The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-08-01
w AR EETING as.

| The Programme Of War Meetings
| held and to be held in this county for
the purpose Of soliciting volunteers To
| gil up the Rifle COMPANY, was no:
prpared in time last week to be insert.
cd in our paper. But those having the
matter in charge Immediately went to
work, and nv Hand Bills announced the
meetings, which thus FAR have been
we'll attended, Notwithstanding y few
were held npcn very short notice.
The meeting held ut 1naiantown last
Thursday evening we learn was = com.
nlete success, considering the short
time it was announced. The large
School House waa well filed and the
best spirit manifested: T. w. Jackson
ESQ. and Rev r. Swearingcn, the rrin-
cipal speakers addressed the meeting
with a great deal Of enthusiasm and
zeal. which resulted in obtaining six re.
cruits TO the RIFLES Well done for
Tniiantown, for one evening. still We
must have more recruits 'front.'. town
shin.
On Friday evening meeting vas
held at Monticello in Howard Town.
shin addressed nv the same Speakers.
hut with less favorable results. Oh
tanning hit one; and he being. # we are
CORRECTLY informed, resident Of m nd.
Joining Township We are toll that \
counter current we running against
| the interest If meeting bv set Of So
cession svmrathisprs VII, went 40 far as
to threaten to uninint the neck Of Capt.
Stoaiari. and thrcsh the Rev. Swear
inren. Gentlemen. take little advice.
in the latter case especially. Yon had
better let that Job ont to the best hal
dozen bidders, in vonr cliGnc. If Won
Wis. 70 he successful do not start in
that enterprise with alessnrmhcr,or Won
vii! mistake vcnr host For while We
are satisfied that tho Elder never origi-
mates fight, we are equally confident
that ne Is boil anl able defender nor
onlv If his faith ana his country, bet Of
! his web developed person.
Oh! what 4 record for orr county !!
Shame. Shame % the spirits that make
M such history.
Gentlemen voa are traitors ~ vonr
county. Yon are tories. and if even.
taally you should be dealt with "a Won
deserve. AZ revolutionary patriots dealt
| with the tories Of their time. do not he
surprised; and if Judge Lynch should
preeiie Ia your case. you must be gen
erous enough TO own that the measures
Won proposed to mete on, 10 others il
heing iustlv measured to you. for ynn
have sI,reai it npnn the record that yon,
Yourselves first proposed violence -
Bu. we do not believe that this is a
fair EXPRESSION Of the majority Of the
people Of Howard township; for there
are many good and loyal citizens there
who have the good Of the country at
heart. Let another meeting be held
in ,his township in order that gen raj
expression nav be had, and that the
ra,tlesnakas may receive suci. raps as
tt.ey deserve.
On Monday evening last meet
inr was held in Columbia Township.
addressed with ability by Messra Jack
| sen AMI Allen. BIT ON" recruit how
eyer was obtained. Four others from
that township having previously joined
he company, Al | considering that i IL
rather srarsley settled, it has done thus
far tolerablv well.
On Tuesday large delegation from
our town went IT, attend a meeting held
At Irving in the afternoon. Messrs
Allen and Jackson also addressed this
meeting with great deal of zeal and
! good effect.
A great many people being very bust.
IN engaged III the harvest field. the al.
tendance was not as large as desirable.
vet six recruits came forward and sign.
I'd the war roll Of the company. Anoth-
cr meeting was held in the evening and
ably addressed we learn by Lieut.. Jack
son. The result was four more were
added to the recruits from this place.
which thus far takes the lead.
/ Meetings are YET to baheld as follows
/ A Meeting WAS held at Helena. last
evninc. upon which we are not posted
To-day one will be held at Buckingham,
to morrow ut Crystal and Saturday
again at Indiantown. The last three
will be held in the afternoon.
last Friday an alteration took