Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-04-24
Meeting of Soldiers and Sailors at In.
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| A meeting of the Conservative soldiers
| and sailors of Indiana was held at Indiana
| polls on the Sth instant, for the purpose OF
| forming an association to be known as the
Union White Boys in Blue" General
Love called the meeting to order, and
stated that the object in the formation Of
the association was to extend their in
fuence-
l. In securing candidate to carry ou1
banner in the coming Presidential contest
2. In our combined effort to elect that
candidate, and thus rescue the country
from the grasp of the ruthless and destruc.
tive party now in power.
General Love then read the following
letter from the Executive Committee ap-
pointed by the Soldiers and Sailors Con
vention, held at Cleveland in 1866:
MARBLE BUILDING, 400 SEVENTH STREET,
WASHINGTON, D. c., March l, 1868. !
Sir At the meeting of tie National Central
Executive Committee, and State and Territorial
Auxiliary Executive Committees appointed at the
National Convention of Union Soldiers and Sail
ors at Cleveland, 1866, held in Washington, Feb
ruary 22d, last, it was
dlers and sailors who served faithfully in the
Onicn army during the late rebellion, who arc in
favor OF the Constitution of the United States, the
restoration or the States now excluded to repre-
sentation, and opposed to the revolutionary Iegis-
latlon OF Congress, be held at Cooper Institute,
city of New York. July 4, 1868.
2. That the State and Territorial Auxiliary Ex-
ecutive Committee for the several States and Ter
rltores, make arrangements, each in their respec-
tive Localities, to secure representation, shall
to each be deemed most efficient.
3. That the delegates of each State, regardless
OF the number present, shall be entitled to cast in
convention double the number of votes and no
more, to which such State is entitled in the cleo
toral college. Each Territory represented and
District of Columbia shall be entitled to two votes
A. That the immediate formation OF clubs and
other organizations be urged upon those soldiers
and sailors sympathizing with our principles in
every town, county, and State of the Union.
Your attention is directed to the foregoing pro-
ceedIngs OF the committee, and your earnest CO.
operation in carrying out the suggestions herein
made solicited. Tho reports from the various
States are very encouraging. 1t is believed that
IN some of the States ma ority of the soldiers
are with us, in others a large and powerful mi
nOrlty, in the remaining very respectable pro-
portion. Organization only is needed to make our
strength felt. Will you not attend to making it
for your locality. The Central Committee will be
glad to hear from you frequently.
Please address communications to General Hugh
Cameron, No. AGO Seventh street.
Very respectfully,
GEORGE P. ESTE,
q. ID. PENNEBAKER,
THOMAS EWING,
p. FL. ALLABACH,
J. W. DENVER,
HUGH CAMERON
National Central Executive Committee.
At the conclusion of the speech of Gen
eral Love, Colonel j. W. Blake offered the
following
ResolUed, That General Hancock, by his manly
recognition of the principle. that under our nst-
tutions, the military power in time of peace is
ever subordinate and not superior to the civil
laws of the land, has shown himself the patriot
citizen, as his services in the field proved him the
6 gallant and tried soldier, devoted to the Union
and Constitution of our fathers.
The committee appointed to prepare
constitution and plan of organization then
the same. which was adopted.
General John Love was then elected
commanding general of the organization
for the State, and Colonel B. @. Shaw was
elected quartermaster general.
On motion, General Love was authorized
to appoint the adjutant general for the or
ganization.
On motion, the executive committee
were authorized to select the brigadier
generals for the several districts.
The meeting then adjourned.