New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-07-25
CIRCULATING ON THE NATIONAL
ILLS.


Immediately after the fall of Fort
Sumptcr puTlic feeling ran high {; a
Session ofthe Iowa Legislature was call
1el'to asd in providing means for the
suppression Of the Rebellion. Men as
suming more patriotic devotion to the
government than their fellows, advoca-
ted the appropriation of 100000 by
the State to aid in arming and equip
ping its Militia. Other members
insisted upon the sum being 100000,
which finally prevailed. One patriotic
Member of the class alluded to, asked
leave of absence from Des Moines upon
the passage Of the bill, which Was
granted, and to the surprise Of every
body it proved that he had a Contract
Tor procuring the outfits of three resi-
ments,--and probably had it in his
pocket before the bill'passed. Suisse
. ouent events showed that out Of this
Contract he made $4,000, After
events show That this matter being
brought before the Auditing Commits
sioners, and specimens Of the goods
furnished, being on exhibition, and
shown to be of the most worthless trash
furnished our troops, the claim was re-
duced $4,000. Subsequent to this,
one member of the Auditing Board be-
lns absent the matter was called up,
and though rceking all over with pollu'
zion, every rent in those shabby gar
ments crying out against him who
could thus triAe with the lives Of the
gallant Iowa boys for greed, and gain,
she bill was audited at the full amount
claimed.
Now VIC understand the same shod-
dyite stands prominently out as can
'lidate for the Colonelcy of the newregi-
'u,cnt to lie raised from this Congress
sional District, with an opportunity to
still further line his pockets to the tune
of $4,000 to $4,000 and afterwards
70 Surrender its command to some true
and worthy man. The census report
of 1860 shows the entire value Of taxa
Die property North and South to be only
$12,0O6,756,585. Our public debt is
now equal to one twelfth Of this sum,
and in spite Of all efforts at economy,
retrenchment and reform, before the
expiration of another year it will equal
'ene-sixth and before the expiration of
tue present administration, if the war
continues, the taxes, direct or indirect,
will be equivalent to the con6scation Of
Of the property Of the nation. Through
the mismauagement, fraud and corrup
sioR Of the party now in power the ma
tional substance in ORC year more, will
be swallowed up, and upon every taxa
bic interest the rate of assessment will
be about sixteen and two-thirds per
cent.
In 1860 our population was trife
over s0,O00,0 900, Of which about 5,000,-
900 are voters, and each Of these are
in debt to-day in the way Of taxes on
account Of his proportion Of the nation
al expenses incurred in this war, 5000,
and at the expiration Of four years the
individual debt Of each voter on its &C
count, if the war continues, will amount
to at least $500. 1t seems impossible,
almost, to stop the war while We have
so many such patriots in the field as
We allude to in this article-patriots
for pillage and public plundcr-afford-
ed by a State Of War.
The "Quadroon" that presides over
"Sirius" compliments Jones for advis-
ing men to volunteer. The advice, il
it has been given, wes designed for
yourself and the other stripping wide
awades, unworthy to run with the dogs
that decent men place to watch over
their fiocks.
Messrs. Strickland & Co. of Mil
waukee, Wis.,, have recently published
three separate maps-one being that o.
the North Western States a sectiona
map Of Iowa, and also Of Minnesota
each Of which should adorn the library
If overv citizen IF northern Iowa