The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-12-14

duty Of every one Of to bring tho subject
before our Senators in every available form.
The people make our laws, and we are the
people, and We will never cease irving.
until our rights are acknowledged.
There are q few men in power who sym
pathize with US, and there arc others, who
pay no attention to orr appeals.
We deem that Representative, Senator,
or other public officer, who would pass us
neglectfuNy by, unworthy TO be associate ted
with any. thing great or good.
We consider 1t the duty of our friends
at home, our county Representatives. Sem
ators, Congressman, and the public Press,
to fight for US. while We fight for them.
We will use powder and lead, and we ask
them to use tongue and talents.
None but those who have lately been
among the soldiers can have any idea of
the demoralizing effect this disappointment
has caused.
We venture TO say, that ii these men are
held another full year, not one in twenty
will ever voluntarily enlist as a soldier
again, but, had they been mustered out at
the proper time, one half, at least, would
have been in the service again within six
months.
Can VIC ever again hold up our heads
and say, we are free, or must the fact, too
true, be hurled at us in accents Of thunder,
by friends and foe, "YoU ARE sLAvEs?"
What else can we be called but sLaves?
We were not regularly drafted, we did not
voluntarily enlist to serve the term we are
now serving; so what are We but unwilling
servants?
While we have been fighting to make
our President the President Of the South
err States; he has permitted US to be sold
by his subordinates, and now he asks us to
support him again.
Our last injunction to you, soldiers, is,
60 on in your duties as you have hereto.
fore done, and If the "powers that be-"
hold us to serve another year, when tina:
year is done, it will be our turn to retaliate
We will fight the battles now, and when
one more year is passed, We will vote for
better men than those who have perverted
the laws of our country and swindled us
out of time, which can never be repaired
All their vile deeds cannot make US love
our Country less.
Let US mark with jea Gus care, those
noble Congressman, who may diligently
work for our welfare. Grimes and Har-
land, have been valuable friends to us in
the past, and We hope they may Still be
called The soldiers friends, for their noble
efforts we hope to have chance to bestow
upon them an ample reward. We ask
those statesmen, and others, to intcrcsde
in our behalf. Would to God that Iowa
could boast of such noble hearted Gov.
ernor as Gov. Morton, of Indiana. II it
could, we should appeal to him, but as it
is, we must be silent. We now submit
our case to those who fran our laws. All
we ask is, GIVE US JUSTICE.
II. G. ELLSWORTH, Go. A.
ELlHU SEABOLT, Go. V.
EDWIN SEABOLT, Co. A.
NJ. D. CARPENTER, Co. G.
II. P. TAYLOR, Co. G.
4. II. GODFREY. Co. l..
I. g. WILLIAMS, Co. I.
j. s. B. THOMPSON, Co. G.
OSCAR DANIELS, Co. G.
NJ. B. BOARD. Co. A.
DR.. EASTMAN, Co. F. f-
SAMUEL MORGAN, Co. E.
a. PALMER. Co. F.
CHARLES WHITMARST, Co. D.
FREDERICK WEEKS, Co. l..
THOMAS ORAFORD, Co. B.
A. KELLEY, Go. X.
GEORGE STAAPS, Co. N.
SAMUEL PAMMER, Co. D.
THOS. ID. WILSON, Co. C.