The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-26

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exalted patriots, who wsrs tzaysrsine the |
poss Il ra1hf co2y S.fIs Viii sxisb
between thsi5ovn jeskj.SdS,s5 tardly |
S dl1ssa; Id I ~ IL osssasiioas & j
express my regrat that Captain Kitsle
who has herstofofv brovss Himself 10 Be . |
brave soldies and gsptlsmaa shonA havs
eondeseendsd 70 cot with them. in this
would.hs IMPORT / am dssignatsd - one
liAble to draft avho refused to pay
Why | am skus 1ssfeaated and many
Others omitted Who m1s1s ! liks refusal, ] 4
am unsble ID conceiyA-. ainos the tnh4p-
py rebellio1 bsguh, fhsvS reSmitsf over
two huudzed nsp forrthe ssfvies al1 sub.
sisted. and 0usetpred them until nuss
tered in It On individual expense ID me of
over twelve hundred dollars. r.
l entered the service myself III An
humble capacity and served througRou.
the campaign OF the Mississippi. until l
was compelled 70 resign on account Of
disease produced ~ sfposurs in camp
and 10 the field. During my ahsebes 10
1the service Of my country I sus tanned
lpecunisry losses amounting to over Eve
thousand dollars, which might have been
avoided had ] been at home, fir the
truth of which might refer you to Capt.
H. W. Sample, Capt. ]. 81. Craig and
oiher highly respectable gentlemen. 10 I'D.
dition 70 which / lost large share Of my
practice . lawyer.
i After serving my country with what
faithfulnees and abihty leavs TO my "a
periot officers aud men under my com-
u,and) returned. 70 my home Win IN
impaired constellation and borne down By
disease which confined me 70 my room
for nsny months. aud from which am
still suffering. Consciensiously believing
% do. shat IL Is the duty 81 livery citis
zen. whether agresing OF disagreeng on
minor points with The powers mat be. TO
} respond to his counirys call IN her hour
of peril, NOT shielding himself behind the
poor, ignorant, benighted. down-trodden
negro, aud much pfeierripg tha: those de-
lsctable gentlemen should be compelled
to 60 and serve their country than stay
l o howe and prey ON her misfortune,
dill refuse TO contribute Eve dollars to
help to take them in out of the draft
And because Of this refusal they have
, sought to disgrace an old soldier by pub
fishing him to the world - Zone liable tc
3 the drift who refused to pay
& These gentlemen may think their &c
ton in this matter is pure and lofty pa
triotism. l regard il as self.imposed de
a gra 1atiou. The community will draw il
own conclusion. /
Since my return from the army have
contributed more to the relief of the sol
dies, their widows and orphans. than al
Of those substitute men put together, and
| chaIlange them to the proof.
Q As to their threat that l shall not
be benefited by their pony purse" in
case / should be drafted, have only L
3 say that if / am shall act in the ruattei
as l have endeavored TO act in ali the
Transactions Of my lifs-as becomes 9
man and patriot.
WIN. EDWARDS.
We publish the shove vindication o.
> Capt. Edwards, As due not oaly to him
self as an old soldier, but to many Other
Of our loyal and most patriotic citizen.
who share his views and feel no disposi
ton to have the draft postponed. They
say let the draft come" and who shsi
say they are not right ? This Relief Fund
arrangement is merely "Autual Insur
anoe Company" aud while many viii con
tribute for safety and Others ~ viewing
it duty. there is no reason Or iustesis
parading before the public the names OIL
4 those who refuse to enter into the arrange.
: ment. That it Was done in our issue oil
: yesterday IN the case Of Capt. Ed wards,
Mr.. Rinker andsAr. Ssifst, was BY an
'indirection" which We regret, and which
viii hot occur agaio. II is due 10 the
editor to say that the "rspadiafiou" found
elsewhere was ia type before the eommu-
nicatiop of Capt. Edwards was received.
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CASUALTIES I'm the 18th Iowa sinss
4 last noDerh
NEAR ATLANTA, Ga. !
l. r. Aug. l4th. 1854. A.
| KrLtrb-Wm. Majors. (ksokuk eo g 10
| ~. Co A, Aug Ism, while on picket;
Eprirats Nordyks, (Ksokuk county,, Co.
A. July 9sth, vas wrongly repo1sd Is
from Linz county. 81. 49, - n ~ ~
WouSDsD-Privats Uriah Smith. Go.
G, Aug. l4th. BY sharp-shooser, not dan.
gstodsly. '-'''s a..
r Pensions no .FAMrLrxs or 1oO-DAYs
MEss3Tbs allowing il an. extract dom
/ in epistle issued by the Commissioner.
Of Pensions. Il Is Of interest to The fam.
lilies Of such Of our To-day men AZ have
died in the service:
H., Pension 0&ce. Aug. g. 1854.
y s1s.ATo shssinquiry In your istte,
Of the 9th inst, l reply, that under the
4 act of July ID l06& - s.rsa r:<lxts 4.