Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-02-16

EAsrPoRT, Mss, Jan. 2lst, 1865.
FRIEND HnDRErH PLEASE allow me,
through the columns of the hteliigen-
GER, to extend to the Honorable Board
of Supervisors of Floyd county my
sincere thanks for their many kind
nesses towards the Soldiers of the I'm
ion Army: and especially to those
who were so fortunate as to have once
lived in tl.eir immediate precinct !;
who, seeing their country (which they
loved so well) in peril and danger,
were among the first that responded
to her calls for men. H.
Like good captain, who sees his
ship in danger, they sprang to the
helm and steered for the port and
foreseeing the dangers to which they
would be exposed, those volunteers
who had families, asked that they
should be protected until they might
return. E I'D AEz4 H.
The generous and patriotic Board of
Supervisors, were the first to appear
in the character of benefaetOr and
offered helping hand to each and ev-
cry "war widow by making an APP
preparation from the county treasury.
But as that was mere triae, / will
not dwell longer upon it, but proceed
to mention some of the more noble
deeds manifested by them toward the
early patriots, who enlisted in 1862.
While the ship was yet far from
the port, there came a north wind
which threatened to do us great vio-
lence. The Captain looked grave,
and said: We must have larger
crew or we perish" Hence it be-
came necessary for our noble Captain
to appeal to the States for more men,
and in order to procure them, the
States appealed to the counties, in pro-
portion to their population. "The Old
Ships dear to us and she must be sa-
ved,' again said the captain, "and !
will give three hundred and two dol
lars for each recruit, and four hun
dred and two dollars for each and ev-
cry veteran" The men came, and the
ship sailed on DER the pillows. But
soon the clouds, cleared away in the
NORTH, and the captains countenance
frightened, as he once more came in
sight of land, and he cried out :" Boys
only one year more, and we will reach
the harbor, where all win be PEACE,
and there we will anchor our small
craft and not make another voyage
until.
The Captain cast glance upon his
crew, and his fearful countenance told
the story: Where were all his men?
The dreadful storm had swept many
of them away,-and not enough were
left to man the ship. He again APP
pealed for more men, Ito serve one
short year only,) but the men came
not. "Do as bid you" said our cap
tain, with resolute air, and his words
terrified the people of the county of
Floyd, and they cried aloud" Some
thing must be done or we are gone up
sure for ninety days" Greatly to
the establishment of all, our Supervi-
sors sprang up, (as if coming from the
bowels of the earth and voted
county bounty of three hundred dol
lars to all who would volunteer or
should be drafted in the aforesaid
county of Floyd. They presumed to
call this an act of equity and justice.
Generosity personifed!
Now l ask you, Mr.. Editor, who
will not join with me in extending
thanks to the Supervisors, for the priv
ilege of helping to pay some mean
sneak of a copperhead (who may
chance to be drafted) to come or send
man and do the same duties that we
are doing voluntarily !? not a soldier of
1862, ! assure you. The OK and
ass are yoked, heads and tails togeth-
er but instead Of going forward, they
are going round and round. The
team pulls vigorously. ! hope our
Supervisors may be LUCKY when the
next draft comes of, and avail them
selves of the aforesaid bounty and
as soon as can ascertain that they
voted for the appropriation, I will pre-
sent each with $40 compound inter
est Treasury note. Will somebody
favor me, with an answer to my ques-
| tiOnS A non-voteran