The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-09-28

Iowa and the North west generally, protess
against the use of our troops to defend the spe-
eiai interests Of New England, New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio. We Of the West will try to
take care of ourselves, if you do not steal our
troops OLD LINE WING.
Letter from Mr.. Neal.
Mr. EDIroR:-As have been attacked and
my acts misrepresented through the columns Of
your paper, ask the privilege Of replying
through the same channel.
have been accused of voting at the last Ex'
ire Session of the General Assembly against ap.
preparations for the benefit Of the Iowa Volun.
teers. The facts are as follows:
when the Loan Bill was under consideration
in the Senate proposed to vote for loan o.
$3.50, 900, for the purpose OF defrsying the eF'
penses of mastering the Iowa Volunteers into
the service of the United States, purchasing
arms for the State and defending the western
frontier. This amount, from the estimates sub
mitted to the General Assembly, deemed SUI
fcient, and all that we we're authorized under
the Constitution 70 borrow. Events haye SINCE
shown this sum to be sufficient. We are now
within about three months of the time of the
next Meeting of the General Assembly, and yet
am told that bout sixty thousand dollars is all
that has been Obtained from the sale Of Bonds
or used. If erred erred in protesting the
rights of the people against the oppressive bur
dens of taxation; and when they shall have
paid Iowa's proportion of the interest on the
War Loan of the General Government, by the
Tariff, the direct tax and income tax, I think
they will condemn the, act of those Senators
and Representatives that voted against the loan
OF 100000 which. according to the aefien Of the
Loan Commissioners appears in any event to be
double the amount necessary.
am also charged with voting against the ap
preparation of 100000 for paying the ezpen-
ses incurred in Erganising, uniforming, subsist.
ing and equipping the Militia OF toe State and
in complying with the acquisitions Of the Presi-
dent for volunteers,
From the estimates submitted by the Gov
ernor to the General Assembly, the amount
necessary for detraying the expenses Of MUSTER
ing the volunteers in the service of the United
States was S54, 993 90; this estimate embraced
such items as Senator Grimes trip to Washing
ton aad return-say $500 90
Captain Herron's sriB to Springfield and
return, ls OO
sundry expenses, telegraphing, station.
AIRY. room. rent, &c., $50 90
See House Journal, page as, which it appear.
ed to me needed some further explanation be.
fore guardians Of the peoples treasury should
vote money to pay them and Influenced by a
desire to appropriate money to pay all the OK
penses of the volunteers, moved to amend the
Bill by inserting $4,000 leaving such etceseras
as have mentioned to be passed upon by the
next General Assembly. I even voted to amend
the bill with 100000, but when the bill was
placed on its passage for $500, Ooo-$45,o0
more than the estimate showed to be necessary
in any event voted against it.
My experience has shown that where large
appropriations are made they are very apt to be
consumed. especially among that sharp set of
contractors that swarm around our army appro
priations like the flies around the fox in Esop's
fable, ready to consume the last drop Of blood
The history of the times abundantly proves the
necessity for stringent rule in these appropria.
tiOns.
This appropriation was not made to the col.
ders but for the benefit of the parties who had
furnished the supplies.
I am also charged with voting against the
Bill for purchasing arms, powder, clothing, &C.,
I yotcd for the Blu. See Senate Journal, page
So
l am also charged with voting sgsipst the
Joint Resolution instructing the Governor to
provide clothing for the LIST Iowa Regiment
This charge is untrue; the resolution passed
unanimously. See Senate Journal, page 40.
1 was absent at the time, but had been pres.
ent should have voted for the resolution. As
evidence Of this my friends in the Senate all
voted for the resolution and my colleagues in
he House, who by mutual agreement acted in
concert with me upon all the war measures,
voted for the resolution. See House Journal.
page 80.
In conclusion, permit me to say that have
no. war with the soldiers; / believe the men who
volunteer to shoulder the musket and carry the
bayonet are brave and patriotic, and actuated
by noble principles; most cordially endorse
those resolutions in the Democratic platform
which tenders our thanks and admiration to our
brave volunteers who have shed unfadng lustre
and imperishable renown upon our arms. But
there is q class Of men with whom have a war,
bitter, relentless and unceasing.
speak of the men who swindle the Govern.
ment out of its money, and rob the clothes from
the backs and steal the bread from the mouths
of the soldiers, with these men have no COM
promise but subjugation and utter extermina
ton. JAIRUS Z. NEAL
Knoxville, Iowa. Sept. oath, 1861.
az The Gate City says the Hawk-Eye has
copied (of course y from the Dubuque Times an
article complaining that Nr. b. r Bower, Ke.
okuk Commission Merchant, had charged too
much storage upon box of clothing belonging
to Military Company in Dubuque, and also
that the Times having withdrawn the charge and
apologised, asks if We will do the came, for
copying the article. We don't know any thing
about the matter, but think the cheapest way 10
to apologize.
DRowxED.-The body Of young man was
yesterday n orning found floating in the river
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