The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-05-28
Correspondence of the Guardian.
Dies MONIES, Sunday, May 18th, 1861.
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Correspondence of the Guardian.
Dies MONIES, Sunday, May 18th, 1861.
FRIEND RICH:
Both Houses of the Genera
Assembly met on the 18th inst, at
O'Clock P. M. and organized on the Tn
ion plan by giving part of the Offices tc
the Democrats. The first thing done
was to pass a resolution pledging all The
men and money in the State to sustain
the Federal Government.
The Governors Message was read tC
both Houses at 9 o'clock Thursday NOR.
ming. 1t is generally satisfactory, and
the House ordered twelve thousand cop.
les printed for its use.
Friday morning Judge Hall introdu
ced a resolution accompanied by a long
preamble, setting forth that difficulty is
likely to occur between the citizens o.
this State and Missouri, therefore resol-
we'd, that we will send commissioners to
the Legislature and Governor of Nilsson
ri to make some kind of treaty of peace
with them. Unfortunately this pream-
BILE and resolution was allowed to pass,
not half of the members voting either
way. Hall moved that it be referred to
the Committee on Federal Relations, with
instructions to bring in bill carrying
out the object of the resolution. The
bill will meet with but little favor The
idea of sending commissioners 10 treat
with the traitor Jackson better send a
commission to catch and hang him
Both Houses adjourned over from Fri
day afternoon to Monday morning, in or
der to give the committees on military af
fairs and ways and means time to pre-
pare bills, which will be submitted to
both Houses tomorrow morning. The
com mittee will recommend a loan Of
| 100000 but think the General As
sembly will not vote more than $780,
900. The military committee will rec
ommend the raising Of five regiments,
three of which will be mustered into the
service of the U. S. the other two for
State defence. Two regiments have al
ready been accepted by the U. S. and it
is thought third soon will be. In ad-
dition good military law will be enact
ed and means provided to arm and
equip the volunteers. The law will be
similar to the Massachusetts, law.
| have talked with the Governor and
he says if the General Assembly author
ize him to accept of three more re.inen Is
he shall not take all of those who have
already rendered their services, but be
governed somewhat by locality, 50 that
our company will stand some chance Of
being accepted. They VIII have to send
in the roll Of the company, also certfi
cate Of the election of officers, so that
they can be mmssioned. A full COM
pany consists of 81 men, including Off
GERS and musicians. Col. Curtis, Van.
deyer, Kasson, Judge Dillon, and many
other celebrates are here. Dillon is
aiding in drawing up and perfecting
bills. Col. Curtis is just from Washing
ton, and says the State will have to arm
and uniform the companies mustered in
to the L. S. service, but that the l.. S.
will reimburse the State when Congress
meets in July. He says the U. S. have
about 100000 stand Of arms, but most
of them are the old flint lock muskct al
tered to cap.lock, such as were in use in
the Mexican war. All want the impro.
we'd rifle musket. He says Sharp's ri
fles, and other breach loading guns are
only fit for cavalry service. Kirkwood
has been trying to get arms, but has sue
ceeded in getting only two thousand
stand Of improved muskets which will be
used by the regiments now in service.
He has letter from Giddings, at Mon
treal, saying that he can get some in
England for us if we wish, though it
will take some eight Or ten weeks /; but
it is probably the best the State can do,
as the U. S are only able to manufac-
ture about one hundred per day.
1t is raining and unpleasant here to-
day. | think the Legislature will get
through this week, but may not.