Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-20
COLUMBUS. OHIO. WEDNESDAY MORNING. S
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Returned SOIdiers--The 57th Ohio
..rra Mr., YallandiEhamsl In iu-

On Saturday, September 16, Mr.. Yallan-
digham addressed Mass Meeting of the
Democracy Of Auglaize county, at Wapa-
konetta. In addition to the multitude of
citizens, large number OF officers and SOL
diers of, the 57th Ohio regiment, just re-
turned from service, were present-the reg
iment Which gave Mr.. 'VallandigfaIn a
majority for Governor in 1858. A brass
band which accompanied Gen. Sherman on
his march to Goldsboro, was on the ground.
At one end OF the stand was the standard
bearer of the regiment, holding the magnff-
icent banner which the Honorable George
E. Pugh presented two years ago, TO, the
Democracy of Auglaize. At the other end,
bearing aloft the tattered remnants Of the
regimentali flag itself, torn by aibomb shell
and full of bullet holes, was the same sOlr
dier in the, same uniform, who, snatched 1t
from the hands OF dying comrade and car
ried it on the very front to end onel0f the
fiercest battles of the war. AT the close of
Mr.. Vallandigham'sspeec which is Sreport-
ed this morning in the Cincinnati CQnlperciaL
by its we'll known correspondent "4lack, |"
(and therefore of course admirably well
done,) separate meeting Of the officers
and soldiers of the 57th, was organized upon
the ground, and the following action taken.
We place it upon record as the answer OF
returned soldiers-"the boys in blue"--to
the four years of calnmny and assault upon
Clement T.. vallandigham: vow i'-''' 20
Alta meeting of returned officers and SOL
diers, of the Ohio 57th V. Volunteers. at
Wapakonetta, Ohio, September 10TH. 1865,
the following proceedings were had: Lieut..
Colonel s. r. Mott, late 'conimandant, was
chosen; Chairman, and Captain John ID.
Marshall, made Secretary; and the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted :
ReS0lued, By the officers and soldiers, now
present, late of the 57th O.lV. V. L., that
having this day heard the speech of Hon,
Clement l.. Vallandigham and his state
ments of his treatment by the late Admin
istration, we are fully satisfied that he was
arbitrarily and Illegally dealt with, that he
was, and is. true patriot and proper ex-
ponent of the pure theory of our Govern
ment as the fathers instituted it. ..........
ResolUed That we are proud at this hour
and will ever hereafter be, that two years
ago our Regiment gave Mr.. V. majority
of its votes for Governor. Do. ..... t.c. M,
ReSOlUed, That we sincerely thank Mr.
Vallandigham, for the beautiful tribute o
respect he this day paid our regiment ant
the soldiery generally.uTg .0af Iu JiJ..ilI
,Resolyed, That a copy pfthese proceeding
be presented to Hon. Mr.. Vallandigham
and that they be published in Che newspa'
pers of the county, ~ Dytili. lauod
70. .z,a..YS S. r. MOTT, Jr, Chairman
j. D. MARSHALL, Secretary. ,., o,i,r,,,
The foregoing resolutions having beer
read subsequently, to the Mass Meeting. Mr.
Fallandigham said: Soldiers OF the Fifty
Seventh, and you too of other regiments
who dared amid military terrorism to be
true to the political faith and party of your
fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters al
home, and to your own: Many testimonials
in my Lifetime have been bestowed, upon
me- very gratifying toga public man o.
private citizen, but none ever before more
cheering tony heart aud hopes. Truly
time is beginning to set all things even, ant
this testimony is the MORE grateful tome
because your own unsolicited and unsug.
gested Offering. But now permit me to re-
quest of you the original Of this resolution
signed by your Chairman and SECRETARY
that ! may place it away among othel
memorials of the terrible times through
which we have Just passed, and other cher.
ished testimonials of the Kindness, and con-
fidenee of my fellow citizens. ID ayton En-
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