The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-09-18
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CA,tr DAWES, Mss, Sept. 2d. T8.

Ep. JEFF: - The impression has
gone To our homes, thro' some perso,
or persons either willrully ignorant ol
determined to misreprcsent us, thai
some of the members of this company
were dissatisfied with the conduct o
the war, and desire to be released
from their obligations rs Union sol
dicrs, even at the sacrifice ofthe cause
for which they have been fighting. j
has also been limited that we arcs un
duly influenced by our officers in oul
political sentiments: that newspapers
which do not support the war policy
/ Of the Administration are suppressed
/ and not allowed to circulate at all
among the soldiers; in short, that tho
/ opinions and freedom of the soldier
are tanporcd with, and restricted by
the shonlder'straps. Now, permit us
to say Mr.. Editor, that amore damna.
hle or malicious falsehsod could not
have been invented by the arch Fiend
himself. Is the man who asserts that
the soldiers see but one side of the
question, a fool or Il liar? Suppose
the newspapers should he suppressed
entirely; does he reckon that among
all our friends and correspondents
in the various States of the North
there are no Copperhcads, who will
use the utmost cndcavors of the quill
10 induce their soldier friends to de-
scrt the standard ofthcir country, and
join their traitorous ranks?
y letter was recently shown us
from Young man in Hardin county,
Ohio. TO his brother in our company,
in which this question was asllel:-
"W hat in the world do they preach to
you TO blind You so?' Our brave
comradc wrote back to his misguided
brother: at is the smoke of the reb-
.cl guns, and the reasonable talk of
my nelghbors which blinds me-" II
any Copperhcads think we are dis
satisfied or disailected, Just let him
come here, if he is fond of novelties,
and go to preaching his disalfection.
We conclude he would soon occupy
the same position in reference to the
ilagpole that Val did, in efligy, last
Spring---he would hang at half mast.
The members Of company II, w. S.
3, met pursuant to call, at the COM
pany's barracks, Thursday evening,
August eth, 1868.
On motion, private Jas. II. Gray
wa called to tAe chair, and private
Philip Which, appointed secretary.
Scrgt. Scott Hughes stated the OBJ
icct OF the meeting. He said the OH
jcct Of the D. Getting was to give cx-
preston to or sentiments, on the is
sue now befo'c the American people
He referred 30 the condition of the
country Go yulscl with civil war
and political -tri.c-argniag that ia
times Ike the p"osoYt il IS the dlty
OF every man, who has the cool Of his
country ut heart, to take = bold stand
on the side of right and Justice.
On motion, committee of three
was appointed to draft resolutions to
that effect Scrgt. 4. O. Chestnut
and priyates W. c. Snyder and $. C..
Mintun, were appointed said commit
tee.
On motion the meeting adjourned
until Tuesday evening, Sept, lst.
Company met pursuant to adjourn
mcnt-Ias. ii. Gray in the chair, and
Philip Which secretary.
Committee ON resolutions presented
the following, which were unanimous.
ly adopted, and aftcrward signed bv
every member in the company except
two.
Whereas, We, the enlisted men of
company II, W. S. S., would evadc
issue where we can render the small
est service to our country: and
Whereas, We have beheld with
alarm and indignation, the actions OF
some of our own ncighbors in the
North: by which they attempt to
thwart the Government, and give aid
and comfort to armed enemies in our
front; and believing that upon the
sympathy shown them in the North,
hangs the question OF the submission
or further resistance of the rebels;-
therefore,
Resolved, That we have now. as
ever. the most implicit confidence in
the wisdom and patriotism Of the
President, aud the ability of the Cab
met, and the officers of the srmv. and
that we will never weary in the sup
port of these officers, so long as they
bend their energies TO subdue this
wicked rebellion, and enforce the laws
of this our great and free government.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the action Of the President in re ard
to the negro-knowing that he has
been used by the enemy building for
tillcations, doing the drudgery of
camp, thereby giving the soldiers time
to drill, and even bearing arms against
us, 1t is but right to allow him to
repair the damage he has been com
PEELED to commit. Our motto is any
and every means approved 10y the die
tatcs of humanity, to save our boys,
subduc the rebels, and end the war
a black body will stop as many bullets
as white one.
Resolved, That we hold in utter
detestation and adherence the prin.
ciples of C. l.. Vallandigham and all
his followers; who, lacking the cour-
age and principle to shoulder their
muskets and fight us honorably, stay
in our rear, preaching treason, there
by more ehectually prolonging the
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