The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1864-07-30

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honors he has won.
ArMost of our sister States and their
people are earnestly engaged in the work
Of filling up their quotas under the new
call for men. Persons liable to draft are
procuring substitutes, and large numbers
who are themselves exempt by reason Of
age or physical disability are demonstra-
ting their patriotism by sending to the field
representative recruits. And in this latter
class We note with pleasure very many la
dies are among the foremost. In other To-
calities it is thoroughly understood that
this call il an earnest one-that the men
are wanted to keep the ranks Of the army
full; apd that they snwst be forthcoming
either voluntarily or by the DRAFT. The
people, consequently, are putting their
shoulders to the wheel and seeking to sup
| ply them 30 promptly that the draft will
be unnecessary. Even in New York,
where volunteering has been 30 much dis
countenanced, by certain classes, there ap-
pears to be unanimous desire and effort
to fill up the quotas voluntarily, on the
assumption that this Is altogether the pre-
fsrable mode. They are hard at work,
therefore, in furnishing recruits, and, we
understand, with good prospects OF sue
cess.
Here in Iowa, however, we do not per-
ceive that anything ID doing. We see no
sign Of effort or desire to avoid the draft
ItEmay be that individuals here and there
are intending to do something. But if
they are we know nothing Of It.
We wish to keep the facts fairly before
the public. Noone need datter himself that
the DRAFT viii not come. Iowa has q quota
TO 6ll. Fifty days were given in which to
supply the men required by voluntsers,
substitutes or representative recfuits.-i
About ten Of these fifty days are already
passed. Forty remain. The time IL les
sening daily. The fifth Of September will
soon come. II our citizens desire to avoid
IN Inevitable draft they must adopt the re-
quisite measures-they must act vigorous
II and promptly. There u not an hour to
spare. r. on the other hand, they prefer
the draft, II they think that the best mode
Of procuring the men, we think their pres
ent attitude will ensure that result beyond
q peradventure.
II this attitude il maintained on the as-
sumption that our quota win be supplied
by present excess, that the Hundred.
Days men will pretty nearly make IN even
with the demand, it is an error Of which
our people may - well disabuse their
minds at once. It was stfpulated when the
Hundred-Days men we're accepted that
they should not be counted on the next
draft. And our excess over former Quotas
at the date Of the call was not 90 large a.
seriously to diminish it. II may bs ~.
sumed a. stern fact that there VIM be
dram in every sub-district IN our State,
with possibly q few exceptions, unless ef-
forts are made, and very earnest ones too,
to furnish their quotas in other modes. s5'
These are the facts. The public win act
- It pleases upon them. II it wishes to
avoid drafting 1t must 60 to work now. III
people DO not act promptly in very brisfi
time It win be too Late. When the draft Is |
ordered, tho time for procuring substitutes
viii be over. When It comes don't let anv
one complain. Don't let any one ascribe It |
to aught but his own folly.
ISAs -1o-ssS 6 FSss.t q = i
The singular phase Of the "Peace
Democracy" pra&ing, is that 1t 10 not ad-
dressed to those who made the war and
who persist in the war. The traitors arst
broke the peace Of the country. They did
not 40 u IN . momsnt OF passion, but upoh