The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-05-09
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THEApevIR&shs is4a'iIR'cavals
NEAR PULASKI, lem. aAHril IA. ..le65. !.

tiY GHEAp0uxRAshs ls4aiIR' cavalsy. I
lhs fEAs PuLAsN,s ,sEepn, ,9Abril le,Js6St1 5
7sWuHREAs, Alaligiityc cGodyd nihfsin'
scrutable Proyhlence, .bss permitted
the murder Of Abraham lincoln, Pres
idehtof the United States; and, -bu9 Ell
'n wnSSfEAs, The noble ana &hSbt
State Of Illinois Was bEis kooHHiie, and Is
still ours, we deem IL highly meet and
Ibpropers upon tbisl mourhfak occasion,
thab we should eypsass spyrij feli1gs of
.l0athiag pnd contemplation the att, and
deep segyew for theieyept;, theretore, r
/ ryHesoiyed, That ~. the Jlptjusely de;
cease of Mr.. Lincoln eithe nation has
Ilost its, ,delivereyyl the Goy eginneht its
| gliding star, libartynandfoppfessed hui
manity their ehanApsest tfeusoldfer his
| best itilend, and the worldraone of its
good and graatestimen.had,i9d "s-
Ld Res9iped, That 9 this in most cow
ardlyl and foul assassination of our
President H. the legitimate fruit Of
that, spirit H and oteacbinebrtbat 1brht-
| ally assaulted iMy,1oSumneri on the
floor efsqthe United. States Senate,
thrust civil war upon Kansas, conceiv-
ed, ,nurtured,;. and inaugurated this
damnable rebellion, most tilinhumanly
and barbaropsly starped1 and murdered
tens of thousands OF the brave defend
ers of our flag in Southern prisons,
made perjured ,knayes, and traitors of
the so-called chigalry Of the South, and
Vallandigbam, Storey, Groudy & Co..,
their sneaIing, 90 vardly, Gnl despica-
BILE allies in the tie North. - y -, I''9H ~
10 Resolved. That although, ,fom the re,
cent success Of our ayns, we, had joy
fully hoped soon to turn our backs upon
scenes of strife and, blood, and return
to the society and, ,rendearments, of
family, home and friends yet, in view
of this foul crime, 7 this bitter fruit Of
treason, this sacrifce of slavery, we
pledge ourselves to, eheerfully forego
all these, enjoymepts,o and most solemn
ly swear inpon, the alter of our country,
and before Heayep, that we will will
lingly so sfolth,with, our associates in
arms, and wage ss;sWar to the knife and
the knife to, the, hilt,", until all treason
and t aitogs, with their base a lies, both
North and South, are swept from the
land, and Q a wloe 9 couatry; through
out its length and, breadth, lis made
loyal, .pgtriotie ndJree,r fir,r tq,5l
I, Resolged. That We most respectfully
bit earnestly request His Excellency,
A1drewcJt hason, i, successor to Mr..
that SO far as he has authority /
he will yesoks and,resrind, al proclama-;
hpns of pardon and amnesty heretofore
rebels Of all grad s., and that
BY his order, he will instruct, our gene
rails in the field, to take no more prison /
ers Of war, but to treat as outlaws,
traitors and, pirates, all persons found
uttering or acting treason.
Re otged, That while we feel deeply |
ialffeebfaatade eaaiIamay has as Defailen
our country 1--WE will endeavor, come
what mays TO. do our whole dafy; ana
most earnestly and hopefully PRAY God
that lie win epdow I0nr President vita
the same wisdoW, patriotism, phiian-
thropy and integrity that we know the
|amented Lincoln possessed, and ena-1
bic him to CORY forward to- aTspccess-
ful and ,gloIious consummationp the
great and good work that iero late no;
Bile Chief bad so,psarly fnished.G y" l.
z 2 ResolpedaThatr in token Of yeyr2 pro-
foilnd respect for the memory cef Mr'
LincSlp, his great heart and good deeds
tkis teginene will eweay, the usual badge
of m0Rfpip&g f.priEpF& as hong oas Eesiremaln in1
Ia Unr
Rssolysd, That "a certified copy of
these resolutions, be respectfully for.
warded to the Residebt Of the United
States for his consideration, and a copy
to the Chicago 4fibuqe and Stets Z;i j
Ting f5rlpphlication. r, w. SMTIt, l.
go ri1 Colonel Commanding.
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