The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-04-05
For the Guardian.

WINTHROP, April 8, 1864.
The Board of Supervisors met the 3Oth
ult according to the call issued, and as
their action was as unexpected to me. as
10 many Of your readers, cannot help
but take exceptions to their proceedings.
and even question the proprie,y OF adopt
ing the course. a majority felt disposed
to pursue, as it entirely iguore3 the
school interest, the road and bridge in.
terest, and last. though not the least, tn.
soldiers bounty which the first special
meeting Of the Board was called to make
provision for. The recent robbery OF the
treasury Of the county does not alter or
relieve us from our obligations to the
patriotic boys who have, or hereafter do
enlist TO save this county from draft
under the last call for 100000 more
troops by the President, for AS we had
inaugurated system of granting bonn
ties OF 500 to soldiers. The presumption
is that they all enlisted with the expec-
tation OF receiving the same, but as our
copperhesd friends have always been op.
posed to the war, the soldiers, and the
bounty, (only so far as 10 save their own
miserable selves and friends from draft)
they thought because our treasury had
been blown up, and robbed, that it was
a good excuse for refusing to take any
notice OF our soldiers claims for a bonn
ty at their hands consequently Mr..
A, as arrant northern rebel as
there is on the board. backed by our
former chairman OF the same stripe, Of
fered the following resolution. which
give perJatim ad laerQtina, and the union
men said aye. aye to it, and at their Sc
ropd meeting Of the 5orh ult. they con-
Grmed the principle by The same unjust
action, and BY the same unjust vote.
IRE solred, That whereas our treasury has
been recently depleted by robbery. that it is
Iinexpedent to appropriate any money for
bounty, at this present time
Whether this resolution covers wolves
and wild cats, scalp bounty, as well as
soldiers, | am unable TO say, but Of one
thing | am certain il passed with but a
few dissenting voices. The action OF
the Board at IFS last special session in
regard TO the school money, was as un-
wise as it was unnecessary, for il is as easy
for 'be county 10 borrow the money, and
| might say much better than for indi-
viduals. and town organizations at pre-
sent are not able to do il, but il our
teachers for the last winter and the next
summer are to have any pay for their
services, | would enquire how they will
obtain it, unless by individual exerton
The same enquiry might be made in re-
gard to roads and bridges We're all OF no
account, and the county could not afford
to incur any risk to educate our children
in this enlig htened age and day OF tbs
10Th century, because our treasury had
been robbed Of few thousand dollars.
but the progress Of education, the i'm
provcment of highways, erection OF bridg
es. must all be postponed until our coun-
" could recuperate lis vitality, and Sc
the several wheels in motion again, al
though il might take ten years to start
them. Such WAS the conclusion, Of the
condensed wisdom. Of our wise and pat
riotic Board of Supervisors, at their
special session Of March 3oth, 1864.
One patriotic member bad the lemer.
! ity TO otf-r the following resolution which
was adopted, all Copperheads voting for
il, according TO previous understanding,
viz
Resolved That the Clerk Of the Board
of Supervisors call n speciai election. rs soon
as il can be done legally. for the purpose of
taking the voice of the people on the question
OF authorize Dg the Board To borrow money To
relieve the county fund
This resolution, perhaps, is well
enough as far as il goes. but when the
road fund, the school fund, the bridge
fund, and soldiers bounty are entirely
cast IN tue shade. and not a word said