Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-02-20

AAELENA, hih., IeO. =, 1000.
The following resolutions were
adopted at a meeting of officer:
of Illinois regiments at Corinth,
held about the last day of last
month, and subsequently endors-
ed by almost every soldier in the
division:
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, Our Government is
now engaged in a struggle for
perpetuatlon of every right dear
to Us as American citizens, and
requires the united efforts Of all
good, true and loyal men in its
behalf: and.
Whereas, We have beheld
with feelings of fsadness and deep
regret, the bitter partisan spirit
that ! 5 becoming dangerously vim
dictive and malicious in our
State, the tendency OF which is to
paraltze and Illustrate the plans of
the Federal and State authorities
in their efforts to suppress this
infamous rebellion: therefore,
/. Resolved, That having
pledged our most cherished earth
ly interests to the service of our
common country, in this hour of
national peril, we ask our friends
and neighbors at home to lay
aside all petty jealosles and par.
ty animosltleS, and, as one man,
stand by us in upholding the
President in his war measures, II
maintaining the authority and the
dignity OF the Government, and
in unlurliug again the glorious
emblem OF our nationality over
every city and town OF rebeldom.
9. Resolved, That we tender
Governor Yates and Adlutant
General Fuller our warmeSt
thanks tor their untIring zeal in
organ zlng, arming and equip |
ping the army which Illinois has
sent to the field; and for their
timely attention to the wants OF
our SICK and wounded soldiers,
and we assure them OF our steady
and warm support In their efforts
to MAINTAIN for Illinois the proud |
position OF pre-eInlnent loyalty
" hich she now occupies.
3. Resolved. That we watched |
the tratoIouS conduct of those
members OF the Legislature Of
the State of Illinois, who, mis-
representing their constituencies,
have been proposing a cessation
of the war, avOwedly to arrange
terms of peace, but really to give
time for the nearly exhausted |
rebels to recover their strength, |
and plotting to divest Governor
Yates of the rights and author
itv vested in him by our State
constitution and laws, and to
them we camly and firmly say.
beware OF the terrible retrl-
button that is falling on your CO.
adiutors of the South, and that, |
as your crime is ten fold blacker,
will swiftly smite you with ten
fold horror, should you persist in
YOUR damnable deeds of treason"
4. Resolved, Tha. in tender
ing our thanks to Gov. Yates,
and assuring him OF our cordial
support in his efforts to crush thus
inbuman rebellion, We are deeply |
and feelingly in earnest. We
have lett to the protection OF the
laws he is to enforce all that is
dear to men--our wives, our
children, our parents, our homes; I
and should the loathesome trea-
son of the madmen who are try
ING to wrest from him a portion |
of his just authority render 1t ne
ccssary, in his opinion, 70. us to
return and crush out treason /
there. we will promptly obey a
proper order so to d., for we de-
spise a sneakIng triiior IN the
rear much more than an open
rebel in the front.
5. Resolved. That we hold in
dctestation and will execrate any .
man who, in this struggle for our
national life, offers factions oppo-
sition TO either the Federal or +
State authorities in their efforts
or measures for the vigorous pros
OF the war Tor the sup
preston OF this goddess rebellion.
6. Resolved, That we are op-
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