Evansville Journal, Volume 17, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 24 May 1866 — Page 2

-CORRESPONDENCE. The Boys in Blue! Soldiers' Meeting at Grand V iew. . Grand View, Ind., May 19. JEklUots Journal : ' . , :" This has been a glorious 'day, notwithstanding the heat and dust. The

Spencer County soldier boys met to renew the friendships of the past, and rejoice in the light of the sun of liberty.,.. , . .. The speeches were mostly brief and to the point, abounding wth incidents of camp and army life. There is a world of unwritten history among the varied and multiplied occurrences of the war that are remembered only by the, aefors themselves. jen Veatch made the speech, occupying an hour in its delivery. We can only give your readers -a very meager, , sketch. He said," soldier is" a term J which means a great deal 'tis a high honor, . lofty it means privation, hardship, suffering and blood. X et cuczen ann nlder and-higher title. It means Twjrhanm'ness 'contentment, socia.1 comfort, morality and religion all noble, high, and hallowing in their influence and dear to the hearts of men. A citizen soldier, then, is the noblest heritage of a freecountry ther surest triisVof a civilized and enllght-' ened people for self-defense. Battle scenes need not be described. Soldiers knew it already; citizens had read it all, and more too, in the papers. Vilizens, wnen you ueirc ia know more about war, if you have a chance just, go and see , Armies of regular troops' are played out for national defense. Discipline can be acquired in a few weeks, and the citizens, rather than the professional soldier, must uphold this country. What do you owe the citizen soldiers? Y6utwe him a debt that can never be paid! Heap upon him all honor, "all wealth, all praise and it is no compensation for broken constitutions, maim ed Jimbs, or life itself. They swept the war line from your doors and carried it into the heart of the enemy's country." .They saved your houses from ruin. Lord Russell said, virtually, that our Union was a thing of the past;' To-day he would recall it all and wish it forgotten,"" for "the ""Union was savf,&,idPur citizen soldiery. muddy ground ; while you - slept, they fought.; you heaped up your wealth in abundance, 'and they endured all hardships and privations "for $13 per month. Equalize their bounty; pension the disabled and the widowed ; help the orphan in early life, and then you have discharged but a tithe of your obligations and r your debt of .gratltudfrnr"" "777" ' - The speaker paid a glowing5 tribute to the patriotic and benevolence of the Sanitary and Christian Cnmmissione: 1 He said swe had true friends at home who encouraged their friends in the army, r Others were, cowardly sneaks of traitors, who would neither fight for or against us.. Their history. van ue written in nan a uozen unes their crime in a single word treason. Wives, daughter?, arid sisters cheered us on. Men of strong 'arms and (if we are, $oM believe them) of brave hearts, gave no word of cheer. Having said this much about our make-believe friends, he "left them in their glory.'.' The crowd listened very attentively, and the speaker was repeatedly cheered. - '' ' T; Between two and three thousand only were present, as the notice of the meeting was short, and not extensively circulated.' . J ... ' : J V ; J Everything "passed off very pleasantly and quietly. It was determined to meet again on the Fourth, of July next. I must close. Yours, . ' . Union Blue'. , B.ockport, Ind., May 21, 1866. Editors Evansville Journal :' Last Saturday was a great day for old Spencer. The soldiers . held a re-union at Grandview, and -between 2,000 and 3,000 people were present. General Veatch delivered one of his best speeches). Cols. Wood and Wright, : Drs. Sabin ind 'Hoagland, Capt.- Laiinar James Laird, ' Esq., and others, also addressed the meeting. The ac companying resolutions wrs adopted "without a dissenting voice." "They express what Spencer County soldiers think of the " situation," and of the questions of the day '. "3 " Whereas, The blessing of peace has returned to our country, and we are permitted to retire from the conflict of arms to ' the : quiet avocations of . life; And Whereas, It is both desirable and pleasant to perpetuate the unity of feeling and personal friendship that joined us together in a common cause to save our country from rebellion.and ruin ; And Whereas, It

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inn ri v An is both our duty and privilege, as citizens, to express our views on all questions of public interest; . . Resolved, That we deem it proper and right to form a "Soldiers' Association," composed of all who have received honorable discharges from the army, that we may. perpetuate friendships formed in the army, for a full interchange of thoughts and feelings, and for consultation and delib eration as to the course we should pursue to maintain and uphold in time ol peace the liberty and unity of the G overnment for which we have fought. Resolved, That with thankfulness to Almighty Gad, and honor to our army and navy, we hail the return of peace, the restoration of public tranquility, and the maintenance of national life and integrity, i v i' ? ' Resolved, That having- learned by the teachings and experience of the past, and the sufferings" and conflicts of the last five years, the value of our National Government, we proclaim to all! our undying attachment to the Union: and regarding the National Government as the true embodiment of civil and political life we say, fully recofmizinst the import of that deelartin, tV '.' Union must and shall be preserved, f t r.v. . . Resolved, That all efforts to awaken prejudice between clitterent' sections ana - locaiiuea ui ur cuu chievdus' and wicked, and &l persons engaged therein are deserving public disatmrobation. . i ;n" , ; ; . -' ul Resolved, That while we discard any and all nohticaL tenets in our AssociationJ we believe that a lair ' share of nublic and oflicial patronage should be iriven to the : men ; who have im periled their health and life by doing tl duty at the front." ; r: . Resolved, That we hold it to be the duty of Congress to equalize bounties and increase the pensions ot just claimants on the Government. Resolved. That we remember with cratitute the many friends at home who evmnathized with us while in the service of our country, speaking words of cheer, and encouraging us to hope and hght lor the success that ultimately crowned our efforts ; and while we esteem it a duty to compliment and gratefully remember our true friends, we are equally bound to censure those who, while we were toiling on the march or doing battle on the field, encouraged the enemies of the Union, by declaring "the war a failure," the rebellion a success, and openly advocated " no more men no more money," and who, when the final victory was almost within our reach, demanded a "cessation of hos tilities. These we censure as unworthy the respect and confidence of soldiers, and as deserving our contempt. '' ' .? . . 'Resolved, That we gratefully recognize, the noble work of the Indiana ows, orphans, aridarenTa7rour "slaTa" comrades " our heartfelt sympathies, and 'we pledge" them our friendship and assistance. S a: : .,, Resolved, That we regard the starvation and "other cruelties inflicted upon our' soldiers while in rebel hands as cruel, unprovoked barbarism, and that the authors and inflictors of those cruelties, as well as those in authority who had the power to ' prevent them not only as deserving the execration of all, honest and humane people, but the severe and strict penalty of the law; and in the name of our slain' and murdered countrymen, we call upon our national rulers to see that the guilty are justly punished. Resolved, - That we do not regard the late war in the light of a contest between political parties, each equally entitled to respect; but we do regard it as: a contest for the life or death of the Nation; on the part of the insurgents a treasonable effort to destroy the Government of our fathers,, and on the part of the Government a patriotic and noble effort to suppress a wicked rebellion and maintain the national life. ' , Resolved,' That the members of Conf ress from, the States lately in rebelion, having taken an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, yet planned, devised and labored for the destruction of the Government, yet retained their seats that they might the more effectually accomplish their ruinous work, have committed treason of a high grade, which ought, in our judgment, to forever disqualify them tor seats in our JN&tional legislature. Resolved, That we regard the cultivation of good feeling.between all parts of our country as important and desirable, yet we hold that self-respect a just regard for the public safety, require that the leaders and prominent actors in the rebellion be surrounded by such civil disabilities as. will effectually prevent their doing harm in the future. Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting appoint a committee to consider the propriety of erecting a monument to the memory of the fallen sons of Spencer who have laid down their lives in the contest of the Nation against treason. ' 'f ; . 'Resolved, That we hold a soldiers' Sicnic and re-union on the Fourth of uly, 'and that the Chairman appoint an executive committee of five to make the necessary arrangements therefor. Resolved, That these resolutions and the proceedings of this meting be publistifed in the Rockport Democrat, Kockport Umpire, and the Evansville Journal. ',: : E. H. Sabin, Pres't," : Ira.Broshear,: Be crcta,rie-:.,,;i i DAVID' HAYFORD, j PCTelaneS' f ! . ;, t,,. "!:: Soldiers'. Meeting In New Harmony, New Harmony, May 21, 1866. Editors Journal: According to previous notice, the soldiers and citizens of Posey County

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o v i xjju-tj assembled , m mass meeting at JNew Harmony on Saturday, May 19th, for the purpose of organizing and estabishing a " Soldiers Association, the object of which is to protect and mutually assist all persons who aided in putting down the late wicked rebellion, whether by enlisting, contributing, or in any wise aiding the irovernment to establish its rightful supremacy over the men who endeavored to destroy it. The meeting was held in the Methodist Church, which was well : filled with an attentive audience. The house was called to order, and Captain L.' A. Burke chosen as temnorarv Chairman.' Captain Burke re sponded to the call, and in a brief and very appropriate speech thanked the audience for this mark of preference and respect. He was not , expected, neither was -he inclined,; to make but he felt anxious to correct fnlsfi imnression which .had been spread abroad by some with reference to the Object of the meeting. Some said there was a political end in view in Wiling the meeting, but, so , fat, as1 he understood it, the bbject'was' sim nlv to organize an association for , the mutual benefit of all soldiers; by pre , a - vnilinff 'ori Congress and4 the State1 Legislature to adopt some plan for jc more just and equitable adjustment s the bounties paid to soldiers, no mat ter whether Itenublican or Democrat all were invited to join the organi 7ntion. Tlrbse who went out in" the earlv part of the war had borne the heaviest burdens of the day, and the most of the brunt of battle ; notwithBtnnfli'nff this, thev had received the smallest amount of remuneration. This was unfair; and all the soldiers asked was their just rights. After again thanking the a'udience, he announced the meeting ready for business; when Major S. Milner, of Mt. Vernon, nominated Captain W. H. Whitworth as Secretary of the meeting; O. C. Terry nominated M. M. Pearse as Assistant Secretary; which was agreed to. m Gen. Harrow moved that a committee of one from each township in the county be appointed to nominate offi cers for the permanent organization of the meeting. . , ' , After a brief interval, the committee returned and reported the following President Maj. S. Milner. . . Vice Presidents Lieut. Col.. W. Pollard,' Col. Nash, and O. C: Terry, Secretary Capt. W. H. Whitworth fni ' i ' ii ' ' ... ' 1 ine report oi me committee was adopted as presented, and Major Mil ner, on taking the chair,' thanked the audience for the honor conferred and in a few brief but very appropriate remarks,, announced the permanent organization of the meeting. ' ' , On motion of Capt. Burke'a committee of five was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting. Col. Pollard, Captain Burke,; Capt.;Hinch, M.' W, Pearee. ana is., Harris constituted said com mittee, and at once , retired fyr the purpose specified; During tue ab sence of the committee, Gen. Harrow was called, and 'responded in a telling speech, which was enthusiastically re ceived. We received a report of, the .speech, but want of space forbids its publication. Eds. Journal. PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS. ' rtr.. . ' mi v jukkjsas, xne late causeless re bellion was inaugurated by wicked and traitorous men, for selfish purpo ses, and to subvert and destroy the JNationai government and the unity oi tne estates thereunder: and tIT . 1. tv HtKiSAs, we wno were soldiers of the Union Army realize that the comforts of our homes should not make us unmindful that in our character of citizens, we have duties to perform in maintaining the integrity "'u uunj . iiic vjruvernuieut, as binding as was the obligation to take arms for the destruction of the odious doctrines of secession ; therefore - Resolved, That as discharged Union soldiersl and now citizens of Posey County in common with all Joyal men everywhere, rejoice that our country is no longer convulsed by the collision of hostile armies, and that it has pleased an . all-wise and overruling Providence to restore us to a condition of peace, with all the constitutional guarantees of " life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness "unimpaired. ... Resolved, lhat we regard it as the privilege and duty, of all Union soldiers, who have been honorably discharged from the army, to adopt such measures as shall be calculated to cement and perpetuate the friendship formed while sharing a commmo danger, and as will secure complete cooperation in. such action as we shall deem necessary to establish and fully develope the policy and principles for .which we risked our lives, believing our efforts for the preservation of the Government would certainly prove fruitless unless we be constantly vigilant to maintain, by peaceful and constitutional means, all the rights

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- : j rt .11 fcv aim luivueg " ' ih nvort.hrnv fit renellion. lv Resolved, That having triumphed over the enemies of oui' country in open and fair battle, we Siave no desire or purpose to pursue the masses of the late rebel armies with vinuicuve or revengeful feelings, but to the contrary we believe the best interests of our country will be advanced Dy a restoration of all such to political rights and privileges so soon as they shall have manifested a sincere and honest purpose to renew their , allegiance to the National Government, and in future deport themselves as loyal men. But while we thus declare our convictions we are unalterably opposed to anh Yprei'se of olemencv bv the Exowv - -r r excutive, or the Congress ot the uniStates, as will Dermit the chief conspirators and leaders of the rebel lion to escape wnnout nemg requuvu to answer to the offended majesty of the law for treason, the most odious of all crimes, and if convicted on impartial trials we 1 demand that the extreme penalty of; the' law shall be inflicted. i ' . - . ,-. ' Resolved. . That we Tecogmze and fully appreciate the services ot all men who in anywise touiuuuicu w the protection and comfort of the soldier s family during his absenceand tn such we extend a 'cordial ac knowledgment' but all that class who gave unquestioned evidence that "their sympatnies were wau racuij, iiii bpposed to the Government' and ourf selves, merit our unqualified condemnation.' ;.,.,t,r-5f Resolved, That'1 we ' will- encourage anA aaei'at. eneh other in all meritorinna undertakings, and to the extent of niir nr.ilitv will relieve the disabled or Stressed soldier. "or" any member of Via familv: that bv this means we may prove to each other and to the nrnrM tlmt vi are neither unmindful nor faithless to the pledge which each recognized in his heart in the hour wlien hia friend and comrade' fell Kloolinof hv his Side. ' ' ! Resolved. That the sum awarded by 1ip National Government to the disa bled private soldier, or to the widow and infant children of those who gave their lives in defense of their country, is insufficient to supply the actual neeessaries of life, and we therefore request our delegation in Congress to exert themselves to procure an increase of pensions to all soldiers and the families of such as died in the service, and to this end we ask our Legislature to instruct our Senators, and should this means fail we assert it to be the duty of our State Government to make the proper provision for all those who are dependent and Vifl nlous : .' ' . Resolved, That it is due to the early limteers that Coneress shall at once by . the necessary legislation, provide fni t.h rnvment to them of the same hniijJftsvdiirhwere iriven at a later this act of justice, -cdcU;sf-r seuiauves m uougress are , requestea to exert ail their influence. v . . ; : Resolved, That we earnestly, recom mend all Union : soldiers r to connect themselves with this organization with i.'iii. j.i ' ri t i - as nine aeiay: as -possmie, uy giving their names and rank to the Commit tee of the township in which thev re side, together with. the regiment and company, with , which they served, to the end that each soldier's name shall be, preserved upon j-ecords to bje kept py tne organization , j.. ) ! V Resolved, i That upon being notified of the 'death of any Union, soldier connected with, this s organization, as many-,members as can ? conveniently do sOx, will attend: his, funeral and assist jn performing the last sad duties ot friendship on this earth. Resolved, That in the' distribution of the patronage of the General Government; in the several counties and districts m this State; when a comoe tent and honorably discharged soldier is an applicant, hi claims should have precedence over those-of one who" has not borne arms m defence of the Union ; and we are well pleased with the actio of the President and Con gress of the United States, in recogni zing the justice of this rule- ' Resolved, That the loyal ladies of our eountry who, by their . many acts of kindness, their approving smiles and words of cheer, made glad the hearts of the Union soldiers, encouraging them in the hour of peril, administering to them comfort, and relieving their suffering, are entitled to our undying gratitude, and will live Lforever in the tablets of our memories. Un motion of 31r. Samuel Endecot, the resolutions were adopted as read. Gen. Harrow then introduced-the following resolution: Resolved, That all those who de nounced the war, or attempted to dis courage enlistments, or bring disgrace on the union soldier by encouraging desertion trom the army, or, who, sneeringly and derisively applied to Union soldiers such epithets as hire lings." " Lincoln " dogs." and other opprobrious language, deserve our un qualified disapprobation. , Some debate arose in regard to the above resolution, but it was upon vote adopted almost unanimously. '. . j , It was then moved that a committee of three persons from each township be appointed for the purpose of prevailing npon all the soldiers in', the county to join the Association. The duties of such committee should be to take &list of all the soldiers in their respective townships, with the names, rank,; regiment and company t of all willing to join." The motion was agreed to. . The . following, are. thg Township Committees as suggested:

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1 i Harmony Township-VOl- A. vwen, j T m TTnrn .T Ranrin nil "" " " . . Robb Township J. A. Leonard, W. Jacqness, Dr. A. W. bpain. . Lynn Township R. A. Fitzgerald, T. .1. Truscott, E. Pitts; - ' : Black Township J.M.Duckworth; F. Greathouse, J. H. Fisher, t i Point Township Capt. Cole, - . Robinson Township Capt. Hinch, Jacob Mills, G. B. Green. ' Marrs Township W F. Dixon, B. Harris, C. W. Mills. 1 Centre Township M. V atson, W. II. Downey. TT . " 1 Bethel ' Township Lieut. : Hams, J. F. Demree, J. Utley. ' ; . On motion, it was ordered that the proceedings of this meeting be , pub lished in the County papers, .and that other papers ; in the District be re quested to copy. -' ' ' ' ' ' ' ; On motion, the meeting adjourned till the 9th day of Junef to meet at Springfield, at which time and place ail soiuieis are luvioevi w ancuu Daviess Coonty Union Convention.' The following, are the resolutions adopted by the Union men of Daviess, County, at their Convention on Satur day last; the 12th inst.i1 "' . j';"" ! '; . ; Whereas. The voters of this Coun ty, and ; the State at . large ; will ,be ealled upon at the approaching Octo ber , ejection to exercise .the highest preirogative of the American citizen, in the selection.; of individuals into whose bauds ,they will,-for the time being, entrust the interest and welfare of the people; and. , . ., ..' , whereas, e, are convincea tnat the same spirit and feeling that inaugurated, and sustained the recent cruel and inhuman war, from which we have, successfully, .been, delivered through the: interposition of Jehova, and the. Union party, is still rampant, and endeavoring to accomplish that which armed bands of traitors failed to do;. and v ,r I- ; Whereas, we' believe that the permanence and stability of our civil and Teligious institutions now as much as in the darkest days of the Rebelliondepends upon the united action of the Union party; which has ever clung with patriotic and fillial affection to the Government, when the leaders of.' the opposing party praised their paracidal hands against it; therefore, ; Resolved, That we re-affirm and reindorse the principles laid down in the platform adopted at the National Convention held at Baltimore.. . Resolved,' That we indorse, the Fourth and the Eighteenth Resolutions, inclusive adopted ' at the Union State Convention held at Indianapolis in February last. ' ' : Resolved, That we further believe that the time has now fully come when traitors should, be punished, and but we insist er tribunals of justice, and not bv ele :vating them to onice, and investing uiein witn power to make laws an legislate for, the Government, which i V i ' ret;oruea tneir oaths and shed their blood to subvert and de stroy. . . . , , , ' J i- ' i : Resolved, That we regard the tombs oi tnose soldiers who' found the ir long sleep and dark home" on South em battlefields, whilst nohlv all things for the love of our common country, as shrines to be cared for and protected by loyal people, and not to be given over to the guardian care of those' who would make ornaments of tneir oov.es and goblets Of their skulls, Resolved, That to the brave and no ble soldiers, who left ' the 'ease and comforts of home; to sustain and support our Government, in the late Rebellion we owe a debt of gratitude which can never-be adequately paid. uu u an in our power to in duce the Genera! Government to give them and the widows and nmhnna nf those' who lost their lives in behalf of i tneir countryj additional evidences of the appreciation of their sacrifices Resolved, That we heartily approve arid-ihdorse the action of the majority of the Union members of the rrpnt congress. Ana whilst they remain unmoved by threats, or uninfluenced r- . , : . ny ammtion, we regard our institu-. tions safe lrom - the machinations of traitors and demagogues. Kesolvcd. lhat we " believe that. when those lately in ' rebellion shall have " complied with the Constitution;: when they shall have given sufficient evidence of their loyalty; and that they can be trusted : when thev yield obedience to the law; the right hand of ' fellowship sfimrW t. tended to them," and that we are unalterably OPOOSed to eonfArrino- ho elective franchise upon either rebels or negroes.- ' ; , -Resolved, That a convnf theaa raA' lutions be forwarded to the editors of the Washington ' (lazrtte TTTO r a Trills Journal; and Indianapolis Journal for publication.- '",; i . ... '' J. W., Burton, ' , ; '.; : W. A.'Horrall,: ; '' , ' Geo. W. Glover, . W.m. F. Wood, ' " ' "" : ' Committee H O L E K, A in Ten Minutes. ' ' j . ; X- Thirty Drops of , , , v ' Dr. (JtYZOrs CHOtERA SPECIFIC will relieve the -worst! case oWthia 'wm ' disease.'. Don't faiPto checb ffo of achar Doctor's Specific act! Call on your druggist immediately CLOUD & AKIN, acre h0'sle Acente, apr2S o. 5 Mala street.

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