The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-08-01
TO THE PEOPLE OF IOWA.

TO THE PEOPLE OF IOWA.
When the President called upon the
loyal people Of the United States fo'
help to save the government from rcb
els and traitors, no State responded
more promptly than Iowa. Thousands
Of her sons are now in the field, ready
and eager to peril their lives in defence
Of their country. The base treachery
Of some Of the sworn servants Of the
Government during the administration
of Mr.. Buchanan, had so disorganized
our Government, that when the cal
was made for troops, the Administration
was wholly unable to clothe and equip
them in proper time, and it became nee
essary for the States furnishing troops
to furnish also clothing and equipments
Of course these States were compelled
to, ard did incur expenses, larger OF
smaller. in proportion to the troops call
ed from and clothing and equipments
furnished by each.
To meet the expenses thns incurred
and other expenses that might be in.
Cured, the General Assembly, in extra
session, provided, by law, the sale Of
the bonds Of the State. In accordance
with the law, the bonds were advertis.
ed for sale in the city Of New York
Immediately after such advertisement,
certain parties in the city of New York,
and, Al have reason to believe, certain
parties in this State, combined together
to depreciate the value of ths bonds,
for the purpose, either Of wholly pre-
venting their sale, or Of compelling their
sale at ruinous rates. The means by
which they sought to effect this end
was, to declare that the bonds were un-
constitutionally issued, that the General
Assembly Of the State had been guilty
Of a gross fraud in authorizing their is
sue, and that the people OF Iowa were
so base and dishonest that they would
hereafter repudiatc the bonds that might
be sold. Whether the motive Of these
parties in publishing these vile calum-
nies, aud thereby seeking to discrcdit
the bonds, was to render the State un-
able to do her part in the struggle now
going on for the preservation OF the
Union, and to that extent strengthen
the hands of treason and rebellion, or
to CRAFTY feeling Of revenge fer some
real or supposed wrong inflicted by
some portion Of our people, Or to enable
the parties to buy up the bonds thus
discreditcd, by their own efforts, at ru-
inously low ratcs-is not now a qnes-
ton Of practical Importance. It is suf
ficient for us now to know that they
have been successful, and that our bonds
remain unsold.
This position Of affairs is to me very
annoying and perplexing. Relying up
on the anticipated sales Of these bonds,
and carrying out your well known and
clearly expressed wishes, l have incurr-
ed large expenses in enrolling, subsist-
ing and clothing the brave men who
are now in the the field for the defense
Of the flag we all love so well. These
expenses are wholly unpaid. In some
instances the money is due directly to
the persons who have furnished the ar
ticles needed, and in others, to persons
who have generously advanced the
money to meet pressing necessities
What renders this situation Of affairs
particularly unpleasant to myself indi-
vidually, is the fact that it has been and
is made matter Of serious complaint
by many Of you, that l have been too
backward in cxpending the money of
the State, while at the same time, ! was
and still am unable to meet the pressing
demands upon me for expenses already
incurred.
Much complaint was made that our
FIRST three regiments were not clothed
a. soon as they should have been. They
were clothed as soon ~ it could be
done and to-day, that clothing, worn
by our sons and brothers, is unpaid for,
while the person who furnished it is
suffering for his pay. Complaint was
also made that the money due BY the
State to our soldiers was not paid to
them promptly. Before it could be paid
to them, it had to be borrowed. 1t was
borrowed on the responsibility Of indi-
yiduals and, to-day, these individuals
are liable for, or have paid, the moneys
thus paid to your soldiers. The
expenses incurred in the various coun.