it established
4 and il, ia opposition to these protest.
/, Governor Broush persists in his arrogal
n course, he will perhaps be permitted to r
n alize, few months hence. the truth Of Il
a maxim-" Every dog has his dayg
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