The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-05-03
HO for the War!

AS lie aitaT Hres OF PATRIOTISM Durn
bright again, at least throughout the west,
and the call for volunteers will not 60
unhonored. Governor STONE did not mis-
take the spirit of our people, the temper
of the loyal masses of our young state.
when he pledged Iowa as good for 10000
more soldiers for the great and final
struggle soon 10 come off. From every
village and hamlet, almost. cheering
response is coming back. Time is pre-
cious, labor scarce and needed, every
arm we have is necessary for the business
and work at home, but the tools are be-
ing dropped in the workshop, the book
is laid aside in the academy, the pillow
left in the furrow, the sown grain left to
sprout and grow uncared for, sometimes
without the prospect of harvest, and from
every quarter young men and old are
ralIying again to assure the triumph OF
the Union and ofthe old flag. On all sides
we learn of the heartest response to
the appeal Of the Governor, and there is
every reason to believe that Iowa will,
as promptly as desired. send her 10000
new recruits to the field.
In this new and glorious uprising Of
patriotism, shall Buchanan County be
behind ? Shall we lag in the rear Of
our neighbors, unmindful of the appeal
made to us-caring nothing for the great
struggle =? Or shall we be, as we ever have
been, foremost in our responses to the
calls Of the government-for foremost in the
performance of the obligations which
patriotism has imposed upon us p
Faithful heretofore, let us not be faithless
now.
And we have no fear that our county
will now be SO found. Promptly the
work has been undertaken, and earnestly
it is being pressed. Buchanan County
will send company to the field under
the call for 3 months men. Already
some 80 have enlisted, and as yet the
effort has not been extended beyond our
village. Capt. WRreHr, L. s. Brooks,
CHARLEY HERRIcK and c. ]. REED have
the matter in hand, and they are not the
men 10 fail OF success. Besides, there is
the proper feeling among the people. All
feel that this is the great decisive effort.
That with success now, for the Union
army, Rebellion must go down forever.
To insure that success, they are willing
to make all sacrifices. They have full
confidence that the service asked Of them
is needed to insure that success, and so
believing, they will rally promptly to the
call that has been made upon them.
We trust that there will be no delay,
and that every man who feels as if he
can go, will promptly come forward and
enroll himself. The time of service is
ouOIt, anu lIOlu tu6 CudldCteT Cl tUb SER
vice. it will probably be little more than
pleasure excursion. But let it be on
erous or arduous as it may, the great
Interest at stake should prompt to enlist
ment with alacrily. If by releasing
$4,000 veterans now kept to garrison
places that must be held, we can insure
speedy and certain triumph over the
rebellion, it would be wise course,
even though it took levy en- masse Of
the able bodied men of The loyal States
If it can be done by draining 100000
men from the ranks of labor in the Wes-
tern States, the triumph will be ch,aply
assured.
Rally round the flag" then. and let
Buchanan County be among the first to
report herself to the Governor as ready
Tor marching orders.