The Portland daily press., 1872-09-19
The Soldiers and Sailors COnyen.
ton.

PTTTsBURG, Sept 1.-THE committee on per-
manent organization reported Gen. John A.
Logan of Illinois, for President, with the fol-
lowing among the Vice Presidents: Massachu
setts, General Joseph Ell. Barnes and Col G.
q. Atwood; New Hampshire Gen. j. A. Grif-
fifth and Gen. Walter Hartman; Connecticut,
Col. q. L. Upham and Gen. H. w. Vessels
On assuming the chair Gen. Logan made a
speech of thanks.
AT the conclusion of his remarks Henry Will
son was escorted to the stage by the Marine
Band of Washington. After the appluse sub
sided the Senator addressed the convention at
length, and at the close of his speech Gen. j.
A. Garfield of Ohio, and Stuart L. Woodford Of
New York, made addresses
Gov. Noyes of Ohio, was called for but as
the hour for adjournment had arrived, the GEN
eral declined making a formal address. The
convention united in singing in long metre the
Doxology. Adjourned at o'clock
| Meeting of the Prisoners of War.
PITTsBURa, Sept 1S.-An adjourned meeting
| OF the prisoners of war convened here yester-
| day evening. A permanent organization was
effected with Gen. Harry White for President
and number of Vice Presidents The report
| was adopted.
| On taking the chair Gen. White returned
thanks for the honor conferred upon him. He
said they had passed long and weary hours in
! prison together, but now after lapse of nine
| years none of them were ashamed to confess
that they had served in the penitentary. Gap
plause.) The General touchingly referred to
the time they spent together within rebel walls
At the close of the Generals remarks the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions were adopted
Whereas, the country has shown its loyalty
and gratitude in many places by erecting memo
rials to soldiers who fell during the war; and
whereas, there has been no memorial erect
ed to the soldiers who perished in rebel prisons,
| therefore,
Resot0cd, That the association take measures
to erect monument to the memory of our fell
low comrades who perished while prisoners of
! war, and for that purpose we pledge ourselves
! to use our best exertions.
The following resolution was also adopted.
ResotUed, That when this association adjourn
it shall be to meet in Pittsburs on July g. 1873
After discussing arrangements for participat-
ing IN daynght procession the association ad-
Journed till y oclock this morning
To-Day's Meeting of the Mass Cenveu-
tion.
The convention reassembled at quarter to II
o'clock. The Committee ON Resolutions re
ported through their chairman Gen. Joseph C.
Abbott the following resolutions which were
unanimously approved by the convention:
We, the soldiers and sailors, who served in
the Union army and navy during the late war
in mass convention in Pittsburg assembled fol
the purpose of expressing our firm convictions
upon the issues which are the logical results OF
the war do affirm,
First: That it is a source of unmingled pleas.
ure to meet again. and renewing the memories
of our campaigns for union and liberty thence
to draw lessons for present duty and future
guidance,
Second: We re- affirm our devotion to the
Union and the States. The arbitrament of wal
has decreed that we are one nation with one
flag, with liberty aAd equality before the law
for all men. That national authority is essen
tal to establish, protect and defend the liber
ties and inalienable rights of the people.
Third We enter solemn protest against trans
terring the control of the army, navy, treasury
the entire government and the enforcement o.
the constitutional amendments. with the exc
cutlon of the laws themselves to selfish and
corrupt coalition, comprised chiefly of clements
but recently in open hostility to them ALL
Fourth, We cherish no spirit of revenge to-
maSnanmity of our late Commander in CheI
on the held of Appomattox was sufficient
pledge OF the Union Army that the "blood,
chasm OF war was closed. "With malice toward