The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-05-28

raised, enough companies to form sec
ond regiment in anticipation of such re-
QUESTION, that they might acquire the
necessary discipline and drill
The second requisition has not yet
reached me, but am expecting it daily,
and am prepared to respond to it prompt
ly when made. The officers and men
| composing the first regiment were in
quarters some time before being muster
ed into the service of the U. S. and those
called out in anticipation of a second re-
QUESTION, will have been in quarters a
considerable time before they will be
called into service, if at all. 1t is but
just that provision be made for payment
of the men who have thus promptly and
patriotically stepped forth in defence of
the country, for the time lost by them
before being actually received by the
United States, and | recommend that
you make the necessary appropriations
for that purpose.
In addition to the two regiments thus
accepted by me, have already received
tenders of companies enough to make up
five regiments more, and l have been
strongly urged by them, and by many
other citizens, to accept the whole, and
put them in quarters at the expense of
the State. In view Of the facts that all
l had done was without the authority of
law, and the further fact that you, the
law making power of the State, were
! soon to assemble, did not feel justified
in so doing, but have recommended in
all cases that all such companies should,
if possible, keep up their organization,
and should devote as much of their time
as possible to the drill without interfer-
ing materially with their ordinary bust
ness thus keeping in reserve a large or
ganized and partially drilled force to
meet emergencies.
In several localities patriotic citizens
have, at their own expense, furnished
subsistence for companies thus organi-
zed and not accepted, and they have been
in quarters drilling daily. Whether any
of the expenses thus incurred shall be
paid by the State, or whether any COM
pensation will be made to the men for
the time thus spent in quarters, is pecu-
liarly within your province to deter
mine.
In addition TO The passage of laws le-
CALLING what has thus far been done,
and providing for expenses thus far in
CURED, it will be your duty carefully to
examine what further the State should
do to meet the present necessities and fu.
ture contingencies.
In my judgment there are two objects
which in your deliberation you should
keep steadily in view, and which | rec
ommend to your serious consideration,
viz the protection of our State against
invasion and the prompt supply to the
General Government of any further aid
it may require.
Our State is supposed by many to be
exposed to attack on two sides-our
Southern and Western borders-on the
South by reckless men from Missouri
on the West by Indians. Missouri is
unfortunately strongly infected with the
heresy of Secession, which is hurrying
SO many OF the Southern States 10 ruin
What may be the ultimate result Of that
State, we do not know. Should she un-
fortunately attempt TO dissolve her con-
nection with the Union, serious trouble
may, and probably will. spring up along
our Southern borders Even in that
event | can hardly anticipate an armed
invasion by regular military forces from
that State. Surrounded as she is BY
Kansas, Illinois and Iowa, such invasion
by her would be sheer madness. ani il
seems to me we are guarded against such
danger If not by her calm judgment and
her neighborly good will at least by her
instinct Of self preservation. But perhaps
reckless men within her limits may take
advantage of the unsettled condition OF
public affairs to organize system Of
border warfare, for the purpose of plum.
der it IS your duty to properly guard
against this danger,
The known facts that the troops have
wholly or in part been Withdrawn 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 received,
probably, high colored statements in re-
gard to the war now upon us, and that
since the massacre at Spirit Lake in our
State, some years since, which went
wholly unpunished they have shown an
aggressive disposition. coupled with the
fact that they may be tampered with by
bad men, render it, in my judgment. a
matter OF imperative necessity that prop
er measures be taken to guard against
danger from that quarter.
have already done what could with
the limited means at my command. to
furnish arms on both borders.
Two modes for the protection of the
State, and furnishing further aid, ifneed
ed, to the General Government. sug gest
themselves to me. One is the muster
ing into the service Of the State, arming.
equippng, and placing in camp to ac.
quire discipline and drill. number of
reg gimcnts of volunteers The airan,
tases OF this are. that we would have at
hand . disciplined force, ready to meet
any emergency, State or Federal The
disadvantages are lis great expense, and
ITS insuificiency, by reason of the great