Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-10
Soldiers Meeting in Christian COun-
Ali 10 a.. Kentnckv.t

.sii u a., Kentucky.
A meeting Of discharged Federal SOL
diers-of Christian county, KY, washeld at
Hopkinsvills on the 24th day of March,
That our readers may learn something
OF the spirit that controls those who
periled their lives, sacrificed home,
friends and all that was dear for the
glorious cause of freedom, we copy q
few of The. Heading resolutions which
were unanimously adopted at that meet
ing. 1t will afford those brave Wander
buFgh. bogaan opportuEity also Of learn
ing how their comrades in arms, on the
Kentucky side Of the river, stand. Many
of them fought side BY side with gallant
Kentucky braves, and it will prove. d
matter of proud satisfaction 10 Hoosier
boys, now that the war is over, to read
thas their former comrades still stand
by The old flag; and that the great prin.
ciples for which they so nobly fought,
have not been forgotten. The first resoa
luton reads thus:
Resosped, That we have no regrets
for our position and actions in reference
to the late war; but that we are still and
will ever be ready and willing to risk
our all in behalf of our .Government
and the Constitution of the United
States, which we love and reverence
with ali the ardor Of the patriot.
In the third resolution we have an ex.
preston Of thoae patriots Of hearty
wish that Congress- and the. President
may cooperate in the great work now
before them, and that, the diversity of
opinions may be harmonized:
ResoEged, That we have full confidence
in the earnest patriotism of=both Com
gress and the President, and that while
there may be, and are, diversities of
opinion 90 10 what is the most proper
policy in regard tolthe delicate questions
now presented to the consideration Of
each of them, sfill we recognize and an.
preciate the fact that the past course of
each has been to uphold and strengthen
the hands of the soldiers in the mighty
conflict with treason from which we
have lately emerged.
Following that is q scsthiDg rebuke to
the majority of the Kentucky Legisla-
stures 5l1aJs4AA AAsass-
4 ResolDed, That it is with regret that
we canno. say as much in commenda-
ton of the msjority of the present Legis-
lature of Kentucky, our own State, who,
working with an eye almost single to the
sbensftsof thosewho have desolated our
homes, and attempted to destroy all that
was dear to us, have neglected altogether,
not only ourselves, of which we did not
complain, but also the bodies of our
comrades lost ON distant fields, and there
left to BLEACH rs monuments of the in
grasitude or our State, and the widows
and orphan children of many of them
who now mourn their. loss in destitution
and poverty. 49, ~ - 80 s.s..s
. These soldiers live in q country where
they are surrounded by men who were
lately in arms against the General Gov
ernment, hence they tdlk thus@of such
as were leaders and sYmpathizers in that
movement: A&s h ssas 44#
Resolged, That while we are earnestly
in favor of amnhgty fn4repsntant offend
ers, and of the hurying Of all dead
issues, sfiIPwe zlogefher dieclaim the
idea Of faYorine he elevation of retarn-
ed rebels or their sympathizers, to any
Office under the laws of the State and
we regard the attempt of any such to
obtain office as an assumption that for
the. next few years should be most en-
nbatically rebukedy and we here declare