Year: 1863

IOWA CORRESPONDENCE.


ANANossA, Iowa, June Is.


Eds. 0ronicle:-Seated at my window, in
a cottage on vast prairie, my mind nat
urally enough turns to my home in old
Truni bull county; while ruminating there
thoughts of rather unpleasant kind will
occur. My mind turns to my beloved
country. | am staying at present with
patriotic people, but with the exception
of few families, all are Copperheads, or
in other words, ] am in a hot-bed of
Southern sympathizers. There is plenty
of that sort all through jackson, Jones
and Linn counties, but it is not supposed
for a moment that Iowa is disloyal. |
have been told frequently that Iowa has
sent more troops to the field, according
to the inhabitants, the number thereof,
and the size. than any other state in the
Union, but heard more treason uttered
since | came into Iowa, in the short space
OF three months, than | ever heard III
Ohio since the war broke out, and often
ask myself the question, why is it permit
ted? why in the name of all that is good
do the patriotic people of the West allow
those night gatherings and mass meet
ings, in which these secession sympatbi-
zers style themselves knights of the Col
den Circle? 1t is a well known fact that
they have arms concealed around their
premises enough for any emergency, and
they boast of what they will do if the
law concerning the draft is enforced.


As | now sit in the twilight Of beau
tifui evening, | am thinking what |
would do if were man instead of wo-
man. | would for one do my duty as
such to put down the rebellion at home,
but | have done the best thing a woman
could do-sent all of my sons, four in
number, and my husband would have
gone long ago if the law would have per-
mitted him to do so.


Now, Mr.. Editor, l have just been read
ing two superannuated newspapers, prin-
ted in Warren, and brought here by my
self. do not intend to boast or fiatter
when say that have not seen one jour
nal as outspoken against traitors, treason
and every other iniquity, with the same
candid reserve, Us the Chronicle, and yet
perfectly independent (this may be my
point of weakness.) We have been a
subscriber to your paper for many long
years, and it has never changed in senti-
ment or principle, although it has chang
ed hands and even put on a new dress oc- /
casionally, yet it has had the same object
in view, and aimed for the right l do
not say that there is no such a paper pub |
lished in this State, but do say not one
has come under my observation. Why
is there not more of the same kind? Ev-
cry county in our Union should have
such one; there might be a vast sight
of good done, while the chance
of doing harm would be none at all. !
could say many more things, but l will
leave the subject for more gifted writers
at the same time l am thinking the time
is not far distant when every man will /
have to take up arms, and every woman
weld the pen to do duty for our unhappy
country.


There is a beautiful country lying west
of Mississippi /; crops everywhere look
well, considering the dry weather. Pota-
toes in Jones and Linn counties will be
an entire failure if we do not have rain /
soon. There will be an abundance of
wheat all over this section of the country |
if nothing happens to blight it before it
is time to harvest. l understand that
the chintz bug has made its appearance in
localities. There is hardly any fruit {; l
might say none at all. l am confident
that the eastern and northern parts of
this State will never be fruit country
the chilling winds of spring preclude all /
and settles that matter in the
mind of every farmer that has made an
effort. Another drawback for the consid
Grafton of farmers and mechanics of the
eastern States. is the great scarcity of
wood and water but | am taking your
time and patience, and win resign my
pen for the present to scan narrowly the
Chicago Tri-weekly and the Cincinnati
Times With much regard,


subscribe myself,


--.f5 Yours for the Union,





A. C. DAWES.