The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-09-28
Corwin aud the EOIdiers.

fence 81 Mr. Corwin against the allegations
made hy Hon, &. d. \, Parks in his La Sale
/ speech. The latter charged the former with
introducing, in 1862, resolution before the
Board of Supervisors, whereby We're reduced
the stpends of soldiers iamilies. The Repub-
hcdR says, lit Is only necessary to say that it
Is false in every particular and further adds {:
''Mr Corwn never offered any such resolu-
ton, nor did he ever supper, any such resolu-
ton, directly or indirectly, and the records OF
the Board fail to give color to such charge"
The matter having created much inquiry as
to the truth or !alsity OF The charge, we APP
| pend, So that he who runs may read, letter
| addressed To the Chicago Tribune from LA
Sale, wherein the whole is contained in nut
shell:
"The Ottawa Republican, (says the correspOn-
dent referred to, who signs himself Liberal"
"the Granite organ of La Sale County, hav-
ing raised an issue of veracity against your
| correspondent, based upon his statement of
MIR. Franklin COrwlns action as Supervisor IN
1862, whereby the families of volunteers were
placed on common footing with paupers, it
ne "'ncs necessary to confront said Corwin and
hi 'r!5..n with the documentary proof. But
first let me cali attention to the fact that this
Is simply the Ottawa Republican,, denial, and
does not purport to be authorized by Mr.. Cor
win; consequently, do not charge that gen
tieaan with falschood, and should deem said
| denial unworthy Of notice, We. it not that
the Republican is considered uy many to be
MIR Corwin's special organ. N"i,he" does is
wherein al facts retetllng upr" the fathers
conduct a!cFtr ..ously suppressed, purport to
be given by thority an! / will therefore
le; that pass, merely leaiiirning that the
i ,,cment as published IN the 1rijulae of the
! lilh inst, is substantially correct. Then,
again, the Ep,tJlicGm attempts to hatch a
! talsehood when it creates the impression that
Judge Parks made an allusion, in his La Sale
| speech, t" Mr.. Corwin's record Is discussed In
! thu article On the contrary, he compliment
t. 'hHt s"ntlcinsn more Lightly THAI We who
JHagr Parks has better ,na,erMl - draw
II um. nj IS using 1t in II manner that will
melc ont ali the punishment he cares to in
! tIct upon his opponent next November. But
t. the record:
Feb. 10. 1862, page 32G OF journal of La
Sale County Board of Supervisors. Will be
found the report OF a Military Committee.
| consisting OF the Hon. Franklin Corwn and
three other Supervissors.-one other being
Elmer Baldwin, of Farm Ridge, now the
! Granite candidate for the Stat. senate, rrn.
ming agains Edward c. Hegeley, of La Sale,
LIBERIA candidate. o?ote from the Military
Gonna tees report;
Your Committee Zee! the importance of
keCpn: the expenditures within the means
provide and, FOR that purpose, would r.
commenu that relief to families hereafter sual
in 10 case exceed the following rates: To
a grow p!rson dependent upon volun.
teer 10: support, 80 cents week; and for
eac. cnll, lnder II years of age, - cents
week. AIl your committee would suggest
that, so long as the County furnishes support
to their families, the necessity of sending home
money viii not be SO urgent, and Will be neg.
lectcd by the volunteers: and for this reason =,
we would Recommend that no relief be gran
ted to the families Of volunteers by the County
after the 1st day of next April, except in case
OF sickness, or absolute distress.
The report containing tie foregoing rec
ommendation was signed by F. Corwin and
the other three members of this Military
Committee. Had the Union soldiers from La
Sale county then known that the loved ones
at home could thereafter hope for no assistance
until their deeds had reached the dire ex-
tremity OF gaunt sickness, or absolute hunger;
that their little ores must actually cry for
bread before it should be forthcoming, me-
thinks their slumbcrs on the tented field would
have been disturbed with dreams of wrath
against the man whose eloquent appeals to
their patriotism, and profuse promises to care
for the helpless ones at home, induced them
to shoulder the musket in defence of their
country's flag.
But the record is not complete. Following,
and in pursuance of the recommendations of
this report, the Chairman of said Military
Committee introduced the following resolu.
ton, which was adopted;
Resotco', By tie BoaN of Supervisors or La
Sale Comfy, That hereafter the Supervisors
OF the several towns shall grant no assistance
To the families OF volunteers, except such as
are IN absolute need of assistance, and have no
relations legally chargeablc with their sup
port able to assist them; and in no case shall