The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-09
Annfler War Meeting.

An Influential meeting Of the citizens OF
La Sale county convened at the Court
House, Ottawa, Wednesday evening, Aug
9th, lS62. for the purpose Of taking into
consideration thu condition of tie county
and the duties Of La Sale county in par
ticulAr
The meeting was organized by the APP
poln,ment OF VIM. Reddick, Esq, as
| Chairman, and A Prescott Secretary.
The chairman stated bii lefty the object
Of the me. ting.
The meeting was addressed by Judge
| Champln, Supervisor Misner, Supervisor
Soule, of Grand Rapids. o. c, Gray, E-q
/ Rev Mr.. Coleman, william Strawn, and
/ others.
/ j V A Hoes, Esq, presented the fol-
| lowing resolutions
! Resolued. As the sense Of this meeting,
( lst That we hail with patriotic PRIDE
! aud pleasure the call OF the President for
! 100000 men to aid in speedily and etiec
| tuaiiy putting down the rebellion and re-
! storing the Union, that 1t IS an earnest
/ that the Cow r imrnt Is awake to the
magnitude of the work and the necessity
ioi promp. and vigorous measures as the true
way to meet lhc crisis
/ %. That the liberal inducements offered
[ elsewhere for enlistipg Will have a preju
/ diclai effect upon the business interest OF
| La Sale county, 10y Withdrawing large
numbers OF her citizens 10 I'LL up the
ranks eI>ew here, thus diminishing the
number for enlistment or draft here 10
NIL her quota when she shall be called
upon
! 81. That the best way to meet the
/ emergency presented above Is, for the Su-
/ pervsors of this county TO Immediately
I ntt. hnnn.r t.-rIp l..r,.
| so that our citizens may he afforded an
/ Opportunity 10 meet the call upon our
county for her quota by enlIstinc in com
panies forming and TO be formed IN this
co 'nty-
/ ith That we believe that satisfactory
a: r ,ngements can be made with the stale
authorities for furnishing the quota of
/ this county in such way as her citizens
acting through the Board of Supervisors
may deem best. and thus believing, we
would earnestly urge upon the Supervisors
10 furnish them by voluntary enlistment,
| stimulated by liberal bounty, that such
course will lest subserve the interest Of
] the county generally.
/ 9th. That a committee of FIVE be ap-
/ pointed TO take such action as in their
/ pressed above.
| they were enthusiastically applauded
| A motion was made, that the resolu
tons be adopted Mr. Osman moved an
amendment, that they be adopted sepa
rately. The amendment was agreed 10,
and after some pertinent remarks by
various speakers, vote was taken on the
resolutions as amended, and all OF them
were unanimously adopted.
A motion was made, that Mr.. Reddck
be appointed Chairman Of the Executive
Committee, which, being seconded, was
carried unanimously.
A motion was made, seconded and car
ried, that resolution five be so amer ded
as TO read. 4 committee of six, Including
Mr. Reddick.
Thereupon the chairman appointed
Judge Cavalry, John V. A. Hoes, Esq,
Judge E G. Leland, Hon. W. Bushnell,
and William Strawn, as such committee.
Mr.. Gray moved, that a separate COM
mittee of three be appointed to confer
with the Governor in regard to having a
Motion carried
O. c. Gray, J. V. A. Hoes as such COM
mittee
Mt Misner offered the following reso-
luton which vas adopted:
Resolr.d, Tha, We will give our influence
and aid in filling up regiment in La
Sale county, under whoever may be de-
signated as the most likely to succeed in
raising a regiment, as its standard bearer
No further business presenting itself,
the meeting was adjourned to Saturday
evening next.
WV REEDIcK, Chairman.
A PREsCOTr. Secretary