American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-08-30
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erection of Monument to the memory
of the Butler County Soldiers, who died
in the service of their country, at which
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That Committee of five be
appointed by the chairman of this meet
ing, to prepare call for General Con
| vention, to meet in the Court Room, in
Butler, at time to be fixed, accompany
ing it with such an address as to propose
mode of organization and its claims, as
may be thought proper
The chairman appointed John NJ.
Thompson, James Bredin, Rev. Loyal
Young, d. D., Rev, w. II. Tibbles and
Hon j. G. Campbell, the committee.
Pursuant to our instructions, the un-
dersigned committee appeal to
THE PEOPLE OF BUTLER COUNTY.
War has ceased. Our crimsoned BAN
ners have been folded, and like thousands
of those who bore them amid the storm
of battle, they rest in peace Many of
the brave sons of Butler county, fell in
the late war for the Union. Their names
are dear to those who survive, and we
should perpetuate their glorious form by a
suitable Monument, to remind us in all
coming time, that the price of our liberty
was-blood. m idr4l,itJ
To recognize the debt we owe these
noble dead, it is proposed to erect monu-
ment on which will be Inscribed the name
of every man who died 10 the service of
his country. The style and cost of this
Monument, will necessarily be controlled
by the amount contributed for that pur.
pose. m a
The immediate duty of your committee
is to invite the people OF Butler County
to meet in Convention, in Butler, on the
10Th day of September, at o'clock, p. m.
to perfect an organization, and adopt a
plan to secure this desirable end. The
pcuplt sHOuiu uo OuCC incCb III IiiCii toHu-
ships, appoint delegates, as many as they
please toa attend theconYentiop, These dele
gates should bs prepared to report tho
names of at least three men and two la
dies, in each township, as a local COM
mittee, to canvass aud receive the gifts of
their township. All we need is the ac-
tive cooperation of the people, and we
can build Monument which will be a
credit to the builders. The names might
be inscribed in alphabetical order, and
all enclosed in beautiful scroll work, with
appropriate devices. All will esteem it
a privilege to contribute 10 this object,
and many poor mother, wife or sister,
will be proud to aid in erecting Monu-
ment to her loved and lost. Let us urge
you to make your arrangements SO as to
meet on the day fixed. Come determined
that the enterprise shall succeed. The
friends of our dead braves must not be-
lisye that we have forgotten those who
died in defense of our flag. Death gave
them to us, and their fame is now their
country's. Shall we not be true to the
sacred trust? Men never died in no.
bier cause. The world knows their his
tory by heart, and it will do honor to their
memory. But the glories of Gettysburg,
Richmond and scores of other bloody
fields, must be reproduced at home, and
in tangible form stand to warn us forever
In our midst, where dwelt our dead let us
rear modest shaft, which shall point tc
the home of those whose names It b ears
| while we with gratitude will See
4 ttThat each soldiers name
| Shall shne Immortal ON the rolls Of fame,
And stand the example of each distant age.
And add new lustre to the historic page"
CoMMITTEE.--John Nj. Thompson,
James Bredin, Loyal Young, William III
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