Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-09-23

noon NJ HORTICULTURAL Hall us there Is inn
portant business to be brought before the
Society. "
BY order Of ne Society.
MARY ". COLLINS, Sssy.
Gorernor's Guards.-To. morrow, the last
Saturday in the month, at . o'clock in the
afternoon, the Governors Guards will bear
in mind that they are to meet at their Ar.
mory for regular drill. Also, that each mem.
Der absent is subjected to fine of one dollar,
unless he be able to furnish very reasonable
excuse. In case the fine should be repudi.
ated the member will be suspended and re.
ported to the Adjutant. General. .....
Letter from Capt. Curtis. THE following
letter was placed in our hands by Mr.. SEES.
sIoSs. 1t explains the manner in which the
quota of this town was increased from three
to eight, and goes to show that Capt. Cusrlss
had no part in effecting the change, and as a
matter Of public interest and Of justice to
Mr.. CuETIss give it place in our columns ::
oTsicR or PRovosr- MARSHALL
"~.- Fort Dodge, Sept. 18th, 1864.
PrrzRor SESSIONS, Dept. Pro. Mar, Cedar Fails.
SIR: Your letter in reference to your in.
creased quotas is received.
In reference to the dissatisfaction on the
part of your people against me for the change
in the deficiency due from your township, I
have scarcely any thing to say. am aware
that the change necessarily works 4 hard
ship upon you, who have contributed SO
generously and periodically to save your
selves from draft; but l briefly explained
on the statement | scot you the way it was
occasioned, and il some Of your people were
not determined to render the performance of
my official duties obnoxious, and make the
worthy citizens of your town believe that no
good can come out Of me, it seems to me it
would have been satisfactory. lam no more
responsible for increasing your deficiency
from three to eight, and reducing that of
Waterloo from ten 10 one, than you are. 1t
was done entirely by order of Major DUNCAN.
lie sent new list of veterans, and Of tho
number to be credited the district at large,
and in assigning them to the respective town.
ships it reduced your credits. You were
formerly reported by DuScAs as entitled to
the credit of thirty veterans; but in the nsu
list your number is reduced to twenty five.
This would necessarily increase your defici
ency Eve.
lfyour people at any time are dissatisfied
with the proceedings Of this office, let them
send committee to investigate the records
Every thing done is made record Of, and
would gladly show the records to any and
all who would desire an examination of them.
l have no spite or revenge to mingle in the
duties of my Office. have never yet been
urged even by the citizens of Waterloo to do
an act o: injustice to Cedar Falls and | can
say. once for all, have never in any of my
official acts showed Partially in reference to
either Of our towns, and, so help me COP, |
shall ever do exact justice to all parties, so
far as in me lies, without fear, affection or
reward.
Yours most respe ctfully,
WARNER II. CCRTIsS,
Capt. and Pro. Mar, 6th District, Ko4ca.
A Card to the Pu1lic.-At a meeting Of the members
Of the Unversat SO ciety at Cedar Falls held On the
29h ult. the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted
WHEREAS This Society has been the subject Of vioen.
persecution and its Pastor, Rev. c. +. Hewes the OBJ.
M from nth
lions in this town. In order, therefore, fully
press our views, DE il
Resoloei, That the character and department Of Mr.
Hewes as determined from his acts and from personal
inquiries made of responsible persons in his own town
and OF long acquaintance with him. is such that it Is
above the reproach and calumny Of our enemies.
Cd, That the attack made upon Mr. Hewes by the
press and In part by the cizens Of this town. was In our
opinion the result Of the combined efforts of the clergy OF
the other denominations in town and Of their adherents
10 overthrow ths organization by making its pastor
odous as possible TO community, and by this de-
stroyng his influence and compelling him abandon u.s.
3d. That our pastor, by his energy christian deport-
ment and equanimity Of conduct In the vexatous and
embarrassing situation he has been placed by fsehood
and is entitled respect and es
TEEN, and receives our warnest thanks.
4th, That consider ourselves fully competent and
sufficiently honest to determine ourselves the regoue
and moral Of any pastor selected BY and
consider ourselves responsible Tor their acts such while
we suffer them to hold that position.
5h That congratulate each other on the success Of
cur organization that, within the period Of six months
we have organized Society Of than fifty members
and from congregation Of eighteen have nov In stat
cd attendance from two hundred to kree hundred
9Th That shall be the edect Of chs Society 10
ask ITSELF not what the public will think OF this IN
course o. action but What Dr. right and asking shall
answer In fact by its acts and will We have done
take calm, dgnifed but irm grounds in supporting any
all pastors selected by whether they remain such
when they are aDjusty assaulted and gfuy assaed
on account Of their regonized Oh belief and
hat we VIII always endeayor not only to talk right
to do right in all things.
the foregoing resolutions for publication the editor OF
Herald and Dubuque Daily Times;
J. .. PowEns, Clerk.
The above we clip from the Dubuque
Herald Of the 18th inst. The Times, not
having been furnished with copy until sew
eral days after publication had been made
in the Herald, refused an insertion.
1t is fact patent to nearly if not quite all
the people of this town that there is a strong
feeling in this community against Mr.. HEwEs
but We do most emphaticaIIy deny that the
opposition to him grows out of his religious
views, or ON account of any hostility to the
Universalist Society. The Unversalist sect
IS recognized everywhere as legitimate and
respectable organization, and as entitled to
respect and Entertainment from even those
who cannot approve Of the religious tenets
peculiar to the Universaist creed. We are
aware that Mr.. HEwEs has labored unceas
ngly to impress upon the minds Of his con.
yresation the idea that the opposition felt
oward him alone arose from o hostility to
he Society of which he was the pastor,--in
! word, that they we're unjustly assaulted
md wrongfully assaied on account Of their
eligionlzed and christian belief" This is
Tot true in the least. For our own part VIC
AN truthfully say that toward the Univer.