The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-01-12

less TO be marche6 @ tfe'Rio Grande
ia order eitAr 70 menace or assault
Macmillan or any uher despotism
The despot they engaged to suppress
was jefferson Davis, the traitor; ant
he is, and has been, safely and prop
erly Gagged ever since 'the end of tn
war" In accordance with thcs
views / made an application, through
Governor Brough, for the discharg,
of these men upon these grounds.
On entering upon the discharge o
my present duties, found III the OF
flee, ana have since received. large
numbers ofapplications from the Ohio
Volunteers, singly nnd by company
or regimental organizations, arguing,
protesting, begging, that the Cover
nor OF Ohio should demand of the
General Governmeu. their immediate
release. Not thinking the public
interest or theirs would he served
either by q publication Of these com
plants or by an encouragement OF
their impaticnce or Indignation at
such detention, did what | could in
my replies to tIem TO allay that feel.
ing, and to keep their complaints
from publicity.
AS to the other party to these tran
saclions, the National Government,
Bndlng n rune Or request OF the War
Department, (and most question:.
ble rule IL is for n free country that
the Governors of States should make
no requests for discharges in special
cases, upon the 10th of September !
addressed to the Secretary of War p
general letter in behalf of the above
proposition. and which, of course.
covered sll the individual cases of
complaint. AS ! received no due
answer 10 my application or argu
ment, (having in the mean time with
held these individual complaints, J |
subsequently, III disregard Of that
rule of the War Department, sent for
ward each case os it came 10 me, with
a special demand for the release, re.
ferring in each Instance TO the rca-
sons assigned in my general letter.
Upon the 3D. day of November / re-
ccived in reply to another communi
cation on the same subject, an ac
kno wledgment to that letter, signed
by Gen. Thos. Nj. Vincent, A. A. G.
Copies OF these communications are
hereto appended. The War Depart.
ment has mean time performed, q
great task in the rapid discharge OF
this immense army. Whether it has
detained, or does now detain vGlun-
teeis, with some reference to polio.
ing the South, or the Mexican ques-
ton, have yet no means ofknowing
If that department should have, aud
should admit such purpose know
there are many good people (unre.
hecting. ] think, as well upon the
rights and claims of the volunteer,
ns upon the tendencies of such irres.
ponsible military power, who would
sustain it in that course. | cannot
concur in that approval. And / hold
it my clear duty, at the proper time
and opportunity. neither to be silent
or ambiguous upon either of these
questions. That proper time and
opportunity in my judgment, are
present. The General Assembly OF
the State especially representing the
whole people, are in session, awaiting
q report OF all the doings OF their
steward in all important matters con
cerning their interests or liberties.
Accordingly I have reported to you
my frank opinions, motives and ac
tion in the premises.
The number Of Ohio Regiments
yet detained have been SO reduced
that there are now, | am informed,
only six regiments remaining. They
have been principally on the Rio
Grande, where there never has been,
in many months, any rebellion to sup
press. But If there were only ten
men so detained, do not see that ii
would alter our duty towards them
or towards this question.
TIE MONROE DOCTRINE AID THE MEX
ICAN InBRoGLIo.
The facts disclosed in, and inter
able from, this correspondence, seems
to justify that supposition OF those
purposes in the use of the Union
Volunteers. And recent events ap.
pear still more strongly TO invoke
our attention to the danger of anoth
er and very different war. Inas.
much as Ohio would be called upon.
in that case, 10 spend again her luli
share, and more than her full share,
of her best blood and treasure, ia
this new and gigantic enterprise, l
desile for the more general, oh, ipus
reasons, as well as for those special,
indicated, TO ask your attention also
to the great matter. With all the
admonilions from war and its dread
consequences, personal, economical,
political, social, moral and national, }
and with all the enchanting allure
ments to peace and peaceful indus
tries, in all their manifold uses and
blessings, we are now loudly and We
hemently eXhorted to shut our eyes
and turn our hearts against these de.
lights and TO plunge hcadlong into
the new and 'eXcrutable expenses,
dangers and horrors of another great
and prolonged war. And Tor WHAT
To maintain the "Monroe Doctrine"
and to uphold our honor.
What the "Monroe Doctrine" OK
actly is, we have never agreed among
ourselves. Its origin is doubtful
Its purpose was uncertain. Ituleans
are, to this day, unspecilled. Ono
fhinn ia vary oin +,