The national Republican., 1867-09-10


,..niar ,,.sl,v ,neetina Of the q bovo Uni on was
held last night at Union League he"' MIMI
TSs msstins vas called to ord,r by Secretary
william Young. In the absence Of the president,
and Colonel o. II. Hutchinson was appointed
prsnaeps pM WiIi,.m R Wi,",n submitted a report In
relation to the late pio'n'oi wn'on N'' recon-
Sergeant Thomas A. Buckley and Sergeant
Jahn 9.th.m A, the lIarine corps, were pro.
posed and elected h,emb',rs of the union
On motion. the cleo tiou Of three delegates TO
the Virginia ConvsnLioL ,vs' postponed until the
next meeting. .,.,,.-
shs oIss az c,,rres ponding secretary TO
be vacant, owing TO tho ooh'inu'u Ao'enoe oi
tho corresponding secrstsr,', -, A.. ,.,,o.
The resolution was adeptsI. ana tne e,sction
to Ail the vacancy was postpon, oh. Nsek.
Lieutenant William Young 81. omitted the fol'
lowing: ,.o
WASHINGTON, D. c.
A Proclamation
To all phom u may concern! r.,,
Whereas a number Of captured rebel scto. e's
and some OF their sympathizers recently held
tecret meeting at the capital Of the nation and
whereas said teoret meeting was held at 4
very appropriate place, to wit: the tabernacle Of
the DdffH OFdcfcs OF us hCClhohOy tuo
First, and whereas at said secret meeting sew.
erai ad eaptan3am speeches were delivered by
some Of the last ditchers;" and whereas In
said ad oaptandnm speeches II was charged that
tho Soldiers and Sailo s. Union Of this city
have made and do make Persistent demands
that treason is q crime which should bo made
odious, and self-tscridciug loys,ty virtue
which should be rewarded; and whereas II IVES
further charged in said aa eaptandHm speeches
that by said demsuds come Of the aforesaid
rebel Ioldiers end their sympathizers were
brought "to grief" that Is to say, were deprived
from fur her enjoyment at tho public cribi"
and where's In yiew Of the danger to theu,selvtr,
the rfore7sid captured rebel soldiers and their
sympathiEers, II wrS thought important some.
thing should be done; and whereas at afores ID
secret nc citing II ives solemnly and deliberately y
resolved TO drive tho aforesaid Soldiers and
Sailors Union beyond tho limits Of the District
Of Columbia ~ soon ss possible, IL not sooner:
therefore,
We, tho members Of tho Soldiers and Sailors
Union Of Washington, D. c., In public meeting
assembled, on this 9th day Of September, A. D.
1867, do hereby proclaim and make known to oil
whom II may concern that we invite the afors.
said captured rebel soldiers and the'- sympa.
thiIers "to try 1t on"
Lieut.. Young said the proclamation was based
on facts, pS meeting wr1 actively held by re.
turned rebel soldiers lately. rnd they relolved to
the District
Mr.. Wm. Wilson advocated the passrge of the
proclamation, aud said he wa, informed thr
four names would be presented 10 the Union for
membership at the next meeting. whose ayowed
rpose would be to break up the Union.
The proclamation was adopted
Lieut. Young moved that the proclamation be
published for the information Of "ail whom 1t
may concern" which motion was agreed to.
Lieut.. Hendley moved that tho association en-.
gage band Of music for the purpose Of giving
a seronade to Col. John W. Forney, and asked
that a committee be appointed to make arrange
ments and ascertain when Col Forney would
arrive In the city.
The motion was agreed to; and the Chair
named Lieut.. W. II. Hondley, Major W. @.
Wells, wm. Wilson, Mr.. A. 7. Lille, Major W.
S. Morse.
Lieut.. Hendley offered the fOllOwingi which
was adopted:
Rssolued, That tho thanks Of this Union
are hereby rendered the gentlenanly reporter Of
the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, and the proprietor
Of the same, for the correct and extended reports
Of the meetings Of this Union that have been
published from time to time.
Adjourned.
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