The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-16

Of that Session, the two sYsoiments Of
infantry aud one Of cavalry. then incom-
plete, have been organized, and IN addi-
ton thereto, twenty-four regiments Of
infantry. Eve regiments Of cavalry and
one battery have been enlisted, and al
for three yean. Besides these complete
organisations, : large plumber Of men
have been enlisted for regiments in the
field. / have not been able, ~ yet, to
ascertain whether the quota Of this State,
under the last call Of the President for
volunteers to Ell the ranks of our veteran
regiments, has been filed. II it has not.
the deficiency cannot be large, if the
proper credit has been given b. the Pro-
vost Marshal General for our excess over
all quotas previously called for, and can
be easily and promptly filed by draft.
Besides the troops thus furnished to
the army of the Union, there were organ
lied, as required by the Acts of the Ex
ira Session of 1869, five companies Of
mounted men for the protection of our
northwestern frontier against Indians,
and ten companies of mounted men on
our southern border. to protect the per-
sons and property Of our people on that
line, against the depredations of organized
bands Of guerrillas from Missouri. The
report of the Adjutant General will far
nish you full information Of the number
of men that have been kept in active SER
vice on each of these lines, and of the num-
Der now in service. The companies on
the northwestern frontier have all been
disbanded, and their place supplied BY
troops of the United States. While these
companies we're in service, they we're re-
auired to erect block houses and other
buildings at different points for their own
convenience, and to serve as rallying
points for the people 10 case of attack
These buildings me now occupied, in
whole or in part, by the United States
troops on that line. recommend such
legislation as NAV be necessary for the
preservation of these buildings. They
may be useful in future, in case of anoth-
or outbreak of the Indians.
! We owe much, very much. to the brave
men who have gone out from among US
to take their places in the ranks of the
army battling for the preservation Of the
| Constitution and the Union. We owe
much to those of them who are still liv-
ing to fight for US, and much more to
the families of those who have given
their lives for our protection. Their duty
10 go was no greater than ours, but, in
patriotism, they far excelled us. How
shall We psy this debit The praise we
SO freely accord, the bonors we so joyfully
confer upon them. and the gratitude We
80 deeply feel, are but small recompense.
OF those who have died 10 the hospital
and on the battlefield. many have left
behind them young children, who need
care, protection and education, which the
State is under the most solemn obligation
to supply. Some of the soldiers, yet liv-
ing, have been 80 tar disabled that they
cannot properly care for themselves. =
These we should support and maintain. /
very earnestly recommend that, either
wholly By the State. or, by means OF aid
furnished by the State to those Of our
people who may be disposed to enter
upon this work. ample provision be made
for home in which the children of our
deceased soldiers may be cared for and
educated, aud in which those Of our sol
dicrs who aay be unable to support them
selves. may pleasantly live, the honored
guests of a grateful people.
/ renew q accommodation made BY me
10 Specisl Message to the General As
sembly convened 10 Extra Session in
1869. as follows
s'The burtaeps of the war now being
waged by our people for the preservation
of our Government, bear heavily upon us,
and should be borne as equally as posi-
bic. These burthens are of two kinds -
First, that OF military duty in the field.
Second, that Of tsxation at home. II
seems 10 ms to be unequal and unfair
that those of Us who bear the first or these
burlhens should be compelled 10 share
with those OF US who remain at home the
second; that the soldiers who are fighting
our battles in the field should be also
compelled 10 pay their share OF taxes
| equally with those who do not share their
pcrils ond privasions.
| The compensation paid to those of our
soldiers who hold commissions is suffi.
GENTLY liberal to enable them to pay their
taxes without Inconvenience, but it is not
so with their no less worthy but less for
tunate comrades. 1t would, I think, be
just recognition by US Of our apprecia-
ton of the patriotism and self-sacrifce Of
the latter ii We were to release them dur
ing their service from all taxes levied nm
der State laws, and it would doubtless be
news of comfort.and cheer to them amid
the dangers and trials by which they are
surrounded for our sakes, that we had
been careful that the houses which shell
tered their wives and little ones had been
secured from danger by sale for taxes by
our voluntary assumption Of their share
OF the one burthen, while they are bravely
bearing our share Of the other. | there
fore recommend to you that you pass
law exerppling from all taxation under
the hws of the State, the real and per.
sonal properly of all non commissioned
officers and privates in the army Of the
United States during their continuance in
the service, and that for the current year
there be added to the per centum Of taxa
ton upou the valuation of the property