The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-08-03
WHOLE NO. 223.
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l #"uSu tH0 AIeSiueut cAueu upon Ing iOyo
people OF the United States for help 10 save
The Government from rebels and traitors.
no State responded more pfoDptly tha1
Iowa. Thousands Of her sons are now il
the Geld ready and eager 70 peril their lives
| in the defense of their country. The base
1 treachery Of come Of the sworn servants OF
the Government during the administration
of Mr. Buchanan, bad so dis0Eganised our
Government that when the cali Was made
Tor troops the adm nistraticn was holly
unable to closhc and equip them in proper
time. and Il became necessary for the State
furnishing troeps 10 furnish also clothing
and sqa,fments. OF coursc, these States
were compelled to and did incur expenses
larger or smaller-in proportion to the
troops called tor, and clothing and coup.
laents furnished by each.
To meet the expenses thus incurred, and
other expenses that might be incurred, the
General Assmhly, in extra sesrion, provided
by Law for the sale Of the bonds Of The State.
IN accordance with that Law, the bonds were
advertised ter sale in The city Of New York.
Immediately after such advertisement, Ger.
| tam parties 10 the city of New York, and 40
! have reasons to hei'sve, certain parties in
this State, camb, ned together ta jepreciats
| the value Of the bon'i. For the purr oss r,tber
of-wholiy preventing their sale, o. Of COM
pci,ng their. saie ut rainous rates. The
means by which they songht to III c. this
end was To declare that the bonds we're IN.
constiutiunaliy issued; that the general
assembly II the State had been guilty Of a
great fraud in authorixing their issue, aud
the people OF the State were so base and die
honest that they would hereafter repuiia,e
the bonds that might be sold. Whether tho
motive If these parties in pablis hing these
vile calamnies aud thereby seeking to dis.
credit the bonds, aud 10 render the State
unable TO do her part in the struggle now
going on fur the preservation % the Union,
and TO that extent strengthen the hands Of
treason and rebellion, or {" crafty u feeling
If revenge for some real or suffered wrong,
inh,ctei bv some portion Of our people, or
to enable the parties to buy up the b nds
thus d,screiired by their own Efforts, at ru-
inously low rates is not q question of prac.
teal importance. II il soihc,ent for us now
to know that they have been successful and
that our bonds remain unsold.
THIS position of nff ,irs is to mo very an.
noying and perplex,ng-reyirg upon tho
anticipated sales Of these bonds aud carry
ing out your well known aud clearly express.
ed wishes, ] have incurred large txpenscs
| in drilling. suhsisting and cl ,th,ng the brave
men Who are now iu The field for the defense
of the flag we all love 90 we'll. These ~x-
penses are wholly unpaid. In some instances
the money is due directly to the peis,ns
who have furnished the articles needed, and
in o,hers, To persons Who have generously
advanced the money to meet primary ne.
crssitiea. What renders this sltuation VI
affairs peculiarly unpleasant to myself in
| dividua,ly, il The fact that il has been and
IL made u matter 6f serious complaint hy
many Of YOU that have been too back ward
in expcnding the money of the State. while
nc the same time was and sfill ann unable
to meet the pressing demnnds upon me for
expenses already incurred. r
Much complaint wss made THAT ouI f,st
three regiments were not clothed MS soon ns
they should have been. They we're clothed
as soon Rs it could be done, and to. day that
clothing worn by your sons and brothers 10
unpaid for, while the person Who furnished
II is suffering for hispsy. Complaint was
also maize that the money due by th. State
To our soldiers Was not paid to them prompt.
~. Before il could be paid to them it had
To be borrowed. II Was borrowed on the
responsibility Of individuals, snd to day
these individuals are liable for or have pad
the money thus paid to our sol1iers. The
expenses incurred in the various counties
for enlisting Companies and Transporting
them to the place Of rendezvous have been
paid by borrowing, and - due to the lenders,
Or is yet due to the persons Who furnished
the subsistance anu transportstiou. AZ
Keoknk certain patriotic Individuals tender
Ell large ain aunt Of funds for ths army, the
State giving their obligations therefore,
have not had the means TO pay the debt thus
incurred, ani these parties have either had
to pny it or go TO protest. 10 short. the en-
tire amount Ut the expenses thus far iitcur.
red to enable the State Of Iowa to DO beg
share in the mDUentous struggle nvw going
on for the preservation ot th. Uaion, /, un.
paid, and the trustees, to whom u IL due,
are pressing for payment. Further expenses
will necessarily be incurred. arm inssructe
I'd to buy arms for the sou hera asd western
frontiers, but am unable to DO 30 for want
Of means. iaaucpate further requ,srtions
on this State for troops, which must be met,
ard now men, men Of Iowa, under ifese cir.
cum-tauccs, Iappeal toyou for aid and
assistance. Your bond. cannot be sold
abroad. They must either be sold at homo
or the Stat. must suifsr the f,grace, nos one
ly Of fnil,ng to do her duty for the future,
hut uI IaIitng I'd Vfy SHc e4pfUsrs niIehuy
incurred. May not cobf,irntly trust that
every ci ixen Of Iowa will feel that bis own
good name, as veil as the good nams Of The
Stare. il inv oIved IN this matter, and thas
will have his hearty and tGeclual a,d?---
May not especially trust that those Of sou
whu. perhaps without knowing the difheui-
ties by which ] have been sursuunded. have,
thought nv aelion has not BEEN auikciently
rrnmp. and energetic, will now, that ihese
diiicnit,es are uud-rstoed, zee 10 IL they
shall be removed. and the means shall be
furnished for actios ~ pronps snd spsr.
Retic as you deire2
Let me earnestly entreat svsrv man who
has NJ heart the cause of the country and
the good nnms ~ the State, 10 take hold of
this matter and give me his aciise ssrissspos.
Let meetings of our people be called, and
the wants of the State exrlained 70 thev, !:
and il ! d. not wholly n,i-tske the people %
io~s, sbsy will take ears that the good
name of our Stats shall nse ss6~s, and ai:l
show that those of Ne. wbo remsin as honN
can d. our duty 70 oar cDunsry ~ we'll %
those who follows ous hrg N the 6eld u
battle. SAnCEL j. kinxwoe, eb
July 10, 1861. Gosernes II sssa.a
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