The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-01-18


could b. p1efed il New York, The faith an
credit Of or 0tsts we're ssnst wnntonly md M
justly attacked ~ cortain papers 10 that cit,
10 that vhs1, undsr the Law, The bonds we're 8
fered for saic, il was fospd entirely impossihl
- cfect sales q the psices fxed hy the Boar,
Of Commissio11 = sppointea for that purpose
OR which won11 I6t have been ruinous to ID
State. No sales were therefore made in ne,
York, and IN appeal vas made to our own PEG
| pie 70 take the bonds and furnish the necessar
means 70 meet the large expenses cenDeQuen
npon raising the troops called for ftom thi
State. The report of the Loan Agents. here
with submitted will show you the amount Of III,
bends sold BY them in the State, and the amour
e money received therefor. Il will be sesl
that much the larger prQportion Of ths bond
VAS taken by persona 70 : HON tie State, swal
Indebted and that but . small s,are wAs soid fo
cash. The result Was that the officers chasget
with the duty Of raising troops ~ required By
the General Government were much embarras
sed for. want Of means, being compelled to oper
ate wholly upon credit, consequently to great
disadvantage. Whatever could be furnished b.
our people was promptly furnished on the ere
dit Of the State, but without means il was im
possible to procure arms, clothing, and such
other articles ~ our own people sdld not pro
dnce. After providing clothing for the let, I'd,
and 8d Regiments,I found it utterly impossible
to provide for those subsequently raised, and
Was compelled to rely upon the General Govern
nea4 for that purpose, and although Is Was Z
matter Of much modification to me, 70 be com.
PEELED to allow our troops TO lesye our State un-
uniformed and unarned, yet I am induced to
believe the result has been as well for the troops
and for the Government. The troops who left
our State without uniform, left ata eeas0n ol
the year when but little clothing was needed for
comfort, and they were provided ~ith uniforms
In Missouri % speedily and moro cheaply than l
could have provided for them. The Regiments
which have left the State more recently have
been furnished with good clothing by the Gener-
al Government before leaving. have not pur.
chased for the State tbs arms contemplated by
tho Law passed ct the Extra Session, for the rea-
con that arms could be had only for money, and
l had not tho money wherewith to pay. Some
arms have been furnished BY the General Gov
efnment, but not sufficient for the security Of
the State, and / recommend the subject to your
careful consideration.
Cn several 0ccasions during the past season,
when the Rebels had or appeared likely to get,
control In Northern Missouri, much uncasiness
existed along our Southern border lest they
should attempt an invasion Of our State, which,
for want Of arms, our people were not properly
prepared to resist. Immediately after the close
of the Extra Session of the General Assembly, i
appointed Col. John Edwards and Col. Cyrus
Bussey my Aids, with large discretionary pow
ers, to act for the preservation Of tranquility
in the Southern border counties. / was we'll
satisfied tho peace of our State would be more
easily preserved by preventing invasion than by
repelling il, aud therefore while could not or
der State troops beyond our State line, in
structed Colonels Edwards and Bussey, and
through them the troops under their command,
that if ut any time the loyal men Of Northern
Missouri were in peril and called upon them for
assistance, they had a. full authority as could
give them to lead their men into Missouri 10
the aid of the loyal men there, and my promise
upon their return that my 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 in
stance of officers of the United States, Co.'s
Edward and Bussey and Col. Morledge, Of Page
county, at different times led bodies of Iowa
troops into Missouri and kept them in service
there until their presence was no longer needed,
and am well assured their services were highly
valuable, not only in preserving the peace of our
border and protecting our own people, but in
supporting and strengthening the Union men Of
Missouri. The expenses incurred in these ex-
peditions are. in my judgment, properly charge
II,
seeking their reimbursement.
Great uheasiness also existed in our Western
and Northern border lest the Indians in Dacotah
and Minnesota might be led by designing men
70 take advantage Of the troubled state Of pub
lie affairs, and commit depredations on our peo.
pie in that region. The great distance of that
part of the State from the place where my 9th
er duties compel me to keep my headquar-
ters, and the want of the means of speedy com.
munication herewith either by railroad or tsle.
graph, rendered it in my judgment absolutely
necessary that should confer on suitable per-
sons the power to act for me promptly in case of
emergency as fully as if were present to 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 for short
periods, and am happy to be able to state the
tranquility of that portion of our State has been
preserved.
cannot permit this occasion to pass without
thanking Messrs. Edwards, Bussey, Morlcdge,
Baldwin and Hubbard, for their efficient and val
liable services
At my request the Secretary of War author
lied the enlistment of o company Of Cavalry in
the service of the United States specially for
the protection of the northwestern border
This company has been recruited and mustered
in, and hope will be sufficient for the protec.
tion of that portion Of our State.
Our troops in Missouri have suffered greatly
from sickness. To some extent this is perhaps
attributable to the want of care and prudence
among the men Themselves, to change IN their
mode Of life, to their eating badly cooked food,
and to the fatigue aad exposure Of hard labor
and severe Marches and to much greater
extent to the want of proper hospitals, proper
comforts for the sick, proper nurses, aud suffi
cient medical aid. Doubtless experience in
CAMP life will convince our troops of the ne.
ceesity of guarding their health, adapt them to
their new circumstances and will make them
better cooks; aud ardently hope the time will
soon come when those who have tho power 90
TO do will provide that the labor which has pros.
trated so many of them shall be done by the
slaves Of those wto have forced this war upon
the country. Proper hospitals are now provided,
and the women Of our State, following their
womanly instinct to care for the suffering, have
been and are engaged In making and forward.
ing to our troops those delicacies and comforts
not provided by the regulations, but 20 necessa
ry and 80 cheering to the rick. am decided
ly Of the opinion that female nurses in our hes
pitals would render invaluable service; and
earnestly recommend that provision be made
for securing such service for the benefit of ouI
/
| sick and wounded soldiers.
am we'll convinced that the medical staff q
Surgeon aud Assistant Surgeon,) now allowed
BY Law to each Regiment, 10 insufficient, and
have been corresponding with the proper au
thorities for the purpose Of effecting chang
in the law. recommend that power be given thu
Governor 10 appoint an additional Assistant
Surgeon for each Of our Regiments In service
to be paid BY the State in case Congress shal
not by Law make the necessary provision.
The law passed at the Exta Session for tn,
organization of the Militia, 10 ip many respect
defective and has been, in my judgment, hin
drance instead of an aid In raising troops for th
service Of the United States If the organiza
tion Of the Militia is to be provided for by Stat
law, q more full and perfect system must b
devised. But the Congress Of the United State
has power ITO provide for organizing, armine
and disciplining the Militia, reser7
ing to tho States respectively the appointment
of officers, and the authority Of training th
Militia according to the discipline prescribed b
Congress-" 1t il probable that Congress will q
the present Session, in view of the necessitie
OF the country, provide . complete system Z
military organization for all the States, to III
extent Of the power thus conferred. Itmay b