The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-09-18

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them, l request the Secretary to reat
the following paragraph from a leading
journal published in the City of st
Louis:
The Secretary read, as follows:
The GALLANT IowANs. Iowa is 8
young State, but it is the home OF tn,
heroes. With the present war she has
begun war history that yields in
splendor and honor to that of no State
in the Union and no country on the
globe. Her soil is the birthplace of d
new chivalry, she has become the moth.
er Of a new race of heroes. Her soldier.
boast little, and she has no industrious
penny-a-liner to boast for them. Hcr
soldiers are as modest as they are brave
They are not fierce braggarts. They
are rs gentle and tractable as children
But when the storm of blood begins
they are the guiding and the govern
ing heroes of the tempest. Where the
harvest Of death is to be reaped, they
are the foremost of the reapers. Where
pcrilous assault is to be made, some
how or other there is always an Iowa
regiment, or the wasted shadow OF an
Iowa regiment, TO lead It. 1t was so at
W ilson's Greek it was so at Belmont
1t was so at Fort Donelson it was SO at
Shiloh; it will ever be so throughout
the war. All our Western troops have
been heroes, but the Iowa troops have
been heroes among heroes. The Iowa
First, Iowa Second, Iowa Fourth, and
Iowa Seventh are bodies of men who
would have given an additional lustre
even to Thermopyle, Marathon, Aus
terlitz, or Wagram, and all Americans
may be proud of Iowa.-.S. Louis NeuS
The President pro tempore-The
Chair thinks it proper to remind the
Senator that debate on the resolution
is continued only by the unanimous
consent of the Senate, to the exclusion
Of the special order; but the debate
will be allowed to continue until some
member shall call for the special order
OF the day. The Senator from Iowa
will proceed.
Mr.. Harlan-I shall detain the Sena-
tor for but moment longer. General
llalleck, in all official communicative n5
addressed to the Adjutant-Gencral OF
the State Of Iowa, has mentioned the
Iowa troops at the battle before Fort
Donelson rs "the bravest of the brave"
Nor do know that General Grant or
any othergeneral, has ever withheld just
commentator. l therefore repeat that
l have no personal grievance to redress
for mysel or for the troops of my State.
And | would have remained silent on
this subject in the Senate, if the speech
| of the Senator from Ohio had not made
it necessary for me to speak; for l dc
not deem the Senate Chamber the prop.
er place for criticisms ON the conduct OF
Il general in the field. / think it much
better to present our personal con-
victions in relation to the character of
our generals to the Secretary of War
and to President. For myself, | uni
formly pursue this course, and regret
that it has, in my judgment, become
necessary to depart from it in this case
But, sir, it is often as dangerous and liz
wicked to praise the unworthy and in
competent rs to detract frCm the meri-
torious. Ifmy convictions are correct
it would be a crime for me to remain
silent, and suffer influences to originate
in the Senate Cha which may re.
suit in restoring general to AN active
command whom |, and the people in
part represent, deem unworthy of such
trust. Iowa has sent to the field abou
twenty thousand troops. They have
behaved | think, well on every battle
field where they have appeared. a
far It's know, no Iowa regiment ha,
ever tultcrcd in the discharge Of duty
however perilOus. Their numbers hav,
been reduced by the causalities of tn,
field and camp nearly one-iourth. The.
give their lives with firmness to aid il
restoring the supremacy of the laws
But, sir, they believe,and believe tina
large per cent. of this loss was useless
and is justly attributable to the care
lessness, or inability of General Grant
And he shall not with my consent, b
continued in command. There
nothing in his antecedcnts to justify
: further trial of his military skill. A
Belmont he committed an egregiOu
and military blundcr, which resulte
inalmost annihilatinga nlOwaregimen
At Fort Donelson, the right wing {
our army, which was under his immC
: diate command, was defeated and driN
en- back several miles from the enemy
| works The battle was restored b
| General Smith, the enemy'S work
| were stormed, and thus victory wa
/ finally won. And so on the BATTLEFIELD
- of shiloh, his army was completed
surprised, rs | believe from all the fac
| | can procure, on Sunday, and nothiu
I but the stubborn bravery of the me
t lighting by regiments and brigade
Z saved the army from utter destruction
= The battle was afterwards restored an
| conducted by General Buell. and othC
e Generals, who came on the field durin
y the evening and night and our fore,
t ultimately succeeded in completed
n routing the enemy. Now, sir, wit
i such record, those whO continue Ge,
: Gi'dm in an 'actire command cH, IN N
b. opinion, carry on their skirts the 6ioC
o Of thousands Of their co,mtrymcH. Wit
II my convictions, can neither do il m.
J. self nor silently permit il to be dane b
y others.
- DINING NEXT DAY.-A Yankee le
:. his down-east village to visit Washing
ton. On his return he astonished h
:. neighbors by telling them how vel
: late people dined there, as nj hon
y twelve or one O'Clock was the rcguli
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