The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-20

missing them from the service OF their country.
Trumbul has been, but the country has cast him on
and the verdict OF the people viii consign him to
forget Fessenden who ranks himself with the traitors
to his cOuntry and TO the soldiers or Iowa he would
dig grave ,or the ,; dead Grimes and burr him
At this point the band struck up with ''The
Rogues March, (" interrupting the speaker; but to
The General said, when the applause had sub
/ fancy see a column marching through the
streets Of Chicago. consgning these dead politicians
to the most remote cemetery In the city. He called
upon the soldiers OF the nation to remember always
how they had been treated by men they had honored
by giving them honorable positions, and see that
they are not again fooled by politicians.
AT the conclusion OF the Generals speech one OF
the secretaries read communication from the Com
mon Council or Chicago rendering the Soldiers and
Sailors Convention the hospitality of the city.
A vote OF thanks 10 the Council was unanimously
Major HAaaERTy, of New York. was then called
Tor and addressed the Convention at considerable
length In very happy strain, abiding TO the re-
creant Senators who had not the backbone te do
the democratic party SO loudly decried, had some
thing to do In the acqulttal OF Andrew Johnson.
Colonel HEMsTEAD offered the following, which was
referred to the Committee on Resolutions
Whereas many Of the defenders Of the Union being
now out Of aud they and their families suffering
Resolved BY us soldiers sailors OF the Republic In
18th Of May 1858 hold duty Of the ad
illustrators OF the national and State carry
bestowng upon those OF our comrades who
are needy, employment In the Offices of manual and clerical
Resolved, That the chairman Of this Convention send
p oSg 70 the ' ''e
General STOKES, Of Tennessee, being called for,
came forward and addressed the Convention briefly,
expressing his belief that recruiting office should
be opened In the halls OF Congress to enlist fourteen
sas Si% s against
the recreant seven, whose names will go down to
posterity covered with more shame than was that
nf non diAt 1salJ In hnrNo<1 tsn
would spew them out and consign them
to that obscurty which justly enveloped every one
AllusIon had been made to the black man. lie was
here to defend the negro He owed his life TO the
race, and he could not be ungratefu Whoever heard
OF secesh negro One hundred and fifty thousand
OF them fought for the Union and had In every way
proved themselves good citizens and worthy Of the
name Negroes had aided the whites In Tennessee
during the rebellion, and to them is due the acknow
ledgment. Their efforts, united with those OF Union
white men, had preserved Tennessee, and to-day IT
proven themselves capable Of using the ballot, for
they had cast It alwaysf for the republican party.
General LOGAN, chairman OF the Committee on
Resolutions, reported as fo.lows:-
Resolved, That the soldiers and sailors steadfast
s @ IL s
people and believing that the victories achieved under his
such shall the fruits of exerons and
Of ha s Ss % s
and sailors Of the Union for the Office Of President Of the
Resolved, That in the maintenance Of those principles
which undere our and for which fought dur
port to the republican party as the only political organization
liberty and equality before The law "'p'e' u 0''
ss we
believe that tine impeachment Of Anarew johnson by the
ONCE anu before the United States Senate have
proofs of his guilt
may be the Judgment of the tribunal before which he
wSO has voa or as
the proper discharge of his duty in this hour OF nations
a and as unworthy Of the confidence Of brave and loyal
Resolved That the soldiers and sailors recognize differ
that the protect he citizen abroad az
well as those OF native birth.
After the reading of the third resolution every
member present rose to his ieet and gave three
hearty grOans for Andrew Johnson aud the ORATOR
Gus" republican Senators, while the band played
the "ROgues' March,"
on motion Of General W. NJ. GREGG of New York,
the above resolutions were unanimously adopted
amid cheers for Grant.
on motion of Colonel II. @. ALLEMAN, of Pennsyl.
vania 1t was resolved that committee OF nine be
appointed to wait upon General U. =. Grant and pre-
sent him with copy OF the resolutions Of the Sol
diers and Sailors National Convention.
On motion Of w. s. ANDEws 1t was resolved that
we the soldiers Of the republic extend TO the loyal
support In the struggles yet in store for them
under the present administration before they can en-
Joy the liberties OF American citizens, without fear OF
prosecution and assassination and that II necessary
we stand ready to aid them with our strength In the
future as we have In the past.
The chairman announced the committee OF nine,
provided for In Colonel Alleman's resolution as
foows:-ColOnel II. g. Alleman, General w. N.
Gregg, General ID. r. Sickles, General John A. Logan
General A. Peasonton, General j. 4. Hartranft, Col
onel w. b. Stokes, Captain A. Grant and Governor
James w. Hawley.
Several resolutions OF thanks were offered and
passed, after which, motion Of General Sickes, OF
New York, the Convention adjourned subject to the
eau OF the President.