The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-20

A. the conclusion of the General S
speech, enc of the Secretarys read a
communication from the Common
Council of Chicago, rendering the
Soldiers aud Sailors Convention the
hospitalities of the city. A vote of
thanks TO the Council was moved,
and unanimously voted
Major Haggerty, of New York, was
then called for, and addressed the
Convention at considerable length.
He alluded to the recreant Senators
who had not the backbone to 60 their
duty, and suggesting that the green
backs which the Democratic party so
loudly decried, had something to do
IN the acqaittal Of johnson
Col. HemstreeJ. of New York,
offered the following. which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Res o u
tiOns:
WHEREAS, Many Ofthe late defenders of
the Union being now cut o. employment,
and they aud their families suffering pri-
YatlonS by reason OF their sacrifices in the
hesoIUsd. By us, the soldiers and sailors
OF the hepubiic in the iate war. IN Nation
al Convention assembled. on this Ieth dav
OF May 1856: We hold Il 10 be the duty OF
the administrator OF the National and
- ate Governments 10 carry into practical
defenders OF the Nation IN bestOWlng
upon those Of our comrades who are ueedE
employment ia the offices of manual and
Resoyved, That the Chairman of this
Convention send copy of these resOlu-
tons 10 the Chairman 81 the National Re-
publican Convention.
Gen. Stokes, OF Tennessee. being
called for came forward and address,
ed the Convention, briefly expressing
his belief that a recrUi ting office
should be opened in the Halls Of
Congress, enlist fourteen new Sena-
tors. prefer new charges against A
johnson, and vote him out of the
White House. As TO the recreant
seven, whose names viii 90 down to
posterity covered with more shame
than was that Of Benedict Arnold,
he hoped the country would spew
them out, and consign them to that
obscurlty which justly enve.ops every
one who turns traitor To his princi-
pies and bis country.
Allusion had been made to the
black man; he was here to defend the
negro; he owed his life to the race,
and he could not be ungra teful; who
ever heard OF a secesh negro2 2 $50 600
Of them fought for the Union, and
had, Ia every way. proved themselves
good citizens, ana worthy Of the
name; negroes had aided the white
men In Teunesse8 during the rebels
lion, and to them is due the acknewl
edgment that their efforts. united
with chose of Union white men. had
preserved Tennessee. ami to-day it
was as loyal a. any State In the
Union. Negroes had proven them
selves capable Of using the ballot. for
they had cast 1t always for the Repub-
lican party.
Gen. Logan, Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, reported as
follows:
Res0lved, That the soldiers, as steadfast
now as ever to the Union and the flag,
q. =. Grant, 10 the confidence of the Ameri-
can people, and believing that It's vic
tories now, under his guidance III war.
VIII De iIusJrated by hl1n ia peace by such
measures as shall secure the fruits of our
exert1oas5 and the restoration IF the Union
upon loyal basis, we declare 1t as our de-
iiberate conviction that ne Is the choice Of
the 1ldiers and sailors OF tine Union for
the office Of President Of the United States.
Resolved, That ia The maiotenaoce of
those principles which UudeFlIs our Gov
eminent, and for which we fought during
and acting support iQ the Republican par
Is. as the only political OrgauzZ1 tiOn
which, in our 1udgna ent, Is true TO the
principles OF loyalty liberty and equality
before the law.
Re olUed. That speaking for ourselve
and the soldiers and sailors VINO mperiIl-
ed tn eli lives TO preserve the Union, We re-
lIeve that the Impeachment o a. Johnson
by the House Of RepTssen ntaEveS tors high
crimes and UIls6euledfl5Ts in Office. and MS
trial before the UuIted states senate. have
preseU ted Unmistakabie proof O. his guilt,
and that whatever may D- The Judg1uen
OF the Lr1bunai before when NJ L a1ra.ge-
ed, the verdict by the peOpie viii 04 gu nv.
and we regard any Senator who has voted
for his acqulttal as faiktng short e6 the
proper discharge Of his duty iu esIs hour
Of the nations trial, aud as unworthy the
conddeuca p a brave aad loyal people.
E2esOlred That the soldiers aud Sailors
recognize no difference between the native
and~adOpfed citizens, ana they demand
tnaJ the Government pro ec- latur1llZ-d
citizens abroad as weA as those OF native
birth.
After the reading of the third reso-
luton every member present rose to
their feet aud gave three hearty
gr0ans for Andrew johnson aud the
traitOrous Republican Senator's. While
the band played the Rogue's
March"
On motion Of Gen, W NJ. Gregg. Of
New York. the above resolutions were
unanimously adopted amid cheers for
Grant
On motion Of Col. H. c. Alleman,
of Pennsylvania, 1t was resolved that
a committee of nine be appointed 10
wait upon General I. ). Grant, and
present him with a copy Of the resO-
lutions Of the Soldiers and Sailors
National Convention
On notion Of ". s Andrews. of
New York, it was
Resolved, That we. the soldiers ard sail
ors Of tile Republic, extend 10 tbA oval