, 1863-04-01
MTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.

their sentiments in regard TO the war now wa;ed
between the constituted authorities and rebels in
arms therefore, he It
Resurtd, That the members Of the 10Th Illinois,
enlisted in the service Of the United States the
one and single purpose OF crushing cut the enc
mies thereof and restoring the Government to its
sna Thst We apaii with contempt the
efforts Of thoae who are now attempting OF who
may hereafter attempt, to SOW the ecede Of diasen-
sioa 2, among 1boae who afe now in the sld serving
country, and that We look upon such persons as
worthy only Of less regard than thoae who meet
us-armcd febele-on the battle field.
ReeC@red, That VIC piclgc ourselves as one man
to stand hy the Government Of our fathers; to
protect It aranst the Vaccinations ot all traitors
from the North or South; or failing in 50 doing,
bodss uPen the eld US evidence
Rtsetrtd, Thata cory OF these resolutions be sent
to loyal papers fChicago, and to papers Of that
class published in connties which furnished com.
panics to this regiment as originally constituted.
After the above resolutions were read, Cap
tain J. F. C}eghorn sung The Battle Cry Of
Freedom" the entire regiment joining in tue
chorus.
On motion Of Captain Paige, the meeting
adjourned. G. ". KESSAgp, President.
K. CosKL1S, Sec'y.
At meeting Of the 56th Illinois regiment
Of volunteers, Captain Sanford Cochran, oi
Company B, was called to the chair, r,and Cant.
P. J. Welsh, and Capt: Ed. Kefler, were ap-
man appointed Col. G. 3. R:.un Ma! J r
Hall, Surgeon Jas. S. NLitmire, Capt. Sam'l.
Atwell, Company 4, and Lieut.. J. ii. Fields.
Company 3, a committee to draft resolutions
expressive Of the opinions and views Of the
officers and men Of this regiment upon the
war. The meeting Was then adjourned by thu
President to await the report Of tile Com
mittec,
The Committee having prepared their re-
port. the regiment was drawn up at their camp,
three miles below Helena, Ark, on the even.
ing Of the 14th day Of March, 1863 to receive
IT,. The Committee reported the followin.
preamble and resolutions, to-Wit:
NnEnEAs, An effort IL bein.: made by set Of
political demasosaes in 1llino!s and other North,
States. to bring about reaction in the public
mind upon the war, By cngtndtginy opposition to
the Administration through the pretended rcog-
ganization Of the Democratic party, upon a peace
to ereate ~ It on w1h
the ranks. Now, although We hare left our homes
to risk our lives for our country. we claim the
right, as citizens Of Illinois, to be heard from iu
tlis mon,entoue crisis: therefore,
EsSttstd; Ihat"e are analterably attached to
the Federal oEcsnment and the American Union,
one and inaivisahle, now and forever. In our
opinion. the destruction of either would entail on
tic American people ilreparabIe an1 Untold N eytjs M
RetetTea: That in our opinion, the paramount
law Of the State 10 the preservation Of the State
and that it s 1eSa to sseESse al which
means aud measures which will weaken the rebel
lion and strengthen the Federal arms, and opposcd
to all measures and all men that have the Opposite
power necessary to preserve the nation, we have
no fears for the liberties Of the people; the tradi
tions and instincts Of the people favor no cncroac
me1ts upon their rights.
Ne>o'red. That hi our opinion the present Ad.
ninistration is not only not accountable for the
war, but made aM honest effort to avert it, and Is
the complete overthrow Of the rebellion. a. ~
HeatIred, That III onr opinion there hae been no
departure from the original object Of the var, to
VII the prese[sntio1 Of thE Federal co9:titution
Wnr. forced as It was upon an unwilling people by
conspiracy Of arrogant and naughty traitors, has
Assumed proportions 50 gigantic and far-reaching
that: not only must preparations Of the most stu.
peEdous character the great American psople are
capsule Of be made, but the exercise Of the most
stringent military powers must be encouraged, ,and
and in the army endured that the war may be con.
Quoted to I'll honorable peacp resulting In the re-
cstahlsh shment OF Federal authority throughout
the land. and the punishment Of Its osiginators,
1<selesd, That while. the nation Is graphing
with this 1nonstfons rebellion, it Is the duty Of
every citizen to !ay aside all party cteels, plat
forms and organzations and stand firmly By the
powers that be, and aid in an effort to sase the
EsttJrfd, That while wc are nil advocates Of
fsSa9nu " sfeusa aIa ~ ny Pless, Jei Nnen thss
ma charta Of the American Union ia prohiEated 70
the base purposes OF treason aud the dcmoralfza-
ton Of the people, wholesome amount OF restric.
tion IL absolutely necessary to be p1accd upou
them IN order to maintain intact the forms Of GOV
ernment that guarantee them.
Resclred, That for that motley crew Of southern
sympathize1s, ,-gruubltrs and fault-andtrs Of the
North--known III the army By the name of " hang
doodlcs and Copperheads,we entertain an numiti
Eatetl contempt. ana would much prefer treating
hkc gentlemen southern rebel with arrna in hi!
nahds. "nom We knew now 10 handle. than to find
q northern traitor; who. under the gasb Of loyalty
would stab tss and onr country In the dark. 10 81
such seonndles is due the desola5iontof our homes
and all the blood amt treasure that Is now being
sPWgn.: PWn bo,d that thu eo,o,,,ron+ h. a,,;,, .,
mo;nt,,nInT it5 infscritT ani ~ ~ -
istcnce. Therefore. sA abs ~
Resolt<d, That we view tho late Congressional
I'd q 6eene x
tena and can ha e,cbos o bnsss ~ mson
pclled to eerve tieir county who have hcrctoare
been too cowardly to enter tic service. and made
yirtnc q grumbling to cover their coNardice and
di:loyalfE.
:, Rese!tta, Ihat though We much prefer the quiet
ions md hs,dsh;na incident ~ noalS n tE p.tva
svc arc ota1m;nrf - stan5 H. +h Ga.x,nyt{{ r.,
Years r., come rsther than sGhmi, ~ - di.honor.
hI. nence Ana when W. thc cni,i;crs ~ th;s
n,,rrJ r,nr ~ r.tnr r., a,,,n, NV 80 M " 1n1s
M tSan ~ pt 10" qesolate
~ wtgt, WE ytssstna nGrGso; ~: "o " uulg
an ana
r. Muo na'e c!ea.ea a!saneetion At nome
~ ~ ~" v. aeIoso IN WI tanNs
aVs -! taVtc a!ts tAgm' anu none o.
u u WI q 1oTHQ WIG CAD etoop 90 10" as 70 thfo"
INT manue o. chaF7tg over Them.
fetNeea; laat We nave imnllcit confidence II
Gofefnof hlenafN 1aies o. !lisnots. his honesty
pa'fio1i:m anu executive ABILITY, and that VIC fee
nldcr lasting obligations to him lor his zeal anf
untir1nE efforts to promote the comfort and yelfart
OF the Illinois volunteers IN the field. No mar
could have done more.
Hfsctsea. Ihaf these proceedings be published
IN the CHICAGO IH1BGSE and WiHots STATE jour
naf, and The papers In Southern Illinois are re
quctted to copy.
After remarks from several officers anG
men Of the reriment on mntion- the reso1r
tons ware a16pted br an orerwhe1minr yotc
6ro ~ sfx rcrstns orir vofinn in Tia na55o Ira
~. n Gald: sSfoHo IochHAS, Iress'