Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1884 — G. A. R. RESOLUTIONS. [ARTICLE]

G. A. R. RESOLUTIONS.

The House did the handsome thing by General Fi*z John Porter. Only the excessively “loil“ element oi the radicals refused to do him justice. By re re re nee to our first page the G. A. Ft. will learn that our Congress man Wood about anticipates thei demands in his equalization bount? bill. The Republican this week publishes an interview with our Al. C. that Mr. Wood several days ago denounced as false in every particular that no such interview occurred. Ry a vote of 184 to 78 the Ilousf awarded a tardy but deservod act o j untie* to that accomplished and gallant officer. • It is, to«. an expression of condemnation of that boatb.*stic blunderer, Pope, and his allies. Mb. Ed : I judge from the tone o* be Republican this week that your (if I may he t.llow*d the expression) darerphooi brother Marshall confounds “A Ci;izen“ with u another corresponded who rattled him badly on several former occasidhs. The asstute editor is wide of his mark. I was amazed at his system of warfareWhat was it? He denounced before a trial one who did much toward bringing out that editor’s eackling qualities. He was then, as now, absent in another county. He muy »e guilty ofjwh.it is charged, but ever if so, is net. to compere with Dorsey. He denounced the McCrackens and Kirk. If they are guilty of his imputations, they were so before they dc parted. He referred to them in their absence That may be a courageous act, bot I cannot yee. it in that light. Then he turned his batteries on a boy. The boy did not do right, admitted, and was sorry for it before any reference wss made to his conduct. It was a matter that could have beeh readily and properly settled without the interference of a newspaper, *Last, but not least, he taxes exceptions to an aged and infirm lady doing what she no doubt thought wad right. Editor Marsha 1 has missed his guess on ”eai marks.” I reileiterate that he cackled eech week, for the past few weeks, including the present. If he again uiaputes it, I will ask you to copy the items refer rod to. A Citizen.

At a regular meeting of Rose Lawn Post, No. 253, held Feb., 2nd, 1884, the committee on resolutions, to whom had been referred the resolutions adopted by Me Holland Post, No. 102, reported, back the following preamble and resolutions, which having been taken up, and exhaustively discussed, section by section, were unanimously adopted, and signed by all the members of the Post, and a copy ordered sent to each ot our Congressmen and Senators. Whekea%: The Union Soldiers and Sailors ot the war of 1861-5 are conscious of having performed their duty in defense of the Government, and WheiJeas: The Government, has not yet redeemed its pledges made to them therefore. Resolved , By this that the Government owes its ' soldiers and sailors more than gratitude, and that it should fully meet and discharge its pledges to its de enders. Resolved. That it is the sense of this Post, that the present Congress of the United States, should promptly proceed to put in force the pledges made by the Government, to the men who enlisted and fought in its defense. Resolved, That we demand the equalization of bounties. Resolved, That we also demand that, every soldier and sailor, who served for three months or more, shall promptly without further delay, be granted a Land Warrant, for a full, one quarter section of land. ’

| Resolved, That the enlisted men are entitled to, and claim that the Government. should make good to them the difference between the depreciated currency, in which they were paid while in the field, and the par value of money, at that time ._ In other words, that the soldiers is entitled to have received pay in money worth one hundred cents on the dollar. Resolved, That it is the sense of this Post, that the time has now come when every soldier and sailor, who served the Government three months or more during the war of the Great Rebellion, should be granted a full pension, whether disabled or not. and that in addition to a full pension, the ex-prisioners ot war are entitled to, aud should receive a just and fair compensation for the time they were in rebel prisons. This compensation to be at least two dollars per day for the whole time of their imprisonment. Resolved, That we do not ask these as a favor from the Government, but demand them as our right, because of their justice, and for the reason that Government is expected to make good its solemn pledges to the soldiers as well as to the bond holders. Resolved, That we demand of the present clear cut aad unequivocal action on these demands. And, finally, be it not only Resolvfd, but Remembered, that, as in tho dark hour of our couutry’s danger, we as Patriots, sank all partizan interest and affiliation, and United stood for the Union, we now sink all minor considerations, and once more United, stand for our just rights and demands, as the defenders of that Union. Let every soldier read the.above and if he approve haste to join the nearest Post, and help on the good work.