Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-19


ofa company enlisted ont at luka. In KeoL uh
county. to come into camp We know some
thing Of the circumstances connected with tie
ease. This company was enlisted ast Angus,
and rendered for service. A, tnnt time there
we're so many companies being rendered, that
the AdjGtant General felt convinced that he
could not accept oil that were offered so no
notice vas taken of this company and some
six or eight more in other parts OF the State.
which wers likewise rendered Several months
elapsed before II was aseertainei that there
was room for the company meantime i,s mem.
bers had become tired Of delay, and made up
their minds no. To 80 st all. l. baiag sseer.
tanned that more regiments would lie accepted
! trom thia State than barely enough to iii i,s
quota. this company soon became IN demand
~ recruiting oshcsrs. Cart S,amper fret
made an effort 10 get II. lie applied 1T tie
Adjutant Generals Office !,r permit 10 90
down into keokuk county and take them Ii,
military process, d bi.ng them into camp
" ether they would or wouli'nt. The Gen
eral decided that he had 10 such authority
bat he would give Capt Stampee recruiting
commission. ard he nigh, go down there and
rfefa3t as iaany OF the men IL were willing to
be ftcruited. stamper went on thi. authority,
though funoc seys lie pretended to have more.
There was some scoIding. some coaxpr, and
soino irlgh., but the company didn't come.
others tried IL on. but failed. Cul summers.
Of the Al, applied Tor power TO arrest md
briiig them -, but only allowed 10 have
recruiting nnission. Lastly. Col. O'3iiau.
Of the i3i, tried them on with recruiting
commission. though lie wanted higher author
lty. The journal saye that the Colonel va.
insult.d ard threatened, aud almost nobbel
Col. y Brian assures rs. on the contrary, that
be was most courteousy treated by al the
men and citizens whom he cav, and that the
ctarivuri il the hotel TINT the .founal spcke
Of, was no uch thing. He deties tha. he was
tbusec II any manner. though he relates IN
The eompAn ny told the Colonel that If any per
aon should come there - take them that ,b4y
would ehoot hlm. tie Coon. pul his hand
under his eoat-tail, drew out loaded revolver.
shich he handed 10 the fellow, ami told him
hat be had come to take the compauy. and
here wa the instrument. 70 shoot vi b. The
ieilow protested against periorating tic Col.
dneFs anatomy. The was The ouiy bel.igerent
or uniriendiy incident. Col OBran had no
more authority 10 TAX, them than he had 10
.ate the M AZ ID the moon The Jvuri.al eA.
presses the desire that GOV. kirkwood VIII
AXE them. even il he ha4 TO esli home every
solder fre IN the South to do Il. The .J.rldl
IS extrava CANT. Gov. hirkwood has no more
authority 10 order their arrest than he has 10
iraft The Datch out OF Holland. The men are .
AZ perfect liberty TO stay at home, and We
should not blame tnom If tn ) rode any man !
out Of town on rail who should 20 there anl
pretend TO have the authority TO -rK them into
camp That game is rotten, and DO honorable 7
man VIII attempt H. II any OF them can BE-
recruite5 10 due form so be it i,t this mi !ita- ,
~ terrorism ought not to be couutenanced f
The company would have b.. EN- in camp had
It been ordered In when its services were Of /
Tered, or 1T any reasonable time thereafter |.
Speaking about volunteering in Iowa. W.
nave only to cay that We adsite no tnan To
volunteer na'ii other states haso tled ia in
quotas. There is no reason Why Iowa should T
De stripped Of her ions after her quota il
full, hsl more than fuil. while other S;atee
are thousands behind h.. every ahle,bolied
man in Iowa. who j, no. enlisted. stay ct home.
for think Of gclng to var, AZ les.t W il an
,ther cali is made by the Government
CorRr MAElIAL Al CAMr lIasDER-
snorr. lone Of the beauties Of the common
nrnc 20 Of ranrnItinp nninnars liainn ~ III.