The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-07-04
Convention Of the Grand Army.

lhe hncampmcnt9 OF tie ilepart-
ment Of Ohio, @. A. r., held their
semi.aunual meeting In this city YES q
terdpy, ut tho Vidaue Hall, on Town
Street. Grad Coiainauier General
Thos. l.. Young, presided. aud Capt.
J. W. Watkins, OF C;1cinnati, aud
- Duel of of Urbana, acted as Sec
retsrics. Considerable business Of
interest only to. the organisation was
transacted. The Following resolu.
tiops we're unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, Loyalty aud fealty to
the United States should be the only
test that We as soldiers should rc.
qnire therefore,
ResolUed, That VIC will use our en-
ergies 10 procure suffrage for all hon +.
orably discharged soldiers irrespectipe
| Of color.
ResolDed, That the members Of the
Grand Army of the Republic Of the
State Of Ohio now 10 Convention as
sembled at Columbus, having fought
for the suppression Of the rebellion.
and for the mliuteuance Of unity and
Integrity Of eur republic, and having
watched with intense solieitudc the
peculiar trials to which Maj. Gen. p.
II. Sheridan has been subjected as q
soldier aud commander while labor
ing for the reorganization Of elements
in his department which are coutroll.
ed by passions aud pref judices engeu
dered by the war, extend TO him ouI
unqualified endorsement of every or.
der he has issued, and our congratu
lations for the tenacity and the cour
age he has displayed, to remind him
that we are IN line, determined TO sus
tain him as we will sustain all patriot:
10 this glorious work Of reconstruction
and that armed with tho ballot we
will labor for the success Of the plau
Of reconstruction adopted by Con-
gress while there is an unrepentaul
rebel in the field to oppose us.
The foregoing resolution wa, pm
in the form of an address and forward
ed 10 General Sheridan.
Resoluei, That we request our Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress
at the July session, 70 pass law de
fning definitely who shall be consid
cred deserters under the law and 70
leasing from the odium Of desertior
all soldiers who left the service after
the end Of the waF, supposing thei
term Of service expired, because tn,
language Of their enlistment was ''fot
three years or during tho war;" anC
authorize the Secretary Of War to is
sue honorable discharges to all sucl
soldiers,
| ResolUed, That we recommend Il
the soldiers of Ohio. our late com
rades in arms, who have placed theil
claims in the Ohio Agency at Wash
| ingtOn, to Withhold any aud all addi
/ tional powers OF attorney from j. q
Wetmore, Claim Agent, to collec
| claims now in his hands as State agent
because the State has provided 70
the collection of tho same, and will
collect them without any compensa-
ton; and We respectfully call atten
ton of Governor Cox to these claims
and recommend his attention to an,
care OF the same.
Resolued, That the next semi -anlu
al meeting Of the Grand Army for thi
Department be held in Cincinnati
There was n very large attendanc
from all parts of the State, aud the ac
ton Of the Convention was very har,
.nonious. There are two hundred an
thirty encampments, and very ful
and complete reports were receive
showing the great efficiency and use
fulness ofthe organization, Last eve
ming there was a social reunion of ol
comrades in arms, aud speeches wer
made by several gentlemen.
u The following preamable and reso
luton were also adopted in the after
noon; oBa gosHEs4
WHEREAS, We recognize the abb
and efficient manner in which the Re
public newspaper. published in the in
terests ofthe G. A. r., is conducted
and belle o its success will conduce
the prosperity of the Grand Army q
the Republic in the Department G
Ohio. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we earnestly recon
mend the Republic to the cnrdial sup
port of every Post in the Department
aud invite all comrades to labor to ez
tend its circulation. 1u 90