New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-31
THE WAR SPIRIT Oy TIE IOWA
FRONTIER.
one.Ponr,h Of the Men gone TO the War.

CoTrosl Undrurr OF he n. T. Tribune
JhYYERsoS, uTeeue Couuty, lows, Aus q, 1901.
Greene County lies on that barrow belt OF
timber which, hike IN oaris, stretches far up the
banka OF tho CUOn River into the vast prairie Of
northwest Iowa. At the lat Presidential cleo
ton the county pollrd but 266 votes. With only
weekly mail, far removed from the excitement
incident to tblckly-populAted communities, il
might be supposed that the people would mani.
fest but little interest in tue war movement,--
but not 90. So soon az the news of tho rpulse
OF our brave troops at Bull Run WA confirmed,
an effort was made 70 get volunteers from
small company that happened to be on dill.
Immediately thir,y-three men walked ont aud
subscribed their names for the war. Yesterday,
the company, numbering scyeniy.twO good hardy
sons Of tnl. having taken the oath, marched for
Des MOines, their place Of temporary dezyous.
Thus, with but few days notice one fourth Of
our men went out from our midst, resolved e.
fight, aud, if needs be, 10 de, for their dess
country. Perhaps never in go abort time, siLco
hsliso the hrnchmsn-
Tbs, messenger Of blood ani tIsni'-
that assembled the clansmen Of frederick Dhu
WAS u Drawer and more determined little war
party mustered. One brave fellow with tears in
b eyes said be could not take the oath, because
his CHILD was sick and not expected to live
q day, but on being assured by bis Deighbors
that his family would be tenderly cared for, be
rushed into the ranks, and soon marched away.
Another said be had o poor, sicky wife AID
young babe, and how could he go1 but 90 he
did, bis grey haired father telling him that be
would take care Of his wife and babe 20 long a..
be lived. Two bravo boys lett their father. it
may be on bis 9esthbed. and with difficulty wac
tbs third son dssuaded from going, having once
hidden them all good bye. This morning /
asked the father why it was his sons leit him
thus. "Oh Sir" said he, "suce they read
the account how our wounded soldiers in the
hospital and on the battle field a. Bul Run
were murdered, nothing could re'train themi
ond," continued the father, Z" would as soOn
be dead % have our Government 20 down." l
believe no moro patr otto or truer men ever az
sembled on Lanrick Heath, or any other ground,
than yesterday mu tered On tho banks OF our un.
classcally named Coon River.
On the subject Of our National troubles the
feeling of our people is sad, quiet and intense.
One man said TO me yesterday, | hope our bravo
boys at the war viii not be discouraged by tue
defeat of our troops st Bull Run, for We will all
be ready to 60 when our turDs come. Another
of our oldest citizens said, {" have labOred hard,
lived frugally end endured frontier hsrdships for
twenty years, and have obtiined what will make
each of my children comfortable home. yet
would freely give up my lsat dpe's worth OF
property, rather than see our Government aoaD-
doned." And thi. is nearly the universal op mon
of our people. Let the clarion voice of THE
TRIBUNE sound in the ears Of the rulers. The
people, even to the renotest inhabitsnt Of thu
log cabn away out on the We,tern prairie, sre
ready to sacrifice GiI-taey say, let AS conquer or
die! Aud when the rapid progress Of events
shall bring that other great question before the
American people, whether it is Slavery or Lib
erty that is to be forever crushed out on this
continent, be assured that at least nine-tenths Of
our border inhabitants vii decide right.