Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-02-23

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There are, perhaps, twenty men in this
organization from Floyd county, all OF
whom are taxpayers. Many have
been in the service nearly four years.
Thall these men help pay a man in
Floyd county three hundred dollars
when neither he nor the county has
paid them farthing
If by rigid economy soldier has
saved in three years, from his wholly
inadequate compensation" the sum OF
three hundred dollars, is there any JUS
tice in forfing him to pay six dollars
of this sum to shield some coward in
Floyd county from the draft ? Oh,
consistency, thou art a jewel This
may be Floyd consistency, but it is of
the John B. stripe.
Many of these men in the Sd Bate
nv are reenlisted men, veterans, who
were repeatedly offered one, two or
three hundrsd dollars each, cash in
hand, to give the credit for their resn-
listment to other counties in the State
but not doubling that Floyd county
would be as liberal towards them as
other counties in the State, they gave
her the credit. Now the county pro-
poses to tax these same men to pay
exorbitant bounties to others in order
to shield the county from draft. /
say exorbitant, because if those now
in the service were to be paid in the
same ratio many would receive 81, 200
for their four years service, which /
am sure would make Floyd county
people hold up their hands in holy
horror.
We wish it distinctly understood
that we do not feel interested in get
ting the county clear of the draft. Let
those that do show their interest by
paying their own bills. We complain
of this treatment--we feel that we
have right to do so--and we shall
exercise that right until, in the voting
of bounties in the county, all soldiers
shall share equally in them. When
this is done we will pay our share Of
the necessary taxes without u murmur.
/ suggest the following preamble to
the resolutions passed by the Board of
Supervisors as more appropriate, and
in my opinion more in accordance with
the facts in the case:
Whereas, The President of the Uni
ted States has called for an additional
SOC, 900 men to serve in the military
and naval service Of the United States;
and
Whereas, A draft has been or is
about to be ordered in Floyd county
for its just proportion Of said 800, 900
men and tF.s
Whereas, Believing as we do that,
unless great inducements are offered
for the enlistment of soldiers and sea-
men into the United States service,
where the compensation allowed by
Government is wholly inadequate" ace
shall be called upon for our services,
to risk our lives, and the loss of our
property, and deprive our homes, our
families ard oar friends of our society;
and
Whereas, Believing, as we do, that
the war should be SO prosecuted that,
among other things, see may remain at
home, for the better protection of our
property and that of our soldiers from
Floyd county who have been so long
in the service without receiving any
bounties from us, and who, without
some action on our part, might feel
that we had forgotten them; that their
property as well as Our own should,
and of right ought to, pay the expens-
es therefore
Resolved, &c, &c.
Very respectfully, yours, &C.,
VETERAN.