The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-07-18
SOLDIERS ASB SAILORS COETEN-
TICK.
Address TO the Soldiers and Sailors OF
the Late war.

I address 10 tut bol0ACfh auA D''i
the Late War
The following address has been IS
sued by the Veterans National COM
] mittee. calling for a general eonYen-
fion OF the soldiers and sailors VINO
served in the Union Army and Navy
during the late war:
HEADQUARTERS VETERANS Ma
! TIoNAL COMMITTEE
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
NEW YORK CITY, July 5, 1872.
To the Sol6ierS and Sailors tol'o seTUed
IN the U7ltc11 ATmy and Nary dur
ing the late War:
COMRADES: The undersigned, a
committee appointed for the purpose
by q meeting OF veterans from all sec
dons Of the country who were assem-
blsd in Phiiadelphia on the 5th day Of
June, in attendance on the RepUbli-
can National Convention, and which
meeting unanimously resolved to
abide by and support the nominations
Of said Convention, hereby invite you
70 meet In mass convention at Pitts
burg, Pa, on the 18th day Of Septem-
Der 1872, for the purpose Of expressing
our unreserved belief that the destI-
nies Of this country for the ensuing
four years should be under the protec-
ton Of men who never faltered in the
hour OF our cOuntry's danger. We be-
lieye thai men should Sc placed In
high positions of state, who, in the
hour Of cur greatest peril, gave their
Intellect, persOnal reputation, and
personal faith in the justness Of our
cause which was necessary to save the
country and place us in the position
We now occupy. r,rs- eTF
I We cOng1st tuiate ourselves upon the
fact that the Government, during the
past three and ons-half years, has been
administered by one of our comrades,
who has shown wonderful civil ca
pacity in aiding in the reduction Of
the public debt, in conducting our for
eign affairs with great skill, so that
we now stand at peace with the whole
world, and in preserving peace in sec
tiOns OF our country where sentiments
were entertained calculated to disturb
the reorganization Of the States lately
in rebellion. We have full faith 10
him IS 3 peacsful man, because, had |
he felt disposed TO exercise his power
as personal governor, be would have
done il while nearly a million Of men /
yyene "a arus and under his command, |
instead of aiding, as he did, the Iapid |
reduction Of the army TO a peace foot |
ing. We believe him to be honest, /
capable, and courageous.
We believe that Il will be a source !
Of pleasure % all who battled for the |
Union 70 meet once more and revive
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We believe that an expression Of the /
feelings and opinions Of those who de-
Tended the nation on land and sea 4
would at this time be most oppOr-
tune.
We believe that such an expression
would be regande1 by al right-think-
l1g meh - one proper to be nade
I'D that Il would be productive Of the
most beneficial results.
We believe that our comrades uni
yersally desire that such measures
shEll preYail Rs will secure the great
est possible happiness and prosperity
Of the whole people.
Z We believe that our cOuntry's old
defenders are actuated by no partisan
or factious mesives, but are IN favor
OF good government purity Of public
men and nneasure, and the elevation
and publication OF our institutions.
We believe that while I'll the old
veterans are lOyalists In the extreme,
and utterly opposed to any doctrine
which would tend in the slightest de-
gree to revive the heresy Of secession,
that they are desinOus Of extending
charity and full forgiEness to al their
former enemies in the fed who now
recognize or who may hereafter rec
Ognize the great wrong they have
done 70 our country.
Believing as we do that great good
viii result fron tie meeting pfopos-
Ell Ne most cordially and earnestly u
invite all our former comrades 20
meet with US at Pittsburg on the tenth
Of the battle of Antie- /.
lam, September 18th, 1872. 's Id
Let us come together as we did in I
1851, sinking all partisan differences, {
axe our stand now as then for our {
country, and, before and beyond all
Else, labor for her honor and glory.
Z Fraternally yours, T1HHafnH I
. GEN. A. e. BURNSIDE, Chm'n. I
L. Z. DUDLEY, Secretary.
Ger. Powell Clayton, Gen. George {
3. Spencer, Colonel James Coey, Gen. {
2. J. Oglesby, Gen. Sol. D. Meredith, G
1eneral Granville NJ. Dodge, Lieut.. {
yol. II. j. Hlntons General John N. Is
Harlan, General J. NJ. Chamberlain, {
General Selden Conner, General N. P. +
Sanks, General z. w. Kinks, GeRer-
i Joseph r. HaWley, General Daniel S
VOodall, General Charles NJ. Hamil- (
on GeusrHiT Louis Q, Wagner, Gen Z
~ o. Il. II Coils, General A. I.
'iersou Captsln A. w. Norris, GEN Q
raj Charles r. Brayton, General Jas. a
davidson, Captain Barbour Lewis, b
'aptain w. G. Veasey, Captain W. q
1. StoWell, Colonel James II. Platt, {
ieneral J. 81. Duyvall, General Luci- Il
8 Fairchild, General Jas. II. Van a
Ailen, General F. w. Swift, General
!. T. Averill. Major o. G. French, 3.
}. Cahoon, General A. NJ. Denison, r
leneral A. F. Stevens, General VIM. j.
Ward, General s. L. 1YoOdfOrd, Gem q
ral z. G. Barlow, General James U
iewis, General Jos. c. Abbott, Gen
raj E. T. NOyes, General James S. il
Iegley, General Ed. McCoOk, Cen -
raj n. P. Chipman, Major Joseph W.
General b. F.. Potts, Colo A
el VIM. Breeder, General George A.
[axwell, General J. A. Campbell.
Al soldiers and sailors who RUproVe Z
De object Of this call are requested to g
Dmm1nicate With the c0mmi ttee at q
be Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York Il
ity. 10
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