Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-07-12
For ths Portage seAlinsl.
Adjourned Meeting OF the Soldiers OF
OF the War Of 1912,


A Of the War Of 1919.
Pursuant to adjournment Of the meeting
\ April 18th, the Old Soldiers convened at th
Court room, in Rayenna, July 4th, 1854, at !
a o'clock, A. NJ, and the President, John csriI
. Esq, being absent, the Secretary, Mr.. Samue
q Red6eld, called the meeting to order and Capt
. TITus BELDINe was nominated and chosen Pres
, ident Of this Convention. Mr.. Redfeld decline
, serving as Secretary and John Harmon was che
, sen in his place, whereupon the Convention pro
ceeded to business. .-
, Mr.. Harmon, appointed at the former meeting
to correspond to further. the objects of the Oh
Soldiers to procure an extention of the revolu
tionary pension system in favor of the soldiers o
the second war of the revolution-reported tha
he had forwarded copies Of the proceedings OF the
April meeting to our Senator in Congress, Judge
Wade, and also TO our Representative, Judge
Bliss, and our Representative in the Legislature
of Ohio; also, to Hon. John Wentworth of the
Chicago district, Illinois, from some of whom he
had had responses, and particularly that Hon. Mr..
Wentworth encouraged us to persevere in our ef-
forts That Judge Bliss had presented our petit
ton in the House of Representatives. t.#
! The Convention was then addressed by Mr.. A.
Nichols and Gen. S. D. Harris.
A committee of FIVE consisting of Messrs Red.
field, Harmon, M. Stewart, E. Spalding and N.
L. Jefries were appointed to draft resolutions
and report to the afternoon session.
The convention then adjourned to meet again
at half past one O'Clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON MEETING
Convention again met, at half past O'Clock.
At the suggestion OF the President for the ap-
pointment OF Vice President, Wm Goldman
Esq, was appointed and assumed the duties of
Vice President OF the Convention.
The committee on resolutions reported the fol-
lowing which were adopted unanimously:
WHEREAS, The Heroes of rs are fast dropping
off from the stage OF life, and, Whereas, the He
roes Of 1912 have yet failed in their Just rec
ompense at the hands of Government, land Where
as, the National Government from its great re-
sources, is now in circumstances that enable her
to be just as well generous to her veteran Sol
diers and defenders OF her sob in the times that
tried mems souls, Therefore,
Reso'ued, That on the natal day of our Union,
the 4th OF July, 1854, We, the citizens OF Portage
county, surviving Soldiers Of the War Of 1912,
hereby form ourselves into an association for the
purpose OF claiming our right Of petitioning Con-
gress to extend to US, oct OF the resources within
its control some adequate rccompense for the trials
and perils encountered by US in defending the
country and promoting her prosperity and well
fare.
Resolved, That in these degenerate times when
tho sabbath day n ihprfv ia tn ha doc
ted by party and disunion displays and fundangoes,
no better day could have been selected than the
4h of July, on which the true patriot defender of
the soil and fathers Of the Republic can assemble
together to devise ways end means whereby the |
interest of the country may be promoted and bar
be interposed against the final extinguishment of
The spirit of 76 in the bosom of our offspring.
Resolved, That we are 10th to subscribe to the
doctrine Of the ingratitudc of Republics, "but
when we see men coolly calculate the "yalue Of
the Union" and lend themselves TO the work of
desecrating ourHoly National Sabbath by faunt-
ing sectional dsunion flags and laboring to instill
by emty pomp and parade into the minds of their
children their unhoy doctrines, we are almost
'eady to "despair the Republic"
Reso'ued, That as in the year 1872 when
by foreign invasion, inspired by youth
u ardor and patriotism, we shouldercd the mus.
/,
ng OF our days, whom the mantle of strenth has
)een transferred to others, we feel bound to do
what in us lies towards counseling the right and
ienQuncing the wrong, and therefore, we exhort I
he youth Of the Nation to stand firm by the flag .
,t our Union end the Constitution of our country
established at the expense Of the blood and treas
ire of our forefathers c
A petition TO Congress TO extend the revolu- r
innsrv nnnGion 70 inciuda thu ColI;o,. ii
he War of 1912, was read, and all present, Sol o
iers and other citizens, requested to sign the $
anne as follows. C
70 Tie Honorable Congress Of The United States. II
The undersigned citizens of Ohio would respect tt
fully solicit Congress in behalf the Soldiers
of the War OF l8i2-That Congress pass law f
extending the benefits OF the Pension system
so long enjoyed by the Officers, Soldiers and Il
Widows OF the Revolution to tie Officers, Sol al
diers and Widows of the Second War of In re
dependence. y,
avenna, Ohio, July 4th, 1854.
Which petition was numerously signed by ~ ~
lose present.
The Ravenna Glee Club (Messrs. Jackson T. ',
reen, N. L. Jef1les and j. Calvin Prentiss) by
quest of the Convention, sung in fine style the
flowing National air. y,
The FLAG OF OUR UNION" o-
"a song for our banners the watchH ord recall
II gave our Republic her station sn
United We stand, divided fall, u.
1t made and preserved us Il nation u"
A union OF lakes union of lands, TO
AEd union of States none can sever,
a nion OF hearts, and union of hands, ce
AND THE FLAG Union FOREVER :. go
Some Toasts were then called for, and were so
I'd by Mr.. Spalding, among which were the ,s,
lowing: a.,
The anniversary of the day zoe cele1rate-The ba
4th OF July, l776, on which the principles of -,
Liberty and Independence were declared. P"
Our Country-"The land of the free and the
home of the brave" ant
"Liyes there with soul so dead me
Who never TO himself hath said
This is my own, my native land?'' gre
The World-The common Country o. the anc
whole human brotherhood are
The Un'on-The palladium Of our liberties. {
Let those be accursed who covertly and insid. n,o
onsly toment sectional jealouses. May ths ."O -