Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-10-02

with thousand of their friends, wer,
celebrating the anniversary of the bat
tle of Antietam. They sent their greet
lngs to their old comrades and promis
ed to meet them in November fol
Grant
A letter was read from Gen. Sickles
Also note from Schuyler Colfax ex
pressing regret that he could not at
tend, as he had promised to be il
Michigan with his family.
A delegate now moved that the 80, 00(
soldiers here assembled in convention
send greeting to Gen. U. S. Grant
President, with the announcements thai
they will give him their unanimous
vote in November
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization reported Gen. John A. Lo-
gan, of Illinois, for President, and 6
number of Vice-Presidents.
On assuming the chair the General
returned his thanks for the honor con-
ferred, by choosing him to act as per.
manent chairman of the convention.
At the conclusion of Gen. Logan's
remarks, Hon. Henry Wilson was es
corted to the stage by the band OF
Washington. After demonstrations OF
applause had subsidized the Senator
spoke in terms highly complimentary tc
the soldiers, eulogizing heroes who sac
rificed their lives for the country. He
concluded as follows;
You come here to-day, gentlemen, to
encourage your co1ntrymen who are
striving to carry out in the action OF
the country what you fought to estab-
lish. May God prosper and bless you
IN this effort, and I am sure your
words, your example and your courage
will inspire our countrymen, and it
shall win glorious victory for the
cause of the great party to
which we belong and which
we believe to be the party of
patriotism and the party of liberty IN
America. Gentlemen, in the dark,
troubled night of war, when you were
struggling in front of rebel legions;
when our hospitals were filled with sick,
wounded and dying men, we could take
! your cause and our cause into our
closets and on our bended knees invoke
Gods blessing upon you. Hundreds
of thousands of onr countrymen
did it-noble men and noble
women did it; and to-day, gen.
tlemen, we are fighting for the same
cause, and the same ideas are our BAN
ners to-day, and we can ask the sup
port of the good men of our country,
the sympathies of loving men the world
over, and the blessings of Almighty
God upon our labors.
Gentlemen, [ will detain you no
longer / thank you thousand times
for this great assemblage, and I thank
you for your kind reception. God bless
you all.
At the conclusion of the Senators
/ speech the Convention took recess
until Wednesday morning. Upor re-
assembling the following resolutions
were reported and adopted:
We the soldiers and sailors who
served in the Union army and navy
during the late war, In mass conven-
vention, in Pittsburg assembled, for
the purpose of expressing our firm con
victions upon the issues which are the
logical results of the war, do affirm,
First-That lisa source of unmingled
pleasure to meet again, and revive the
memorIesiof our campaigns for union
and liberty, chance to draw lessons for
present duty and future guidance
Second-We re-affirm our devotion
to the Union of the States; the arbitra-
ment of war has decreed that we are
one nation. with one flag, with liberty
and equality before the law for all men,
and national authority essential to es-
tablish, protect and defend the liberty
and the inalienable rights of the peo
pie.
/ Third-We enter our solemn protest
against transferring the control of the
Army and Navy, the Treasury, and the
entire Government, the constitution
al amendments with the execution of
the laws themselves to O. selfish and
corrupt coalition composed chiefly Of
elements but recently in open hostility
to them ALL
Fourth-We cherish no spirit of re-
venge towards our fellow citizens of the
South. The magnanamity O.
our late Commander-in-C Chief or
} the field of Appomattox was
sufficient guaranty of the Union army
that the bloody chasm of the war was
closed, and with malice toward none
but charity for all, we extend the righ
hand of fellowship to all those who ac
CCpU LII SOOlt Uu0 loSulbS VI Uut
war, and who will extend to every
American citizen, of whatever race o.
color, the rights which are solcmnIy
guaranteed by the Constitution of the
United States and the laws made in
: pursuance thereof.
Fifth. .-Reposing implicit confidence
} IN the patriotism and gratitude of thena
ton, we confde to them every interes
of the Union soldier, and we here expires.
our most cordial appreciation of the
: unparalleled generosity of the people
as expressed through Congress in the
laws providing pensions and bounties
and we fully believe that any inequali
ties which may appear will be cheer
) ully and promptly corrected.
Slxth--We gladly and proudly reaf
firm o1lr enthusiastic confidence in th,
J integrity, patriotism and ability O
} President Grant. We point to his mes
sages for opinions and recommendation
| IN harmony with the most advanced
J political sentiment point to th
, condition of the country in al
its relations, foreign and domestic, fo
} proof that its laws are well admins
, tered and its honor maintained. W.
rejoice to see associated with him tn
) lncorruptible patriot and representa-
tive OF American institutions, Hon
Henry Wilson. of Massachusetts.
: Seventh-We pledge our steady an,
earnest support to President Grant an,
| Congress in reforming the civi
| service and establishing the high
: est standard of honor and fidelity
, The Chairman then made fe,
t parting remarks and the convention ad
| lourned sine die
BEN WooD having made bet with job