The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-03

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The Voice OF the 10Th Eil-nois IN.
Gantry.
The following bold andtruly excellent
and patriotic resolutions OF the soldiers
OF Che l6ih Illinois Infantry, who are on
duty across ne river willsbe read With
admiration by loyal men everywhere.
There is not shadow Of doubt that the
sentiments herein expressed are the sem
til ents Of the soldiers ca masse. We
have talked with hundreds and hundreds
Of the privales from every State in the
NOrthwes', and beyond all doubt the
sentiments expressed here are the scuti.
meuts of our intelligent citizen soldiers:
Torn REsNgNT ILLINOIS YoiuNr,xR INrA>rry
CAMP At EDoEriELD. TVS. brrll LIST, 1893. R
In pursuance of call made for meet
ing OF the nom commissioned officers and
priyates Of the 18th Illinois Volunteer
Infantry, il was determined 10 appoint
committee of one from each company to
draft resolutions expressive Of the views
Of the regiment on the important ques-
tons Of the day, and also in reply to the
numerous letters and resolutions from
friends at home. The committee met,
aud, on motion, John Geddes Sergeant
Of company L, was appointed President,
aud Noble l.. Prentiss, OF company D,
Secretary. On calling the roll OF the
companies, the following named soldiers
reported as delegates from their respec-
tive companies:
Private VIM. II. Head, company A, phi
vate Alba Butler, company b, Corporal
Jesse S. Craig, company c, private Noble
d. Prentiss, company ID, private Edward
Patten, company &, Sergeant John Gsd
DIES, company +, private Thomas G. Nc
Grath, company q, private NJ. Chambers,
company II, Sergeant VIM M. Howard,
company ], private VIM. $. Baldwin,
company Is.
After dsliberaton the committee re-
ported the following Preamble and Reso-
luions, which were adopted by the re-
spective companies, as shown by the re-
ports of the Orderly Sorgeants:
Resolutions Of the Non. commissioned Officers
and Pyivates Of the 1911 Regiment Illinois
Volunteer Lgtantry
WHEREAS, The soldiers Gr Illinois in
every department Of the Western army.
have met and ezpressed in the form of
resolutions, their unaterable attachment
to the Government their faith in the
righteous cause for which they are in
arms and also to express as far as Lam
guage can do 80, their detestation for
those base and designing men in the
| North, who have shown disposition to
aid, By every means in their power, the
armed traitors in the South aud where
| as, we, the non commissioned ollicersand
men of the l6 b Regiment Illinois Vel
unteer Infantry, desire to jOin our breth-
rem in arms in the expression OF their
sentiments, have therefore r.. ''r
ReS9lUed lSt. That we do not consider
that our absence from home, ia our
country's service, has deprived US of all
the privileges of citizenship or Of the
faculty of discerning the difference be-
tween the just the honest, aud the brave,
and the treacherous, the wicked, and the
cowardly. We reject as an insult to our
common sense, the assertion that the
opinion of the rank and file are directed
and controlled, or stihod and suppressed
by the officers Of the army aud we
hereby declare, that, we, the muskct.
carrying men of this regiment, are able
to make, and do now make a full and
free expression of our sentiments.
I'd. That we declare our fixed faith in
the Government Of the United STA e., for
whose existence we are fighting, and for
whose maintenance we have pledged,
| like its founders" our lives, our for
tunes, and our sacred honor We recog-
Mise no other Government, and desire no
other, and we regard any proposition 10
dismember and destroy il by any means
whatever, as treason, unmitigated and
| disgraceful.
Sd. That we have watched with
mingled pain and disgust the pro
gress Of the 50 called "Peace Par
| ty," in the North, and that We express
our heartfelt contempt, and aversion for
it in all its forms and manifestations.
wherever it appears. We earnestly call
the attention of our Government TO the
cases of all traitors, from CLEMENT l..
VALLANDIGHAM, to the despised wretches,
who recently, in the State of Indiana,
desecratsd the grave of Union soldier;
and that we hal with joy, The recent
order of Gen. RosECRANs, sending trail
tors beyond our lines; believing that
armed foes il front, are preferable 10
pretended friends in our rear, aud would
recommend its extension and enforcement
throughout the whole North.
4th. That we heartily endorse the
Emancipation Proclamation, believing if
properly supported that il will tend 10
the final extinction Of slavery and 70 the
re establishment of our Government upon
the principles of justice and liberty,
without which we can never have per-
manent peace.
9th. That in the recent acts Of Con-
gress. known as the Confiscation aud Con-
scription Bills, we recognise wise and
patriotic measures, calculated to oil up
the ranks of the Army, punish the trail
tors, and Tighten the burden Of taxa
ton upon the loyal.
9th. That we hail with pride the re-
cent uprising of the loyal peopIe-of the
North We thank them for their sym
pathV, and support and assure them that
we are not weary in "well doing" and
fully able TO take care OF the armed
rebels in 'front.' if they will, as we be-
lieve they can, dispose Of the lurking
traitors in the rear .r---.
7th That we are gratiled 10 see more
stringent measures adopted blythe Gov