The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-04-01


Wings, or Know Nothings to cast aside all petty
differences, all partiEan feelings, all hostile agents.
and as one man with shoulder 10 shoulder, with
united hands and With one voice, swear before the
0mnpotent that we will support the Government |
our fathers have transmitted TO us that we will |
perpetua te its free institutions and support invo
late our right possess, without division the Union
as it is.
9TH. That the fifteen hundred true brave, and
loyal soldiers on the battle field from Wood county,
are entitled 10 tendcTest regards and best wish
es for their health and well being and that we
anxiousy anticipate their return to their homes
and their families where they will ever live to en-
Joy the respect Of the people tho smiles Of God and
the conscious satisfaction OF brave men,
The above resolutions were enthusiastically re
cciycd, and unanimously adopted.
The following resolutions, adopted by fifteen
thousand Tennessee troops, at a meeting held near
Murfrccsboro', on the 9th Of March, were read and
unanimnously indorsed as the sentiment Of the
meeting and the request was made that they be
published in connection with the proceedings:
Rcsoircd, That the Tennss. .cans now in arms
for themselves, and rejecting the true interest
aud feeling Of the Union people Of the State hereby
declare they are for maintaining the Government
Of the United States at all hazards they are for its
preservation and for the execution Of all necessary
means to accomplish that end, and enable them to
transmit to their poscrty Government OF relig-
,nis and civil liberty as pure as they received
it from 4 departed and glorious ancestry they
are for vigorous posccuton of the war,
until the rebels throw down their arms with
out condition they for depriyiug the
rebel master of his slave and every other spc-
cics Of property, 80 far as may be necessary to
effect such object they are for snbjugation eman-
cipaton, determination, and colonization, so far as
may be necessary to overthrow treason and put
down rebellion.
That we heartily cooperate with and sustain
President Lincoln in his Emancipation Proclama-
ton, and approval ,o acts of Congress for the en-
poymcnt Of slaves and persons of African descent
in the Government service, TO aid IN supprcSsiug
! the rebellion.
That it is wise, and the policy should be adopted
to treat every subject to the cOilscrpt law of jeff
! Davis found within our lines as member OF his
| assumed government, and deal with him AS prls-
oner either permit him to join our service, or parol
him AS prisoner Ofwar, thereby Strengthening oul
/ force and weakening the force OF the enemy.
| That we as Tennesscans have once been sold by
| the process of forced conventions, treason an
perjury of lshain q. Harris and his satellites, tt
JEFF. Davis and his minions but we have never
been delivered, and now we warn the copperheads
of the Northwest, and all people desiring to do so
that respect will be paid to any convention, actor
word to consumatc such unholy act as to deprive
us of our status in the Union We arc in arms toi
the maintenance of the Federal GOvelnment-w,
intend to maintain it and preserve our rights in the
thcmas enemies towards and the basest of men
ami unworthy of habation in the country il
| which they live.
That our Union friends in East Tennessee may
! rest with perfect assurance that this army is nov
unit in sentiment as to the mode of prosecution o
the war; that in efficiency and conqucring power:
il is unsurpassed by any army in the world. Th'
officers and men proud of their position as oti
GERS and soldiers, and that this army will move oi
at the right time and in the right manner, and b'
led by the conqucring Major General w. :. Rose
Grams to East Tennessee for the final redemption o
that oppressed country and the people
That We spurn all proposition for any armistic'
or cessation of hostilitcs until the rebels throw
down their arms. We oppose all conventions
under the name ofpcacc conventions the authors
Of all such We view with distrust, and can see III
certain result thercfrom but treason to the Coy
Grnmlnt and u tendency to its disruption; and that
We ask anl press vigorous and united ploSecu
ton of the war; and the execution, rs We advance
ufu 'rcs#ary means. military AMI civil, To rtstnr,
the Constitution and laws.
That we earnestly desire and request VIM. q
BrOwnlow to establish his Knoxville IIhiJ in Nash
vile, Tennessee, and bring to bear. for our right
couS cause, his usual encrgy and ability, which ",
have hopeful and continuing trust he will do
That inAsmuch rs the rebel, in East Tennessee
aI' arrtsting ami con.innL IN prisons Union mei
ui East Tennessee. for no nil n>c except that the,
hold Uniun sentiments, W, respectfully urge upoI
Anirtw Jplm1on,aS Military Governor OF Tcnurs
see, 10 at once clu>c to be- arrest 81 many of tn
rebels of Tennessee, in aud about Nashville, as h
may deem necessary not less than two rebel
for every one Union man--of note nnd standing
! and hold them in prison ultll the Jniun men al
under arrest shall be rest Irri To liberty.
\ Union League was then formed and whil
those present were enrolling their names, Mr.. Ken
WAS vocicrouSlr called for and addressed the us
semblagc briefly, in which he referred to the cnur
tor-revouton Of C"ppclhcadiSm in the North, ivy
months ago, which threw doubt and gloom owe
the patriotic heart Of the country, but which la
Lccu qu,chcd rs suddenly rs the patriotism of III
North was aroused into action when the first gu
WAS tirel upon Sumter. During these dark hou
oar currency wtS dcprccatug, but to-day the Walt
of gold is declining, and he hoped il would conlinu
2 We have lived longer period in the last two year
and passed through greater series of events tha
had occurred previous to that, from the time of Il
p Revolution.
understand you have endorsed the resolution
II pissed by the Tennessee soldiers. fear you ha
II done something very wrong III the eyes of conse
r. vativc gentlemen. Mc you not aware those re.ol
II tions favor SuhJugation, emancipation, cNtcrmin
ton, anl colonization, 81 tar aS they may
!. necessary - overthrow treason and put dog
+, rabclIiou? ltraryOu may offend some of the
10 conservative gentry, who 90 in Tor sustaining 1
II Government but are cternally At war with tho
l. who defend it.
4 The remarks of MI. Kent were happily receive
mlrrminglcda as they were with facetious hume
e earnest loyalty, and uncompromising hostility
~ the rebellion and its abcttors.
m The following are the obligations of the L,Ggu
" and the names of those who enrolled themsplv
ID during the brief time offered before we ll
1t is probable that W. give the names of only
n small portion OF those who signed The roll betu
D. returning to ihrr homes;
II UNION NATIONAL LEAGUE.
rc We the undersigned, citizens of the Uni.
States, hereby Ms sOciatt ourselves under the naI
m and title OF the Loyal National League.
~ We pledge ourselves 10 An unconditional loyal
Il. To the Government of the United States to an Il
rs wAyeriug support of It's efforts 70 suppress the
n belon, and 10 spare no endeavor to maintain uuil
cl pared the National unity, both in principle and L
h. rioral boundary.
Is The primary obicc, OF this Lcagu, is, and sh
be- a bind together all loyal mon, of all trades "A
li professions, in common union to maintain t
- pnwer, glory, aud integrity of the Nation
st John FAY, Edwin FULLER,
nI Julius Chapman, Edward T.. Austin,
he A. I. Read, j. NJ. Abbott,
Ms Al. Rick4rd, b. l.. HUI,
re T. T., Maylcy, Samuel Wilson,
"' John Mckee, j. :, BcpschOicr,
!" ID. A. Avery, John ". Carr,
IL A. G. Mettkcry, Henry Swigert,
j, :. Durcan, Isaac POOGS,
al \, kltchunl, Nm MicAhaul,
l.. Chapman, John GinIery,
3" VI. J. Hur,ll, jain Eyers,
by Il. Jewell John Dull.
N WIN. II. Shepard David H. Bassett