The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-07-31
To the People Of Iowa.

When the President called upon the loy.
al people of the United States for help 10
save the government from rebels and trail
tors, 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 tr,achery of some of the sworn
servants Of the Government during the
administration of Mr.. Buchanan had so
disorganized our Government that when
the call was made for troops, the Admins
tration was fully unable to clothe and equip
them in proper time. and it became ncces-
sary for the States furnishing troops to fur.
nish also clothing and equipments. OF
course these States were compelled to and
dix incur expenses larger or smaller, in
proportion to the troops called from and
clothing and equipments furnished by each
TO meet the expenses thus incurred, and
other expenses that might be incurred, the
General Assembly, in extra session, pro-
vided by law for the sale of the bonds of
the State. In accordance with that law,
the bonds were advertised for sale in the
city of New York Immediately after
such advertisement, certain parties in the
city Of New York, and as have reason to
believe, certain parties in this State COM
bincd together to depreciate the value Of
the bonds, for the purpose either Of wholly
preventing the sale or of compelling their
sale at ruinous rates. The means BY
which they sought to effect this end was,
to declare the bonds were unconstitution-
ally issued, that the General Assembly of
the State had been guilty of a gross fraud
in authorizing their issue, and that the
people of Iowa are SO base and dishonest
that they would hereafter repudiate the
bonds that nigh. be sold. Whether the
motives OF these parties in publishing these
vile calumnies, and thereby seeking to dis.
credit the bonds was to render the State
unable 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 for some real or supposed wrong
infli ted by some portion'o of our people, or
to enable the parties to buy up the bonds
thus dScrcditing by their own efforts, at
ruinously low rates-is not now question
of practical Importance. 1t is sufficient for
us to know that they have been successful,
and that our bonds remain unsold.
Ills poSittOII VI siudiIS - W tbC WI y o'i-
noying and perplexing. Relying upon the
anticipated sales Of these bonds, aud car
rying out your well known and clearly ex-
pressed wishes, have incurred large ex-
pens in enrolling, subssting and cloth
ing the brave iuen who are now in the ii, Id
for the defence Of the flag we love so well.
These expenses are fully unpaid. In some
instances the money due directly to the
persons who have furnished the articles
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 individually, is the fact that it
has been and is made matter Of serious
complaint by many of yon, that have
been too backward in expanding the money
of the State. While the same time was
and still am unable to meet the pressing
demands upon me for the expenses already
incurred.
Much complaint Was made that our first
three regiments were not clothed as soon
as they should have been. They were
clothed as soon as it could be done; and to-
day that clothing worn by your 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