Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-08-29
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Ini [Fromth Plain DeAlsr.l I--.rrgn-
Soldiers and Sailors Convention,
/ .'' % 'H TO BE HELD AZ. '''''- sh"i
CLEYELAND, sEI'TENIBER IA.
The callers Of the Convention StiK-
4 matized as CHASE ana Treach- 'l
|" m'H TetOus IaOundS.e il)- OFT .8d
l gdW ms ODD y<otJGisiIls qroI
+ The call for the great Mass Convention Of
i Soldiers and Sailors, to be held at Cleveland
on the 18th of September, makes the Radl-
/ cal papers of the country foam at the mouth
\ withrage.a They pfedietiit will be fail-
| ure, Just as they predicted that the Grand
Council or Democrats and, true Union men
held at Philadelphia would be. But alas
for their hopes. That Convention proved
u magnificent success, encouraging the
hearts of all who love UNION and hope for
a speedy return of peace, fellowship and
good feeling throughout the length and
breadth Of the entire Republic. And the
Soldiers and Sailors Convention at Clever
landwill be success, and its influence will
be felt in the election in October next Of
members of Congress, "IolO, tohGteUeT other
differences may cItC,dctertze HteSF political dc-
4 ton aoiH unite in recognizing the RIGHT on
EVERY STATE oFTHE Union TO REPRESENT
ALTON IN CONGRESS, AND WHO WILL ADMIT
| TO SEATS IN EITHER BRANCH, EVERY LOYAL
FREPREs ENTATIvE FROM EVERY STATE IN at
legtdRce 20 the GOUerHnaeRt, SohO may be found
Iby each House, in the exercise Of the poDer con-
\ fered upon IL by the Consultation, 10 haze been
4. duy elected, returned, and qualified for seat
thereit.o h''"'' '197mia 90 lj ipli oIJ
: The New York Tribune stigmatizes the
4 military officers who approve Of the CleYe-,
ii land Convention as "bdSe and tredcherous
| hO,tnds"-as men Who seek to ''fob the 10y
| al people ofthe fruits Of the war; Let us
glance at the names and antecedents of the
men attached to that call, and see who the
'tredcterous hounds" are. First on the list
is the name of Major General George A..
I Custer, a native of Ohio, the Marshal Ney
of the war, the Irresistible and dashing eav7
airy officer, who distinguished himself at
| Williamsburg and in the reconnaissance on
the Cnicahominy, gaining three brevets in
four weeks. He is the same Custer who
commanded the second brigade of Kilpat-
rick's division in the advance on Gettys-
burg, at the battle at that place, and in the
4 pursuit of the rebels from Pennsylvania.
He was in the cavalry fights on the Rapi-
dan during the fallof 1868, and received a
wound in the leg. Throughout Grants
campaign OF 1864 also, he was in various
i next Comes Major General A. Mcdowell
MeCeOk.. He is another graduate of " est
Point. He commanded The only regiment
at the first battle of Bull Run which, it is
said, marched off in good order. He COM
manded an army cOrpsat the famous bat
tie at Perryville, and upwards of twenty
Thousand men have been under his COM
mand for months He belongs to the fa[ni-
4 ly of fighting McCoOks," VINO are all en-
3 gagged In this unreasonable movement !"1H
Next comes Major General Lowell II.
Rousseau, whose father was first cOusinGto
President Harrison. He raised two regi-
; ments of Union troops in Kentuckys As
. Brigadier General, he participated in the
battle of Shiloh, and had avery large share,
under McCOOk, in the battle of Perryville.
He was in the siege of Oorinth, and in the
operations in Northern Alabama. His di>
vision was in the center during the battle
of Stone river, and in the Middle Tennes-
see campaign performed good service. rs
2 Another name to thelcali is that of Major
General Geo. Crook, native of Ohio, aud
West Pointer. He distinguished himself
in the Kanawha Valley, where he whipped
the rebel Heath, and received a severe
, wound. He was also in the battle of An-
tletam, and other hard-fought engage
ments. 'n "'& %" li' .t.s1oJui 10
Passing on to the names of the other
''bdSe and tredcherouS hounds" who indOrsc
this call, we find the name of Major iGener-
al Dix, a true soldier the man who issued
the laconic order, ''if any man attempts to
( haul down that flag, shoot him on the spot
"a gentleman of national reputation as a
statesman, and who is known throughout
the land as devoted patriot. ..f, ,! ~!
Then there is Major General Darius N
lCouch. This base and treacherOus hound
organized, early in 1861, the 7thl Massaehu-
lIsetts Volunteer Regiment, and started of to
the defense of Washington, then menaced
by Beauregard. Promoted to the rankIOi
Brigadier General after commanding a
brigade during the winter of 1S61-62 in
March, 1862, he was placed at the head of a
division, and marched to the Peninsula. He
| took AM important partin the battle OF Fair
Oaks and other engagements before Rich
mond.; He also participated in the Mary
land campaign. He led the van, as CON-
nander of a corps, in the first. battle Of
fredericksburg. Afterwards he commandI
ed grand division.-He was known as an
able officer and hard fighter. .7sr FfouT
Then,agai there are the names of Gen
erals 7. j.. Crittenden, who had the honor
with his brigade, OF taking the rebel en-.
trenchments at Murfreesbofo; Slocum; whl
fought,s so gallantly at Charlottesville anC
gettysburg Granger, who succeeded Mel
soniin conmand of the Army 0fKentuclSy
who drove Van Dorm, to the south side o.
Duck river in Tennessee, captured the towr
Of Franklin, assisted Thomas largely al
Chickamauga and Chattanooga and whose
timely relief ofT9Kn6xville discounted
Longstreet. Averiii, who distinguished
himself at Malvern Hill, Antietafn, Kelley'S
Ford and Droopi Mountain; Wilcox, Sc
verely5 and taken prisoner al
Bull Run, and who afterwards, tough
bravely at Fredericksburg as command.
er OF an army corps; FTanklih, one oi
the heroes Of the seven days' fight on) the
Virginia peninsula, who commanded the
center of McCleliati's army at Antietam
who fought gloriouslyRt Rnederieksburgh
and iwhOnwhen Pennsylvania, was invaded
in 1865 was requested by Governor Curtin
to take charge of all the militia forces Ii
and aboutthe State; Warren distinguished
at Hanover Court House, sGaines' Mills
OhickRhominye Bridge, Malvern, Hill, M9n-
assas, fredericksburg, ,ChancellorsvilIe
Gettysburg and BristOe Station, and who
was publicly coHpIimehted 9by General
Meade in a general order; together with
McClerndnd,I Morgan " L. HSHitHg Loomis
Steedmah Blair, dSickles, jeff Gs ID avis
andiscOresO of other brave and heroic, sol
diers, These men, who fought for the flag
on the field of tattle; these men, who wefiI
into the war to restore the Union--wlio at
long as swarexisted were soldiersgare
ttrdftors'' psIShase and treacheFons honnds,,