The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-05-01

lment, on the lotn OF april. we com'
ply with their request, giving the names
of the officers, 80 in all, 26 Of whom are
Republicans, and but three Democrats
from Tuscarawas county, showing the
unjust manner in which the Republican
leaders have prescribed Democratic SOL
diers. in this regiment. Just look at it
-26 officers out of 80, filed by repub-
licans who are drawing an average of
81 a day each, and Of these, ID are from
TuscaraWas. Was ever greater insult
offered to the 5000 democratic tax pay
ing voters of the County, who are giving
one-half of all their earnings, to sup.
port the war and put down the rebellion
But to the resolutions:
Communicated
5ISt owl.
At meeting Of the commissioned officers
OF the 5lst Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
held at camp, near MGrfreesboro, Tenn, on
the 18th day of April, 1868. Of which Lieu
tenant Colonel R. W. McClain was President
and Lieutenant John G. Croxton Secretary, the
following preamble and resolutions were unani-
mously adopted.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS: Disloyal sentiments have been
manifested by the cowardly Northern sympa-
thizers Of the rebellion and
WHEREAS: Numerous reasonable letters
nave been received by the soldiers of this regi-
ment evidently intended to encourage deser-
tion and cause discomfort in the ranks; and
WHEREAS: 1t has been stated that, ''if the
hands of the privates in the army were not
tied they would be found in the ranks of the
opponents of the Government; be it
Resolved, That while we deplore the exis-
tence of this ACQUIRED rebellion and ardently
desire a speedy return to the pursuits of peace
and to the dear ones at home, we feel that this
can only be obtained by o vigorous prosecu-
tion of the war and hearty support rendered
to the Government by the people Of the North,
and their encouraging words to the soldiers Of
the Union, whereby we will be thrice armed,
and speedily conquer substantial peace, hon
orable to the country and to ourselves; and be
it further
Resolved, That open conspirators, who, as
soldiers with arms in their hands, oppose us,
we regard with honor, compared with the vile,
cowardlY sympathizers in the North, who at
tack us in the rear; and when it becomes nec-
essary we will most cheerfully return home
to assis. the civil authorities in executingupon
them the summary punishment which their
treason deserves.
Resolved, That we tender our corporation
to the Executive of the nation, and indorse the
policy of the Administration in using all and
every means in its power for the suppression
of the rebellion.
Resolved, That the soldiers of this regiment
are to-day as earnest in their zeal for the sue
cess of our cause as we were upon our original
entry into the service, and that we look upor
q compromise of the great question as a des'
perate attempt of the butternuts of the NORTH
to PROSTATE us under the wheels of the Jug
garnaut of the slave oligarchy, and we further
feel that there should be no compromise unit
every sword is sheathed and every arm stacked
by the rebels, when, if THEY come with tn
olive branch in their hands, we will receiv
them with open arms, and, together, will re
new our obligations to our glorious Union
and render it, as old, the terror of the foe o
human liberty. and an object Of respect AM
reverence throughout the world.
Resolved, That we hail with joy the passag
of the Conscription Act, and will cheerful
assist in enforcing it, if necessary, with arms
: Resolved, That we have learned with pal
n and.indignation of the partisan strife in tn
y North, and of acts of certain politicians who's
r every effort has been exerted to defeat the oil
jcct of the war, namely: the restoration {
the Union;" but that we will continue to do
n the future as we have done in the past, to pot
J. into our enemies in the front showers of sh'
|. and shell, until the second Tuesday of Octobe
when we will face by the rear rank, and civ
our enemies in the rear such unanimous vo
u ley of Union ballots as shall rout them hor
l. and foot.
IS Resolved, That copy of these procceiipi
% be sent to the COshocton Age, TuscGrawas A
!. vocate, Cincinnati Commercial, and Ohio al
CGshocton Democrat.
= Lieut. Col. R. W. McCLAIN, President
ID Lieut.. JOHN G. CRoxToN, Secretary,
st TSigned.l c.. Wood, Major; A. K. Ro
ot inson, Captain; Charles G. Harger Regl. Q. \
~ Frank Shriver, lst Lieut.; p Everhart,
vi Lieut.; Albert Dent I'd Lieut.; John Mort
s. Captain; Peter Lowe, lst Lieut.; JohnE Smi
a. Cd Lieut.; John Sargent, Captain; B. M, JON
al 1st Lieut.; Thos. H. MozenG, I'd Lieut.; D.
"a Marshall Captain; John NJ. Freer, lst Lieu
~ Wm. lie Retilley. I'd Lieut. s. Slade, lst Lieu
ey I. c. Ayers, Cd Lieut.; Samuel Stephens Ga
- tain; Willis G. Workman, I'd Lieut.; Willie
A Moore, Captain; Lewis Crooks, lst Lieu
air Sampson McNeal, I'd Lient.; BENZ. F, Croxtt
=, lst Lieut.; Chas. Gentsch, I'd Lieut.; Willi
n' Nicholas, 1st Lieut.; Isaiah d. Luke, I'd Lieu
g.; John P. Chaplin, Jr., I'd Lieut.
u The foregoing preamble andresolutlous WI
. submitted to the enlisted men of the 6lst re
ment 0. ", at the noon roll-call, on April
;n 1868, and the following is the vote of eS
!" company; certified to by the commanding o
ne GER Of the company;
cir Company A-Unanimou John G. Croxt
af- I'd Lieut. Comd'g. Company B-Unanimo
Frank Shriver, lst Lieut.. Comdg. Comps
C-Unanimous P.Everhart, lst Lieut.. Como
Company D-Unanimous; John North, Capt
a Comd'g. Company E-Unanimous; John s
gent, Captain Comd'g. Company F-Una
nous; D. W. Marshall, Captain Comd'g. Go
The pany G-Unanimous; Sam. Slade, lst Lie
:, Comdg Company H-Unanimous; Sam
she Stevens, Capt. Comd'g. Company I-Uns
ne. nous; William Moore, Capt. Comd'g CC
-, pauy K-Uuanimous; ChaS Gentsch, 2e Lie
'ho Comdg.
eir We now propose to show these rep
ro- lican officers of the 5lst, that if they
EN- honest and sincere in their resolutiC
ave they must support the democratic pal
cu- for the "open conspirators" and IRE
sympathizers, they denounce so harsl
BE are all to day leading men in the rep
~ IL lican party, and opposed to restoring
,T IN old Union, you profess to be fight
ER, for.
Up To satisfy on that point, read the