New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-14
THURSDAY MORNING MAY II, 1858
IED STATES SOLDIERS AND
SAILORS.

uhsudH5 W uOtiCe q large COnCOuIS6 Ol
e1-oficers, soldiers, and sailors assembled
in the Mechanics Institute last evening
Captain C. H. Merritt called the meeting to
order, nominating Captain William George
as President, who, on motion, was unani.
mously elected.
He explained the object of the meeting
to be to choose delegates to the Chicago Sol
diers' Convention, and other business.
On motion, Quartermaster Sergeant VIM
q. Green was unanimously elected secre'
tary.
Colonel Badger moved that committee
of five be appointed by the Chair to draft
resolutions, which was adopted. The fol
lowing were appointed:
ColOnel A. S. Badger, chairman; Captain
E. c. Morphy, Captain H. Won Werthern,
Sergeant I. Hall, and Lieutenant /. Haugh.
ton.
On motion a committee of seven was ap.
pointed to select delegates, to be submitted
to the meeting tor ratification.
Committre--Captain C. H. Merritt, Chair
man; sergt E. Lussey, Corp. H. C. Dibble,
Capt S. B. Packard, Private H. Heidenhain,
Sergeant J. G. Seldom, Lieutenant 7. A.
Martin.
The Committe on Resolutions then sub
mitted the following:
WHEREAS, A call has been made upon til e
linton ex soldiers aud sailors by the Ma
tiOual Union Executive Committee to send
delegates to the Union ES-Spldiers and
Sailors Convention, to be held at Chicago
| on the eighteenth and nineteenth instant,
| and
Whereas, The ex-nficers. soldiers, and
! sailors of Louisiana, viewing with extreme
| interest the political affairs ofOur country,
| and believing that those who periled their
! lives for the preservation of the Union
/ should exert au influence in the Govern
mcnt til. ..reof bp it therefore
| Re5olUed, That we consider Andrew John
| sou, President of the United States, the
| great impedimeut to reconstruction and
| supporter uf rebellion, and we indorse the
House OF Representatives in impeaching
him.
Resolued, That we look forward with hope
to conviction and speedy removal of An
drew johnson by the Senate, and the inaug
| uration of Benjamin F. Wade, the champion
of American freedom, for the uneXpireC
Presidential term.
ReSolred, That we hold that the convic
ton of Andrew johnson is essential to save
ReSOiUed, That we exoffcers, soldiers
and sailors of l. luisiaua in mass meeting
assembled declare our choice for Presiden
to be a soldier who has led the armies Of the
United States to victory.
HeS0l5ed That we heartily indorse Gen
eral U. S. Grant TOR our next President, il
whom we put our trust to put down al
rebellion aud restore The country to peact
and prosperity.
ReSolred, That our delegates to the Chi
cagO National Soldiers and Sailors Conyen
tion are hereby instructed to sustain anC
use all their influence and power to secure
| the nomination of General L. S. Grant q
the approaching Presidential election.
Which were unanimously adopted as ez
pressing the sense of che meeting.
The committee also presented the follow
ing series of res glutions:
WHEREAS, few members of the so
styled Union Army and Navy Officers Asso
citation did name delegates to the Chicag,
National Soldiers aud Sailors Convention
far more numerous than the members pres
ont az their meeting, to represent the Cni0l
eX.sOlders and sailors of Louisiana in sax
convention; aud
Whereas, A number of these delegates 81
named are prominent COpperheads and ad
herents to my policy" and do not repre-
sent the sentiments Of the great mass OF eS
Union soldiers and sailors now residing II
Louisiana; therefore be 1t
ReSOlUed, That we the ex-Union officers
soldiers. sailors, and marines of Louisiana
in mass meeting assembled, do repudiat
the action of SAID few and protest agains
the admission of any delegates to the Ch
cago Convention upon the credentials trou
said association.
Resolued, That the delegates chosen b
this mass meeting are the true represent
atives of the principles of the great mas
: of Union eX-Otiieers, soldiers, sailors, an
marines in Louisiana,
ReSolued, That We denounce all afiliatio
with Copperheads aud rebels as suiclda
and inconsistent with the great principles fC
which we fought during the late rebellion
and that such ex-ofticers, soldiers, Or sailor
who are adherents to "my policy hay
disregarded the principles OF freedom, right
/ and justice.
The Committee on Delegates submitte
: | Nbo fN1lDu5uu names.