The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-27


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nen me PRESIDENT called upon the loya
.I1eopsAof the Untse4 StAt6e for help to safe the
Ucvepment iron rebels snd tfAitots, no Stats
responded more promptly shan lows, Thou
sands of her SOM afc nov IN the field ready and
eager to peril their lives n the defence Of thelI
country. The base treachery Of some of thu
sworn servants Of the Government during the
Admlnietratien Of Nj, Buchanan, had - disor
ganized our Government that When tho call wal
made for troops the adniinisration vas wholly
unable to clothe aud equip them in proper time,
and II became necessary for tlsc State fdRnishint
itroops to furish also clothing and equipments =
Of course, these States we're compelled TO and
did incur expenses larger or smaller-in propor
ton to the troops called for, and clothing and
equipments furnished by each. gtss p "a
"a To meet the expenses thus incurred, and 9th.
e. expenses th6t might be incurred. the Gener
81 Assembly, in extra session, provided BY Law
for the sale of the bonds ofthe State. In &C.
cordance with that law. the bonds were. adyer.
Il y
lately aftef such advertisements certain parties
in the city Of New York. and as have reason "a
believe, certain parties in this State, confined
together to depreciate the value Of the bonds for
| the purpose either of wholly preyen ting their
sale, or Of compelling their sale at ruinous rates
The means by which they sought to effect this
| end was to declare that the bonds were unoon
stitutionally issued;that the general assembly Of
the State had been guilty Of great fraud in al.
thorzing their issue, and that the people of the
State were SO base and dishonest that thew would
hereafter repudiate the bonds that might be sold
Whether the motive of these PARTIES Il, publish.
ing these vile calumuies and thereby seeking Co
discredit the bonds aud to render the State I'M.
| able to do her part ia the struggle now going
ON for the preservation of the Union. and to that
| extent strengthen the hands of treason and re.
tellioD, or to CRAFTY feeling of revenge for
some real or suffered wrong. inflicted bv acme
portion Of our people, or to enable the parties to
buy up the bonds thus discredited by tteir own
efforts, at ruinously low rates-is not now cues.
tion of practical Importance II is sufficient for
us now to know that they have been successful
and that our bonds remain upsold. Il -. "a
This position of affairs is to me very annoying
and notwithstanding upon the snticipated
sales of these bonds and carrying out your we'll
known and clearly expressed wishes. L have in
cured large expenses in drilling, subsisting and
clothing the brave men who are now in the field
for the defence of the flag we all love SO we'll
These expenses are wholly unpaid, In some in.
stances the money is due directly to the persons
who have furnished the articles needed. and in
others, to persons who have generously adyan-
ced the money to meet primary necessities.-
What renders this situation of affairs peculiar.
" unpleasant to myself individually. ia the fact
that it has been and is made = matter of serious
complaint by many of YOU that have been too
back ward in expanding the money OF the State.
while at the same time I was and still am unable
TO meet the pressing demands upon me for ex.
penses already incurred.
Much complaint was made that our frat tn rec
regiments were not clothed "a soon "a they
should have been. They we're clothed "A soon
as it could be done. and TODAY that clothing
worn by lyour sons and brothers ia nnnaid for
while the person who furnished II ia suffering
for his paw. Complaint was also made that the
money due by the State to our soldiers was not
paid to them promptly. Before it could he maid
to them it had to be borrowed. II was hor
rowed on the responsibility of individuals. and
to. day these individuals are liable for or have
paid the money thus paid to your soldiers. The
expenses incurred in the various counties for en-
listing companies and transporting them to the
place of repdezyous have been Maid nv horrov.
ing, and is due to the lenders. or is vet due ia
the persons who furnished the subsistence and
Transportation. At Keokuk certain patriotic
individuals rendered a large amount of funds for
the army, the State giving their Obligations
therefor. have not had the means to nav the
debt thus incurred and these ,nart;es have eth.
err had to nav it or 90 10 nrotest. In short the
entire amount of the EXPENSES thus far incurred
to enable the State of Iowa to do her share in
the ,romentous struggle now going on for the
preservation of the Union. is uunaid. and the
trustees, to whom it is due. are pressing for nav
ment Further expenses will necessarily he m.
CURED, I am instructed to buy arms for the
southern and western frontiers. hut am unable
to do SO for want of means. / anticinate fur.
Their acquisitions ON this State for troops. which
mus. ny DC met ana now men, men OF Iowa, under
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Movements and Incidents OF the Troops.
The I'd regiment of Iowa volunteers. now un.
der Lieut.. Col Tuttle. a. camp LYON. were sup
piled with new uniforms, furnished by their
State on the 4th of July: and with hayersacks
,od l,,,n.ool,, cr~r, ra,x T,,,oouon,h Tho