, 1861-05-28

Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune

DEs MONIES, May q, 1861.
To-Day tte Car;t.l Gna1ds left the city 1or
rendezvous at Keekuk. This company ten.
fore its offer reached the Governor, that reg
iment was full. When the next requisit1on
came, though # ith three years qualification,
they Etln tel dered their services. and they
now occupy The poet Of honor in the "a Iowa
Regiment. At o'clock this; morning Tast
concouHe Of cur citizens met at their aruo-
= to bid the brave boys good bye. The
Guard embrace in their number many
young men OF high eocial position here
Alt ogether, thty are noble sci, Of fellows md
WoIthily the pride Of the city. For a month
past their daily drill has been the chief at
t1nstien sa . Of our M uaua1jy quist town To;day
many relatives and friends, scarce check was
eeen not wet with tears. Old men, who, In
days long past, had been the ACTORS in sfmilar
scenes, Ct d the participants In the fate Of tho
field Of battle, passed among the lines, giving
the "God speed ion boys" with hearty hand-
ltaye Of their old friends, the quiyering lip be-
tayed an emotion that scarce permitted utter
ance- Many Indies were present, cheering on
with EiEd words, though through many tears,
their soldier frierds to tte field Of duty.
Col Curtis vas here few days since and
States Government. Not man was rejected
The company numbers p5. 4 braver, noble1
comp: NJ viii not enlist in the service. With
them military eerricc is duty. They 60 hom
the strong recee: ity Of the times, and they 60
to fight and die, If ueed be, in defence Of this
glorious old Union and It's Star-Spargled Bah
nCr.
The Legislature is hard st work ca military
tills. Generally The greatest uEanitaIty pre-.
wills upcn The general objects Of each bill
Beth Houses have substantially agreed
opon sC0o,o 600 as tie amount Of the loan, By
thc Issue and sale Of Z per cent State
bcnds tu7 ,nn991g :we1ty {sa Ut Ihs ~ fqpd s
feuce Fund.- These boEds IRE to be issued
IS cir I'm. tanccs nay require the funds in
the Judgment cf the Goyeznor. But ere
the Legislature aJjourne, it will pass laws
that viii require nearly the whole amount to
eany out. 4 bill appropriating 800 coo for
two n tgi1cents Of Iowa volunteers has passed,
While under an amendment to the militia law,
$4,000 more will be expended in sending the
ed Fl giment into: tie United States service.
IEese e1Eenees viii mostly be refunded by
the United s;ates GeVs54m ent, IN The ena. .
General G-cyenmeut-suppliest the troops with
when mustered into its service.
A bill lss a1ready:passed the Senate for arm
IrE II d 1qulppi2g three regiments OF tnlan. ~
ard q&e Of caIa1Iy, for state purposes, TO be
subject at any time to The .requisition Of the
President. It will doubtless pass the House,
The members from the Missouri border rep.
resent that along the border counties In both
States conference meetings hare been held
and the greatest good feeling prevails upon the
one subject Of preserving peace Is between
zach o!hez, and the prevention Of raids from
either State to tho ether. But all along the
border It is eaid Free State Union men are be.
Ing driven, or are fleeing from Missouri; some
BY the orders Of vigilance committees. nne
'ctheIs from the apprehenslons of civil wal
se tee ssPPs ePsads hs.s e1
| generally opposed to a1arge appropriation 70
a"Tar snd Defence Fund" While Tor thcnortl
| part Of the Etate the members Tere general,
in favor Of q much higher 1oal
1tan~ voted-not less than 3l,oo0,oo0
Understand the Governor expresses grea
doubt as to the 6uficicncy d t900io for fh
emergency. The two bills already passed
10000 for the three regiment and for raiain
the four additional regiments and armln
tEsm-it is estimated Kf1l require about $500
cog, leaving but 500, 600 for Contingencies:
Our Legislature meets sgain on the 1T q
Eext JaEnaIy. think the better opinion
tat $I0 eco will be ali required for q yea1
for with less bastt thun has been eKe1ciset
the expenses of arruing and equippfug will, b
reduced at 1east oneth1rd- ,''' :
| 6Eme humorous AlusiOns have boon mad
to The uniforms Of the3Firtt Regiment, wh1c
we're made by the ladies Of tho towns whe1
heEeveral companies were rnised. OF cours
&hey we're haeti}y made, and generally, OF pot
tion Iaseed authorizing and directing t
Governor to uniform the entire regiment,
4 unanimous disposition Is manifested
srstaiu our volunteers with clothing At
mopey entirely Independent OF the GeneE
Government Il necessary. d q