The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-22
SPIRIT OF OUR SOLDIERS.

ett's division, held in the trenches on
the evening of the 18th of February,
Sergeant 4. A. Sclater was appointed
chairman, and Lieutenant A. L. Petit
secretary.
The following preamble and resolutions
were adopted with the utmost cnthusi-
asm and without dissenting voice:
Whereas, We, the men of the Thirty
second Virginia infantry, entered upon
this war in 1861 with the intention of
preserving our freedom and whereas,
in 1864 we re-enlisted for the war for the
same purpose; and whereas, the enemy
is still invading our soil with the orr
ginal purpose of our subjuation or anni-
hilation therefore
Resolced, That we accept the issue,
and are determined to resist until our
independence shall have been acknow-
lodged or determination reached.
Resolced, That we arc determined
to follow wherever jeff. Davis directs or
General Lee leads.
Resolred, That as Virginians VIC
mean to prove worthy of Virginia.
"Resolred, That copies of these rcso-
lutions be forwarded to the Confederate
Congress and the Virginia Legislature :;
also to the Richmond papers for publica-
| ton"
At meeting of the old picket, held on
the succeeding evening, the following
preamble and resolution were unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, we, the picket from the
Thirty-second regiment, on the night Of
the 18th instant were thereby dcbarrcd
from participation in the action Of the
regiment, as expressed in the above reso-
lutions; and whereas, VIC are anxious
that our voice should be heard, and our
determination to maintain our liberty at
all hazards should be known, therefore
| be it
"Resolce1, That we fully approve and
concur in the resolutions passed by the
regiment on the night of the 18th in
slant, and desire that this expression of
our sentiments be appended thereto"
Eloquent and patriotic addresses were
delivered by both officers and enlisted
men, and the friends of this regiment Of
veterans will be glad to learn that it is
olIlI dt IAC NOIit, Will ItS al uIOI VII tilO
spirit unconquercd and unconqucrable.
Lieutenant A. 7. PETIT, Secretary.
At meeting Of the officers and men
of the First Virginia infantry, Terry's
brigade, Pickett's division, held at their
camp, near Howlett's House, February
Is, 1865, for the purpose Of expressing
their sentiments and determination to
devote all of their energy to the prose>
cution of the war,
On motion, Licutenant-C Colonel F. II.
Langley was called to the chair, and G.
A. Noting, company H, appointed secre-
tary, and Lieutenant L. NJ. Blanton, COM
pany G, assistant secretary, and select
committee of nine appointed to draft
resolutions.
On motion, Lieutenant R. McC. Jones,
company G.; Lieutenant l.. N. Blanton,
company C; Sergeant 3. NJ. Grow, COM
pany B; Sergeant E. Wright, company
G; Corporal r. D. Jordon, company G
Private f. C. Hale, company X r. J.
Smith, company | IL. NJ. Walthall, com
pany ID, and E. F. Davidson, company
H, were appointed.
The committee retired for few mi
nutcs, and returned and offered the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted by the regi~
ment:
"Whereas, it is eminently proper, in
time of public peril and despondency,
that men should meet together to council,
resolve and act: be it therefore
l. Resolsea, That to the humiliating
propositions for peace made by Presi-
dent Lincoln to our companions, we en-
ter ou' indignant protest: that while we
would be rejoiced to stop the etfusion of
blood and the desolation of our country,
we will assent to no terms short of in>
dependence and separate nationality.
2. Resolred. That inasmuch as We
have rendered the olive branch to our
foes, which they have trampled in the
dust, no alternative is left us but to de-
fend our homes, our property and lives
as long as the foot Of the vandal p0-
lutes the soil Of the South.
3. "Resolred, That while recognizing
our dependence on Almighty God, who
defends the cause Of the just, we again
dedicate ourselves to the cause; again
we unfurl banner which we have borne
from "BuW Run" to Bermuda Hun
dreds, and again We swear to die free
men rather than live slaves
4. :" Resolred, That we hail with plea
sure the appointment of r. f. Lee Gen.
eral.in-Chief; that We have an abiding