The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-05-27
Adjourned Meeting OF ihc Sold
icr> Oi s.ac sSHrUG 1872.

icr> oil ssac NarUI 1912.
inpursuancc of notice, an adjourned meet.
Ing Of some Of the surviving soldiers Of the
War oflSl2, was held in the court house at
Ottawa, on Saturday afternoon, May 10th,
1851.
The President, l.. Lamb, called the meet
Ing to order, and dciycrcda short address,
in which he stated the purposes for which
they had assembled, and made some feeling
illusions TO his brethren in arms
=. X. Leland ON request, came forward
and consented To act as secretary.
The following persons being called upon,
and ably addressed the meeting, viz:
Capt. Staddcn, Gen. Fry, Mr.. NJ. c. Whit
man, Rev. Mr.. Breckenridge, and ID. Evans
Esq
On motion Messrs. Ira Ilartshorn, II. l..
Osborne, and VI. c. Whitman, were appoint.
, cd a committee TO draw up and report rcso-
( buttons for the consideration of the meeting.
The committee reported the following,
which were unanimously adopted, viz:
Whereas, 1t is the duty of government
to make liberal provision in aid of those who
have taken up arms in its defence and
whereas our government in itsamplc domain
has the means of making such provision by
liberal donations ofland to many Of its cti-
zen soldiers who have periodically offered
their services in the various wars, in which
it has been engaged, and whereas, there are
many who were engaged in the last war with
England who have not received any land, or
but fraction of 100 acres, which have been
/ given to others engaged for no longer peri
od of time in the other wars in which the
nation has been engaged, therefore, it.
| Hcsoi,od, That We, surviving soldiers Of
the last war with England, hereby urge up
on Congress our right and their duy to do
note to each soldier who honorably served
his country for any length of time during
said war, 100 acres of land, or whatever
amount of land which may be necessary to
make up that amount to those who by acts
Of Congress have received any land.
Rc,olrcJ, That in the opinion ofthis meet,
Ing, it is not more than justice, that Con
grcss should not only donate to the soldiers
of 1872, one hundred and sixty acres ofland,
but, also, place upon thcpcnsionlstall those
who have honorabIy served in that war.
/ Ecyo'red, That the members Of this meet
| ing tender their thanks to John Wentworth,
member of Congress from this state, for the
interest he has shown in the welfare of tie
soldiers Of the war of 1912, by introducing
into Congress a measure TO donate lands to
them.
/ R,soirca, That zach Of the soldiers Of 1872
in attendance of this meeting, he requested
to give his name for publication with the
proceedings of this meeting
The following names have been given TO
the secretary, viz;
/ l., Lamb, Zimri Lewis, David McLaugh-
( lin, John Sloan, John Cha,mar J. :. Simp-
son, Joseph Fassctt, Alison Collin, Sylyanus
Pcasc, Geo. Dickson, John Il. Montgomery,
. pahIei Tracey Lew ''e''''''' '"h" ''"'''''
Jacob " 'a''r' H. H. oaD'i"'' Jon" "'I'"'
anu ~ l. '"ai'''"h'
/ Mcsers. j. Lamb, Ira Ilartshou, " C.
chapman ana '!"4""' t'S'' were "I'
. poinieH HceS"t'' TO "''e'l' INC ''"'V emo"
at aurora on the od oi heNtmo"'A'
/ Inc ioAo"ii'S resolution" were "'oi''''