The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-21
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spiris 81 .iberalisy nsaife ssed By R.csblieas
oHcisls 10 The dispeusasios 81 cfkess and
patronage, socA ~ you Herey shsusd %
your opronenss when you we're 10 power.
Go back to the history Of the Mexican var.
Tell ne she name Of single Wing sho
vss placed IN high eomnand BY President
Psik. Ges. Scsts sas in command before
the esmmeneemens Of the var. 1ss same
Vas true Of Gen. Taylor. Tell ne. il yaa
rle.sa- vhst whsTs we're aver placed in
hixh rn;.i.srv csumsnd By President PIsrces
Yea esesos Do is. Your party never prss-
tie.d hi, kind Of Ibera.,sJ 20 ycur foes.
kaov 4 beeaase vas ones Of yoa snd
anapr ,ns. lLsugh,er sad applause. The
Dxmccrssie party always made IL priGci-
ne 70 esnfer the spoiis Of oEcs on its
friends. A. parsiTans you we're sise. You
were never known u extendrswayds 70 your
snenies; y9u slways held these 10 reserve
far your friends. The consequences sas
that you rallied . Spartan band around you
who, With the sposis Of victory ever before
them, isbored With the efficiency With which
Q compass party always iAhors. The Re-
pubssean has not displayed that kind OF WIS.,
dom. They have rewarded their enemies.
Go iaso every State in which the Rspobii.
cans are the dominsns party, and you will
6sd shss party eschswisg the worldly
wisdom displayed 80 long and 80 success
fully by the Democrats, and locking rather
"a the good Of the whole country, iavisifng
til. highest oaicss upon Democrats - we'll
a Republicans. Il has been made SUBJ
jec. Of complaint against me in Washington
- we'll a. here, that have given too
many places TO members Of the Dem ocra,lc
party; that have flied lDportsns Offices
with political opponents. What reason
have you for opposition 70 the Republican
party? You know that it is devoted, faith
faily and x-aIously, 10 = support of the Ma
t,opal Administration to tbs prosecution Of
the war, aud the perpetustion Of The Union.
Your Democratic party i, IN no essential
respect, = Union party. and You know IL.
Why, thsn, would you incur tho hazard Of
throwing the State ADMINISTRATION Of Iova
into the hand~ Of msa whose party platform
and whose Affiliations show that they have
Blu, little sympathy With ths Union cause.
Nv friends. the proudest day OF my life
was during nv recent trip TO Washington
CITY. had called TO see the Adju'ans Gen
sval, Mr.. Thomas, to ask favor OF him for
the benei. Of the Iowa volunteers. He had
been in military service nearly al! his life,
and Of course sad al the regard FOR volun-
tsers which officers Of the regular army usu
ally entertain. This Was before the battle
Of Springfield, or ss least before We had
receiy ed nsws OF the result. / asked OF him
IN order TO have the companies c ON posing
the FRS, Regiment Of Iowa Volunteers paid
of in the several counties Of their residence.
Tbsy had net received any money since they
left Iowa. knew ,hh boys had had = hard
campaign, and | vas anxious they should
hsys the full comfort Of their earnings al
home. lie told me the first thing ! would
know would be that our Iowa volunteers 10
Missouri would leave Gen. Lyon in the
lurch ~ certain Pennsylvania and New York
volunteers left Mcdowell at Manassas. l
told him the Iowa boys would not do it /;
that they would do their duty; il not, that
return to the State! Laughter. The Ad-
iataot General declined to issus toe order
~ requested, and referred me to his assist
ant The latter issued 1t just as | wanted
il. In the meantime, ths news Of the battle
Of Springfield, aud Of the gallant manner
in which the lst Iowa regiment conducted
themselves after their term Of enlistment
had expired reached Washington. then
took occasion to walk again into the War
D-partmsn, and every man who saw me had |
TO shake hands with me, and placing my hat |
at an angls OF IS degrees, | stalksd throug |
the building a, though | owned it-and
they let me-! Tremendous cheers, tel
you, my friends, that was . proud day for
Iowa 10 Washington! It was glory enough
far any man there to hail from this Slate.
And all this was because our brave Iowa
boys down at Wilson's Creek did their du
~, fApplau,e.1 They gave Us name
such az We never had before. Go where
You will through the length aud breadth Of
the land and you hear nothing, but praises
for their noble conduct. | went to Phila-
delphia from Washington, ard by mistake
got into the Continental Hotel-the largest
oos there. At irst nobody knew me; Lu,
when they heard that | was from Iowa,
could have had the whole house to myself if
l had wanted il. Laughter and cheersl
Now. nv friends, have but little more to
say. The Eastern counties Of this State had
m advantage 10 raising men under the tirst
call for volunteers. The men composing
the lst Iowa regiment were all from the
Eastern portion Of the State, and one COM
psny from the town ia which live wa
among them. The Iowa City company went
into the Springfield battle with 81 men, and
10 Of the number came out bearing marks
OF the conflict upon them! have talked
With members Of that regiment. and heard
their recital OF the hardships. snfferinys and
peris thsy endured, and | wish the men
assembled in the late Democratic Conven.
lion in your City Who refused, as ] am in
formed, 20 pass certain resolutions npprov-
ing Ut the conduct Of those brave men,
could hear. what l have heard. II they
could hear Il, they would hide their heads
in shame! voiee-~hey did pass the reso-
lusions afterwards, Governor.
Gov. kiRxwoop--I am sorry th.v had IA
think twice before they could adopt ,bsm.-
Applause. ] have not seen report Of the
proceedings OF that convention, but vac 10.
formed that such was its &C ton.
Now so far A. an concerned, it 10
matter Of very little consequence whether
shall be reelected to tho office Of Govern
or or not. Don't give a thought, to me per-
'onaliy. l Was not anxious that nv pane
should 80 before the Republican Conven-
s.op. ! vish ! could have declined without
dhshenot, But my friends have placed me in
Dcm,ua'.en, and am prepared TO abide the
Result. This Government must be sustain
~, snu toe question ~ how II 10 best to be |
done ? Let no per.onal Considerations stand |
between you and the discharge Of your |
dusy. Keep 6xed in your mind thi. ides,
thss The valus Of our National Governmsn. |
- above oil computation. and that the Stars
Add Stripes nsasf Be- sastaiasd: and that If |
n yonr Judgement nv election a. your
ssa's Etsra,ss soeli oct eonirieute some
sa'ns toward these rs.alss, 20 man would |
Be e.sses .ss-6-a With your judsem n. than
myself, although politically l should be
as'sr beard Of again. loud applause.
Mr.. g. Davis sends u word that be
measured two haiis,ones sha. fell out in
bssssssa county, within the e.ss mouth,
vaiea measured respectively 10 and Il
Inches 10 circumference. Gosh, ueuldu.s