Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-09
Another Trumpet Voice from the army
The Goth Wisconsin and I'd Cavalry on
Northern Traitors!
3 CAMP AT MOUNTAIN GROVE, No., J
March 18th. 1898.

march 10th, 1868.
Editors Journals That the people o
Wisconsin may know just how the soldiers
in the field esteem the disloyai men o
the North, will ycu not insert the follow
ing resolutions in the Journal' The,
| were adopted by the officers and soldier,
of the 1st Battalion, I'd Wis. Cavalry, Mel
W. 81. Miller commanding, and the 2Otl
Wis. Volunteers, at mass meeting helt
last evening after dress parade.
That there should be no room for doub
| CT question, the chairman, Col. Henry
Bertram, on putting them to vote said thai
he trusted that no man would cote 10,
them II he did not endorse them. ''Let al
those who heartily endorse shem," said he
take of their caps, and none other.
E0ery cap aoas raised SAGE eight. Of these
1fUe claimed they did not understand them
| would that every copperhesd could have
beheld the scene. After giving three
cheers, such as Wisconsin boys in Dixie
know how to give, for the Union, the com
panies filed off to their quarters, the caval,
~ cheering Lieut.. Col. Starr, and the Goth
ch eering Major Miller and the I'd Wis.
cavalry. Nor did we forget to give three
cheers for our fair Wisconsin, and three
groans for the copperheads, fellows too
coaoardly to fight for the Union, and not
brace enough to fight tor jeff Davis.
The resolutions are as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t has come to our knowledge tina,
certain evil disposed persons, in the State of Wis
consn and other States Of the North, have allied
themselves with the traitors of the South and are
ent rebellion against the Government; and
WHEREAS, Those Northern traitors hope to rem.
der efficient aid to their Southern coadjutors by
creating divisions among the people of the North,
and thereby weakening lhe power Of the Govern.
ment therefore We, the officers and soldiers OF the
LIST battalion I'd Wisconsin cavalry, and Goth Wis
consin infantry volunteers, in mass convention as.
sembled, do make the following declaration of our
opinions and purposes:
Reso1ued, That it is the boundsn duty of soldiers
end citizens, to use their utmost endeavors to sus-
tain the government in this hour OF the nations
peril and that he who refuses this to do is an alder
and abettor of treason.
so bitterly about the suspension Of the writ of ha-
beas corpus, and the institution of martial law in
time OF actual rebellion, ought themselves to be
suspended between heaven and earth, by q few
yards OF hemp toeU adjusted around their necks.
Res0t0ed, That traitors to a government SO wise
and just as ours, deserve the severe penalty of
death, and our purpose is to deal out to them,
whether North OF South, the full measure of their
deserts
Resolued, That while we stand by tho Flag of
our Unlon,' and fight to sustain its hcnor, we call
upon the loyal men OF the nation, who are not in
the army, to suppress the spirit of op-
position to the National Government, that seems
to be rising in the loyal States and to blot out of
existence those rebel sympathis who are poison
Ing the minds of the people and stirring up dis
union.
Rssozued, That we call upon the National Exscu-
tive to strike heaotty and rapidly at this monster
rebellion that it may be speedily crushed into ST.
lence, and submission to the Government, that its
authors may receive their just deserts, that peace
and prosperity may again bless our land the smiles
Of Heaven make glad our hearts and our homes,
and the nation purified and invigor ted by its re-
cent trials and struggles shall ms reh on in the
highway Of progress heretofore, til the nations
of the "earth wonder with great admiration."
Res0lUed, That We most cordially endorse the
course of Gov. Edward Salamon, and regard him as
q staunch supporter of the Government and the
true friend of the soldier.
ReS0loed, That the Secretary be instructed to
send a copy of these resolutions to the Madison
State Journal, Milwaukee Sentinel and La Crosse
Republican for publication, with the request that
they be copied by all the ether papers publish ed
in Wisconsin. II. BERTRAM,
Col. goth Wis. Vol. Inf'y, Chairman.
A. II. PETTlRoNE, Maj. goth Wis. Vol. Sec'y.