, 1866-05-19
Union LEAGUE OF AMERICA.
r1cettn,. OF the Iltfuois Grand Council
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N4C&1pus[ U1 AttE A1BE0NAn &tAsA<A N"AAN&A
lsc*otptlon"s dc.
special utspstch TO the chicago Trihune.1
SrH1SaF7ELD, May IS
At = t-r.e and enthusiastic meeting OF the lii
mis- t:rurts council, Cmun League Of America,
held III the Senatt Chamber u springfield. Illinois.
90 tho 1Eth daf Of May, 1S6a. the following I'reau1
bi. and ,r4 olutinus utEr anonrcd:
WHEREAS The Union Lrar4c .! !Arer1:a was
o,rsn,xea IN the month 1t juno a. H. 1sfa. for the
rurpose Of aiding and strengthening the Federal
Eovfrnncnf its terrible -tru.-sc With armed trail
fhe eorts nr our valiant SOLDIER by en,"it,r Them
from The tre in thr rraE 17'Erd upon them bv
Copprncadt and s.mptthizers With te'c'-: and
NuEKEAs. f1id orEantza 1ou Of The untoa League
contributed no 'eHut support to lhc GOV .ramcnt
br eneonsar.rg 'he loxa1to srscsc1e In the GOOD
custocnts TO iii I'D she decl,aola.cd iak4. By en-
forcing int lar. By czcainc healthy aud vigor-
Gus srirt Of tnop,sm among 'he .uaese., by dts,
urefance., hs filling lhc Offices With true snd loyal
WuEnEAs- The laborr Of two millions Of Union
Ic1cuers utyer ceased or e!ackcned until the last
armed rchel either bit the du~t or laid down his
aT1ns. and na,lonal flag ftoatcd every inch
WuEura., Recent event. occurr,n: in high
place have alarmed GOOD and true Union men with
s, sns, me i asa u n1ss. o. 1
r.ktd rebellion may b. sps,chtd from t!le.t hauoF,
ad lt,a' the ofcau Of precious blood shed and tbe
!; rn'ain Of tfcasusc expended maj 20 ioF nauehf;
Ettoiet., That is the imperative duty o! Union
esn 'ns M gpoS nsT &c eosnc ,a9
lie taIl. cI is.is,st.on. waa1 onr soiiiers won II
Il. scir. d. That on]y loyal mea should scprc.en,
the n1,,on In .'ouGse--- aud thai ConCres. rhoule
oa,ou-, md not resp ;fahle; tnst traltorr fhoul
be 1nadc to izke hsec sea.s- and the riuctcadcEs
the .sbliot ,h9a'd ,S pnnni.ses and .91 a
,rac CT co1o7, .honld he projected ip their iHaens
bic r1eb'e o! life liberty and The pursuit Of hzpp'
Resotrrf Th4t TIE President ann Secretary OF th
Grant council OF 1he uniou icagns Of America {
1ljnot. he an1 ARE hereby 1n.ttnctea 70 i-,ue ac9
deleca,e- 10 .nr+ung Of the Grand Council Of ii
s.asttrrs % Hal. IN the ei,y Of Sprinsaeld, on Tae
day, The 9Th day Of AuGuet* 1868; tnat the DEL
Eaies thereto tha'l eon.st ef sae Officers q cse
shall ne e.t,t!ed 70 one delecAte thereat.
Resatged Tbs, The call for raid sessions of th
tS1dt< Jo4,naL and that all Of the Uaion papers
the star BE- requested to copy the same.
Brother. Of .he g L a: ru1tuaut 70 the ~ i
By gwen 10 1ii county and subordinate Coanctl*,
q onss + oren ,set1 .onne door: ie'i;h, a ~ IL
md fall. 71,ese tr noH 10 time to hesIAsc. IT
work before Us requires prompt. ene1cetlc and CO
inse,itn Il Or .delay.. True union nrp mn
nov thow to'she "orld thai our o.zse and calts
eo1d.ers havc not shed their Mood in vain, hut IN
every crop ha- w>'errd ann ttfcn-' hene1 iae II
OF Lioe1ty. until i:s branches Will o>c-: spread Al
project cyetT human being who uay eek II a
refuge. or caln plo:sctlon lor 1iie, lihefsv md
enee With The G1and secre'aEy, who n,ll give )
ali The inlurmatiou you may ue<1re. Elect u
delegates 10 the Grand Council pursuant
meeting m the seventh d8y OF Aug
next oe orc Thai w1tI not only he eource OF
coufaeeHept to al tue EnIun mru, but al+o "A
to fhotc VIM MonId Eafu destroy our TIRE 1net
tiost. 'hat th~ people OF Illinois sre now, and
cvcs xtlt. hc eEcm,ee OF ali persons or parties
arc oppu+ed II lsrrty and The Union.
FT1teiraly Your.
{Siened, 1uoe. J: 1rnskn. Grand Prcsfdcu