Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-20

uuuh isvssiowby hssA would Be sheer
m} se.d = is - to me We are
I'd ded' = Ipss suol d4ger, II not BY
- Al 4 49, Aerl Assinct Of self
Conservation. Bot reckless men within
her limits may take adyestage Of the
unsettled condition Of public affairs to
organize = SyJkjA SEbo,dez Hafsrei
Tor the purpose of plumber; and it is
your duty to properly guard against this
The known facts, that the troops have
.whellya - = gEsat part been xithdrAwn
from the. forts in the Territories West
OF us, and the restraint Of their presence
thus removed from the Indian tribes on
Our border that the Indians have re-
ceiyed, probably, highly -coiored state
ments in regard to the war now upon
Us and that since the massacre at Spirit
Lake ia our State, some years rince,
~hich went wholly unpunished, they
have shown an aggressive disposition,
Coupled with the fact tfat they may be
tempered with ty bad men, render IT, in
my Judgment, q matter OF imperative
necessity that proper measures be taken
10 guard against danger from that quar-
ter. have already done what ! could.
with the limited meaDs 1t my command,
to furnish arms on both borders.
Two modes for the protection of the
State and fura,shing further aid, ifneed-
ed. TO the General Government, suggest
themselves to me. One is the muster
ing into the service OF the State, aiming,
equipping and placing in camp to &C.
qa,re discipline and drill, number Of
re g,meDts Of volunteers. The adyanta-
pes of this are, that we would have a,
hand disciplined force, ready to meet
any emergency, State or National. The
Disadvantages are its great expense, and
ITS insuficicncy, by reason Of the great
extent Of our border, to protect our
frontier against the lawless bands to
which we are exposed. The other plan
is to organize aloLg our Southern and
Western frontier, arm aud equip, but
not muster into active service, sufi
cient force OF minute men, who may be
called upon at any moment to meet any
emergency that may arse at any point
| This will be the more effective plan toI
home protection, but will not place the
State 10 position to render such effective
Aid to the General Government. Which
if either, of these plans, or whether i
combInaton Of both, or whether some
thing wholly distinct from either shall
be adopted, l leave for your wisdom t
| decide. ss ~
1t win be necessary that YOU enact Z
military law, authorizing among othe
things, the formation OF = military staff
under which / can have the assistance
end advice Of such officers as compos
it, in raising, arming, eqnipping and sup
porting such further troops as ycu ma.
direct to be raised tor the use of tn
State, or as may be required by th'
United States.
! 1t will also be necessary to use III
credit oil the State to raise means t
meet the extraordinary expenses incur
red, and to be incurred. You have tn
power to do this under that provision c
the Constitution, which authorizes with
out vote Of the people the contracting
OF debt ito repel invasion," or to d.
tend the State in War;
In most or all of the counties in whc
COMPANIES have thus tar been accepted
} the Board Of Superintendent nsntiGs 10
The support Of the families OF volunteer
who have been left dependent on ther
for support. This action is emmett
pralseworthy. and yet its operation !
partial aud emerged. 1t is scarcely t
be presumed that companies will be re
ceived from all the counties Of til
State, or equally from those countle
from which they may be received, an
it seems to me much more equtabl
and Just that the expense be borne b
the State, and the burden thus equal
distributed among our people.
The procuring Of liberal supply @
arms for The use OF the State is a matte
that l earnestly recommend TO You
early aud serious consideration. TIL
last four weeks have taught us lesso
which | trust we may never forget-tha
peace is the proper time in which t
prepare for war. --
feel assufed the State can readil
raise the means necessary to place he
in a position consistent alike with he
honor aud her safety. Her Territor
OF great extent and unsurpassed fertllit
inviting and constantly receiving dc
slrable emigration, her population O
near three quarters Of . million of intel
ligent, industrious, energetic and libeI
ty-lo"ing people her rapid past an
1 prospective growth her present finau
| ciA condition, having a debt Of oily on
! quarter OF q million Of dollars, unite t
make her bonds among the most desira
t BITE investm THAT our COUNTRY affords
The people. Of Iowa, your constituent
snd-mine, remembering that money
/ the smews of war, will consider al K
criminal mistaken parsimooy- whicI
| stops short of doing whatever .is neces
sary for the honor and safety of III
Stale, and-e will ofextrsysaance whic
would unnecessarily squander .Aepubl'
l-..css9se'- L..4 x.4sa so2a-l.-xzs.aV g
Our rrveuucsfaw is, in my Judgment
defective SOME particulars, requiring
perhaps, some unnecessary expense, an,
not being sufficiently astripgent 10 com
4 pei The p1onlt AyMento ftaxes.--At al
tunes, and more especially 1t . 1t,m