The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-01-28

create the Office of Superintendent Of Pub.
lie instruction IN order that the impor.
tant duties now devolving upon the Sec
retary Of the Board may be transferred ia
and performed by an appropriate officer.
idesire to invoke the earnest atten ton
Of the General Assembly to the necessity
OF providing additional means Of support.
ing the families Of the deserving men who
are absent in the public service. MANY Of
these men, IN limited circumstances when
they volunteered. have no means Of sup
porting their tsmiltes. eSocpt the acsnty
wages received from tho Government, Oh.
viously inadequate, under the presen {
high rates Of living, to properly maintain
soldier and meet tho legitimate wants Of
his family.
arm aware that, at the Special Session
Of the General Assembly, in 1851, an act
waspassed empowering the boards Of Super
visors to appropriate none, out of the Coun-
ty Treasures for the support of soldiera'
families. within their respective Countess
But | regret the necessity which compcs me
' '.'a "'s"y ''''"'"cnda"e ana
patriotic enactment has signally failed to
accomplish the object intended. In counties
where . majority Of the Supervisors are
:. e o"o. a"i '"e prosecution OF
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a.. :" '.A"y o'"ers' wne'e 'e'
49, ~ m.y I. WV" '"s opp's''" party
'.'"Se'i " "pproPr'-
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IN conS'ner'ng the Question, we should
no' cohn"e ourselves to the theory adopted
oy s""e' th'' TINS IS mere county matter,
an"' therc'ore' not the appropriate subject
OF otate acton. From whatever county the
man enters the service he becomes soldier
OF thc State, lighting for one county As well
- another, Aad has an equal claim upon the
generosity and gratitude Of oil our people.
In the absence Of adequate law, providing
relief for these mcri torious families, out Of
the public revenue, these burthens, neces-
sar'ly. fall upon few liberal and patriotic
individuals in each community. This is
clearly wrong. and should MT he permitted.
None should he allowed to escape this i'm.
perat've public and patriotic duty. Every
INDIVIDUAL IN tho State should he required to
contribute. for this purposo, his full share,
w proportion to the amount Of his taxable
property. therefore earnestly recomm end
that liberal appropriation be made for this
purpose. out OF the State revenue to be dis
bursed through the agencies Of the State
oah'tary Cnmm'ss'on, IN such manner ~
you may deem It w'se to direct. The Com
"''s''o"' recently organized and incorpors-
'e', nsS acquired Responsible character.
~" ENJOYS A. should, full degree Of
pup &c conndshce.
ny S'''' ." ac'' we sha' seal, IN perpet-
u"' "o""'y' '"e gr"t''ude so em'nently due
eAa''ea pa'r''t'sm ana nnr'vallsd valor.
'"e S''a'ers oi iowa need no en'"gv now
!" He'''e ,"r '"e'r oeeds 'he admiration Of
''s'. i"e'' "nse'Han devotion to the
cause VI 'he country the'r patient enin-ance
OF 'he 'int"'h hardsh'ns incident to service
J" "'s'ant s"" s'rsnas e'u,sse. and the
surrey "'ro's'n thav have illustrated on 10
many "a''ie he'ds, nave gwen to our yonng
o's'e record OF va'"r as 'mperishahle as
the h'ody annals OF the var: and allied in
securing Tor our common country fame
co'exfens'vc with tho civil'zei world. On
every battle ground from Wilson's Greek,
where amid the deadly hail Of an unequal
contest. they rallied around the heroic Lyon.
and freely mingled their blood with his. to
the CORY mountain haissts and passes in
front OF Chattanooga. and the no'o glorious
Held Of Ch'ckamanga. the flag If Iowa has
been borne by brave hands to triumphant
victory. Where oil have done 50 well. tn
particular'ze would he inviduons; and
could not name all who are entitled to han-
orah'e mention Tor noble and vaiorous deeds.
without calling the entire muster rolls Of
regiments. and battalions snd batteries
Impartial history will sttest the significant
tact. that no great battle has yet been lost,
IN which Iowa troops were engaged; and
none gained, on western fields, in which they
have not borne conspicuous part. Among
the first in the field. and ever to the front,
their nulnherleaa ora vaa aro ~cs kxa--<1 E-o.v.