Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17
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General Government and the banks Of the
Eastern states, it becomes q question tfgreat
Importance whether we can collect our reve.
nue. in coin. do not believe we can, and |
urgently recommend to you such change in
our law Is will allow the payment of ia xes
with Uni,ed States Treasury notes and the
notes Of tina State Bank Of Iowa. 1t Is true
The United States Treasury notes are not
payable in specie. but it is the interest CT all
loyal States ana OF ali loyal citizens to keep
Them at par, ard the roc. ipt of them for tax.
es by the loyal States would tend much to
that end. The State Bank Of Iowa is requir-
ed by the law creating it, at all times, to re-
deem It's circulation in coin, and believe it
expects and is fully prepared to meet that
requ'sitiOn, If. as it seems to me, we must
and should receive for revenue the United
States Treasury notes not redeemaoe in
specie, cannot see the wisdom or justice Of
refusing to receive the notes OF ,ur own
Banks, that are so red eemable, especially
when by 50 doing, we make the payment Of
taxes more easy to our people and NOR Ger
ain to the State, and at the same time q d to
some extent IN keeping in circulation among
US currency which has, ard in my judg
ment, deserves thu confidence Of the people
Military AFFAIRS,
| The report Of the Adjutant General, herewith
submitted, shows the number aud description Vi
troops raised in this fO- ted States service
| to De sixteen regiments OF Infantry, four Of Cav
airy three batteries VI Artillery and one indepen
dent cOmpsny Of Cavalry for frontier service, Vi
these, the fifteenth aud six zenith regiments OF In
an:ry are no fully organized In addition ,ol. Koch
and ol. Rankin are engaged in raising regiments
OF Infantry, which. il com leted, will make the
seventeenth and eighteenth regiments OF that arm
| Of the service
our State has tn promptly responded to The de
mands made upon it by the United states for ard
IN THIS perllous Crisis OF our country history,
and 1t Is also matter OF great pride to me tina
the troops OF our State. whether tried in the eX-
hausting Sc vice OF the camp the ch or IN the
fiery ordeal Of the butlle field. have never been
| found wanting, but have by their cheerful endur
ance of unaccustOmed hardship and their indom
liable val0t, Won for themselves and our state Y
name which may well cause us Q feel an homes.
pride III claiming in my part Of our broad land
| that our homes are in Iowa.
| At The Extra Session Of 1861, VIII was sup
posed ample provision was made to furnish The
necessary funds tor raising, clothing aud equppng
| the volun GERS that might be required from this
state, by authorizing the issue aud sale Of OuI
State Bonds LIN edis,elv after the close Of that
session the necessary steps we're taken to put oul
bonds III maj ket, but before they could be offered
in New York the faith credit OF oul tate were
most wantonly and unjustly attacked by certain
papers in that city. that when. under the law
the bonds were offeIed Tor sale. it was found co
tirely Impossible to effect sales ut the prices fixed
by the Board Ut Commissioners appointed for thai
purpose, or which would Not have been ruiuons to
the state No sales were, therefore, made in New
| ork, and appeal was made to our own peuy Il
to take the bonds and furnish the means necessary
to meet the large expenses consequent upon rails
ing the troops called for from this State. The re
port OF the Loan Agents herewith submitted will
show you the amount Of bonds sold by them in
this tate, aud the amon't OF mo ey received
therefor 1t will be seen that much the larger
portion ofthe bonds was taken by persons to whom
the state was indebted and that but small share
sold for Cash. The result was that The officers
| charged with the dliy Of raising troops Us re.
qulred by the General Government wer muci
| embarrassed for want OF mea IS, being compelled
| TO operate wholly upon cred t. c1uSequ ntly, to
| great disadvantage Whatever could be furnished
| by our people was furnished the credit OF the
STATE, but withOu means II was iInposs bic 10 pro
cure arms clothing, aud such other art ces US our
| people did not produce. It providn! clothing
for the lst. I'd and Sd regiments, found it utterly
impossible to provide for those subsequently raised
and was compell' to rely W on the General GOV.
| eminent for that purpose, and although it was
matter OF much NOR licatinn to me to be compelled
10 allow our t. oops 10 leave he tate uniformed
| and armed yet am induced to believe the re
suit has been well tor the troops and for the
uoyernm ut. The troops who left our tate with
cut uniform, left ut u season OF the ear when but
little clothing was needed for comfort. and they
weri provided with uniforms in Missouri rs
speedily ana more cheapy han conid have pro-
vid d tor them. The regiments which have lett
| the , ate more recently have been furnished with
| good clothing by the General Government before
leaving. | have not purchased tor the state the
arms contemplated by the law passed at the Extra
| eesslon. tor the lie s.n that arms could be had
| only for money, and had not the money where
with to pay. some arms have been furnished b,
the General Government but not sufficient for the
security OF the State and recommend the subject
| to y"ur careful consideration.
On several OCCASIONS during the past season.,
When the rebels had. or appeared likely to get
con roI in Northern Missouri much uneaslness ex
listed along our >outhern border, lest they should
attempt an invasion OF our state which, for want
OF arms; our people were not properly p. epared to
| resist Immediately after the close OF the Extra
session OF thu General Assembly Il appointed Col.
John Edwards aud ccL Cyrus Russey my Aids,
with large discretionary powers. to act for the
preseisa"on VI 'ranHu'i.'J ~ Tue southern border
s. was wen m .ne peace ana pros
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upon .n." =. 'o, y w. Iuou'u oe ussu 70
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y. r'ops inso "u mp. sns.l, '"e,e INV.
'nI' services were H.; ,''ser t;'n1, anu an
wen ass s'. I'll !. s.oe WIZ n'suN .a, nI
hot ou.y ~ p.rseI wy 'ue peaoe VI out oofue,
anu p'1teo:ns Uu' PtoP'e. ou' ~ Supp .'us H"u
S''e"a'ne.'ns VIC cu'"u ''eu y, .,sSou' A"e
expenses incurred III 'hese s1Peo!uonS are' ,n NY
Judgment. properly ceargeapie to the G'nerai Gov-
'rnment and am now seeking their reimburse
ment
Great uneasiness also existed on the Western
and Northerp hordar iest tho Jnd;aps in n,cot.h
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