The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-04-09
Sentiment of Cur Soldiers
C0pucrhead Treason Esebu-
lAcd---IAe Onion Forever!

The 12JM Ieana. Iols. 10 as Loydi friends.
Greetfng =
We, your fellow citizens, composing the
125lh Iieginlent Pennsy lyania volunteers,
here assembled In arms, not from love OF
war, not 10 crafty any selfish motives OF
ambition, tut prompted sole.y by our love
oi country, ana sense OF duty, in obedience
10 The AlnigLty's Will, for tile furtherance
OF Ills beneficent purposes concerning
not only our nation but the human race,
having slnothered al partisan feelings,
are now, in common with the hosts oil
other loyal men, Siappllng with tins sa-
tanic rebellion, aud by the blessings otGod
hope So cifcctually to crush Il, that it viii
never ag.in raise its serpent head to desc
late our inkelitaiase, ana bring tlie wall Of
sorrow to the household of posteri:y.
While engaged ia this holy cause, the
f25th lcarns that there are traitors-in the
North. For such the ouly meet recon-
pense is hemp 1'hcre is another class,
however, cl.n,oingto TO be loyal citizens, who,
BY iil-tilncd efforts Tor peace, hot appreci-
aling the nature and magnitude OF the
struggle in which we are involved, 10
much TO aid and encourage our deluded
countrymen OF the South - hope fer a slIc
cess, which wou.d plunge Us al into gulf
OF commons ruin Fer the c!iiiS htennent oi
This class, and to-remove all .nisapprehan-
sion as regards their sentiments, tlen and
officers ol the i225th, 1T a meeting conyen-
cd lol the purpose, whcrcat cool4.sl Jaco5
1ligs We Chosen President Lieut.. Col
Jacob Szink, Major John j. Lawrence
and Captain William G. Baxley, y. 9. 5.
Vice PRESIDENTS Surgeon j.. g. Cunnlins,
Chaplain John ID. Stewart and Captain ".
Waiiace, Secretaries.
(Carta:n Francis NJ. Bell and John
III Kcage and the Secretaries OF the meet
IN. constituted committee OF i've to DRAFT
resolutions
Tie following preamble aud resolutions
were unanimously adopted.
"lfhcreos, We view with contempt
.hc silly and ttatorous attempts OF the so
called peace larty IN cur glorious old
Commonwealth, whose Objects to destroy
that for which man lives, namely, Liberty
and the ursuit of human Aappincss; I,d
phcseaS, while fighting ON enemies In
lront, we look witl abhorfence on the
cowardly assassins ut home vino are thus
throwing inlpedinieuts III our way TO
destroy al ior which We are now. risking
our lives AMI honor -Aad ,clefeas, on the
result OF this contest the existence of our
once happy country depends therefore
be it
"Pcmlced, That We look with unuttcrabic
contempt ON the propositions of the cop
pcrhcads at home to comprcmisc with
armed traitors, and scorniuily reject as
unworthy the land that gave Us birth, ali
proposinons coping from such a source.
..Ilesoiecd, That the only compromise
we can make wl:h traitors IS, that they
lay down their arms aud return to their
former allegiance. .
"Iacsoleetl, That the only way to secure
This result lies In determined and yigor-
Gus prosecution of the wU, until the su-
prcmscy OF the Government IS July estab-
lished
..Reolfe9, , That VIC condemn, with regret.
the course taken By the. enomies ol the
Union III oui trout We cxccratc without