Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-15

vhase saajusiaysls - aspsus1ssvs -.
friendly to the Uaion and the prosecu-
ton Of the war. this relief has bees far
nished TO . liberal extent bit in many
others. where that majority y with the
opposite party. they have Professionally
refused to appropriate single dollar 70
this humsne and Christian purpose.
In considering the question. We should
not con6ne ourselves to the theory
adopted By some. that this u . nero
county matter. aud. therefore. not The
appropriate subject Of S.sts action
From whatever county The man enters
the service, he becomes . soldier Of the
State. fighting for one county IS we'll as
another, and has An equal claim upon
the generosity and grat,ude OF all our
people. In the absence Of an adequate
ls~ providing relief Tor shess meritori-
GUS families out Of the public revenue.
these burthens necessarily fall upon q
lev noersi aud patrsotc Inuivlou4ls IN each
community. This Is clearly wrong, and
should not be permitted. None stuld De
sIlo wed to escspe this imperative public and
patriotic duty. Every individual 10 the
State should be required to contribute, for
this purpose, his toll share, 10 proportion
10 the amount Of bis taxable property. J.
therefore, earnestly recommend that LID.
eral appropriation be made for this purpose,
cut Of the State rev. nue. to be d,sbursed
through the agencies Of the State Sanitary
~ H. eUa u
deem IL wise TO direct THIS CommissiOD.re
| Gently organized, and incorporated, has ac-
CURED . responsible character, and enJoys
As it should, . lull degree Of public conf
dence.
By such an Act, We shall seal, in perpat.
ual memory, the gratitude SO emineh'ly
due to exalted patriotism, and unrivaled
valor.
The soldiers Of Iowa need no eu'ogy now
to secure for their leeds the ADMIRATION Ol
history. Their unselfi.h devotion to the
cause Of thu country, their patient en-.
DURANGO Of the untold hardships incident
to service in distant and strange climate
and the sturdy beroism tboy have ilIustrat-
ed on 90 many fields, have given to oui
Young State a record OF valor as Imperish-
able 9 the bloody annals Of the war aud
aided, in securing Tor our common country
| lame G, extensive wi the civilized " orld
o. every battle ground from Wilson's
| Cteek, " here, amid tho deadly hail ot ar
unequal contest, they rallied round tue
uero,c Lyon, aud freely mingled their tlood
with bis. to the CORY mountain heights anc
passes IN front OF Chattanooga and til.
no,o glorious field Ut Chickamauga, the Flag
~, nnda q.
| Triumphant victory. Where all have don.
~ we'll, TO pnrticulaTzs would be invIdi'
Gus and could not name all who are Ell
| titled to honorable mention Tor noble and
valorous deeds, without calling the entire
muster rolls Of Regiments, Battalons aud
| Batteries. Impartial history will attest
the s,gu,ticant TACT, tha no great battle ha'
yet been lost, in which Iowa troops were
engaged; aud none gained, on western
fields, Va which they have not borne n con
spicuous part. Among the first in til.
| field, and ever to the front, their number
| e.s graves are scattered from the plains q
rrxss 10 ito banks OF the Cumberland, ant
from the shores OF Lake Michigan to thu
waters OF the Gull-sad, Yet truthful wit
nass Of how bravcly they fought and nob
died.
Fathers and sons, husbands, brothers ant
trends, sleep IN those narrow tenements
Tar from their beloved Iowa but ems brine
n the hearts Of grateful people, then
memories. like the unt&diDg laurel, vii
.urv,ve the dreary winters u counting win
tiers.
Contem plating the condition and affair,
Of our own State, let us not be unnindiu
chat our C p,nmun country Is still invO we'd
in cruel aud relentless war. The god o
AMBITION is yet unappeasec, and tue demoi
u civil strife is making sad Savuc IN tbt
laud. Tue great struggle for the integrity
u tie Union aud the preservation oi tbt
National Government, - yet to be deC!oeo
Alter a trial OF nearly eighty years, EN-.
oracing the most comprehensive expert
ence and sfford'ug ample proofs vi iss
power, utility and hencticcncc, tho exist.
euce vi this untivaied Government is com
United to bloody conflict betwe cen its owl
citizens.
The constitutional right OF . State, or an,
number OF States, to withdraw from the
Union is no longer practical question ioI
discussion. II THAT right be conceded, the
action Of the Federal Government, 10 con
pelliDg obedience to It's laws, 10 indefen. ibIt
aud the war On our part clearly wrong. Th,
determination OF that question was preIim
mary to war, and to any effort by the Gov
eminent to reduce the g. ding States t
,ubmlseiOn.
In the absence Of . constitutional rigb
to dismembcr the Union, by secession tie
attempt was treason and in,urrectiop
L..
1nder the solemn obligations u his OATH
~'as as much bound to suppress, as be woult
have been to repel an invasion of our sui
oy foreign enemy. Existing laws, adopt
ed in tho early years Of the Republic
,lothe ed him with ample authority over tbt
subject and made his duty imperative. II
promptly mseting the aggres.ions vi tres
sou, and placing the Governm, Mt in q state
of defence against this long projected, ant
Sicked rebellion, be fulfilled tue Just de-
nands of the nation and entitled himself Il
the lasting gratitude Of mankind.
For nearly three years, this deplorable
war, inaugurated by the mad ambition, and
treason, OF Southern men, has progressed
with its varied results. Though disasters
have sometimes ovcrtaken cur advancing
columns, the triuupus witch have crowned
their heroic Efforts, in the glorious cause u
the country. have Ear outweighed oil The
everscs they have sustained. We have
penetrated the insurgent country from al
most every point by land and SEA, and res.
cued from their grasp the most producsis,
and p pulous States If the South. To day
he ancient flag Of the Union fuats m.
umphan,ly over the Ill Of every Rebel S ate,
and waves from tue battered y aIIs II SUN
ter. back Ne tor - the serpent Of reb-li ~