The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-12-06

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/ 1t is notorious fact that including the
forty-three infantry regiments ard Fix
cavalry regiments which have been raised
lin this State, and the several thousand
mon who have enlisted in regiments al
ready in the field, that Iowa has furnished
nearly if not quite 10000 troops. The
vote of this State at the last Presidential
election was about 10000 Can any
other State slow the same proportion Of
volunteers u voters.
1t is further Well 7krown that Iowa has
furnished sew eral thousand men more than
have been demanded by the War Depart
ment for new regiments is to say
more than her quota. These several
THOUSAND volunteers the Governor has or
ganized into new regiments. 1t is gen.
orally underst TODD that our Governor and
our Senators and Representatives, have
allowed themselves to be used by every
ambitious would-be Colonel in soliciting
the War Department to allow these mill
tary geniuses to raise new regiments un-
til the State has been literally exhausted,
her resources impaired. and her indus
try affected. Thousands of dollars have
been lost by the farming community in
almost every county from the want Of
laborers to take care Of the crops. Not
withstandng I'll this this Governor seems
to take a sort of delight in the contem-
plation of draft in Iowa which sh all still
further exhaust her resources. and bring
reproach upon her honor, and has asked
leave Of the War Department to permit
him to indulge in this luxury. We hard
~ know what Messrs Grimes, Harlan and
Wilson, may think of such proceeding,
whether they regard it quite just. W.
might say less than outrageous or not.
The interests and the honor OF other
States have been looked after and protec-
ted by their deputed guardians, and no
State has been drafted which has furnish
ed any where the same proportion of
troops that Iowa has had to her popula-
ton; and in some of them nine months
volunteers have been received Ii there
is to be draft, let it be fair, and give
every State m equal showing. Any thing
less than this is simple outrage upon
our rights as Stale, which it is to be
hoped our representatives in Congress
will resent il our Governor does not.
Again, there are several skeleton regi-
ments from Iowa in the field, which are
composed principally of officers drawing
large psy. Why not consolidate these
regiments and appoint merisorious officers
of their number to vacancies in other
regiments Thus the regiments could b.
filled up, the expense greatly lessened il
proportion TO the effective force, and thu
State be saved the disgrace and injustic,
Of draft.
Il is true such course might not seen
IS politic TO politician who should hay
power TO make officers, if not to unmak
them. Holding over State senators an,
+. probable viii be members of the House
have friends, and they must be locke,
after by the powers that be and expect t
be.
But the peoll see through all this, an
: despise it FROM the bottom of their hearts
aud all parties will unite 10 heapin.
odium upon any man, OF set of men, VIII
care more for themselves than for tn
State, and who would not raise hand t
] protect her honor or avert her ruin.
Iowa.
!, Letter frem President Lfncoln 10
the Tennssseans.
Cincinnati, Nov. %, 1869.