The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-08-07

Presidents The President stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting in a few well chosen
remarks, when, on motion, committee /
of three, consisting of Messrs. George III.
Reed, John Buck and f. T. Lytle, were
appointed to draft resolutions expressive
of the sense of the, meeting. Gen. Jos.
M'Donald and r. L. Johnston, Esq, re-
spectively, in response to repeated calls,
then made their appearance and delivered
speeches fraught with intense and burn
ing patriotism. The committee on Reso-
lutions having returned by this time, the
Chairman made the following report:
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, The first wants of a great country
are Independence, Liberty. Stability, Supre-
macy of Merit and Comfort geherally difused,
and the best government is that where every
abuse of power can always be corrected;
where, without social disorder, both the laws
and the head of the government can be chan
ged, and where one rules according to the
will of ALL-such, we believe, being in an
eminent degree the present Constitution and
Government of the United States
Ind IFhereds By the present causeiess Gnd
wicked rebellion the rebels intend to divide,
weaken and overthrow this government :
Therefore,
Resolved That we fully endorse and approve
of the action of the President in calling out
three hundred thousand additional volunteers
for the perfect aad entire suppression OF this
rebellion IN the least possible time and by the
most effectua means.
Resolved, That we send forward our citi-
zen soldiers for the purpose of fighting and
| conquerinG the rebels in arms against our
|
guarding the property of rebel leaders =; and
| we therefore, approve of the late policy OF
the War Department, that the patriot army
| shall subsiSt as tar as possible upon the
| cnemy's country.
! Resolred, That this war is prosecuted 20 de-
| fend, protect and preserve the institutions
/ founded by. the wisdom, and purchased with
| the blood Of ancestors: that we regard
! them as a sacred legacy, to be handed down
! to all future generations unimpaired. at :ae
/ peril of our lives.
Resolued, That the victorious achievements
! by our army and navy. within the last year
| have added unperishable lustre to the Amer
| lean name, ard :! crowned flag with
! never fading glories." Though SCARED and
| mutilated the old banner still unfurs to the
breeze its stripes for its enemies and its stars
| for its defenders.
Res0lred, That the experience of this gov
ernment since its formation, demonstrates to
certainty, that i'll the unity of the govern
ment, the people alone find peace and
prosperity. The disunion of the United States
would soon cause the miserable fragments to
! become tossed and wrecked on the bloody
sea of constantly recurring revolutions. We
| implore government, relying upon the
! Great Ruler of Nations, 10 spare sacrifice
| of blood and treasure to avert so great ca
| lamity to us and to the world.
Resolped, That the loyalty and patriotism
! of Cambria county is a subject upon which
we feel the deepest interest; that we appre-
| ciate highly the noble part her sons have
| borne in this great contest,-they have shown
| their yalor upon almcst every well fought
/ battlefield. To the living, who have escaped
! the dangers of the battlefield, and are again
ready to battle nobly for their country, and to
| those OF our citizens who have expressed their
determination to join their brethren in arms,
we extend our heartfelt thanks and the mem
| ory of the noble dead who lie upon the bat
! tle-fcld enshriRe forever in our hearts
| Resotced, That in the present call of the
| country, We pledge ourselves to use every
honorable effort to raise the quota allotted
! to Cambria county; and in the opinion of
| this mass meeting, a bounty of Fifty Dollars
should be paid to each able-bodied citizen
| who will volunteer to serve his coRntry, aud
| that all who cannot serve in the field should
| contribute freely of their means to sustain
the country in this her hour of peril.
Mr.. f. Hughes offered the following
additional resolution
| ResoEyed, That we deprecate and condemn
| all party elimination and recrimnation to
the causes of the war.
When, on motion, the report of the
committee on Resolutions and the addi-
| tioual resolution of Mr. Hughes were
unanimously adopted.
THE BOUNTY FUND
At this juncture, the Bounty Fund
subscription paper was laid before the
meeting, and, in an exceedingly brief
space of time, contributions amounting in
the aggregate to S 800 were obtained
! a. a. Barker, Esq, next addressed the
meeting. After which, Benz jamin Rodg-
e-s, Ellis r. Williams and Robert Singer
three young men who had enrolled their
names in the company-each favored the
asseWblage with few briet remarks
The meeting then adjourned to meet
on Monday evening.
MEETING MONDAY EVE.
\ large concourse again met at the
Court House on Monday evening, the Off
GERS of the preceding meeting presiding.
Addresses were delivered by A. A Bar
ker, George NJ. Reed, Esq, Dr. John NJ.
Jones and L. Tierney. Committees were
appointed to canvass various townships in
the county, and obtain subscriptions to the
Bounty Fund.