The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-09-02
The Old Soldiers Convention.

y Tag was presented them ny the ClllZcOS
ot Painosyillc With appropriate ceremonies.
Tho Hon. J. Il. Gildings. touchingly re.
spouded on behalf Of his old comrades in
arms. and awakened many "reminiscences Of
tho past by reference to The frontier scenes
of 1912, which no saw and in part OF which
he was.
Tho convention was called to order in
Murlcv's Hall by Judge Milo Harris. Judge
Enos BIish OF Lake. wns chosen President;
Benjamin Rouse. OF Cuyahoga Capt. WIN.
Hubbard Of Ashtabula DR. Goodwin OF
Geauga; Ira II Morgan. of Lorain: Samuel
Tomlinsou. of Lake. and Gen. A. Willard
Benson, Of Morrow, Vice Preaidcuts. q. +
Lewis. of Cuynhoga, and Milo Harris, OF
Luko. Secretaries.
Va After NJ appropriate prayer bv tho l(ov.
Nr Prosscr. of tho Cleveland Bethel tho
following Committee on Resolutions WAS
appointed
Capt. Ilnryov IInn,oon. Of Lnkc
, Mai. Elisha Taylor. of Cuyahoga.
Gen A. w Benson, Of Morrow.
Private, Henry Cheney, OF Ashtabua.
John G Ford, Of Gcapgn.
Oliver Trrrill, Of Lnran.
Mr. Giddines was called out by the Con
yention, aud. made some remarks on thC
practice OF nil governments oi honoriug and
pcnsioniug ci! znns who have served their
country in war. and the militia as the chiri
reliance of the country for defense. lie re-.
forred to tho parting of Washington with his
unpaid aud pcnnrIcss clt'zrn soldiers aud
to the fact that it was forty years after the
close of the war boforo the first pension act
was passed NV fathur drew pensinn un.
der it. said MIR. c., aud so did tho most OF
your fathers
We extract briefly from tho sketch Of bis
remarks in the Lradcr.
Mr. Gddings spoke Of the war OF 1918
as being ;he limit of their personal expe.
rIcnce, and of the Surrender OF Gen Hull
Mr., q. begged pardon for mentioning
the name, be could not well avoid lt--whc
was sen! with the regular army, at n vast
! expense, to defend the frontier. When
Gen. Proctor came in sight, Hall surrcn.
dered without iriug gun. When the
whole frontier was thus thrown open to
the British and their savage allies, youl
county called on you, fellow soldiers
Without government tents, arms or anu.
milton. you obeyed that call. You furn
>hcd yourselves with all you had Of these
Such was your defense Of the Western
frontier. Present these facts to Congress
9 and speak by petitions und resolution.
. with unanimity and iirmncSs, rs become
r soldiers who have rendered good anc
u faithful service. The country AMI Con
grrss will recognize the justice Of you
r claim, and properly honor the Soldiers O
1879 Mr. q. aided in the passage of tn
pension bill by the last Iouse of Repre-
Il sentatiyes and he expressed coufdcnc
that, with proper effort, such law as til
O Old Soldiers deserve would be enacted.
We have given but the mcrcst skcleto
" Of the well timed and acceptable adIres
y Of NJ. GiidGings, who closed by intro
!. ducing Capt. Harvey Iuntoon, who serve
l. during the whole war Of 1919, with homo
o to himself and country.
d The veteran Capt H., with n soldier
O briefness and modesiy simply referred t
the fact that he enlisted for the war at th
age of lG, served in the 4th Regiment
was at Tippecanoc battle Luudys Lane
T. Chippewa, blowing up of Fort Erie, Plaus
o burgh, DC, and said he tried to do hi
\ duty and was honorably discharged. II
said
Of SOLDIERS OF lGl2--Tn behalf Of til
m citizens OF Paincsville and vicinity, We
ID come you among us. The gathering
c. the surviving Soldiers Of that period, pre-
-, Guces emotions of love too intense an
., strange 'or utterance. TO meet so man
~ Of those veterans here, who have fougl
" the battles Of my Country, is an even
10 truly new and Interesting. nm not a,
1' cusromcd to behold The gatherings Of sue
IS men but | have assumed duty, An
a proceed to perform It with profound dc
Id erence.
yo In behalf Of my fellow cilizDns, pr
re sent you this Banner, as token of II
40 gratitude, respect md venerston we hav
~ for, and owe 10 you, for your servic,
70 rendered Tor our common country, II
fruits Of whose labcrs we now enjoy
u common with yourselves.
Soldiers of 18l2-rcceve from M
ry through your well tried and faithful con
us pnnion in arms, Capt Huntoon, this tokt
m of our regard
as Allow me moments explanation
hi the cmbIems upon it, The oaken wrea
it was the emblem of victory in the Rom'
II Army, bestowed upon the return OF h
Mt ItSlChS lIoUl suCCcsslul conquest.
-, each of You, worthy Soldiers, prcse
- this wreath ; as your success in 1912 W
-" by the sword, so may you by petitio
III succeed in 1860 in obtaining that tok,
re OF gratitude from our government, whit
you seem SO richly to merit.
X SoIdcrs--I trus; in God that your la
cd battle has been fought-thnt no demal
~ for your further services as Soldiers IN,
w. y" arise that the remainder of your da
90 may be days of peace and happiness,
,er Sill, | see in those stern brows the inc
nd cation of that patriotic fire, which won
rs, RgaiI. fash forth if m insult upon yonG
no waving flag should again demand yo
'Sc scrvlceS-that those trembling han
"l would again grasp the musket, and dra
'' the sword for our country's veal.
od You have done your duty, let o
of country now do hers, 10y rendering to y,
ug that which you SO justly merit--,hat 70
'or remaining and declining years, may
no years of peace and bliss--and may th
or good time come, when man shall not lea
- war any more, when our swords sht
ri be forged into plough shares, and OF
Nm spears into pruning hooks" and uu
H. versal peace bless our common race
Mr.. GIddinuS then Introduced Lieu