Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-02-18

organize, except that arms and aecou-
terments are supplied, and even these
are not of the htest patterns. The con-
sequence is tlsa& the State is, atpresent,
practically Without militia force
/ Numerous applications were received
during the presidential campaign for
authority to form artillery companise,
but they were all refused. it being
deemed unwise to authorize an increase
of that arm until corresponding in
crease occurs in the infantry arm.
Under the head of Ordnance De-
partment il shown the issue, receipts
| and sales of ordnance during the year,
the ordnance still remaining in the
hands of the National Guard, and the
amount on hand at the State arsenal
The stock On hand is very large inclu-
ffding twenty 1--WE pieces of artillery,
abezt 5000 small arms and %, ,O00. sets of
accouterments, besides ammunition,
appendage,t materials,s tools, &c. AS
there seems to be no prospect of the
Legislature taking steps to increase the
strength and efficiency of the militia, it
would seem useless TO provide for ;he
repair and proper care. of this quantity
kef ordinances, rand worse than useless to
1 QcTiuit ~ tSA1ct 1uu IuSl III tut- .OtdtC
arsenal. General Schneider warmly
recommends that it be transferred to the
general government The reasons given
are these: That this stock of ordnance
and ordnance stores was mainly lderlv-
ed from the United States under the act
of Congress of 1908, VII ich designed the
! issue for use of the militia of the several
States. As Ohio has no militia, the per-
pose of the law Is not fulfilled in the re-
tention of this ordnance, Besides, the
greater part of the arms and accouter-
merits issued TO the States were charged
at the enormous prices which prevailed
during the war. so that the state has
overdrswn the quotas allowed her under
the act of lS0S, TO the amDunt et SlS4,-
131 %. Ii will be sixteen or seventeen
years before this charge for over-issue
can be Cancelled. by the ordinary pro-
cess OF giving the State credit for her
annual QUOTA 1t is, therefore, deemed
advisable to return the property at the
prices ut which il Was inyoiced. and
have the account squared atence, so that
if, in the future, the State desires to- draw
arms, &C., from the general government
these of later patterns and better finish
than the ones on hand eoutl be procur-
ed. ssgsy as r-g.f ..a, --ls- 7ie.H ~ al
Everything in and about the, State
Arsenal is reported i'm as good shape
as practicable with the. limited means
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The report concludes with aaretererce,
to a number OF minor matters not of
general interest "a. ,sit ,..,s,t, s.s5s. ID
q. a-lV
, The Grant-Banks Orders 4.l1
The most cireumstantiai account we
have seen Of the part taken by General
the ord.r sant TN Rants fo take- com.
mand AZ Eiek.bnry is furnished sbv a
corresnonient of the Rattimore f;az4fte
vta, savs he first had q + thorou,,h- search
made Of ths r.eord- of the War Denart-
nent anow comnlet.Iv within the reach
of tha nurty ;ni.rasteas th,Ir mt a line I
could ho f,,nd -th.r, 6Ianar.l- C,r,,,,t
nsxs so,,.h, .na nh,a;,.,I o., ';ntsrvis,y
viii Es5ar.I RauEs and mn. rhs.. ,,,,...- !
ti..n hluntiy-.s Tn ,yI,at I,ar ihara ,,vas.nv
trnth in wSaf h ad hea,, -state,. General
Ranks VT one. ,.iaced mis- disnatches' al |
the disnosai;oft he president elect ,Threp
senarate disnarehes had been sent 10 |
General Ranks hnt each was so ,.arefuI. !
iJ wor,ie,i' that hiie Ranks wa, A dIrncted |
To relieve Grant. and assume command.
he was also reuuired to assum. the re,
in case of disaster Therefore,
the first three orders received by Gen.
Banks nmainsd notatnly unexecuted c
but unnoticed byf him. lThen u fourth,
ord.r was is.,,e ,,e.ainlno.it,vea terms tii-
rectinW him to relieve Glen. Grant at
once md assn me the command of the
army. With this positiyeiorder1 General
Ra anks as nositivpIv rafused t,,s scoinplv Is
for reasons he then, stated in a letter to
The department. For this refusal Cen
eral Banks was severely censured, but
auoas auo Tue sa,ne 'inie , u W;a.n.I,,.n aty
laken. Such are the facts of the ease,
~ deveIoned in tbe interviaw betweet,i