The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-12-22


i The Mufcatine Journsl pnhtshes
J, communication from N. III Hs1ini pri
Iva.e Secretary Of the Governor, IN re
sponse to standardization ia nar pape
~ regard to The draft Ia Iowa. And tn
somewhat singular that both the edito
of the Journal and Mr.. B. treat the arti
Gle, which appeared in the Gate City, q
! ccmmunica ton. over the signature o
!" Iowa" rs i it we're An editorial Of oul
own. And the Secretary expends mos
Of his force in denunciatory insinuation'
against the editor Of the Gate City, based
On this false assumption.
We do not hold ourself responsible fol
the facts, arguments or sentiments Of arti
Giles which appear in our columns as com
munications, any more than we do for
their style or rhetoric. And in the pres
snt case it SO happens that the communi.
cation having been written by promi.
nent Republican, who is on familiar terms
with the Governor, was not even read by
rs till after it appeared in the paper
And, although there is no disloyalty in it,
there are personal reflections which we
would not Willingly have published in our
columns. The assumption on the part Of
the Secretary that the article Was an odi-
torial, and disloyal It that, was blunder
which detracts very much from the foros
and influence Of the communication which
he writes In reply.
Our contemporaries Of the press, who
notice the matter, win please do Us the
favor and the justice to correct the Secreta-
rvs mistake in the premises.
We give the facts in regard to the
draft a. stated by Mr., Braiuard as fol-
lows: sA !
The Government hiss made three dis
tinct calls upon tho State, during last
summer, for troops 70 increase the armies
in the field.
LIST. A call of SOC, 900 men, n volun-
teers for three years or during the war.
of which the quota assigned to Iowa was
O,57O men. tsa1@s2 1n
I'd. A call for 300, 900 militia, to be-
drafted, for nine months service, Of which
our quota was as before 10, $40 men, baf
would accept volunteers for three years or
during the war, in place Of them.
Sd. A call for s005 men, to gil the
old regiments (Which, on The 18th of Au-
gust, had been reduced to that extent, J
with notice that if this call was not filled
BY volunteers, = special draft would be or
dered to ill it. y = e
| Recruiting officers were sent from the
old regiments in the field to all promi-
merit points In the State, 10 ealist men for
the old regiments. Recruiting commis-
sions were also issued to men in all parts
of the State to enlist for new regiments,
and the Governor issued his proclamation
calling for men to gil up these several
vacancies. Our people rushed to the
ranks with astonishing rapidity, but each
was at liberty to choose his position Ell
ther in an old or new regiment. Over
this the Governor conld exercise no con-
troll, but used every influence in his
power to induce men to enlist in the old
regiments.
Come to gather up the recruits for the
old regiments. and those SO enlisted for
the new ones, we found that, while We
had twenty-five new regiments, enough
to fill our quota Of 81, lao, ON both the
calls for 100000 men, We had less than
700 for the old regiments. And, lot
it be observed, we barely filed our quo
tas under the two calls 100000 men, all
surplus having been furnished Inst year
and was not credited to reduce these quo
tss. Tins the two FIRST demands made
upon US were filed, but the last and most
important remained, and still remains,
sadly deficient. / say most important,
beoauss, in part, for the reason given BY
the Gate City-that the old regiments
contain full set Of officers, drawing pay,
and full regimental organization with
but. ! fraction Of regiment in rank and
file.
The editor Of the Gate City blames the
Governor for not consolidating these reg
iments and disposing Of the surplus off,
cars, while he should know that they are
in the service Of the United States, sub
ject to The control Of that Government,
which has decided upon I diffeseat node
to remedy the difficulty, and gives notice
that i not done voluntarily, it shall Be BY
conpnlaory process, and still presses It
most earnestly and sensibly a. the moot
slRcisnt and economical way to increas
our military force.
Tia i0overnor has exhausted Svery
means in bis power to comply With this
demand, but . Ut With lit1s suscsss.--