Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-06-26
The Wisconsin Soldiers and Sailors
Union League Convention.

The Soldiers and Sailors Union
League convention Of this State,
which met at Madison last week.
adopted the following resolutions :
RcSolUed, That the bounty law, rs
passed the House Of Representa-
tives, is honorable and just, except IS
to section two, which requires a de-
duction Of all local bounties; and
that it is our earnest desire that the
law be amended and passed.
ReSolccd, That soldiers of the
army Of the Republic are still, as
ever, loyal to the Government of the
Union and opposed to treason in
eyFy form, that we believe that :rea-
son be made odious by excluding
prominent traitors from all partici-
patton in the Government until the
country has been throughly purged of
dislOyalty that leading traitors shall
be punished, and that loyal men in
the South are entitled, and should
receive the protection of Govern
ment, against both foreign and do
mestic foes, by the use of oil the
power of the army and navy if nee
essary.
ReSolrod, That those who have
performed good and faithful service
in the Army of the Union, during
the existence of the late rebellion
are justly entitled to and should re-
ceive a recognition Of the value of
their services, by the appointing
power in the General and State
governments, and should, other
qualifications being equal, be made
the recipients of all offices of honor,
trust and em0lument.
ReSoLred, That tho appointment of
civilians TO offices of honor and of
trust, where soldiers possessed Of the
requisite qualifications are applicants
for the same, is not in accordance
with the promises made at the com
mencement Of the war, and does
great in Justice to those whose patri-
Otism and Yalor have preserved the
Government, and who have richly
meritcdthe possession Of the best
places within its gift.
The following was offered by SUI
geon /. II. Carey, and adopted
unanimously
Resolred, That we tender our
grateful acknowledgement for just
and kindly spirit manifested by
Congress in the passage Of rcsolu-
tions in favor of giving preference in
appointments to position of honor
and profit within the gift Of the
National Government, to those who
faithfully served the Union army
during the war with the rebellion,
and for the more recent circular
of the President of the United
States. Of similar import, that the
%propriety and justice of exercising
such d serimination in the case of
those who have pcen disabled while
In tho service Of their country, are
TOO obvious to be questioned. AT
tho same time we disclaim any dis
position on the part of the brave and
patiotic men whom we represent
the volunteer soldiers of Wisconsin
Ito claim Offices as the reward OF
their services, or to place themselves
in the position of clamorious seek
ors of office. They regard, as every
true American citizen should re
gard independence of private life,
and the prizes that wait upon indi-
vidual enterprise, in III, Industrial
and business pursuits open to all in
this free land, as offering incentives
TO worthy ambition far superior to
those afforded by a greedy scramble
for place and the favor of politicians
and they receive the tulsome fattcr.
les and unsolicited pre- misses Of dem
agogucs Of whatever party, who as
sumo the soldiers who have riskcd
their lives in defcnee of their coun.
try arc a horde Of hungry office see
kcrs, capable Of being lurod By
promises of official patronage into
the service of political tricksters.
with feelings Of profound disgust
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