The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-03-06
The Resolutions Of the Fourteenth
Regiment,

At a meeting of the officers of the 18th
regiment of Indiana volunteers, held at
the Headquarters of the regiment, on the
23d day Of February, 1868, the following
proceedings were had. Upon calling the
meeting to order Lieut. Col. Z II. C.
Cavins was appointed Chairman, and
Adjutant I. c. Baily was appointed Sec
retary
The President, on taking the Chair, in
few brief remarks informed the officers
of the object of the meeting, and upon
motion the President appointed Captain
VIM. Donaldson, Captain D. E. BEEN.
and Lieut. A. N. Van Dyke, committee
to draft resolutions expressive of the
sentiments ofthe officers and soldiers of
the regiment
The committee afterwards reported
the WaERTHss9 fis We. the ofieersA rsA@aalffitioas alffitti
ing fanatical and malignant express
! ion of feeling upon the part of certain
political demagOgues in our State against
the further prosecution of the war, and
WHEREAS, Such demonstrations of
feeling are calculated and intended to
occasion dissatisfaction among the sol
diers in the field, and to nslead them as
to the object of the war, and
WHEREAS, This feeling has been man
ifested longer than mere party spirit
would warrant, and has eliminated in
resolutions in opposition to the war, in
favor of an armistice, against voting
"another man. gun or dollar" and 9TH
ers of like sentiment, tending toward the
consumption of dishonorable peace; !;
therefore he it
Resolced, That we dep-ecate and de-
spise the base, ignoble, parsimonious and
cowardly conduct that has prompted our
!, pretended friends to such action, and we
hereby express our unqualified disap-
probation of their conduct
!, Resolved That in our opinion the only
! wav to bring about a permanent and
honorable peace is to fight and conquer
: the rebellion, and that an armistice i:
u only cowardly backing down from the
defense of our country, the result o
{ which would be the triumph Of treason
{ and aristocracy, andthe lasting disgrace
{ of the armies of the republic.
D. ResoIred, That we have all confidence
e in the honesty, ability and patriotism o
e President Lincoln and Governor Morton
'e and believe them to be doing all in thei
le power to speedily and honorably en-
&c this rebellion.
le ResoIred, That we have confidence i
eS the great mass of the people of Indians
and that they will not allow the threat
Ut of the traitors at home that not anothe
ie gun, man nor dollar will be furnishe
~ to assist US to influence them to wit
ae draw from us their earnest sympathy an
Is cordial support, and at the same tin
ne assure them that nothing, least of a
p such threats, will cause US to swery
'e' from what we consider our great ar
se noble duty and privilege of crushing O.
ny this rebellion.
en- Resolred, That we request every 10y
Co. paper in the State to publish this EXPIRE
sion of the opinion of the "Old IA
nd Regiment Indiana Volunteers"
ne William Donaldson, Capt Co. B.,
all David E. BEEN, Capt. Co H.,
put A. NJ. Van Dyke, lst 1t Co. G.,
ler Committee.
wo On motion the above preamble a
M resolutions were received, read a
ne adopted by all the officers present, {
rce cept one.
the Then, on motion, 1t was decided
tLa submit the resolutions to the soldiers
,wn the regiment at the hour of dress para'
. without arms, that they might give tn
.u unbiased sentiments and votes, for
r;tb against the resolutions. The hour h
deo ing arrived the regiment was formed
nto close column by division" and cal
to attention by the President, who stat
ing in brief and appropriate speech the
lent iect of the meeting.
o,s. The Secretary then read the pream'
tha and resolutions to the soldiers.
,;tv The President then gave any one
han opportunity to express themselves in
mot gard to the matter under considerati
con. when Sergeant Jas, Il. Richardson