Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-05

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INeAAo HtoduOeI ISIls ny -1H0-UyS IudG SWlmSI
in this region just now. Men who have
served in the army are being sounded every
day as to their political faith, and although
the organization is not at all political in its
tendencies, but is designed solely for be-
tnevolent purposes and to erect monuments,
somehow or another, no man who is Op-
posed to Thad. Stevens doctrine of seces-
sion and disunion, and opposed to the Rad
icai ideas Of white degradation and black
superiority, is asked to be benevolent ac-
conding to the Gar creed. If we ask why
this is SO, we are told that the Democrats
opposed the war; that they are. not the
| friends of, soldiers; that no soldier who
performed his duty will have anything to
do with "Vile Copperheads." We know
this is true, by our own experience. There
are working on THE STATESMAN II men !;
on the Crisis 8. Out OF these THE STATKsr
NAN has eight who have served their coun-
try faithfully and well, and the Crisis two,
and every man of them votes the Demo-
cratic ticket, and not one would be per-
mitted to join the Grand Army of the
Republic, because it is so excessively be-
nevolent. These men represent the differ
ent arms of the service; some have been in
| rebel prisens-one at Andersonville
all thought they were fighting foro the
Union, but they are not good eaough, for
the benevolent Gar organization.
It is our deliberate opinion that this or
ganization is q swindle, an attempt made
by officers to retain power over the men, to
CONTROL as they did during the war, hold
on their politics and compel the file to vote
as the rank pleases. What man was there
that did not feel himself free again when
he got his discharge in his hand? What
man but laid away In his heart remem-
brahces OF the petty tyranny imposed upon
him; the bucking and gagging, or stand
ing on barrel, or being tied up by the
thumbs, or, the riding of a wooden horse,
with bricks tied to his heels by way of
spurs, for some trifiing breach of discipline.
or because he would not betray some sky
larkiDg on the part of his comrades
Knowing what we do of soldiers, we do
not believe one of them could be got inside
of this organization if its true objects and
intents were made known, and are firmly
of the opinion that the boys will find out
ere long that they are being swindled out
of their revenges. out of their rights, and
out of their liberties. Soldiers avoid it. IF
beneyolence is the object, there should be.
no more questions asked as to mans po-
litfcal belief now, than there was when he
enlisted in that real Grand Army of the
Republic, who marched, as they thought.
to restore the Union, to uphold the Consti
tuition and the laws, and d.who could hob-nob
with Confederate soldiers after fight, and
who thought their work finished when
they came home. g
= POLICE sCoURT.-A noble attendance,
thought we as we walked. into the Mayors
office on yesterday morning. On every
one of those gay and festive cusses we shed
our benson, beaming upon them with our
smile, asabright as sMaymorning. Ini
this general dearth of news, a fat police
court pleaseth us and maketh us happy all
the day long.
Michael Mccormick was drunk on Sum
day, and repentant yesterday. Michael
thought he had contract to destroy all the
burning fluid of the city, sold under the
name of whisky, and had pretty near done
It, when one of those busy bodies called po-
lieemen stepped in and stopped him, TAX
ing him before the Mayor where he paid
$500 and costs for his fun. 4s.sts
John Solenski is Pole. one whose aunt's
sister ''shrieked when Kosciusko fell,v and
as he stood before his Honor yesterday
morning charged with drunkenness, he
looked as if he could eat the Russian
bear and grease his matted and COM
bined locks with the tallow. a. Johns
was plain drunk, though he sometimes
yelled like a. whoop Pole. Dream
ing he was of the time when the "fair
land OF Poland was ploughed by the boof''
a singular and original mode of ploughing
prevailing in that tcountry-and drinking
to the success of the Eext revolution. He
got too fall, and the 'ruthless invader,' in
poIiceman's clothes and a star on his breast,
took the heroic Pole before the Mayor who
assessed fine OF $l.OOi and costs. John
had no money, SO the Pole was piled with
other broken branches In the boose. 7e'
p. Flynn was charged with being drunk.
Patsey. was fined ST. and costs, in default of
which he was committed. .oitar54 lsss
VIM. Williams is an old man, but Will
liams is good man old, but good. He is
abald-headed. man, too, this Williams, and
had his head half-soled with awig. He got
drunk, and finding it hard to walk on the
slippery pavements, he fell down. so
much had he drunk that the wig was wash
ed off of his head and was blown from him
by the wind. He tried to getfthe wig; he
dashed his wig; he coaxed the grinning
bystahderssto to help him until he could take
a comfortable swear at that wig. A good
Samaritan of q policeman helped him to
his feet. to his wig and to hesitation house,
where he e'was fined 81 and costs, which he.
paid " ',sl 542t ~ ,;... x 81,
Mary Quinn, gentle damsel, was drunk
on the streets, for which she paid 81 and
costs. ri- si' - ste-'5 a!zsa7 . -.T5Es T-,a y
b Philip McMullen, plain drunk, paid 81
and costs, and the delightful levee was end
FED. We wish. no, one harm, but may there
be as good an attendance this morning. ai
F. WoRKWANTED.-The Sisters of the Good
Shepherd, as our readers are aware, have
established a Home, in Franklinton, for the
friendless girls aud women. That these
poor ones may not eat the bread of idleness,
and become worse instead of better, the
Sisters require them to do so much work
each day, teaching them to earn their own
living and to be independent. Some of
them have reached degree of proficiency
with the needle almost marvellous. Their
great wsntnow is work. They ask our cit
izens to furnish them with needle work of
ell kinds. Worsted and linen embroidery
| is executed in manner unsurpassable. All
the work at the Home is done promptly and
well. Those of our lady or gentleman
roadarc Ivhoi nood or dana rso 40 m,