New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-21

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of September next, we publish the follow
ing address issued by the executive CON
mittee of the National Union Veterans
| Association:
| HEADQUARTERS UNION VETERANS NATIONAL
! Committee, Fifth Avenue Hotel,
| New York City, July II, 1876
| To the Soldiers ana Sailors who served in tn
Union Army and Navy during the late wal:
CoMRADEs-The undersigned, a commit
| tee appointed by your grand national con
vention, held at Pittsbnrg, PENNSYLVANIA
September II and Is, 1872, hereby invit,
| you to meet in mass convention at Indian
| apOlis, Indiana, ON Wednesday. the TWEEN
tieth day Of September, 1876, at 10 A. NJ.
| to express your sentiments in favor of the
| principles tor which you cOntended on fOoG
and field, and to indorse the stadard bear
| ers Of the party which sustained the ynio1
and your efforts to preserve it, while en-
| dangered by domestic foes.
In the war against the rebellion YOU
offered your services and periled your
lives to maintain and perpetuate the Union
established by our fathers. Returning to
your hOmee, after your great victory over
its foes, you resumed the peaceful pursuits
Of civil life, but as good citizens of the
republic which your yslor had preserved,
you lost none of the inspirations of national
honor and patriotism, and abated nothing
from your purpose to perpetuate the prin-
ciples for which you had been contending.
Since the war you have met at the ballot
box the same political organization which
used its influence against you while fighting
in the tield-the party, many of whose
leaders bOasted in Congress, even while the
war was in progress, that they mad never
voted dollar or a man to carry on this un-
holy war"-the party which in 1864. in
national convention, adopted the resolution
declaring your efforts in the field failure
and demanding cessation of hostilities.
1t is the old fight again: the same party
and the same men are arrayed against You.
Upon the issue of the contest depends the
question whether history shall vindicate
you or your opponents-whether you or
they were fighting on the right side.
The Democratic party are at this time as
ever true to their sentiments, and thew
have presented two candidates who had
little sympathy for you or your cause. That
party depends for its success upon the votes
of the men whom you conquered in the field,
and if successful it will be dominated and
led by the same political element. Crippled
Union soldiers will be removed from public
offices, as they have been, and their places
filed by COntederates,
At such a time, and in such contest, the
Union veterans must act together once
more. Let us then come together at India
napOlis, not as parrisans, but as patriots
who have once offered their lives sacrifice
for their country, and who are ready to be
it's defenders in peace as they were in war
The committee desires to organize COM
panles, regiments, brigades, divisions and
corp of boys in blue, with uniforms OF hats,
capes and torches. Full details of the plan
of organization will be furnished on appli
cation to the secretary, with whom all per-
sons who approve this call are invited to
correspond. Frate cRally yours.
JOHN A. DIX, Chairman.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
James A. Garfield, Chairman.
L. Edwin Dudley, Secretary Fifth Avenue Hotel
New York City.
Drake DeKay, Recording Secretary.
General Luther Trowbridge,
General John CavendeI
General Thomas c. Fletcher,
General George &. Mckee,
General James F. Rushing,
General Allan Rutherford,
General Joseph C. Abbott,
General James B. Barnett,
General John F. Hartranft,
General Charles Z. Brayton,
Colonel John A. Thornberg,
Captain John A. Macauley,
Captain J. H. Whithington,
Lieutenant John VI. Dunn,
General B. njamn SpOOner,
General William Vandever
Lieutenant ". H. Webster,
General J. e. Baker. Colonel Henry ". Blair,
General d ark s. Dunrell, Colonel +. H. Harris,
Captain H. r. Pease, General John NJ. Fhayer,
Colonel G. Wylie Wells, General +. +. Noyes,
Major W. L. Vanderlip, Captain Clark Crandal,
General Adam E. King, General A. L. Pearson,
General s. G. Griffin, Colonel g. L. Hoge,O
Major Thomas Smith, Colonel VIM. Braeden,
Colonel 3. F. Grafton General J. A. Campbell,
Captain J. R. Thompson, Colonel J. B. Sinclair.
Col, mel c. H. Joyce, Genei al Nathan Kmball,
Colonel S. Z. Chamberlin, Colonel |. S. Tichnor
Colonel James II. Platt, General G. z. spencer
Captain John Carlin, Captain ]. J. Kinds,
General ]. VI. Rusk. General Powell CLAYTON,
Colonel Drake Do Kay, General A. W. Bishop.
Major Charles A. Brooks, General W. Z. Macarthur,
General Keys Danforth, General John H. Miller
Colonel Fred. W. Poor, Colon, Thos. Reynolds,
Colonel L. B. Church, Colonel r. F. Patterson,
General l.. A. Dick eTson, Ma jor }. 6. Wlslnshaw,
Captain William Bone, General ". A. Philips,
General c. NJ. Hamilton Captain P. s. Reeves
Sergeant W. H. Thomas, Captain c. C. Adams,
Captain John F. Collins. Captain ". Smell,
General Natl kimball, Colonel j. S. Bangs
Genera Nj. g. Robinson Colonel C. P. Mattocks,
General Julius White, General Josiah Pickett,
General John A. Logan, Major George s. Merrill.
Captain james T. Smith, General W. L. Stoughton