The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-19

lished In the regular report Of the pro
ceedings without being read before th
Convention. No objections were urged.
Gen. Burnside then moved that th
thanks Of the soldiers and sailors be ten
dered to the hospitabie citizens OF Pitts
burgh tor the kindness shown them Will
In the city.
Gen. Logan, Of Illinois after tho pas
sage Of the resolution, spoke as follows:
Comrades-one word let me say befort
we part; one word before we return t
our homes. There Is no reconciliation
required on our part. We arc the friends
and aiders Of tho prosperity OF the peace
OF our country; and we sustain tho ban
ner Of our old comrades. When those mer
who drew their blades against this cOun
try will be reconciled to that banner and
10 the authority Of this nation, then
shall harmony and peace prevail For
our own part there Is no need Of recon,
ciliation. Let US go home fully deter.
mined to win the great victory, and by
winning 1t place the heroes Of the loyal
people in control OF our institutions,
Let each one go home to his city, to his
town, to his hamlet, and insist upon all
his friends voting, not only for General
Grant and Henry Wilson, but for tho whole
ticket down to the lowest man. Try to
have Republican triumph. That is what
we want, that Is what we must
have in order TO secure peace, happiness
and prosperity in this country.
After invocation tho Convention ad.
journed sine die.
A large daylight procession OF the Re-
publicans Of Western Pennsylvania took
place to-day, to which the soldiers and
sailors were invited as guests. Ii !.
Thorough preparations have been made
for q torchlight review this evening,
which will be the final termination Of the
ceremonies OF the Soldiers and Sailors
Convention.
The daylight procession passed through
the principal streets, headed by Gems.
Burnside, Logan, Hartranit and others.
PITTSBURGH, September 1s.-The nd.
journed meeting Of the Prisoners OF War,
convened in the Common Council Cham.
Der at a quarter to five o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The Convention was called
TO order by the temporary chairman, Col.
r. s. Northcott. The Committee on
Permanent Organization made the fol.
lowing report. President, Gen. Harry
White. Vice Presidents, Gen. W. Il.
Powell, Of Missouri; Col. r. $. NOrthcOtt,
Of W. Va; Col. Tilden, of Maine; Capt.
Henry McGuiddy, oc Tenn; Col. A, d.
Haight, oil Indiana; Col. Bates, OF Illinois;
Col. W. B. McCreary, Of Michigan; Col.
Irving, OF New York; Col. Marsh, Of In
diana; VIM. Eli, OF Connecticut; Samuel
Mckee, Of Kentucky; Chaplain G. c. Nc.
Cabe, of Ohio; Sergeant Gross, of Massa.
Capt. J. Z. Buckley, of Pennsyl.
vania. Secretaries, Maj. s. W. Clark, Of
Washington, D. c.; Private F. S. Reeder,
of New Brighton. Corresponding Secre.
tary, Capt. ]. P. Perley. Washington, D.
Q. Treasurer, Capt. ]. Z. Mishner, OF
Washington, d. @. The report was &C.
cepted and adopted. 49,.
On taking the chair, General White
returned thanks for the honor conferred.
They had passed long and weary hours
in prison together, but now after a lapse
Of nine years none Of them were ashamed
to confess that they had served a term in
the penitentiary. [Applausc. This Con.
ventiOn was modest in its pretensions, aud
not characterized by the pagesntry OF their
brother soldiers in o moro prominent
place. The General touchingly referred
to the time they had spent together with.
In the rebel walls. All could realize the
sadness and sufferings of Libby aud
but there was blackcr spot
in Georgia, which the name OF Anderson.
vile suggests. No class OF soldiers showed
more valor than the prisoners in the Lutte
war, who were captured In the campaign
Of 1923. The fourth Of July, 1868, wit
messed most sad occasion, when that
day was not to be celebrated by the pris.
oners. All remember when one soldier
had drawn from his bosom flag made
from the shirt and blouse OF comrade,
aud they all enjoyed an old fashioned
Fourth Of July celebration. When IN or.
der was given to take that flag down, no
man dared TO obey the command. s
At the close Of the Generals remarks,
the following preamble, and resolutions
were offered and adopted:
WHEREAS, The country has shown its
loyalty and fortitude in many places by
erecting monuments to, soldiers who fell
during the war; and
WHEREAS, There has been no memo.
rial erected to the memory Of soldiers
who perished In rebel prisons; therefore,
ReSOIUed, That the Association take
measures to erect q. monument TO the
memory Of our fellow comrades who per.
Ished while prisoners Of war, and for that
purpose we pledge ourselves 10 use our
best exertions.
The following resolution was also offer.
cd and adopted:
ReSolped, That when this Association
adjourns, 1t shall be to meet in Pittsburgh
On the Sd Of July, 1878.
After discussing arrangements for par.
in the daylight procession, the
Association adjourned until nine o'clock
this evening.
The exercises of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Convention was concluded this even
ing with street parade and torch light
review Of the visiting delegations. The
city was thoroughly illuminated, and the
streets along which the procession moved
was profusely decorated. The procession
was divided Into six corps and fourteen
divisions. Gen. John F. Hartranft, was
Commander.inchief. Maj. Gen. John A.
Logan commanded tho 1st corps; Mai.
Gen. N. P. Chapman, LIST division
Major General Julius White, End
Mai. Gen. Walter Hartman
the Cd Corps; Maj Gen. Z.
L. Osborne, 1st division; Brig. Gen. Will
liam Sewell, I'd division. Mai. Gen. Lucius
Sd Corps; Maj, Gen. NJ. d.
Legget, LIST divisien; Gen. y. w., Eckman,
ID division; Col. l.. E. Dudley, 81 d.
vision. Mai. Gen. A. Denuison COM
manded the 4th Corps; Maj. Gen. A. E.
King, 1st division; Maj. Gen. Harry
White, I'd ddivision. Gen. james R, Haw.
Icy commanded the 4th Corps; Nal. Gen.
Gnor1n A SARGENT lat division. Mat Gan