Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-08-10
"Inited States Veteran Military
League"

"Lnited Stntes Veteran MllAtary
League"
To friend, In Pennsylvania, we are in
debted for copy OF the "United States
Veteran Military Leaguen Circular, which
gives the manner of the organization of the
League, and its object which is to exercise
d controlling influence in the military and
civil offices of the country. We have been
informed that General Cox belongs to this
League. We subjoin the Circular. 1t will
be seen that privates do not figure promi-
nently in the League, nor is any member
required to take an obligation to be true to
any particular party creed. The primary
consideration is success, and to this end they
are simply required ITO 60 with the major
ity, unless the difference is so slight that 1t
can be overcome by the order" 1t is un-
derstood by outsiders that the sentiment OF
the League is inveterate hostility to Negro
Suffrage and Negro Equality, and as the
League has ample strength in Ohio to de-
feat General Cox, or any other candidate,
then toiH defeat him unless he shall giue inco's-
trovertible evidence that he is opposed to Nero
SuGrage in Ohio or in the South. There
are soldiers who are dissatisfied with his
late letter to the Oberlinites; but whether
the League has taken final action in rela-
tion thereto we are unadvised. The follow
ing is the League Circular: r4a
UNITED STATES VETERAN MILITARY
I.EAGUE.-ITs OBJECT: The support of our
armies in case of emergency; to exercise
controlling influence in the civil and mill
tary offices Of the country. .1 i.
Art. /. Ofiicers-To be one Lieutenant
General or Commandant; one Major Gen
eral over every Congressional District; one
| Brigadier General over every county; In
large cities one Brigadier General to every
twenty election districts or precincts; in
large States as many Colonels as Members
of the House of Representatives; in small
States one to every thirty thousand inhab
itants, and Lieutenant Colonels and Majors
in proportion; one Captain to every cleo
tion district, with a Lieutenant and nom
commissioned officers. All officers after
the first commission to be elected every
five (5) years. on the 1st Monday OF April.
The next election of the Lieut.. General to
be on the first Monday of April, 1865
Votes can be by proxy or person. The Ma
jor Generals to elect the Lieut.. General;
the Brig. Generals of each Congressional
District to elect the Major Generals; the
Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels and Majors
of each county, or of thirty thousand in
habitants, to elect the Brigadier Generals;
the Captains to elect Colonels and other
regimental officers; the Captains to be ap-
pointed by the Brigadier Generals of each
County; the Captains to appoint the Lieu
tenants and all non-commissioned officers.
Superiptendents of election to be of the
same rank as the officer to be elected, unless
the incumbent be candidate, when he is
to appoint an officer pro tenn. from as near
his rank as possible, from his District or
vicinity. Reports of election are at once to
be made to the Lieutenant General, who is
to issue commissions. All officers are to
appoint and commission their respective
! staff, all officers TO continue in Office until
their successor is elected and commissioned.
Election to be by majority of votes poll
/ ed.
/ I'd. No fees for membership are to be
charged by this order. The publications of
all commissions, and rules and regulations
of the order to be furnished by Command
ant from assessment upon commissions,
which are to be as follows: Major General,
$40; Brgadier General, So; Colonels and
Lieutenant Colonels, %; Majors, 81. All
Captains commissions to be furnished by
Commandant at Headquarters, and signed
by the Brigadier General of the county,
free of charge. Captains to make out rolls
and written commissions to Lieutenants
and non-commissioned officers of thier COM
mand. @''..
Sd. No person eligible as a member of
this order who has not been in the army of
the United States during the present war.
4th. Influence to procure offices-All
honorable means are to be used to secure
the offices to members of this order, wheth-
er of honor or profit, and both civil and
military. y.r. t.gfl rr-1 1sIp
9th. Secresy-While this is not to be a
secret organization, yet as secresy and eau
tion are the levers by which great events |
are moved, due sha should ever be OBJ
served. I'D -iWg.t. 1lusl lUJni .a3'l
9th. To go with the majority--In towns
and counties the rule must be at present to
join with the strongest party, unless the
difference is so slight that it can be over
come by the vote OF this order. -s 'i
9TH. Government-Thiso order to be gov
erned, as a body, by the rules and regula-
tions of the u. S. Army. Officers to be
tried by court-martial, but no other pun
ishment to be inflicted than suspension or
expulsion. AS a deliberative body, to be
governed by Parliamentary rules. liP
Col. ALFRED DART, of Carbondale, Pa,
to be the Commandant until the 1st day of
April next, and until his successor is elect
ed. s7gs.ai r.frt 1867 ss' sa ielT
Offices to be filled that may become va
cant between elections by the Commandant
of the order. 1C 5adGa aifma vJnH.
Major Generals on receiving their COM
missions, are to forward atoi their Head
quarters, the name and p. o. address of one
suitable man "a Colonel of the war, and
resident of county seat preferred,) for
Brigadier General iof each county in his