Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-26

deed, my friends, to see so many OF
the old soldiers of this Union army,
and | was glad, last night, at little
meeting of few of our delegates, to
know why we came here. | unde-
stand we came here, representing
nearly million hearts, that barred
their breasts to the storm TGreat
applause We came here to muster
in for three years or the war Zap
plause.1 We came here to swear by
the love we bear these men, that we
will never - Tremendous ap.
plause] We came here to swear by
the good old flag we fought for. ZAP
plausel We came here to swear by
the widows and orphans of our COM
rades. that we will never give up the
fight until this countryis reconstruct.
ed upon the basis of equal and exact
justice to all mankind? Do you swear
it for your comrades? TApplause
and cheers cries Of "Yes, Yes" and
three cheers.1 No man in all this
land, my friends, knows for what he
fought better than the soldiers do,
and, as we say upon our little Wis
consin farms, so it will be with every
State in the Union. The Union sol
diers will vote as they fought. When
the Union men OF the South demand
ed certain plan of reconstruction,
which is plainly written in the Con-
stitution, and The rebels of the South
demanded another plan of recon
struction, | say that the Union Sol
diers of the South, were all good
friends of the Union Soldiers of the
North will give to the Union men of
the South that plan of reconstruction
they ask. [Applanse.1 And until
in every section of the South-in
every school district, land hope they
will have school districts there in few
years, Laughter, in all school districts
of the South, a Union man can stand
up before God and declare his love for
the Union and for the flag of his
country. This political battle will
continue and we will be at the front.
[Applause.1
Gen. Hawley spoke at lenght, and
was followed by Gen. Grants father,
Gen. Dan Sickles, and Gen. Logan.
RESOLUTIONS.
Gen. Logan, on behalf Of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, presented the
fallowiag resolutions, which were
read
Resolced, That the soldiers and sail
ors, steadfast now as .ev TO the
Union and the flag, fully re, gnize
the claims of Ulysses S. Grant the
confidence of the American people,
and believing that the victories won
under his guidance in war will be IL
Iustrated by him in peace, by sucn
measures as will secure the fruits OF
our exertions, and the restoration oil
the Union upon loyal basis, we de
clare it as our liberal conviction, that
he is the choice of the soldiers and
sailors for the office Of President.
ResolDed, That in the maintenance
of those principles which underlie
our government, for which we fought
during four years war, We pledge
our earnest and active support to the
Republican party, as the only politi-
cal organization which in our judg-
ment, is true to the principles OF 10y
atty, liberty and equality before the
! law.
ENTHUSIASM.
The reading of the resolution ere :
ated the widest enthusiasm. The
reading Of the resolution denouncing
the Senators who voted, or hereafter
might vote, for the acquittal of the
President, called forth cries of "Good, .
"Good," and calls for the Rogue's
March" which was given by the band
amid laughter and shouts of applause
Three groans were given tor Andrew
Johnson, at the call of Gen. Barnum
Gen. Stone, of Indiana, called foi
three cheers, which were given lusti'
ly, and the band struck up, Hail to
the Chief"
Gen. Sickles called for three cheers
for Gen. Grant as the next President
of the United States, and the call
brought the whole audience to their
feet, and the cheers were given with
great enthusiasm.
SYMPATHY FOR SOUTHERN LoYALIsTs.
Mr.. Andrews, of New York, off
cred the following resolution, which
was adopted:
ResoIUed, that we the soldiers OF
the Republic, extend to the loyal
men in the South our sympathy and
the promis of our support in struggles
yet in store for them under the pres,
ent administration, before they car
enjoy the liberties Of American citi,
zens without the fear of prosecution
and assassination ;and that, if necess-
airy, we stand ready to aid them
with our strength in the future as
we have in the past.