The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-03-27
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WHEREAS. It has from the TO time
come to the knowledge Of tc soldiers of
our army, that certain de,iqing, traitor
Gus politicians of the Nor,lhaye cxcrtcd
themselves to their utmos capacity. to
prejudice our friends of tholoyal states
against the government the United
States, the constitutional nthori,cs and
army thereof; and have by ending treas.
enable publications to the ioldicrs, aud
by various other means trictlo discourage |
the soldiers, and dcmoralie the army;
aud have by many other ats aided and
abettcd in the existing rebellion, aud Civ.
en- sup! ort to the cEemies 4 our nation
--their comrades in treson. Aud
whereas, those persons har, by false.
hoods and other dishonoralc mcuns,
tried to make it appear that vc, the sol
d;crs Of the Union are also tirning trait.
ors, and are wishing for peace on the dis
honorable terms OF disuuion.
WHEREAS, Those designing and treas
enable pcrsonagcs haze expressed doubts
concerning the trdth of the sentiments
expressed in the recent resolutions and
appeals which we, the sollicrs of Ohio
in the Department of the Cumberland
have recently sent home to our friends,
they pretending that those resolutions
were merely the echoes OF the power
loving officers, and did not contain the
sentiments of the soldiers. Aud where
as, we considered it to be of great impor-
tance that our friends shall understand
exactly what our sentiments really are.
and whatwc will carry out by the force of
arms.
Resolved, Therefore that we, the under
signed members of Co. n, 18th Rcgi-
ment Ohio Volunteers, and formerly citi-
zens of Atticu, Seneca County, Ohio,
aud the surrounding vicinity, consider
it to be cur imperative duiy to writo home
TO our friends our real sentiments in re-
gard to the present affairs of cur nation
which we now attempt to do. We have
heretofore fully endorsed public meas.
ures which have been sent home more
directly to the public, but we now send
TO our especial friends these resolutions
and to them we will attach our signatures
tn att"st that they "sv gvt'u,pv'
Resoired, That we stand firm as cvcr
for the Union, and that We consider it Q
. Il.
ton, and to the general cause of free gov,
crnment to fight armed rebellion ubroa,
'und masked treason IN isory,,, .,,d ,.,~, "a,
shall strive to do our duty in this respect
und shall fight the enemies Of our repub
lie so lorg as armed rebellion shall con
tinuc.
ReSolUcd, That we recognize in Abra,
ham Lincoln, the constitntiunally elect
ed aud empowered President OF the Uni
ted States, and commander-in-chicf o
the Armies and Nuycs thereof; and con
slider it to be our duty to carry out sucl
measures as he shall deem expedient il
putting down the rebellion, and shall il
all things look to him as our leader SC
long as his term of Presidency shall last
and then we shall cheeriully give The
same regard to his consttutionally elect
ed successor.
Resolved, That we consider the proc.
lamation OF tic President on the subject
Of slavery, will, il carried into effect, tenC
powerfully to weaken our fees and thus
shorten the war, aud to settle the politi
cal differences between the North ant
South, aud to thus lay the basis of per.
manent peace; aud that from these con
siderations we regard said proclamation
u an expedient measure.
Resolued, That we welcome the Con.
scription law as an appropriate and Q
needlul measure, for il will certainly tel
powerfully upon our foes to thus strength.
en- our army, and insure a speedy peace
RESOLVED, That we consider those who
discourage enlistments, encourage re,
sistance to draft, urge an urmistice, aic
in raising u meeting against the Presi
dent, or urge peace on any terms save
those Of the restoration of the Union, unC
the full surrender of the rebels u our ar
my, is to be enemies of our nation, unt
to US, aud we shall treat them as such
That we think them 10y far less honora
BILE when we find them north, disguised
as friends, than when they dare to face
US on the field of battle.
Resolved, That we consider il the du
~ OF our friends in the North to give VI
their full and urdeht support, aud to put
down treason there by force of arms i
necessary. That such as fail to do this
are our enemies, and shall treat them az
such, and shall remember them with q
vengeance when we return from the
field. Ii it comes TO the worst we arc
willing to carry the war into Ohio, and
there fight home rebels-our former
friends and neighbors, if need be. We
repeat the enemies Of our country are
our enemies, and no matter what ties OF
friendship, or OF blood may have existed
between lhem and US, they are now our
deadly foes.
Resolued, That we consider these res
olutions 10 embody the sentiments of a
great majority of this army, yet we ad-
nit that there are among Us a few cow
ardly, home.sick, fault.fnding beings,
who bear the physical mould ofmen, who
gladly feign political scruples to get
freed from doing their duty as soldiers
But thank Heaven, they are but few.
II. Hathaway, l., S. Carpenter,