Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-07-22

help - ~ the ovemment from reuN1s
and Nsaitess, ue 6saes responded more
promptly thsa lows. Thoosands Of her
sons ere nov 10 The Geld rsady and eager
to peril their lives 10 defence Of their
country. The base treachsry Of some
OF the sworn servants Of the Govern.
,nsnt, during the administration Of Mr..
Buchanan. had 90 disorganissd our
Government that when the call was
made for troops The administration va
wholly unable to clothe and equip them
10 proper time, and il became necessary
for the State furnishing troops to furnish
also clothing and equipment. OF
course, these States were compelled to
and did incur expenses larger Or smaller
lin proportion to the troops called for,
aud clothing and equipments furnished
by each.
To meet the expenses thus incurred,
aud other expenses that might be in
cured, the General Assembly, in extra
session, provided by law for the sale Of
the bonds Of the State. 10 accordance
with that Law, the bonds we're advertised
for sale in the city Of New York. I'm
mediately after such advertisement,
certain parties in the city Of New York,
and, a. l have reason to believe, certain
parties in this State, combined together
to depreciate the value Of the bonds for
the purpose either Of wholly preventing
their sale, or Of compelling their sale at
ruinous rates. The means by which
they sought to effect this end was to de-
clare that the bonds were unconstitu-
tionally issued that the general assem-.
bly, of the State had been guilty OF
great fraud in authorizing their issue,
and that the people Of the State we're SO
base and dishonest that they would here
after repudiate the bonds that mig BIT be
sold. Whether the motive of these par
ties in publishing these vile calumnies
and thereby seeking to discredit the
bonds, and to render the State unable to
do her hurt in the struggle now going
on for the preservation Of the Union,
and to the extent strengthen the hands
Of treason and rebellion, or to CRAFTY
feeling Of revenge for some real or snf-
fcred wrong. inflicted by some
portion Of our people, or to enable
the parties to buy up the bonds thus
discredited by their own efforts, at ruin
ously low rates-ls not now question
of practical Importance. 1t is sufficient
for us now to know that they have been
successful, ard that our bonds remain
unsOld.
This position Of affairs is to me very
ANNOYING and pcrplexing-relying upon
the anticipated sales Of these bonds and
csrrying out your we'll known and clear
Iy expressed wishes, l have incurred
large expenses in drilling, sahs'e';' g
now 10 the field for the defence of the
nag we all love SO we'll. These expenses
are wholly unpaid. In some
instances the money is due directly to
the persons who have furnished the ar
''clcs needed, and in others, to persons
who have generously advanced the
money to meet primary necessities.
what renders this situation of affairs
peculiarly unpleasant to myself lndlvd-
ually, is the fact that it has been and is
made a matter Of serious complaint BY
many OF you that l have been too back
ward in expanding the money of the
State, while at the same time was and
still am unable to meet the pressing de-
msnds upon me for expenses already in
Gu RED.
Much complaint was made that our
first three regiments were not clothed
as soon as they should have been. Thew
were clothed as soon as it could be
done, and to-day that clothing worn ty
your sons aud brothers is unpaid tor.
while the person who furnished it is suf
fering for his pay. Complaint was also
made that the money due by the State to
our soldiers was not paid to them prompt
y. Before it could be paid to them it
had to be borrowed. It was borrowed
On the responsibility of individuals, and
Today these individuals are liable for or
have paid the money thus paid to your
The expenses incurred in the
various counties for enlisting companies
and transporting them to the place of
have been paid by borrowing
and il due to the lenders, or is vet due
20 the persons who furnished the subsist-
snce and transportation. At Keokuk
certain patriotic individuals rendered
arge amount of funds for the army the
state giving their obligations therefor. 1
nave not had the means to pay the debt
nus incurred, and these parties have
either had t. pay it or 60 to protest. In
snort, the entire amount of the expen se.
Lhus far ineurred IN enahle tho Co.. r.