, 1863-04-22

standing dcGantly in South carolina or motr |
1oathso,ney eneakis III Illinois under tnstrrachs.
OILS cries OF peace Al.l Compromise, the lntter diff
crng from the ios,r ealy thc more 9ata. poison
Of t'ie corpcrhcaa differs IRON tue venom Of tho
Eese1etG, Tha. we will never forget OUT noble
Governor. Richard fatrs. nor our Adjrta,at Gen:
torcct M &c ttsc tic soldier a1 IN the field - ~
a,autun. 4 = y hS3sa NosD see3. se:r@an Of Meeting
THIRTY EIGHTH ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS.
uEApquAErgEs ss7u RHosmESr ILL., Yols,,}
NEAH A0hF'rEsnon9i SaEsp Tsna;; q. 1871. {
Tic officers Of the ssth regiment Illinois
volunteers, having me, for The purpose Of
adapting resolutions expressive Of their senti-
ncnts in rtlation to The War for tue defence
Of The Uniun, the meeting was organized by
appointing Major II. n. Alden Chairman, and
Lieut.. B. W, Harris, Secretary; whercupon
the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Re.olsed, Tint we regard nil those in loyal
Stntes who arc claMorous for eompromlse, and fos
cessation Of hostltics. as indirectly aiding and
abcting tho cause OF those actually iu arms aiust
u.s. and that view oil such the enemies Of our
common country, and who richly merit the acorn
Eesoiied, That We. the officers and soldiers Of
this command. have left our homes and periicd our
lives {as the bloody field Of Stone River msy wsli M
Union Of ,hr States and the true sovereignty OF tho
same aAd also to secure tho vested rights o. msn
ouT I1es orr fortunes, aud, sacred honor" to carry
the Star Spanged Banner and America Ptouu P.
eagle from hattlc field to ostte neu aTa IT, ta noeet
mains in :rnls enemy to hsht either II nome OF
abroad. -,., .aro5n,,oa t., ".
abiijty Of Tic General Government to use the means
entYuetcd to its III tue suppression Of this re-
bcllion, and that VIC tender our most cordial sup,
mort to those entrusted with the admtnistration Of
Lie affairs Of cur Government, and we ignore all
rartv iesnes and unto in one common effort to
banish treason from our land.
1y Gov Yates in his efforts to cooperate With the
General Government. and that his efforts iu behslf
Of our sick ard wounded are worthy Of all praise.
Rtsclrsd, That we .iew the action Of Judge G.
a. Constable, Of the 4th Judicial District or lii
noie, In lis ciosts to resist the return OF desertera
from our army, as premeditatsd attempt to pro;
Government, aid that we regard all persons with
distrslst who may III any way oppose the return Of
descrtcrs, and recognize Them rs hcins the peers
only Of robels In against u.s. and a. possessing
their malignant treacaesy but lacking the canIof
and cousage of our avowed enemies, and that we
have for ayowelfoc certain amount Of respect,
| hypoc1itica1 conditional Union men who, from
Their eecuEe homeE. have attempted, or may Ct
| tempt to stay the progress OF our arms by State
amply worthy Of, but who would disgrace felon's
| EallowE.
| hereby certify that the foregoing rcsolu-
tions were read to the mcn and officers of this
regiment, and that they were unanimously
Major HENRY N. ALDEN, Chairman.
SIXTEENTH nl1So1s VOLUNTEER IN
PANTRY.
CAMP At EDGEFrELD, TE1x., April /, 1867
In pursuance Of 4 call made for meeting
of the non.commissionca officers aud private!
Of the 10th Illinois Infantry, it was deter.
mined to appoint COMMITTEES Of one froul
each company to draft resolutions expressive
! OF tho views of the regiment on the important
, numerous letters and resolutions from friend:
, It home, The committee met, and on motion
J Sergeant John Gcddes, Company F, wA:
appointed Chairman, and private Noble L
, I1entis, Company D, Secretary; On calling
named soldiers reported as delegates ftou
! their respective companies: Private Vim
9 II. I1ead Company a; private Abia Butler
y Company B; Corporal Jesse s, Craig, Com
pany C; pirate Noble L. Prentis, Conpan.
D; private Ed. Patton, Company E; sergea'l
= John Geddcs. Company F private Thorna
t c. McGrath, Company e private 81. Chattll
i bcrs, Company Il Sergeant VIM. II. Howard
T. Company /; private VIM. S. Baldwin, Com
. pany +. .- ..-.,
! Aftcr deliberatIon. the Committee rcporto
= were adopted BY the respective companies, 4
shawn BY tic reports Of the Orderly Scrgcants
Q RESOLUTIONS
j. !. or THE xos.coMnss1oHED OFFICERS AND PRIVATE
4 or TIE 16TH REGIMENT ILLINOIS ToLuSTEE
y 1HFA:TKT.
Re*elrea, That VIC do not consider that our at
ecncc from lomc. in our country service, has lie
privcd Of all the rEis silcgce Of citizenship, or
the faculty Of discerning the difference bttsyce
tue s5 ic c S eeset
All insult to our common eenFc tho INSERTION tia
tic opinions Of tho rank and ne are controlled an
Of the army; and VIC hereby declare that re, IL
MAKE, and DO NOW make fuli snd fFee cxpscssio
10 RtreirfG, That We declare our txe.l faith in tn
= Government Of thcsc United States, for whose c1
ssnse aatin @ np iG1 f tohs,z hose atnt;
[e lives, our fortunes mud our sacred honor" "
d recognize no other Government and desire \
IS hy any means Whatever, as -unnlitigate
; ~" TeMlred, That NC have watched with mlnslc
It ..Peacc party in tie NORTH, anl that re expires
= our heartfelt and aversion for It IN all Il
to the cases Of all traitors, from Clement L. Ya
N laudgl,sm 10 The degraded wretchcs who recent
of tG Gnion Mon soldier; % and ws hail With oy Tic Eesei
J, order Of Gen Kosecrane: sending traitors beyon
eda IN
III Commend its extension and enforcement throng
n. out the whole North.
or Ttsoie<d, That We heartily. endorse the Emane
I'd patton Proclamation, believing, if ,pronerlr sn
ported, that it Will tend to the iinal EXTINCTION
81 slavery aud to the rccstabshmcnt Of our Cover
II mcnt upon the principles OF justice and libert
IS. without which wc caanot hare permanent peace.
y Reftleed, That In the recent acts Of Cougre
ID known as the Conhseation and consctintIou l bl
1ated to I'LL up the ranks OF the army, punish TT;
tors. nnd tighten the burdens Of taxaiion upoa L
cd Retozeed, That VIC hnil with pride the recent II
X rieing or the loyal people OF the Worth. We thai
to / them for their sympathy and support: and assn
ut, feel fuy able 10 takc care Of the armed rebels
front, il they will, believe they can, dispo
That NC 1ata 10 sec mose
ol- rent measures adopted by the Government for t
apprehension Of leFsrtcra and We call on the 10!
o. 10 m hese ,p 10 tSc
!. epectiyc commands; furthermore, We call mp
every loyal woman In our State to treat the deseE
like The perjnred criminal he is.
; Rseolrtd, That 1t is with pleasure that VIC
ion fni regards to Governor Yates Of Illinois for bis
ns s3te IN .s .EE no& IN Se To-
nm humanity and kindness to hundreds and thousa1
ere Of our eick and wounded comrades.
concern 1,n tint We do not Wish to receive any m
md s.eeceeh.' letters or newspapers ia this regime
rlr that nc arc not the material deserters are
10 qq
OF wipe out most cncctually. We care not for CT
ere plimcnte to our courage from men who arc the
nfo emIes OF Onr country. Finally, appealing to
ic1 God Of battles, declare that TIC are for the
fec lon, the whole Enion aud nothing but tho uui
AL at every hazard and to the last extremity.
~ ~ ACTION OF BACH COMPANY.
Co. a reports IS men for duty, the votc in II
:. " ~ is. LAVE, 1st serg'
Go. 2. 56 men Tor duty. Vote foE1esolut!ons
I animous. j. l.. HAssRTT, 1st scrg
/! Coo. 50 men for duty. The rotc was IS II
INC yor Of the 1eeolutiong.
hen ' CRo n RArrs lat sa-o
tbn Co, D, 80 men for duty. The vote etood SO
r. and a2airst the resolutions.
u H. A. OLIVER, lat Scre
;. Co E, GO men for duty. Vote stood 50 for,
=. 10 against the resolutions. II neutral.
eth R. A. GLExx. 1st Scrg
Co. F. q men for duty, voted unanimously il
TOE Of resolutions.
WILLIAM c. PORTER, tst Scre
Co. G, % men for duty. voted unanimous /,
r.. yor. GEO. ". .BANxHAnT, 1st Serg
- Co: Il, es men fos duty; Tho vote VAS III
mons. G. scHIuxp, let Serg
t Co. I, 50 men for dnty. The vote vas ur
T NOUS. MAXWELL D1oKET, 1at Sers
L. Co: E, bsmcn for duty, 70 for and 3 as.ins
'ahf- revolutions. r. A. COULTER, LIT Sers
- esD REGIMENT ILL voLs-co. F.
At n meeting of the enlisted men Of co
:, cd III. Infantry, called for the purpose oi
E abling them to give expression to their Vi
eub- relative to the distracted state Of the coun
uarc Sergeant Geo. B. Eyeringham WIS called
!Sad !1ia, tho Chair, ind Corporal II. Cecil appoil