The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-24
OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic. ssl -HiIaf
CoLUMBUs, Ohio, June 20, 1s67As
Etfiyors IntelIioeneeF:

Editors IMteEIioeHesr:
Pursuant to a call issued from the
Grand CommandRnt,a the q. A. x. for
the Department Of Ohio, the Convention
of the Grand Army OF the Republic
met this morning, in Yedette Armory,
Town street, at SO'clock. q. O., 1hoS.
L. Young, in the Chair, Capt. j. Wat
kins, ofCincinnatii and Mr. Donel, OF
Urbana, were chosen Secretaries. The
G.. G. appointed comrades jacob Seifret
and Nash as COMMITTEES on Credentials,
who reported seventY-fiYe posts repre-
sented.l G.. c.. Young, made. report
of the condition and progress 0fthe or
ganiEation in the State during the past
six months; this report Wasx very graft
fying to all interested, showing that a
great work has been goingt on among
the ranks of the soldiers, thG1eyen MEM
bers here had not thought Of The num-
ber of fencampments now In the State
Is go, and applications are being made
daily for charters 10 orgOnize new en-
campments. A great many resolutions
were passed which were OF interest TO
none save members. Comrade Miller,
offered the following, endorsing the ac-
ton OF General Sheridan, which was
received with a burst of applause such
as is seldom witnessed in any meet
ing: gl .-l. y. l7.i.s. u -
Convention assembled at Columbus,
having fought for the suppression of
the rebellion, and for the maintenance
of the unity and integrity of our re-
public, and having watched with in
tense solicitude the peculiar trials to
which you have been subjected as q
soldier and commander while labortng
for the reorganization of the elements
of your Department, which are control
led by the passions and preiudlces en-
gendered by thewar, wish to extend
to you our unqualified endorsement of
every order you have issued, our con-
grRtulations for the .tspacitY and cour-
age you have displayed, and TO realind
you that we are In hHe, determined TO
sustain you, as we will sustain all
patriots in the glorious work OF recon-
struction, and that armed with the bal
lot we will labor for the success OF the
plan of reconstruction by Congress,
while there is an unrepentant rebel In
the field to oppose u.s.
The following resolution passed
unanimously: a7art -sts.1.
a ResOLUed, That we recomend to the
soldiers of Ohio-our late comrades in
arms, who have placed their claims in
the Ohio State Agency at Washington,
to Withhold any and all additional
powers OF an attorney to J. Q. Wet
more, a Claim Agent, TO collect their
claims now In his hands as a State
Agent, for the State has provided for
the collection of the same, and will col
lect them without any compensation,
and we respectfully call the attention
of Gov. Cox to these claims and reco-
mend his attention to and care of the
same. .4.rr- ..-r s-u-rf.-. 5e5zrH....
The following resolution passed al
most unanimously after little debate:
WHEREAS, Loyalty and fealty to the
United States should be the only test
we as soldiers should require. There.
fore, be It iIi
ReSoEUed, That we use our energies
to procure suffrage for all honOrably
discharged soldiers irrespective OF
color.
Addresses were made by Chaplain
G. w. Collier, of Toledo, Col. Barning
and Gen. Walker.
The Convention having finished their
busines at 10 p. M, adjourned to meet
in Cincinnati, at the call Of the q. 9.
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