Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-08-05
For the Tribune
The Object CounterIOined.

The Object COUnterLCiuod-
| GEoRsE w Bliss. ESQ Dear Sir, |
perceire by reading IN your paper the
proceedings of the Common Council Of
/ your city, that, upon motion of said Coun-
ell, the City CLERK was ordered to call a
special election, said election to be held
/ Tuesday. the 2lst day of July, A ID. 1868.
for the purpose of voting Il tax of fifteen
hundred dollars TO aid the wives and fa..i
! lilies of volunteers and drafted men, now
| IN the United States army. Not having
Y seen the result of said election IN public
print, (for reasons unknown) | have tax
en- the pains to find out the result through
private channels, and learn that the Oh
Ject nd intention of the election WAS
| countermined by vote of name
This result seems the more strange to
US soldiers than it does, perhaps, to you
civilians 1t is we'll known and remem-
bered. that some twelve :nonths ago vol
unteering in the county of Iowa was not
as lively as the eIigencv of the occasio
I then desired and demanded Why2 Be
cause the calls made by the President
/ previous to that time hal taken the sur
/ plus OF the young men from your city and
county, leaving, as general thing. men
/ that had wives, mothers, and sisters de-
/ pendant upon them for support Govern
ment wanted men and must have them
/ and If men did not voluntarily enlist
/ drafting, as natural consequence would
ensue; therefore, to avoid calamity of
/ this kind (of which there is so much
J dread at the present day. mass meetings
: were called, resolutions passed, and the
/ honor of the county pledged to pay every
man that enlisted prior TO certa n date,
u bounty of twenty FIVE dollars, as soon as
I Tv.r+sI -
/ Did they get it? Aside from this, each
volunteers family was to receive a month-
/ Is allowance of six dollars, to be drawn
/ from the County Treasury periodically
As soon as men understood that their
/ iumities would be cared and provided for
4 IN their absence IL was but short time
till the ranks Of the Union army were
/ filled with able aud brave men, who, no
doubt, would have long b .fore been SOL
dlerS in the army OF the Cnioa, but for
reasons previously stated
Have these men failed to perform their
duty as soldiers Have thev dishonored
the flag they enlisted to protect? Have
not the brave men of low county been
heard from on every battle feId-man-
fully contestIng for the preservation Of
the glorious Old Union the stars and
stripes which now float majesticaIly to
the breeze over the once strongholds of
rebeidom? Can they not say, by God
help, and their strong arms, there shall
the stars and stripes wave, till every
traitor shall be made to pay homage to
the JUST government they have SO cruelty
III ! errs
soil been drenched with their blood y
Have they not heroicly offered up their
ives. their al. for their country Are
there no widows or orphans left 10 mourn
their loss? ! ea, verify, MT L,s.s@r L,,.sC@r YOUR
city contains Il fe,. and does not the cry
of the widow and orphan daily ascend
Heayenward for suecor; yet the outer
world hears them not DENY it It is as
true rs there IS a God in israel
What in return have the soldiers
wives, widows and orphans received at
the hansis of those who were instrument
al In inducing their husbands, sons and
brothers away from them by hattering
lis and false promises. when proper ap-
plIcation has been made for the promised
personal aid Have they got the six
dollars promised? ? No! They have been
met Wit curses denouncetory language
called city paupers' by men in high
Offices, and spurned from the chambers of
your CITY Council rooms Ii i well in
deed, Mr.. Editor, for these dastardly
towards, who dare IL insult women. that
things be as they are, for was it otherwise,
the Insult would be ~ quickly resented
as given by the husbands, sons and broth
ers Of those unprotected women Thank
JTod there Ia time coming when our
brave men, now wrestling with the Hi
dra-heaied monster -" secession will
tear 1t from limb to limb, leaving t a.
PROSTATE as dying reptile az the going
down OF the sun-when military law will
cease to be necessity, and when the
brave and true patriots can return to the
bosom OF their families, throwing around
the unprotected the strong arm of protec-
ton then. sir, will these base scoundrels,
and knaves who have insulted unprotect-
ed women. voted away the small pittance
which righttullv be.ong 70 every soldiers
wife, be remembered, and held acco nts-
bic for their dark and secret doings-
When | say this, sir. | say what know,
anu speak the sentiment of every soldier
!. now battling FOR his cOuntrv's freedom
and rescue from an ignominious fate
The leaders who controlled the election.
I'm this as in other things they have done
betoTe) will be held personally accounta-
Die, tor we'll We know that the unthinking
mass are honest enough at heart to have
done as previously agreed. hal they been
left untrammcled lt must not be claim
ed IS a Republican Dodge" for it i. too
well known thai the city of Mineral Point
is Democratic Those whose conscience
att1Ict them may take this home. for the
deserved and provoked punishment will
fall where IT belongs. and with double in
creased fury when It does come on ac-
co nj Of the length of time that must in
tervene before II can be properly applied.
Trusting YOU will give a Union soldier
a chance Of being heard through your pa
per, have the honor, sir, of remaining
with much respect,
/ Yours, etc
FkAN. Rowe