The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-06-06
GREELEY AND DAVIS.
Action Of the Union League Club Of New

York.
From the New York Herald May I'll
A special meeting of the Union League
| Club was held last night.
/ The meeting was very largely attended,
upwards of two hundred members being
present
The meeting was called to order at half
past eight o'clock John Jay, President of the
Club, who occupied the chair made a few
Introductory remarks stating the objects of
the meeting Charles E. Weymans acted
| as Secretary.
The following resolutions were then pre-
sented and read by G. W. Blunt, for adop.
ton by the meeting:
THE INDICTMENT OF HORACE GREELEY.
WHEREAS, it is declared in the articles Of
association of the Union League Club that
''the primary object Of the association shall
be to discOuntenauce and rebuke, by moral
and social Influences all dsloyaty to the
Federal Government, and that 'to that end
the members will use every proper means
in public and private; and whereas, Jeffer-
son Davis has been known by all loyal men
as the ruling spirit of that band Of conspira-
tors who urged the Southern States into re-
bellion, as the chief enemy OF the Republic
not more from the position which he occu-
pied in the rebel Confederacy than from
the vindictive character Of his official acts
and utterances during four years of desola-
ting civil war; and as one who knew Of
if he did not instigate, a treatment of pris.
oners Of war unwarranted by any possible
| circumstances, unparalleled in the annals
of civilized nations, and of which there is
abundant evidence to prove was deliberate
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them; and whereas, Horace Greeley, a
member of this Club has seen fit to become
bondsman for this man, whose efforts
were for many years directed to the over
throw of our Government; therefore,
| ReS0JOed, That the Club would do Justice
to its past record, and to the high principle
embodied in its articles of association, should
it fail to express regret that one of its MEM
bers had consented to perform an act of this
nature.
ReSoJU6d, That this Club while ready and
anxious to vindicate the law of the land,
cannot forget that there is also sense of
public decency to which it must defer; aud
that no one of its members however emf
nent his services may have been in the
cause of liberty aud loyalty, can give aid
and comfort to Jefferson Davis without Of
fering a cruel insult to the memory of
the thousands of our countrymen who per-
ished the victims of his ambition.
ReS0l0ed, That the Union League Club
disapprove of the act of Horace Greeley IN
becoming the bondsman of Jefferson Davis.
ReS0t0ed, That these resolutions be pub
lished III the newspapers Of this city, aud
that copy of them be sent TO Mr.. Greeley
THE ARGUMENT.
On these resolutions Mr.. Blunt made a
few remarks, and was followed by Judge
Coles, who contented that the resolutions
were Objectionable so far as they referred
specifically to any member of the Club. He
believed, while agreeing with the general
sentiment of the resolutions, that the act of
Mr.. Greeley did not come properly within
the notice of the organization. He concIu-
ded by motion to adjourn, which was
seconded, but lost by decided majority.
A motion was then made to lay the sub.
iect on the table, which was lost by vote
of SIS yeas to 103 nays.
Colonel Van Buren, next addressed the
meeting, INDUCING in much invective
!, against aid to rebels generally, but dis
coursed at considerable length on the treas
on and political crimes of Jefferson DAVIS,
remarking that he regarded the latter worse
than murderer or hangman.
Several amendments were offered to the
. preamble and resolutions which were lost,
and on their discussion a stormy and vio-
lent debate ensued, and many questions of
parliamentary rules were noisily contested.
3 The original resolutions were finally re-
t jected, but substitute by Colonel Van Bu-
n rem, condemning the act of bailing jefferson
t Davis, and one by Norman P Eaton, to the
effect that the Club had 10 legitimate au-
a thority in condemning the act of Horace
e Greeley, were both passed
/, These read as follows
D THE VERDICT.
OF RssOIUed, That the Union League Clut