The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-08-04
Encampmept No. 1. Veteran
brotherhood.
TOPEKA Kansas, 1856.

as. CIR. q DellcVlQS tudI yOu bodi hlI y IL
pathize with every salutsry measure that
has for its object the advancement of the
interests and general welfare of that lass
of American citizens whose patri otism
and valor saved the Government of tie
United States from utter destruction, we
respectfully invokesyour energies, talent
and influence in developing those princi-
pies, and consummating those purposes
which called into existence the organ.zs-
ton of the order of-Yeteran Brotherhood
1t may be here observed that the great
mass. Of the citizen eoldiery command
but lille or no effective strength simply
as individuals. The larger portion Of this
.cliss of the American people, though
they may be ever so meritorious and COM
pelert to fill the innumerable positions
10 private and public life which afford a
fair competence. are too often passed
by with cold Indifference, simply because
being manned in body, overWhe med with
poverty, or without family connections
OF Influence, they are unable to WELD q
power, that may be felt in the c2mmuni-
lies in which they reside. To them this
looks like cold, base ingratitude. Sensi-
BILE of what they have periIed, to save g
common country. they feel deeply the
sting OF their present weakness, obscure
ty and poverty, until disheartened. it may
be disguised with what seems to them
the selfshness and ingratitude of their
countrymen, they suffer themselves, in
too many instances, to become entangled
in the meshes of vice, shame and degra'
dalion. 80 p. ny
Innumerable are the instances where
the hero fell with his face 10 tile foe. leav
ing n aud children wholly unprovid-
ed for3 Mtoo many cases these are Ell
tber stE9giiug in AFFECT poverty, or, hav'
ing had the laethope crushed in their DO
SONS, have plunged into uuutterable woe
Their poverty has been their obscurity
| Fitted for the various duties of-life, there
is none to aid themj none to guide them
none TO protect them, none to secure fol
them such employment as they are com
petent and worthy to enjoy. ~
= Though the press, the pulpit and the
forum ring With eIlogies of the ''boys il
blue" they are but hollow. empty words
which serve onl y TO please The earl or In.
spire pride, OF country. We have no
| space to recount the sufferings and griev
ances growing out of the'herOie sacrifices
of May of our citizen soldiers Am ng
1.-THE objects of the order of Veteran Broth
erhood, are to ameliorate tn condition
! of this class of,our countrymen, to secur'
| to them simple Justice, to rescue the DIES
/ pondent and disheartened from the dan
gers which beset them, to afford in stan
relief when and wherever it may be. tounC
necessary, to- elevate and enobls 9ihei
moral and intellectual standard, to edu
cate and prepare for the duties of life TIA,
impoverished orphan, to eiadicateas far al
possible, any evil which may be founC
from time to time to exist, to create Il
healthy and practical public sentiment il
! .beir bebalf--so that 10 thelvarious fields
of labor of whatever nature, other. things
being equal, they shall be preferred, prac
| ticaliy-notcby mere empty and unmean
ing words. We need not remind you
that organized, systematic harmonious
and united action on the part of the dis
| charged ssoldiery of Kansas, would b.
such anselsment Of power as no Kausau
could afford to disregard. This is what
/ - SbO " AChChOl
seven Subordinate Eucampments are il
working operation, there shall be held Z
convention of Eve del gates from each
to establish a Grand RneSmpmeRt, to
| which all other Encampmentsi in the State
shall be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in Or
der to secure perfect unity of action
and combination of strength. u F'ns.
Meantime whenever. seven persons,
good men in any town In this State, who
ara eligable to membership, shall inform
this Committee, that they are DESTROYS OF
establishing subordinate, Encampmeut.
they viii receive a Charter. from this Ep-
campment, and, me J. Der of this organi
cation will visit hem, al. such time and
place as they may designate. who will con
fer the degrees and organize the EncamP-
mentl Sincerely, hoping that you viii
take earnest and easly measures TO estab
lish 40 EncamPment 10 your community.
and trusting We may hear from you al
an early day. asrs gg ss
We remain, very truly yours.
a. j. HUNTOON,