Litchfield enquirer., 1863-03-26
18th Conn. Volunteers.
REsoLuTIoSs OF THE OFFICERS o THE 18TH REG
IMENT CONN. VOLS.

Il tzss 7sg IMENT CONN. VOLS. s l @ IN CAMP NEAR FoRT WORTH, YA.,
 sip E a4f March 9th, 1863. { WHEREAS we have noticed recently, in differ
 sHt sections of our ecantry, movements
 tending to iuaugurate more active opposition
 to the efforts of the National Government
 for the overthrow of this rebellion, and
 intended for the tacit encouragement of
 traitors both in the seeded and free States i;
 and believing such movements to be subver- slve of good government, and unworthy of
 the support of honest citizens therefore
 1ResolUed, That for us, the civil and religious institutions, guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States, are living realities, the eff cacy and permanency of which depend upon the preservation of the Union and the C,nsti- | tuition. sy,t&fttist EG-f Reselred, That it is the duty of those who | enjoy the blessings of our system of free government, ever to be ready to maintain and 1 preserve it in the same spirit with which it was established by our Revolutionary fathers !; that as they did not ask themselves how long | it would take to obtain our independence as a nation, nor how much blood and treasure would be necessary to secure the blessings of more perfect Union, so "e, of the present genera tion ought not to count the years, nor estimate the blood eand sIreasure which it may cost to overthrow this rebellion, but should he willing to give the last dollar and the last man, if needed, for the life of the nation and the preservation of the blessings it has youchsafed to us,
 Resolued, that no honorable alternative re. mains to the National Government but to crush this rebellion or to surrender it's soyeign- ty. That to admit the right of secession is virtually to acknowledge that State, or a given number of States may dissolve the Union, and to yield to the demands of the seeded States, without admitting the right of seees- sion is an admission of the inability of the Government to maintain it's authority; hence, the nation must conquer in this contest or abandon its soveignty as q united people, while the overthrow of the rebellion will give moral and political elevation to the spirit of American loyalty never before attained. Resoloed, That we, as soldiers, are willing to endure privations, suferings, and absence from home and loved ones there, so long as may be necessary to put down this rebellion.
 ResolUed. That the law for the enrolment of the national forces meets with our appreciation, because 1t is calculated to secure blessings worthy of fieemen and of soldiers. That every citizen of the United States owes allegiance to the National Government, and that those who administer the Government are the constitu- tional representatives, for specified period, of the people as a nation and that if able bodied men, not justly exempt from the mill. tary service of the Government, are so base as to refuse their support to the Government, when called for under the authority of the su- prelne law of the land, we shall be ready to meet their resistance at the point of the bayo. net. -'
 Resolred, That az citizens and soldiers we esteem it a privilege to be permitted to join hands with the noble patriots of l776, in our efforts, in our dangers, and in our sacrifices for the principles and forms of free government they supposed they had settled upon firm foundations for all time, and that we can never favor dshonorable peace, submission to the demands of arne,l tlaitors, nor consent to dissolution of the Union of the United States Resatued, That We will keep guard around the watch fires of the Union and the Constitu- ton, encouraged by the gloriss of the past, and the solemn responsibilities of the present aud the future, ever ready to strike tho perjursd traitors of our, own land, or do our duty against any foreign foe who may interfere in our domestic affairs. .r. L. ". Vessels, c. D. Cleveland, Nathaniel Smith, James Deans, gA D James 0. Rice,l O. P. Looinis. " illlam E. Ells, E. D.7Lee,
 Jeffrey Skinner, E. E. Berry,
 k. ". Jones, Edward ". Marsh, E. F. Gold, Walter Burnham, George s. Williams, w. w. Birge, ~ Edward 0. Peck o. H. Knight,
 Luman Wadhams, John N, Gregory,
 William T. Spencer, Augustus H. Fenn,
 M. H. Sanford, ?, James N. Coe,
 Wml. H. Lewis, A, B. Shumway fifl9 @