The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-30
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~The Iowa City Republican thu

l0rThe Iowa City Republican thus
truthfuly- gives credit to whom it is due
for getting Iowa out Of the late draft:
Iowa is out of the draft, but who got
her out Of 1t is question that excises
very much discussion, and if we are to
take all the stories Is true, quite mum.
Der Of our public men have immortalised
themselves by accomplishing this remark.
able feat. Ono lauds the Governor. He
il the wonderful man in the transaction,
another the Adjutant General, another
bis particular member of Congress, who
by this great service has laid the State
under such obligation that it can only be
discharged by placing him 10 tho United
States Senate. Others claim the Hercu-
lean task was accomplished only by the
united efforts Of our whole delegation in
Congress. We have no doubt but all the
above named parties have done their duty
in this matter, but we have not yet seen
the real parties named who cleared Iowa
from the draft. Who we're they2 Who
but the noble heroes that without hope
or expectation of Govcrnorship or posi-
tious a. Congressmen or anything else
than soldiers fare and soldiers pay-sol-
dier's wounds, sickness and death, have
left home and friends aud entered the
breach for the full term Of three years,
and very many Of them for the further
term of three years more?
While the men of other States were
enlisting for nine months OF ono year,
just to gil the pending call, the men Of
Iowa were goiog in to stay and fight it
out. Our public authorities have helped
to induce them to this. 10 1862, when
two calls were made, one for 3OO, 900 vol
unteers for three years, and one for 3OO,.
900 men for three mouths, Gov Kirk
wood opposed the three months scheme,
and the whole quota Of Iowa, over 81 900
men, was filled with volunteers for three
years. But was Gov. Kirkwood entitled
to the credit Of this. How was he ena.
bled to thus fill this call. Simply be-
cause Iowa men we're ready to 60 10 for
this long term Of service. Gov. Kirk
wood 10 entitled to credit for his wisdom
in opposing al short term enlistments.
They have been the great curse of our
cause, but the men who enlisted are en-.
titled to the credit Of filing our quota.
We believe Gov. Stone has similar views,
aud has pursued similar course, aud is
entitled to all due credit for it. But
Gov. Stone has not filed our quota. All
that Gov. Stone or Adj. Gen. Baker, or
member of Congress, or "any other man"
has done in the matter has been simply
work OF figures, end if our records are
kept as we'll as We have always supposed,
we cannot understand wherein it has been
work of such vast magnitude to make
it apparent to the Provost Marshal Gen.
eral what was due US. We do not think
it crsditsbe to our State authorities to
claim so much credit for them in this
matter, for they have simply done their
duty, unless it is claimed (Which Adju-
tant General Baker claims) that the au-
thoritias 1t Washington are either knsves
or fools. There is strange proclivity
to beslaver great men and some not SO
great who occupy public stations.
While We would give to every faithful
public servant credit for all he does, we
are not disposed to deny to the real
oorkers the merit due to them. 10
our opinion there is small cause te
glory 10 our great men for the high rank
Iowa occupies among her fellows; but We
may and do glory 10 her 10000 noble
souls who have barred their bosoms to
rebel shot and shell, who have encoun-
tered all tho fatigue, privation and expo.
sure of the army, who have offered every
thing, even to life itself, for their coun.
try and have thus filed orr quota and
saved Us from this draft, and would have
saved us from tho last had this matter
been adjusted in time. Verify, 10 this
mighty host We will glory, and in their
behalf claim for Iowa her proud position
among her sister States, ... ".