Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-16

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0ovessoeot 10 ssehtog . a6oaish slavery
wae - osiog ~ feee1 slavee North. snd
losse TIER ls6of joso 1ooposision visi thss
= - lese .Alss eass thss - The -.
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sssehs - eeese ely - pses 80 q che
couassy isto The ranks d tbs ssoy %
effect sbsss o6jsstef p psejsdisial y shsir
iasereses, ed thss Whllo ehese stjeses we're
bsing s6scted, the 0ovsssoens intended
{, evesehsess seaen lsee iasGieaelees and
establish II their sesed dsspotlso !!
Il u passisg sssanes that Intelligent men
could - Sound - Wieko1 - % 0oke thsse
osats0oots - Inst Cher 80 eoell b
found - ignoeooe ed foolish . % believe
theo. BEE - q go. Tteee seaesmests
we're oede ehsoseh ~ pssee asA Iron she
stump, u Ne most violeos ~ snelsleg lao.
guage, sppaeeasly vieh 81 the satusstness
Of consietioo, end shoueands Of honest and
deluded men believed Ties, ana 10 cooss.
Quence euts rtsined fsclloes Of deep hostii.
ny 20 the 0ovesnuent. u thie excited
state Of The publio mind secret societies
Weee organislog 10 maay, II not I'll the loyal
St6eeo, - 0eobssS q Whioh Oere. 20
some extent % reilly armed for the ssowed
purpose d proteosing shsnselvcs against
what wefe called = ARBITRARY asfesss,h bot
- On satis1sd With he intent upon the
part Of the leaders 70 bfing their membsrs
Into sr0ed collision With che 0osefumsnt,
ID ceso any aeteope shouid b made to en-.
force shs 6ealt. The natural rssult Of these
tsaehiags end thls eeaion, Was essen In the
bloody riot that oceusred II the ebtsf city
Of the Uoioo, and 10 si0ilsr outbreaks 10
other plaoss.
Under these circumstances ~ daty
seemed to ne - b plain sad clear. was
bound TO zee 70 The en1oroe0eos Of The
laws and che pessefvAsio0 q p0aee aud
good order asd WHEN ofgsnissd sction
wss being taken thsouehout The Stste to
prevent the ono and violate the other, did
not think ny dasy poe0istsd - 70 wait
until the oos0y Was upoA - 0et0so | took
steps for 10 prevention. socordingly call.
ID upon the loyal men Of the State, who
we're willing 70 cid 10 The ssioresmsot OF
The Law, to osgsniss . volonteer military
company 10 oseb eoenty d the State.
Such companies we're prooptly organised In
most Of the counties, u loyal and substan.
tial citizens, and, - they we're organised,
plsced srms and ammunieioo ID their hseds
70 make their Organisations elective. By
these means sufhcient iorcs wss provided
70 preserve the pssce Of the State and In.
sure the eufoscemeut Of the Iaw d Con.
gress, without veaksuisg our army facing
Che enemy BY Withdrawing any portion q
Il for that urpose, and, 10 my judgment,
peace, tended largely 70 prevent its vioia.
| tion. ~
There VS. but single occasion in which
It vas necessary to use the force thus or.
ganised. Aboue the frst day Of August
lasttas sumber Of persons Who bad been
attending political meeting nsar the vilIsge
Of South English, keokuk county, we're 70.
turning through thse village, . sclDlsion
took blacs between them and other persons
| in the village, ID which NJ. Tally, Who 3D..
dressed the meeting, vas killed.. The
friends Of Tally, instead Of appealing to the
laws and the officers Of the law for redress,
chose 70 assume thse the officers would not
do their duty. They sent runners to Va
rious points and In . short time had gather
I'd, near 6igoufney, The county ssat Of Shs
county, large body d armed men Who %.
dcrtook 70 dictate 70 the ofllcess 0f tho Law
ior what odeoce and 10 what manner, The
persons charged With killing Tally should
DO tried and punished. Much alarm exist.
| I'd Throughout the county. The county
funds we're sent o9for ssissy, and assss0s.
ments were made to eend away The county
records; and orderly and law.sbsding peo-
pie were In great anxiety and terfoA A.
soon % these facts we're made kooVnr 90
me, ct once ordered - 0teueney . sufii.
cient numbss Of volunteer companies Of In.
fantry and artillery, to give protection to
the people and the officers Of the lag, aod
| 70 show those assemblsd lor unlaWful pur.
poses, not only tho h0pelsssness, bvt the dan
ger OF their attempt % oversWe the author
tiles; and am glad to b sbis 10 inform
you that the display Of tofcs wss sufficient
70 effect the desired object. A. soon % Il
vs. known that forcs We being gathered
20 sustain tho Law, The uniswiul assembIses
quietly dispsrsed, order sod tranquility
we're restored end the officers were leis IN.
molested ID the performances Of their duty.
The companies thus Organised aud armed
are stIll 10 e1istsnce, sDd, sh0uld any luz
ther legislation be deemed neosssary lSr
their efficiency, recommend thst such
legislation DO had.
In closing this subject, I would return
ny thanks 70 tho nflesss and the oen or.
dersd By me 70 6igourney end 60sth F..
glish, On the occasion reterIe ID 70, los The
prowptness With which they responed to
the order and their soidierly conduct and
bssring while % dusy. -eTF
At the commencement Of the Session Of
tho Ninth General Assembly, tho 6ssts
had organised end sent 70 The 6eld iourte.p
regiments VI Infantry, three regiments u
Cavalry, and three bAsteiies IL ARTILLERY 1
and hsd in process. u Organ .sipn, twofrs.
iments u Infantry, end one u Clvsiry. OF
these rsgimenss the Fret IoisStsy wsa en-.
listed Tor three months, end had then been
mustered out Oi service. All the Oshess
were enlisted Tor three years. Since TIE
commeocement 0f tbat Session, the sWo
regiments 81 lnfanfsy ani one u Cavalry.
then incom plete, hsss been orgss sd, an1 ID
addition thereto, sseoty losr regsments u
Infantry, Gvs regimests Of CAvairy. and
one Battery, hsss bses enlisted, end s,l foe
three years. Besides stsss complete or.
gsniEations, . lsEgs pembes o. @sn hsvs
been enlisted tue segioeoes Snpto I'D. ~
have mot been able, - yet, ~ isosrtusA
whether tbs qsoes q this Sssts, uoder The
lsse call Of tbe Pessideee IT, volsssesss .
I'll ~ ranks 81 our sstsssu sxgsoesss, hAs
bsss filled. II u hss mot, sss dsljctsssy
e.onot ~ large, V The pfoDsr credit Ne
eess gives to the Provost 0sssbsl 0ssss.