The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-12-16
The eoldiers, Convention,

Agreeably to public notice, the Delegates chos-
ep by the returned Maryland soldiers, met in
Convention ia Baltimore city on Wednesday
December 9th. There was very full attend
ance, nearly all the Counties of the State being
represented. So far as we have been able to
learn, the following Delegates represented Bal.i-
more county:
James Armacost; 9th do Capt. Henry Wilhelm ;
7th do Lieut. A. s. Cooper, VIM. T. Fugate +;
9th do. Capt R. S. Smith, Fredk. Greaser 9th
do. Lieut.. G. NJ Whittle, Sergt. O. r. Ware ;
| 10th do. John r. Haggerty 18th do. Maj. Il.
| s. Mooney.
Representatives were also present from the SOL
diers and sailors League of Washington and
from the Loyal Legion of Martinsburg W. Va.
The objec, of the Convention was to effect q
thorough organization Of the soldiers of the
State, TO act in connection with similar organi-
cations in other States, in all such matters as
pertain to the interests of returned Uunion SOL
diers.
After the Convention was fully organized I'M
der its chairman, Col. Vernon, q committee was
appointed, who, among others, reported the fol-
lowing Preamble and Resolutions, which were
adopted by the convention
| Whereas 1t is eminently proper that the gal
liant deeds and suferings experienced by Uni.
on soldiers should be properly appreciated by
their fellow countrymen in this generation here
after therefore be it
| Resolved That we will cooperate most earnest
| ly with all other Legions throughout the Repub'
lie to secure to the soldiers who enlisted in the
years A. d. 1861 and 1862 the same amount Of
Government bounty paid to the soldiers in 1862
and 1864, and believe it to be the sacred duty o.
| the General Government to do these brave veter-
ans this act of simple justice.
RcsoEUed That we will cooperate with oul
late comrades in arms in other STATES for the pur
pose of memorializng the next Congress to ap
proprate and set apart for the soldiers who par
ticipated in an honorable degree in the late civil
war, a fair quota of the public lands, the prop
erty of the General Government, and more es
pecially to provide some manifest inducement te
actual settlers of the class of men as aforesaid.
Resolved That we believe it to be the duty o
the next General Assembly of Maryland, to ap
propriate the same local bounty to all the honor
ably discharged soldiers who served thus honor
ably in The late civil war; that was so generously
bestowed upon number of the same.
Resolre9, That it is the ddty of all truly patri
otto citizens 10 assist in all the walks Of private
life the returned loyal and honorably discharged
soldiers, more especially those who have beer
MANNED for life in their country's service.
The following additional resolutions were alsC
passed:
Resolced, That the convention pledge itself t.
the opposition Of all persons who have given ev
idence of their want of full and complete sympa
thy with the soldiers of the Union and the caus
represented by them.
| Resolved, That we, as the representatives o
the soldiers of Maryland, earnestly protest agains
any change.in the Registry law of this state, ex
cept so far as to protect the officers of the Law
in the discharge of their duties
A committee Of "a was appointed to wait OF
Gov Swami and on the Legislature at its coming
session, to urge'upon them the necessity of pay
ing the same Bounty TO the first volunteers a
was paid to the last. JE
The following gentlemen were also chosen t.
represent the State in the National Soldiers con
vention which meets at Washington on the 4tl
Monday in January
For the State at large General Denison AMI
General Kenly alternates COL Vernon and Col
Cook. First Congressional District, Col. Hill
alternate, Lieut. w. II. Purnell. Second do.
Capt L. NJ. Haverstick alternate, Major Robt
IS. Mooney. Third, Col. Barrett alternate
Col. Taylor. Fourth, Major Mobley alternate
Captain Lowdersmith. Fifth, Lieutenant r. Bel
lis alternate, Col. Il. G. Rizer.