The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-07

There has been formed in New York
city I" United Service Society" of which
Mai. Glen. WARREN is President, and Col.
". s. HmLxER, Qate on the staff Of Gen.
GRANr), Vice President. It is intended
to be composed entirely of those who have
served in either branch of the national
service, and received an honorable dis
charge therefrom. In New York it is the
purpose to establish club, or branch so
ciety, in each of the thirty-ons Congress
sional Districts. All who are in any way
conversant with the soldiers in camp md
field, will remember the oft-repeated *.
preston Of "swait TIL We get home, and
see how we'll strengthen matters. !" Dur
ing the continuance Of the war, now prac.i
ticaly closed, this feeling has reigned par
amount, and no one knowing the force of
the soldiers character viii be surprised
that the movement so often foreshadowed,
has at length found utterance and defin.
lite shape. The platform or declaration of
principles to govern this society as polt-
ical party or club, is embraced in q series
of resolutions, Of which the following is
summary y, e iCi
obsolete, and that the new political issues
thrust prominently, before the people for i'm
mediate action, calls for new political combi-
nations s.-s..-.' f,s,E IL --s,,t- - s.f fa.i..
!, The second declares that the members Of
the society, in Offering their lives for the pre-
servation Of the nation, have vindicated their
right and consider it their duty, to participate
actively in giving direction and aid to the pub
of the republic and administer its affairs; here
tofore too much under the control of 'unprin-
cipled demagogues and place-seekers.
The third IL In favor ofretrenchment and re.
form, and that the government should be
brought back to that republican condition
where the officer Is the servant Of the people,
The fourth absolves the members from allie;
glance to any political party. ~ Ssa -
J, The fifth declares that in the future distribu-
ton of Offices. preference should always be
given to those who have served the Union
cause in the military or naval service during
the late rebellion, particularly those who have
received permanent injuries therein by wounds
6. That the. honor Of the army, the navy and
the nation are pledged to the carrying out in
good faith the terms of surrender grantedtO the
rebel forces by our military and naval com.
mandere. 20 i'nG E6sa.lG5.t! - Ti..' 20 !,
z. That the principles Of the Monroe doctrine
should be the settled and declared policy of
the nation, and should be speedily applied for
the protection of our sister republic Of Mexico.
8. That the time has come when the applica-
ton Of martial law and trial before military
courts should cease whenever civil law and
government exists under the authority of
loyal State of the Federal Government, except
ing as to persons in the military and naval SER
vice of the United States. y73I VE.
r. 9. That the interest of the industrial classes
demand an equalization of taxation which shall
bear alike upon all and specially upon none
and that no particular kinds of property, wheth-
or 1t be government securities or otherwise,
should be exempted from the burdens which
we all owe to o c0mmon country. =,
10. That we heartily endorse the policy of
President johnson on the subject of recon-
struction, 80 far a. that policy has been de-
veloped. s.sn IS u eli a:U1i haf TC.E- 3.tD
.e The platform is a. good one, and from
the respectability of the the officers who
have initiated the movement, it Is prob
able the society will exercise considerable
infuencein political affairs. 1t is expected
that similar associations of soldiers will
be formed in all the States. eHIul 1.a t'I
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