Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-24

Rs,ol1si rhat vo recommend 70 the old Soldiers
throughout tho county 20 hold meetings and 70 enforce
ihis subject upou The oonldofaton oi Congress.
hssairad. that We tender hearty thanks to She
ctiEens of raiuosvo Tor their generosity and afion-
zion 10 uai also to those harnad Companies who have
reduced their hfo facilitate coming hofn aiso
20 ail Editors Of pareia who have or VIII edyocalg our
claima and those Of our compatriota of The War Of
ls = and their widows and children.
Rsiairai That accept with gratitude the emblem
attic and expressive Flag presented TO ua ~ the soldiers
Of The War q 1872 By Judge Palmer behalf of the
citizens of Painesville, and assure them aud our
country that u shall never be diahonored
The Veterans adjourned for "rations," the
Ouyahoga and Asbtabula delegations filing the
extensive and well spread tables Of the Cowlos
House, and the Lake, Geauga, sc and the
tables Of the Franklin, They partook Of the
generous hospitality Of Painesville with salts
faction, and talked over old times with zest
known only to those who have bvouacked to-
gother in the tented field
After dinner the meeting was again organ
lied in the Hall, Mr.. b. Rouse, of Cuyahoga,
in the Chair After brief speeches from Gen.
CrOwell, Of CuyahOga, Mr.. Giddings, Mr..
Burke, Of Cuyahoga, who rendered good ser
vice on the frontier, and other Old Soldiers, the
following was offered and adopted
We recommend to our Surviving comrades
and the heirs Of those who are deceased, in
every State and county in the United States, to
organize and appoint competent and thorough
men, who are not politicians, whose duty it
shall be to confer with the Committees in other
States, and with all candidates for President,
Congress, and the Legislatures Of each State,
and ascertain the views of all candidates, and
communicate them to every Corresponding Sec.
retary of the country, by circular letters and
we hereby pledge ourselves to our comrades to
vote for no candidate for any such Office who
is not known to be an open and avowed friend
TO equal justice to the survivors Of 1912, and
the heirs Of those who are deceased.
Secretary Lewis read the following interest
ing relic of the War of 1872
Returns of the Commissioned and staff
Officers of the let Reg't, 4th Brigade, 4th Di-
vision Ohio Militia, in Camp AT Cleveland,
August 30h, 1872
Lieut. Col Jedediah Beard
Major Samuel Jones.
Major Eleazer Hckcox.
Adiutant Eleazer Patchen.
Quarter Master Samuel W Phelps
Pay Master Samuel s. Baldwin.
Clerk Peter Hitchcock
Surgeon William Kennedy.
Surgeons Mate, Erastus Goodwin
Sereant Major Frederick E. Payne
Quarter Master SERGEANT James Stroug
Drum Major Stephen Bond.
Fife Major David Hill
Capt Vene Stone.
Charles II Payne
Clark Parker.
Norman Garfield
James Thompson
VIM II. Hudson.
Allen Gaylord. q
Harvey Murray,
David HendeTshot.
Lieut. Eli Fowler.
Chl. J FObes.
Theron Graham.
- Humphrey
Samuel Hardy
Walter SToug
Dyre Sherman
Lewis Ollie
Ensign Sim Moss.
Hezekah King.
- Tavlor.
John Hopkins.
Elijah Mobiles.
Elias Cazadd
Caleb Baldwin.
I hereby certify the aforesaid Officers have
performed duty in actual service the number OF