Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08
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LOYALTY OF THE WEST,


en- and perpetuate the bonds of
friendship that bind together remote
sections Of our common country, is
not only of political but of CONNER
cial interest, and we think we can
do no better service to Western read
ers than to aid in giving currency
TO such generous sentiments as are
contained in the following extracts
from leading Boston journal. The
article is understood to be from the
pen Of the Rev. Robert Collier, of Chi
cago, and was published in Scptem-
Der by the Boston Christian Exam
iner. TO those who are not familiar
with that excellent journal we take
pleasure in saying that it has no su-
pcrior in this country in all the quail
ties demanded from a liberal and en-
lightened Christian publication. 1t is
indeed the medium through which
New England's ripest scholars arc ac-
customed to communicate their ma
turest thoughts and the patronage
vouchsafcd to it should be the surest
criterion wherewith to determine the
intellectual status of the whole coun-
try. Merit is, however, provcrbially
modest.
"The truly great
Rest in the knowledge Of their own deserts,
Nor seek the conformation of the world
Partly on this account, we believe,
our Boston friends have not been very
dcxterous or successful in making
themselves widely known beyond the
limits of New England, so that many
large neighborhoods throughout the
West are scarcely aware of the cxis-
tence Of the Christian Examiner or the
North American Review, "a kindred
publication who at the same time
subscribe to much inferior foreign
miscellany and reviews simply be-
cause the latter have been more in
dustriously advertised. We hope
that Western men will respond to the
kindly sentiments of the Christian Ex-
aminer and aid iu securing for it a
large western circulation
The call Of the President for Is, 900
men to put down the rebellion was
printed on the 18th of April. We well
remember on that day hearing more
than one man say, as he read the tele-
gram, why does not Mr.. Lincoln call
for quarter Of million Illinois
was TO furnish six regiments. Indiana
six, Ohio thirteen. Mississippi four,
Michigan one, Wisconsin one, Iowa
one and Minnesota one. In one day
| from the call of the Governor of Hi
nois, he received kilograms of forty
companies that were ready for serv-
ice aud in FIVE days. of sixty-nine
companies. In FIVE days from the
call, Indiana had seven thousand over
her quota, imploring to be permitted
to serve. Wisconsin instantly fur
nishcd her one regiment, and in ten
days was ready to furnish five. Mis-
souri, fostering all over with trca-
son that, befure the year was out,
needed the surgery Of three score
fights to subdue, raised her four full
4 regiments within three weeks of the
call, showing by that the essential
soundness that has since then, with
the hearty succor of her Western sis
ters, saved her, and will shortly set
her free. Iowa, with dangerous
southern border. and her share Of mis-
chief-makers within the lines. raised
her one regiment in few hours, pres
emily rendered two more, and, in eight
weeks from the first call, had six regi
ments in the service Michigan, fol
her one regiment, raised five at once
then mustered nine more in very
short time. while Minnesota sent
splendid body Of nine hundred an,
thirty men, like an echo to the call.
This feeling and conviction mani
tested itself in all the variety of touch
ing or quaint or curious incident tha
is sure to come out whenever the popu
: lar heart, in a great degree unfettere,
!. by conventional usage. is stirred t
it's depth-thiDgs which to the stu