The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-01-22

.her cheeriul endurance OF unaccustOme
: hardship and their indomitable valor, won fo
. themselves and our State a name which ma
! well cause us to feel in honest pride i'm claim
! ins in any part Of our broad land, that on
4 homes are i'm Iowa .
AT the extra session OF 1861 what was sur
posed ample provision was made to furnish tn
necessary funds for raising, cloBhinC and cau in
J ping the volunteers that might be REQUIRE,
, from this State, by authorizing the issue an,
sale OF our State bonds. Immediately afte
the close of that session, the necessary step
were taken to put onr bonds in market. bu
before they could be offered in New York, tn,
iaith ana credit OF cur State were most wanton
~ and unjusty attacked by certain papers il
that city, 50 that when, under the law. tn,
bonds were offered for sale, it was found entire
~ impossible to effect sales at the prices fixet
ny the Board OF Commissioners appointed fol-
that purpose, or which would not been ruinou.
to the State. No sales were therefore made in
New York. and an appeal was made to our OWL
people to take the bonds AMI furnish the means
necessary to meet the large expenses conse.
quent upon raising the troops called for from
this State. The report of the Loan Agents
herewith submitted will show you the amount
OF bonds sold by them i'm this State and the
amount of money received therefor
1t will be seen that much the larger propor.
ton OF the bonds was taken by persons to
whom the State was indebted, and that but n
small share was sold for cash. The result was
that the officers charged with the duty of rails.
ing troops as required by the General Govern
ment were much embarrassed for want of
means, being compelled to operate wholly upon
credit, consequently to great disadvantage
Whatever could be furnished by our people
was promptly furnished on the credit of the
! State, but without means it was impossible TO
aI nt npI,,
as our own people did not produce. After pro-
vldng clothing for the First, Second and Third
Regiments, found it utterly impossible to pro-
Vide Tor those subsequently raised, and was
compelled to rely upon the General Govern
tneht Tor that purpose; and, although it was a
matter of much modification to me TO be com.
pelied to allow our troops to leave our State
ununitormed and unarmcd, yet am induced to
believe the result has been well for the troops
and for the Government The troops who left
our State without uniform, left at a season of
the year when little clothing was needed for
comfort, and they were provided with uniforms
in Missouri as s; eediy and more cheaply than
could have provided for them. The reci.
ments which have left the State more recently
nave been furnished with good clothing by the
General Government before leaving. l have
not purchased for the State the arms contem
plated by the law passed at the extra session.
Tor the reason that arms could be had only for
money, and had not the money wherewith to
pay. Some arms have been furnished by the
General Government, but not sufficient for the
security of State, and recommend the subject
to your careful consideration.
On several occasions during the mast season
when the rebels had, or appeared likely to ret,
control in Northern Missouri, much uneasiness
existed along our Southern border lest they
should attempt an invasion of our State, which
OF arms, our people were not property prepared
to resist. Immediately after the close of the
extra session OF the General Assembly. nm.
pointed Colonel John Edwards and Colonel
Cyrus Bussey my Aids, with large Discretionary
powers, to act for the preservation and tram
guilty in the Southern border counties. was
well satisfied with the peace of our State would
be more easily preserved by preventing invasion
than by repelling it, and therefore while could
not order our State troops beyond cur State
line, instructed Colonies Edwards and Bussey.
and through them the troops under their COM
mand, that it at any time the loyal men of
Northern Missouri were in peril and called up.
on them for assistance, they had as full author
lty as l could give them, to lead their men
into Missouri to the aid of the loyal men there. |
and my promise upon their return that nv
power should be used to the utmost extent to
protect them if called in question for so doing
Under these circumstances, and in some cases
at the instance of officers Of the United States
Colonies Edwards and Bussey and Col. Nor
iedse OF Rage county, at different times led |
bodies of Iowa troops into Missouri aud kept |
them in service there until their presence was |
no longer needed, and am well assured their
services were highly valuable, not only in pre-. |
serving the peace OF our border and protecting
our own people, but i'll supporting and strength. |
ening The Union men of Missouri The expen. |
SEES incurred in these expeditions are, in my |
Judgment, properly chargeable to the General |
Government, and | ana now seeking their i'm. |
bursement. |
Great uncaslncss also existed on our Western |
and Northern border, lest the Indians in Dako. |
tab and Minnesota might be led by designing
men to take advantage of the troubled state of
pubic al, ''ls' ana commit depradations on
our people in that region. The great distance
Of that part of the State from the place where
my other duties compel me to keep my head
quarters, and the want of the means of speedy
communication Herewith either by railroad or
telegraph, rendered it, in my Judgment, abso-
utely necessary that should confer on suitable
persons the power to act for me promptly in
case of emergency as fully as if were present
20 act in person. ! accordingly conferred such
authority on Hon. Caleb Baldwin of Council
Bluffs, and Hon. A. w. Hubbard of Sioux
City. Under this authority bodies of mounted
men were called into service at different times
or short periods. and am happy to be able to
state the tranquility of that portion of our
state has been preserved.
L cannot permit this question to pass without
banking Messrs. Edwards, Bussey, Morledge,
Baldwin and Hubbard, for their efficient and
'aluable services.
At my request, the Secretary of War author
zed the enlistment Of company of Cavalry
n the service Of the United States, especially
or the protection of the north western border.
This company has been recruited and mustered
n, and l hope will be sufficient for the protec.
ion of that portion Of our State.
Our troops in Missouri have suffered greatly
rom sickness. To some cxten this is attribu-
able to the want Of care and prudence among
he men themselves, to q change in their mode
# life, to their eating badly cooked food, and
0 the fatigue and exposure Of hard labor and ,
evere marches, and to much greater extent I
0 the want Of proper hospitals, proper comforts ,
or the sick. proper nurses, and sufficient medi-
al aid Doubtless experience in camp life will /
onvince our troops OF the necessity of guard !
ng their health, adapt them to their new cir !
umstances and will make them better cooks
nd l ardently hope the time will come when +
hose who have the power so to do will provide
hat the labor which has Frustrated so many of i,
hem shall be done by the slaves of those who 5
ave forced this war upon the country Prop i
+ hospitals arc now provided and the women G
f our State, following their womanly instinct J
. care for the suffering, have been and are I
ngaged in making and forwarding to our i
roops those delicacies and comforts not proyid-
d by the regulations. but SO necessary and SO !, ,
heering to the sick. l am decidedly OF 5
he opinion that female nurses in our hospitals q
'ould render invaluable services; and earn. ,,
silly recommend that provision be made for !
occurring such service for the benefit of our sick :
nd wounded soldiers. 7
l am well convinced that the medical staff "a t
urgeon and Assistant Surgeon,) now allowed =
y law to each Regiment, is insufficient and =
ave been corresponding with the proper au- !