Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-08-15
Geary Soldiers in Council.

At meeting of the Soldiers Geary Club |
in Curwensville, held on Saturday, August /
lIth, the following preamble and resolutions |
were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, those who endeavored by re-
bellion and armed resistance to destroy the
glorious institutions of our government
who by starvation and every other species
of savage and barbarous treatment killed
our prisoners, and who endeavored to intro
duce infectious diseases into our populous
towns and tried to destroy our cities by ap-
pIying the midnight torch and thereby en-
dangered the lives of defenccless women and
chiIdren-who, (when the valor and patrl--
otism of our soldiers and the wisdom and
prudence of our generals had made the vie
reptile of rebellion bite the dust and hide
his accursed head, in the last throes OF
their vindictiye struggle sent the midnight
assassin and struck down the man VINO
stands side by side with Washington In the
heart of every truly loyal citizen OF the re-
public. thereby demonstrating to the world
that their hellish malignity to our free IN
stitutions is but the natural result OF that
foul blot, human slavery-are now seeking
to again control the government: AND
WHEREAS, those who during the bloody strug-
gle i'm which the best blood in the loyal States
was shed on more than a thousand battle
fields, not only held aloot but opposed ev-
ery well directed effort of the government
to sustain itself, and to promote the eficien
cy and power of the army and navy-who
opposed the effort to comfort, encourage
and sustain the soldier in his arduous strug-
gle with treason by refusing to aid the Chris
tian and Sanitary Commissions in their eff
forts to minister to the wants and wounds
of our brave men when lying PROSTATE on
kIa falI fol
who publicly exulted over the defeat of the
Union arms, and who were downcast over
our victories-who encouraged armed re-
sistance to the draft and the desertion of
soldiers-who by secret organizations con-
cealed deserterS and encouraged them to re-
sist the United States authorities il the ex
ecution of the laws-who have again re-
newed their allegiance with the traitor enc
mics of the Union and taken them to their
bosoms-are now making every effort to
| hand the government into the hands ot
these rebels and make them the rulers over
those who sacrificed everything but life up
on the altar of the republic AND WHERE
AS, these allied enemies of the Union have
nominated for the office of Governor of this
good old loyal State a man who not only
sympathized with the rebellion, but who,
while we were in the front, fought us in the
rear by every means in his power, in con-
nection with such kindred spirits as Vallan-
digham, Wood, Bigler, Wallace and their
party; therefore be it
Resolued, That we, the members of the
| Curwensville Soldiers Geary Club, adopt
the following principles for our guidance du-
ring the present political campaign, to wit !:
1sT. That as we stood side by side with
those who gave their life blood in vindica-
ton of our national honor on the field of
| loa IL TO dow rnaI nana %
of the principles for which we then fought
ID. That we believe that Hester Clymer,
the candidate of the Copperhead party for
Governor, has proved himself recreant to
the great principles of the loyal and patri-
otic people of the Union, and we blush to
see men who acquitted themselves with hon
or during the late struggle for the nation S
existence, associate with him.
3D. That Andrew johnson, having viola
ted his sacred pledge to the American peo-
pie, and the great party that elevated him
to the second Office in their gift, that ''trea-
son should be punished and made odious, .
and now being in close conference and afflll-
alton with those who devoted themselves to
the overthrow of the government, has forfeit
ed all claims to our confidence.
4TH That in General John w. Geary, the
Soldiers Candidate for Governor, we recog-
nize the true soldier and patriot who gallant
" maintained the honor of our country up
on the battle field and who will stand by
the interests of this glorious old Common
wealth for which he shed his blood on more
than one post of danger-that in him we
recognize the friend of the soldier and the
soldier orphan; and we hereby pledge him
our hearty and united support.
5TH That we invite all honorably dis
charged soldiers in Clearfeld county to rallv,
with u.s. to the support of Gen. John W.
Geary, and aid to overthrow domestic trea-
son as signally as we crushed armed rebel
lion.
Questions for the Democracy.