The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-06-22
no THE PEOPLE or IOWA.

LES MONIES, June llt1, 1861.
| In response to the call Of the General Gov
eminent for Military aid in defense Of Fedora
authority and Federal property, the State o
Iowa has furnished three Regiments Of Infantry
| who are encamped at the rendezvous designated
BY the War Department., undergoing the neces
sary preparatory discipline for active service
| Two Of these Regiments, the Second and Third
! enlisted for the term of three years, or during
| the continuance Of the War; while the First
organized under the frat call for volunteers, were
enlisted only for the period of three months
At the expiration of their term Of service the
companies composing this Regiment will be al
liberty to disband, or reenroll and re .organize
for the full term of service. Until these Regi
ments were fully accepted as portion of the
United States Army, the responsibility of pro.
viding for their subsistence devolved upon the
State authorities. bsa
During the late Extra Session of the General
Assembly, an. Act was passed authorizing and
empowering the Governor to organize two Regi-
ments of Infantry, one Battalion of Artillery,
one Squadron of Cavalry and one Regiment of
Mounted Rifemen, which force, in whole or in
part. was intended for the protection of the in
habitants of the frontier Counties, from maran-
ding parties of Indian or Southern Insurgents,
and to be held also as reserve force for the as
sistance of the United States Government
These volunteer organizations will be called in
to requisition as the necessities of the State or
National Government may be developed. In
order, however, that men shall be Withdrawn
from the pursuits of Productive Industry for
those of War, no faster than the public securi.
ty shall render imperative, would suggest that
volunteer companies be organized for purposes
of drill, merely, in each County having sufR
cient population. Without abandonment of
business or absence from home, the elementary
discipline of military education can be thus tho
roughly scqured, SO that when the companies
so drilled shall be mustered into service. they
will be qualified with little additional expert
ence for the practical duties of the field
Military movements, even when most econom.
ically conducted. are necessarily expensive, and
the burden liable to bear heavily upon the in
dustrial classes. If the means for prosecuting
the war, however, be promptly furnished, the
power of the Governmental Authorities to spec.
Oily conquer Peace, will be increased. That
our brave Volunteers who have already as
sumed, or who may soon assume, the response
bilites and perils of military lite, may be rem.
dered as comfortable as possible during their
term of service, and permitted to return to their
homes at an early day, l earnestly appeal to the
property-holders of the State to aid in the
prompt payment of delinquent taxes We have
men, brave and true, in superabundance. There
IS money due the State Treasury sufficient to
meet the present legal demand upon the Gener-
al Fund for Civil and Military purposes, and pay
off large portion of the State indebtedness,
but while sum exceeding 100000 of former
levies is in arrears, the Executive Department of
the State is rendered comparatively powerless,
and the military service subjected to extreme
embarrassments. Will the patriotic masses of
Iowa in their individual capacity sec to it that
this barrier to effective military service, shall be
as speedily as possible removedg
l have been induced TO make the foregoing
suggestions in this manner because Of my belief
that the People of this State would cordially
cooperate with me in my honest, pruden. en-.
deavor to advance the public interest. While
only few may be permitted to endure the hard
ships. and face the hazards of the camp, and to
meet the foe in the shock of battle, each citizen
in this hour of our National necessities has
public obligation to discharge, and it may be as
cancelled while in the peaceful Dur.
suits of industry, as at the most hazardous posts
OF duty. SAMUEL j. HARDWOOD.