, 1863-04-08
Enc chicago Common Council Union
RcxOiutIDuS.

AS many persons may not have raad the
patriotic resolutions adopted By the Ch:caro
Common Council, by The strong vote of aTcs
eleven, nays three, and two Copperhcads re-
fusing to vote, which partisan, stupid N1ayor
vetoed" at the demand Of his Copperl,cad
keepers, we publish them entire. They are
as follows:
REVOLUTIONS rAssEn NJ THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
cHtcAuo. MARCH - 1861.
WHEREAS. I'll view Of the grave and solemn cri.;s
through which the nation ii now :, :esjnr~a rriss
",n io.a y 10 oee1aI me rstr.ction or eaeity Of
1e loyal people to rnsa.e in po!itical party rrini
rations AM. ttri'cs aud plainly tn. duty of Al, pat
noqts,a Tao5ne msM eomb,e sa to.op;s,c ii the Ill in
saving the Republic from rni1l ''''''
*c3t.trn Ihsitte'c :, H4rs That the official repre-
Courci1 assembled wc a.ie.. ali ur.c r. non 1, 20.
tle present, III partisan divisions and Contests b.
suspended. and ha all the c:ti:eas aud e;,.,nr
uhite tor thc common welfare IT oar nation syt.
t'hE an eSamplr OF patriotic ,!cvotio1 and rni:v
70 me whole county: and that. a. bnsis Of po,i.
nIar unity, We hereby endorse and h,.artilv con.
n:e' q tnr - resolutions adopted by n recent mass
meeting o. iaysilsts respective Of old party al
taehn.elts lit NJ" York city. III which s:,cl well
Ene"' Democrats a. James 7. Erady. John YIN
na Iur! a,d lE JreEc Dals. and snch Republicans a.
Mayor opdykc ard Vim. e Bryant were the lenJ.
1T; '''As A' 'o''"s' 'o'
:HesGffd. Ihat It !e the dnty ofcye.y citizen to
Unite III AL proper eGotts to preserve aud pcrpct-
tuition. >Ae ooAs'''
sons, Claiming TO be citizens OF tho United St ttc-
get jealous h t!lsr attempts to cubarra.s mn i'm,
peos the action Of t:,s s'cE;ay-conrttusel anthosi-
Mcnte. deserves aat should receive the con:.cmna
tion OF every loyal citizen.
"Ht.tlrfd. That the loyal people OF New York
herety pledge their fortunes their inflscnc,. and
ihrir honor to the support Of the ratouaT autto:-
~ III every Flrotou and determined effort. tF
1rnse @ o. nsms on sa or sa;sd 10 secure coupe;c
ous insnrFsstinn which now .r>olatss onr cu1:trr.
hat the army an. ,.ary o: The Ci;itci
o~S tet5 nat'is:iei allegiance, to The Con.
and TINT no soldier sailor ca rishtfnIir
IL his obedience TO the comnauds ar ain 11sr;o..;e
IanS, Wh9ss authority is derived f:om thc Govern.
'.;Mss{rfd, That every citizen owes a,1c,;.rce
70 The HnsrrnMc':t. ard he wko dcnIes its arfhnr.
H. ~ Q; 'a,'e ~ is tlrty 10 uphold the nor Of ia
penalty hne his crime S"As4 $ae
Et:elrtd, That this meeting, under ro1srnn
convictions oftutE. a11d in irs, r,laura on ~.
justicr Of that Providence which guilds ana ,uards
governments and peoples, does hereby rSso.y., t.
81; 81 1nto Loyal neasne Of Union Citizens, peds
in all tts constitutions. Efforts to SUPPRESS r.Seis
nen and an cEeompromiein: opposition to treason
III what seE form 1t ap;'ea.e. :.
feso'ee. act htrcby Hr.e the loyal men OF chi.
earo laying aside party names atd platforms. E,r
th pfcs cnt. TO assemble in naass n.ectin. at Rryan
i':I! on Thursday evening. the ninth tlav Of Apr
1e1t, 70 thSIe aud then rttify these resolutions,
=. As,tfed That We, the Common Council, equally
atsicea ms Democrats and Republicans enter iuto
tn's movement with the ut,noet good faith aud
p. aec ourselves to give it our aid countc1apcc
H!a tuppoit, az individuals, to the fullest extent
cohee1ous that By 70 doing we will hut follow the
example OF our brethren fl the armies OF the Union
*Ao ae Democrats and Republicans, side by side.
stand ny aid fight for the cause Of the Union. for
GetiEl or IsFty politics and animated by The cam,
n:nn sentiment OF Patriotism.
Nhgn We ind sueh honorable Democrats rs Gcn-
erals John 4. Logan, Kosecsans. Dix, burnside.
But'cr, ard our TWO Co1oncls James L. Mu,tican
aud Frank T. Sherman, and such Rcpuhlicaus IA
Generals Banks. Hunter. Sigvl, Blunt, O.Iesby.
Heron ard Palmer mot ing together on the batt}e.
fe!ds, Eca1t to heart and shoulder to shoulder. |
against common enemy. surely We. their friends
and brethren at home, ought to manifest a spirit |
OF unity equally har ouious In hcha1f Of the great
cause or the Republic T. r which they are fighting
and We hoping and praying.
THE RECORD. |
The following is the record OF the Com
mon Council Of the city Of Chicago upon
the above resolutions, which go cloquently !!
commend themselves to every Union ulan:
AIEs-Ales. Bot.ford, Edwards, Hoyt. Tits. /
worth, Holden. Galnunn. Rrown- Harvey Whte