Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-04-14
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The following preamble and resolutions
were copied BY Mr.. Skinner Of the 10th
Wisconsin, and sent to his esteemed friend
Purnan Of Lancaster, of whom we receive
the same for publication:
Alta large and enthusiastic meeting off
the soldiers in the u. S. Military Hospital
at York, Penu.. and the members of the
Maryland Patapsco Guards, representing
in all over 200 regiments, held in the west
room Of the hospital on Thursday. even
ing, April I'd, the following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
WAereas, Our government is now en-
gagged 10 aterrible conflict against armed
rebellion and treason, and for the niainte
nance Of national union and life; and where
as, it is becoming and proper that we, the
inmates OF the U. s. General Hospital at
York, Penn, representing as we do, twenty
ofthe loyal States Of the Union and more
than $50 regiments and commands, there
| fore
Resolped. That in the language Of our
lamented countrynan, Stephen A. Doug
las, "here can be no neutrals in this war,
there can he none but patriots and traitors
and every man either in the army or out
Of it, who is not with the government now
and does not assist ii by his influence and
exertior to PIT down this rebellion, is In
effect an enemy 10 bis country, a traitor TO
the old FLAG, and opposed to the copstitu-
ton and the uuiou Of our Fathers.
Resolped, That as soldiers of the union
| having voluntarily rendered our services
| for its defense, we are not only ready 10
assist the government in all its Efforts TO
suppress this rebellion, but if necessary TO
lay down our lives as a sacrifice for is
safety, preterripg to sleep in honored
graves rather than The present and future
generations should be deprived OF the
blessings of civil and religious liberty which
we have 50 long enjoyed.
ResolOed, That We regard the opposi-
ton OF the government, now inaugurated
under The cover Of hostility t. the suspen-
sion Of the writ of ha6eas corpus, the
emancipation proclamation Of the Presi-
dent, and the Conscription Act Of the late
| Congress a. a mere pretext of certain I'M
principle and aspiring politicians, who
are endeayorin,s to direct the popular
mind in their fa' or that they may here
after reap an advantage in the occupancy
Of the high offices Of the government for
which they never have been and never vii
be qualified by personal competency, pat
riotism or loyalty to the free Institutions Of
the country.
i Resolred, That We look with indigna-
ton on all party prejudice tending TO make
the loya States divided people, and will
use our utmost exertions 10 put down all
attempts to create a dsloyal sentiment
| in The Moth; having left home to fight
treason and traitors in our front we do
not wish to be compelled to crush any in
our rear. We are as were the patriots Of
former times. for the "Union now and for
ever. one and inesrerable'
Resoiued, That as loyal men and union
soldiers we hold ourselves in readiness to
oppose by all lawful means those whose
feelings are hostile to the goyenrrentg
! who have arraved themselves against its
CONSTITUTED authorities, aud furthermore
we viii follow and implicitly obey, as we
have heretofore done, whoever Eay be
placed over Us. haying full faith that We are
battling for the right and that Victory
must finally crown our efforts.
RESOLVED, That although we depreciate
] tho horrors and necessities of war, and are
at all times anxious for peace, We have
no terms to propose to rebels Y arms
against the government ana will accept no
compromise with them until they lay down
their arms and voluntarily return to their
former allegiance.
/ RESOLVED, That we. soldiers in York
Hospital, Penn, desire to record our de-
testation and contempt for the so-called
Ccpperhead party Of the North--a party
COMPOSED of traitors too cowardly to 90
openly over to the enemy but who are
doing all they can to embarrass the Adj
ministration and give aid and comfort to
the rebels, by raising false issues and crea-
ting discomfort among the people, and that
we desire to let our friends at home know
that neither the lealen pills of jeff. Davis,
nor the medicated ones ofthe Doctors have
purged US Of our loyalty, bus that on the
contrary, we are ready nov as ever, (if our
health and physical condition permits,) to
resume our place in the front rank.
j Resolued, That we hail with delight
and give our hearty approval to the sig-
orous policy Of Maj Gen. Schenck, com
manding this military department; that a
copy Of these resolutions he sent TO him,
to the President of the United States, the
Governor Of Pennsylvania, and that they
be published in all the papers 10 the
borough Of York and elsewhere favorable
to the union cause.
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SOLDIERS YoTrNG.-The following are
specimens Of voting by Wisconsin soldiers,
II will be seen that eighteen companies