, 1865-04-28
Chicago Qribnsre.
FRIDAY, APRIL es, 1sb5.
From TIE 18TEE ILLINOIS
CAVALkkl.

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Stirring Resolutions on the Aaaasu
nation OF the PFthfGent.
Editors Cbicago Tribune:
Herewith yon will please lind copy Of res
olutions raksed by the 10th Illinois cavalry
at the sounding Of retreat this evening. The
men Of this regiment desire that their friend:
in Illinois, and loyal men everywhere, shall
know how they feel with reference to the foul
murder Of Mr.. L;nco]E. - -. ..
We aie now lew. Out Of the 1000 men
who vent into the field; have. only 28o I'll
for duly. Some have sickened and died
others have become disabled, and been dis.
charged; some 800 Of tho poor fellows
rest near that monument Of Southesn
refinement, civilization and Christianity, An.
dcrsonv1le Prison, Georgia some Of them
sleep iu Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi.
and Alabama-apd the lonely graves Of maoy
Of them dot almost every hill from Chatta-
nooga to Atlanta. They have BEN in many
dead Gnd wounded comrades with a hard sor~
I1w, but never tave I secn these men weep
be(ole-neyc1 have seen them so castdown,
as they wtre when l reul to. Them tonight
the official order announcing, the murder of
the President. They vot.d upon the rcsrlu-
salute; and then separated, and retired
thouehtfu1ly, each to Lis. quarters, withouta
word being uttered. But each Of these men,
ktfpw-and know them we1l-felt that he
and lls country lad suffered 7 loss which was
irrepa1nhlc, and 4 calamity that was most sad.
What is the end Of all this to be? Having
seen The st.rm almost past, is a still da1Er5
cloud uhput to bust upon us, and are we set
to join In deeds, ard witness lorrors such as
the world has not seens Il the ineatiate
dtIncn Of slavery not yet appeased, aud does
be Jet call for renewed and greater saceIfices.
God avert such C. calamity. Aad Jet it mag
BIZ we'll that it come. Many black hearted
Ten, who inaueuratcd this wicked war in the
South, md Others, equally dep.ayed, who
1es:e1ed it in the North, still live to curse thu
lGnd. The ten times ten thousand wives that
lave been made lusband:es5, the orphans
that haze been fathcr;css, Tue be-
'reavtd comfortlcss, and the destitute
frfenrlcss and homeless, arc yet unap-
comlofted- When these men are oycrpowe.-
I'd and conquered BY our arms, when they
see that resistance In the field will no longer
ayail-n then their wicked, aud deprayrd
hearts dive them to the use Of tue assassin's
dagger. ind to light the torch Of the incendi-
ary, be It SO. But when America's loyal b 5st
is sent forth 10 wipe ont this vile race from
the face our land, tden -
g Damned be he who drst eres hold enodsh,-'
We'ate at present at thia point {PulassD
doing general scouting duty, and now aud
theu giving a few bushwhackers free pass
to the headquarters Of the late Confcderacy.
They are said to be located III q very 7rarxn
country come distance 1slolo. Yet We al
hupe Eu0n to be "honorably dismissed'' and
return among you, WhEre we trust, in time,
to become agaln accustomed to the pleasures
and duties ol civil lie, and enj,y with you a.
long and permanent peace.
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HEADQUARTERS 10TH Ill. CAVALRY,
SEAn PULASKI, Tenn, Ap1ll 16, 1865.
WHEREAS, Almighty God, In bis 1nscrusablc
Providence, rae Permitted thu murder OF Abra-
ham Lincoln. President Of the United States aud
WuEKEAs, The uob!e and gallant State OF iii.
nnis wss his hoIe% and !: s!tl! ours, we deem 1t
highly meet spi proper upon this mousnsal otca.
son, that VIC should expres our feelings OF oath.
ins Contempt for the act, aud deep SORROW for the
Rts9lred- 1hstin the untimely aceease Of Mr..
lincoln. the nation has lost Its deyere7; tie Gov
hcma1.lty ,iieir champ,ou. the soldier Is 6est
fsteno snd the world one Of Its good saL greatest
Eet0lred. Tint this most cowa1dly md fon, 49,
Eafsinaunn OF orr r1csident Is the Legitimate
irutt Of that epfnt aud teaching that brutaly a.
ssultcd Mt. Sumner on tie door of the Caitsd
States Senate, thrust civil war upon kausae, con
ceiyed. nErtnred, aud inausurated this tamnabie
rebellion. most inhumanly and batu4rous!y ssaryed
and murdered tens Of thousands Of the 6r4ve de-
jnrtd KNIVES and traitors or the called chivasy
Of the South, and ValandIgham, Storey, G.oudy
+ Co., their tnesk'ng, eoTa1dl5, and de.picablo
Rttol'ed, That although. from the recent sue.
cess bf our arms. we hsd joyfc!Iy hoped SOON TO
turn our backs upon srenes OF rife and blood,
fnd , Ie1Rfn n TO ~ the aoslety and endcs:ments q
crime, this bitter fruit Of rcsson this sacrifice Of
slavery, we pledge ourselves to cheerlul!y foreso
all !hsse .n , snioyments ana no:t solemnlX sWeas
thst We will willingly 60 forth With our associates
IN arms, and wace "Wss to the knife, and kaifs
to the him. until all treason mi traitors. with
from the land, aud our whole c0uutyy, thron yh-
ont It length and BREADTH Is made loyal, patt iot
Rssoirtd, rbst we most respectfully out caru-
cstly request Ills E1celIency, An:rew- johnson,
successor to Mr. Lincoln. that go fa1 as be bus
authority be will retoks and rescind all proei1-
Tended to re3tis Of al gradfs and that 81 hls OF.
dtr, he wii! Instruct our eener,s in the ds!d. to
tskc no 1no.r prisoners Of war, but to treat as
mtdi'af'ng, Mteylng or ocfing frtasen. ''' '''''
Rtsoirtd. That while We feel deeply depressed
anu r'ouru!aily rad ut this 1rreparsbie calamity
eoi"e what ma:, to Co our Woo aaty: M sa ana mosi
dow or President viii tic saae's,sdon. patriot
Ian en1ed L'rcoln possessed, and enable him to
cnrry forward to successful and glur,oas con.
suaMaslon. the great and good work ii It cur late
nob-e Chief kat SO nearly, finished.
Eteo.tsd, Tnat IN token Of our profound respect
for tie '""emory Of Er. Lr.olr, his great heart
and good deeds: this regiment will wefr the a,nat
ha1e 1T mourning as long as we rcm4in In the
service.
L.<<otstd, That certified copy OF these rcsolu-
tinns ht respectfully forwarded to the pfcs;deat
Ct thu Epl:cd St1tee for hts confederation. and
copy to the Chicago Tribune md stats Getting Tor
publication. r. ". Sx1rH
Colonel Commaatiur
CHARLES Il. scHEAAs, 1st Lieut. and AdJutant