Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-07
The Radical Pet at Washin gtOn
Hit ON all sides.

The Columbus correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial, (B. j. L,) thus hits at
WETMoRE, Gov. Cox's Military Claim
Agent in Washington. But short time
since this same WETMoRE was the best and
as soon as he ceased to be efficient as a
radical politician, he is hit on all sides by
his Radical friends. Our opinion of the
fellow has never changed since the time
he was convicted of sending false kilograms
to Ohio, one year since, to influence the
vote of soldiers. We then believed him to
be lust the man his former worshippers
now admit him to be. The correspondent
of the Commercial says:
"The mudGlle about the State Agency at
Washington is entirely owing to the effort
of the late agent to turn to his own per-
sonaI advantage the records of the Office
with which he was hOnored-unwisely, as
| it now seems-by the State of Ohio, where
| he was placed in charge of the work un-
dertaken for the benefit of the States de-
| tenders. After abruptly resigning his Of
fec and protesting to turn over papers and
records pertaining to it, to another man
that man a stranger to the State Executive
and unknown to the law as an officer-Mr.
Wetmore sought by Injunction to prevent
the State from taking possession of
the books belonging to the office,
which he had for years received
from the State a salary tor conduct
ing. In this he was defeated by the de-
cision of the Court. General Cowen, under
legal advice, then sought by quo aoGrrGnto
to compel him to give up the books, and
the tendency of this case still detains the
General in Washington. Meanwhile, the
defendant, WetmOre, improves the time
gained to issue circulars to those who have
confided their claims to the State for col
lection, and, by inunendo against the Gov
ernor, as though the sudden closing of the
Washington agency were due to any fault
OF his, seeks to convey the impression that
claims will be better cared for in his (Wet-
mere's) hands, as private claim agent, at
five per cent. This action is unjust to the
soldiers. and unjust to the Governor and
the officers charged by law with the duty
of collecting claims, and, for such injustice,
merits severe condemnation. There is no
reason why any soldier should reduce the
pittance due him from the Government to
fee this man Wetmore, when the State has
undertaken to collect the soldiers claims
free of COST have no personal acquaint-
ance with Mr.. Wetmore, and can not be
supposed to speak from personal consider
ations, but the facts above given are de-
MED from official sources, and it is due to our
heroic soldiers that these facts should be
given wide circulation.
THE pay of soldiers In the British army,
by proclamation of the Queen, bas been in
creased by the addition of twopence flour
cents) per day. A further addition Of one
penny per day is made to the pay of all
men enlisting for a second term of service,
in all regiments except the colonial, other
than the Canadian rifles. This is very
small addition to the pay of the soldiers,
vet hundreds of men have re-enlisted to
obtain the advance.
THE Swiss Federal Council has just rec
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