The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-05-20

OF the people of the State. in responding Il
: the call as promptly rs possible. ! there
fore dill not whit the receipt OF the forum
rrqnisision, but proceeded Ut once TO tax.
tDch steps NJ set med to me beet adapted tc
speedily edcct that object. ! was met at thu
outset hy two difficulties. There were not an,
lands Under my control to meet the neces
sary expenses, nor was there any Efficient
military law under which to operate. Your
action only could furnish these aids in q lie
1 gni why, and yet to await your action would
involve great. perhaps dangerous delay.
The fret difficulty was obviated BY the pa
triotic action Of the chartered Banks and
citizens OF the State, who promptly placed
at my disposal all the money might need,
and determined, although without authori-
~ OF law, to accept their offer, Trusting that
you would legalise my acts. One difficulty
was thus avoided, | trusted az the result
shows. safely, TO the patriotism Of the peo-
pie for the removal Of the other, and on the
18th day Of April issued my Proclamation
calling for the requisite Number of troops.
The telegraphic dispatch Of the Secretary
of War infurmud me- that it would be SUI
fcent if the troops required OF this State
were in redezvous at Keokuk bv the Goth
1 'scss AaS Fi1mtp nhb PhtIiUtlC uGtluu VI Tue
people enabled me to place them there in uni
| form OF, the 8th, twelve days in xdvance Of
the time fixed, and they would have been
| there week sooner had not the action OF the
mob at Baltimore cut of ell communication
with the seat Of Government, and left me
without any instructions for t~o weeks.
| reco mmcnd that you make suitable ep.
preparations, covering expenses thus incur
red. Tender Of tFapps were made aitogoth-
er beyond the amount required, and learning
from the newspapers and other sources, that
another requisition would probably be made
on this State, took the responsibility or or
derng into quarters, in the respective coun.
ties where raised, enough companies to form
q second regiment in anticipation Of such
requsition, that they might acquire the nee.
essary d scipline and dr,ll.
The second requsition has not vet reached
me, but am expecting it daily, and am pre-
pared to respond to IL promptly when nude.
The officers and men composing the frst
regiment were in quarters for some time be.
fore being mustered into the service Of the
United states, and those called out in an
ticipatien OF second requisiiion, will have
been in quarters a considerable time before
they will be called into service, IL at all. Ii
10 but just that provision be made for paw.
ment of the men who have thus promptly
and patrioticaliy stepped forth in defence If
the country, for the time lost by them before
being actually received by the United States,
and | recommend that you make the neces-
cary appropriations for that purpose.
10 addition TO the two regiments thus ac
cepted by me, | have already received ten
dera OF companies to make up FIVE regiments
more, and have been strongly urged by
them, and by mary other good citizens, to
accept the whole, and place them In quar-
ters ut the expense of the State. ln view OF
the fact that oil had done was without au-
thority OF law, and the further fact that YOU
the law. making power OF the State, were so
soon to assemble, did not feel justified 10
40 doing, but have recommended in all cases
that all such companies should, If possible,
keep up their organization, and should de.
vote as much Of their time as possible to the
drill without interfering materially with
their ord nsry business, thus keeping in re-
serve Urge. organized and partially drilled
force, to meet emergencies.
10 sew raj localities patriotic citizens have
at their 9wn expense furnished subsistence
for companies thus organized and not 40.
cepted, and they have been 10 quarters drill
ing daily. Whether any OF the expenses
INV p6 Ihlu w tUb StulE or
whether any compensation shall be made 10
the men for the tims thus spent in quarters,
is peculiarly in your province to determine
In addition to the passage Of the laws Ie-
galizing what has thus far been done, aud
providing for expenses thus far incurred, i,
will be your duty carefully to examine what
f. riu 70 uuuv urrsynr
necessities, and future contingencies.
n nv iynagnt thcra ara turn ob,acts
which 10 your deiiberation You should keep
steadily in view, and which recomm md TO
your serious consideration, viz the protec
ton OF our State against invasion, ind TIE
prompt supply to the General Government
VI any further aid j. may require.
Our State is supposed By many to. be ex.
posed TO attack on two sides--our Southern
and Western borders on the South by reck
less men from Missouri on the West BY To-
dams. Missouri Is unfortunately strongly
infected with the beresy of % ,ession, which
Is hurrying 50 many Of the Southern States
10 ruin. What may be the ultimate result "a
that State, We do not know. Should she m
fortunately attempt to dissolve her counoc-
ton with tho Union, serious trouble may,
and probably will, spring up along our
Southern borders. Even In that event can
hardly anticipate an armed invasion BY reg
ular military force from that State. Sur.
rounded as she is by Kansas, Illinois. and
Iowa, such Invasion by her would be sheer
madness aud i seems TO me We are guarded
against such danger if not by her calm judg
nent and her neighborly good will, ct least
by her instinct Of self preserv al o.
But 40 reckless men within her limits may
take adv n'Age Of she unsettled condition Of
public at .irs TO organise system OF border
warfare, for the purpose OF plumber it il
your duty to properly guard against this
danger.
The known facts that the troops have
wholly bean Withdrawn from the forta 10 the
Territories west Of US, and the restraint of
their presence thus removed from The Indian
tribes on our border, that the Indians have |
received, probably, highly.colored state.