The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1861-10-17
THE UNION MEETING ON LYONS
CREE X.

mcelnH Ol the ODioh men vi Ly ou
Greek was held on Monday, the 14th inst.
George Ware was chosen Chairman, and
Samuel Orr Secretary.
On motion, A. ii. Lamb, j. f. Staatz,
and j. Guglcr were chosen as Committee
on Resolutions.
a. G. Pierce was then called upon to
address the meeting, which he Gid in a
style worthy the man and the cause. lie
analysed the men, and their motives, who
are running in opposition to the Union
ticket, and proved beyond doubt that they
were secessionists.
L. L. Hcrsey was next called upon. He
said that if the Arkansas traitor, Freeman,
was there, he would make him hunt his
hole. Not content with his commonplace
talk, he mounted the pinnacle of rhetoric
aud cloquence, and eaglc-like dipped into
the secession nest, Democracy, and scat
tered its nestlings to the four winds. The
would be Representative from the bogs
of Arkansas, and "Legs," (who said it
"was policy to be Union man just now, y
received their share of the food. MIR. Her
sey left the stand amid shouts of "Go or" !"
promising to give US another treat on the
10Th inst.
The next was "Old Beates,' who spoke
some twenty minutes, satisfying all present
that he had lost none Of his vivacity of
thought, or eloquence of speech, during
his "sojering" Beates is the man for
any occasion-whethcr il be the battle
field or the stump.
Alex, II. Lamb arose, and annihilated
the so-called Union Democracy, and the
Humboldt barbecue, in less time than he
could have singed cat. Mr.. Lamb un-
derstands the secesh ropes, and proposes
constructing nooses for their benefit. He
introduced the following report of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, which was unani-
mousiy adopted by the meeting:
"Rcsolred, That this assemblage, as loyal
men and good citizens, do heartily indorse
the present war, believing that in the sue
cess Of the Federal arms and complete an
initiation of the rebellion depends the sal,
yation of the Government and the mainte-
nance of constitutional liberty.
"Resolred, That in order the better to
unite the loyal people of our county, and
remove from the political arena everything
calculated to create dissension and discord,
We do rencunce all former party names and
party prejudices, aud Pied ge our support at
the coming election to those men who are
for the 'Union, the whole Union, and
nothing but the Union.'
"Resolred. That we consider those men
in our midst who prate of peace, compro-
mise, and are continually finding fault with
the operations Of our troops aud our com,
manders, who mourn over the 'wickedness
of this war whenever the Federal army is
victorious, and inwardly cfphckle at thei,
defeat, as ten times more dangerous to the
Union cause than the traitors now IN arms
at the South.
aRcsolred, That Western Kansas will bt
unworthy the name which her gallant son:
have won for her in South: Western Mis-
souri,. at the ever memorable Springfield
should the people permit one of the candi
dates on the anti-loyal, falsely-named Demo
cratic ticket to be elected to Office at tht
ensuing election"
The meeting adjourned amid rousini
cheers for the Old Flag and the Union.
GEO. WARE, Chairman.
SAMUEL ORR, Secretary.