Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-28
FROM PITTSBURGH.
Resolutions Adopted by Hen. Butler
Convention.

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BY the soldiers and sailors of the Army
and Navy of the United States, in Conven-
tion assembled; be 1t 7''' W'
! Resolued That the action of the present
Congress In passing the pending constitu
tional amendment is wise, prudent and just.
1t clearly defines American citizenship, aud
guarantees all his rights,rto every citizen.
1t places on just and equal basis the right
of representation, making the vote OF a
man In one state equally potent with the
vote Of another man In any State. 1t right
fully excludes from places of honor and
trust, the chief conspirators and guiltiest
rebels, whose perjured crimes have dreDch-
ed the land In fraterpal blood. 1t puts in
to the very frame of our Government the
inviolability of the national debt, and the
nullity forever of all obligations contracted
in support of the rebellion. [Applause.l
ResoLUed, That it is unfortunate for the
country that these propositions have not
been received in the spirit of conciliation,
clemency and fraternal feeling In which
they were offered, as they are the mildest
terms ever granted to subdued rebels. APP
plause. .g.- a.I..I-J.p7a
= Resolued, That the President, as an Exec
utive officer, has no right to policy us
against the legislative department OF the
Government [applausel; that his attempt
| to fasten his scheme OF Reconstruction upon
the country is as dangerous as 1t Is unwise
His acts In stlstalning 1t have retarded the
restoration of peace and unity; they have
converted conquered rebels into impudent
claimants to rights which they have for
feited. and places which they have desc
Grated If consummated, it would render
the sacrifices OF the nation useless; the loss
OF the lives of our buried comrades vain,
and the war In whichwe have so glorious
ly triumphed, what his present friends at
Chicago in 1854 declared it to be, failure.
[Applause.
= Resolued, That the rights of the conquer
or to legislate for the conquered has been
recognized by the public law of all civil
ized nations. BY the operation of that law,
for the conservation Of the good of the
whole country, Congress has the undoubt-
ed right to establish measures for the con
duct of the reyolted States, and to all acts
| Of legislation that are necessary tor the
complete restoration Of the Union. ''-nrI
Resolued, That when Andrew johnson
claimed that, by the acts of the army and
navy, he might have made himself dictator,
| he insulted every soldier and sailor in the
Republic. He ought distinctly to under
stand that the tried patriots of this nation
can never be used to overthrow civil liber-
| ty or popular government. Applause.l '
| ReSOlUed, That the neutrality laws should
| be so amended as to give the fullest liberty
| TO the citizen, consistent with national
faith; that the great Union Republican
party is pledged to sustain liberty and
equality of rights everywhere; and, there
fore, we tender to all peoples struggling for
freedom, our sympathy and cordial co-op-
Grafton. [Applause,l ..a a7..a.
ResOl0ed, That the Union men of the
| South, without distinction of race or color,
are entitled to the protection of every loyal
/ soldier and sailor who served his country
| in suppressing the rebellion, and that in
their present dark hour of trial, when they
are being prosecuted by thousands, solely
because they are now and have been true
TO the Government, we will not prove rec
reant to our obligations, but will stand by
and protect, with our lives if necessary,
those brave men who remained true to us
when all around were false and faithless.-
Applause.l
I Resolued, That the public domain, as the
common property of the nation, ought To
be sacredly held, devoted to the benefit OF
: the nations defenders; that Congress ought
to o1egislate in regard to bOunties and pen
sions with the most exact and impartial
Justice to all soldiers and sailors. APP
! plause.l
. Resolued, That in recognizing the army
justice to the volunteer officers and soldier:
demands that faithful and efficient service
In the field ought to be held equivalent to
an education at West Point ,[Great ap-
n plause. ..ri
4 Resolued, That any officer, soldier or sailor
who left his flag to serve with our enemies,
i oughtnever to have place in the. army OIL
L navy of the IIniOn. DDlauSn
H Gen. Butler-Mr. President, these form
the resolutions offered by the committee
| Theylare now before the Convention. What
H shall be done with them?
i Gen. Cochran-Mr. President, permit me
4 to say that a IN )re complete, just and right
eeus platform for whole people to occupy,
has never before been presented to the ma
tional sense. l move the adoption of the
report. Cheers. K "a W - a. "a
The vote was taken by the entire au-
diencc rising. and giving three cheers,
Gen. Butler was then compelled to speak,
and proceeded to argue the question of re-
construction at length. He took strongly
Radical grounds, and the delegates were
evidently with him. --'
The adjournment sine die was moved by
Gen. j. A. Campbell, of Ohio, and after
many cheers for the prominent officers OF
the old army, and for loyal soldiers and sail
ors everywhere, the, delegates separated.
Meeting of Returned PrisOners-FOr-
nation of an Association of Rebel
PrisSnSarvivOrs. Nt~
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 27,-A meeting OF
returned prisoners from number of States
was held after the adjournment of the Sol
ders' Convention, when an Association OF
Rebel Prison Survivors was organized by
the election of Gen. AID. Streight as chair
man., This evening constitution and cir
cular was adopted as, follows:. d, s "a
We, the survivors of the thousands OF
loyal men who have been incarcerated in
Southern prisons, desifoiis of forming So
ciety for thespurpose of collecting mate-
rials for history of their imprisonment,
and aifording aid to those OF their num-
ber who have been rendered helpless by
| rebel barbarity, and OF rouewlng anu -Pok-
petuating, the friendship cemented by mu-
tual sunering, have initiated such an or
ganization,, |E AFfEE3I%
A meeting Of returned prisoners was
held at Pittsburgh, September 26th, at
which meeting the Association of Rebel
Prison Survivors was organized, by choos-
ing Gen. A. d. Streight, of Indiana, Presi-
dent, and one Vice President from each
State represented. A beginning having thus
been made, we appeal to our late comrades
in prison to join with us in making this
Association co-extensive with our rseoun-
try. To this end let each returned
pffsonerc. put himself into communi-
cation with the Vice President appoint
ed for the State to which he belongs,
and be enrolled as member Of the branch
association of his State. Those becoming
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