New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-24
Louisiana Association of Union Veteran

Louisiana Association of Union Veterans
Pursuant to call, large number Of men,
who were in the army or navy during the
/ war for the suppression Of the Southarn
rebellion, met last evening for the purpose
OF organization, and to elect delegates to
the mass convention Of veterans to be held
at indianapolis, September 20.
The meeting vas organized On perma
nent basis, with the following officers:
President, Colonel Thomas 5. Johneon;
vice presidents, Colonel William Wright,
Captain York A. Woodward; secretary,
Major George P. Davis; treasurer, Captain
James B. Ludwick; marshal, Captain w. s.
Kennedy.
The following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, A macs convention Of Union
soldiers and sailors has been cow Oked 20
meet at Indianapolis, Indiana, on the iwen-
t!e'h day Of September, 1876, to express
their sentiments in favor of the principles
maintained in the late war on food and
Geld, and to indOIse the standard bearers of
efforts to preserve it;
Resotred, That the Louieiana Association
of Union Veterans now assembled at New
Orleans, in convention, welcome in this
suMmons the unabated vigOr Of the Union
veteran who, fifteen years ago, sped to our
city the fiery telegram, "1f any man hauls
down the American flag, shoot him on the
spot"
Resolced, That az the old Richmond Con.
gress, recrgan:zed, virtually occupies ono
House of cur national capital; ss seventy
Confederate officers, after br:gsding their
constituencies in politice, have swept up
pact AppOmattOx and across the Potomac to
project new assault upon the Union; as
the Northern Democracy has CHASED itself
TO the Southern in recent convention at St.
Louis by nominating Samuel j. Tilden,
whose sole service to the Union during her
awful struggle for life was formidably to
reinforce her traitors by stigmatizing in
convention our defense OF her as failure
we charge that St. Louis, 1876, 10 morally
but Chicago, 1864, and that the two Sec
tiOns Of the Democracy-the one in its
greed and cowardice, and the other in its
malevolence- as dangerous to-day as
names of the ten thousands of bereaved
homes of old comrades, that to seat another
Buchanan in the executive chair Of the re-
public would be to recsnt the last fifteen
years of our solemn history.
Resolved, That as we denounce the nomi-
nation OF Ti]den for his above recited scoff
at the soldier and sailor, which was adopted
as the sentiment of his party, so We de-
nounoe Thomas A. Hendricks, who, like
wise, as the exponent of that party, stren-
uously ccmbstted the emancipation procia-
and the three last amendments to the bu.
ietriddled but rescued constitution.
Resotred, That no citizen deserves popu-
lar faith, much lees elevation to high pub
lie trust, who does not stard squarely
aligned with the American people, honestly
accepting all the great results achieved,
and principles enforced, in the late estsb-
Gshmenr. both of the supremacy of the
Union and of the freedom of its every citi-
zen: and bearing witness from the past OF
solemn zeal for the laws he would admin
isrec.
Reso,red, That as We rejected the last
two presidential candidates largely dictated
by Txmmany Hall in 1868 and 1872, 60 will
We reject in rhie campaign him who never
severed his corrupt political athliation nor
announced himself a reformer until his &C.
complice, the CHEF of Tammany, was
brought 70 the bsr of justice.
Resolced, That we recognize in our fel
low-soldler, General Rutherford B. Hayes,
who led many brilliant assault upon the
enemy in the field, patriot and leader,
whose heart still beats as it beat under the
old uniform, and whose hand will execute
the duties of peace as honOrably and reso-
lutely as it discharged the duties of war.
Thrice elected executive of Ohio, We e,,r
nestly trust and believe that the Union will
disclose itself one broad Ohio on the sew
enth day of November next.
Resolred, That Louisiana is especially in
debted to Hon. William A. Wheeler for his
adjustment of her difficulties under what
ia known as the wheeler compromse," in
January, 1875, and that ne Will command
our hearty support.
Resolred, That in now accrediting our
delegates to the Indianapolis con ventiOn,
We present among the number one who
bears witness in his dismembered person
that the rebellion in which he honOrably
fought his way South ae Q soldier of the
Union, still asserts itself in unlawful and
murderous political combinations in Louisi-
ana. Exiled from the prosperous town of
Ccushatta, erected by Northern colony
since the war, and the scene Of an awful
political tragedy in 1874. from his home
and from the grave of three brothers killed
by violence, be bears hence. in common
with his o0-delegates, our solemn demand
that Rutherford B. Hayes, who nobly
helped to reclaim the republic, may be
seated where he may secure freedom and
safety on every inch Of that republic.
Resolced, That having stood since the
reveille sounded at Cincinnati on the four
teenth Of June, ready and determined to
contribute from the Louisiana outwork to
the common defense, We devoutly hope,
under the providence of God, to greet our
brethren in the North with solid and
abiding triumph on the coming day of
election.
The following list Of delegates to the In
dianspolis convention was agreed upon:
Captain NJ. 81. Twitchell, chairman;
Colonel II. c. Warmoth, Captain p. B. S.
Pinchback. General L. A. Sheldon, Gen
eral D. T. Kirby, Colonel William Wright,
General w. l.. McMil,en, Captain Jacob
Grey, Colonel A. S. Badger, Captain Nat
Burbank, Captain H. R. Steele, Major Will
liam Rogers, Major c. B. Darrall, Captain
George P. Davis, Captain George A. Sheri-
dan, Captain James B. Lewis.
The meeting was addressed by Colonel s.
B. Packard, Hon. n. c. Dibble, J. R G.
Pitkin, Eeq., and others.
After adopting q resolution authorizing
the delegates to ELL vacancies in their mum.
ber and appoint alternates the meeting ad-
journed.
Appointments.
J.