Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-12-22
A ddress of the National Reform AS
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"HEApouAnrERs NATIONAL VETERAN REFORM
ASSOCIATION, PALMER HOUSE,, CHICAGO, Dec q,
is76-To Gen W. r. Sherman, commanding
! Tgifed States A rlay ard or farmer officers anu
con,y1dsS in the service The National veteran
Reform Association composed exclusively o.
ext MON soldiers and sailors, aud Numbering
! many thousands who in the late war fought
under and for the United States flag, regard il
AS duty which patriotism imposes, and as
RIGHT which citizenship coniers, to address the
General in Chief his associate officers, and
our former comrades now serving 10 the
ranks. upon the national exigencv which has
arisen, and ask respectful and serious considers
sion of the following facts At their hands:
1.-The frat duty incumbent upon the sol
der and sailor in the United States service is
TO bear true faith and allegiance TO the Con-
stitution and law OF the land. The Army Is
not. and cannot lawfully be, made the pro-
perry of any political party, and should not
he used by INSCRIPTIONS men however hlgh
their position in place or power, as an IN
strumentalitv for the destruction OF the io-
critics Of the American people. The soldiers
and sailors OF the Union are the lawfully con-
stituted guardians Of Republican government,
and cannot without dishohor, permit them
selves 20 DO used as an agency for lis de-
slrurtion.
ave arc, as an organization, firmly i'm
| pressed W TN lue bslici mat " SCI iNHS Ni'''
the affairs OF this country has been reached,
and that the institutions for which we fought
in the late war as much in danger as lhey
have ever been at any previous period IN our
, national history e"'e cohFin'eU - ~,
DARK ana dangerous conspiracy "sa'Hs' w.
lloefues OF the A"ie' I'tn - ..';.I -,
formed ana 'n"t IL u"S 80 -
iority of our citizens, to hold possession OF the
+ Government ny mil'ar' ioIot' IN" ~ Set ."'
authority OF our courts al ueI'"ce NC -
iuuon"fy "ctIoh % 'l'e ID
boards IA ilousi"hai ooH''l Sai oii'i" gu"
FLORIDA IN iA.sliyl"9 ie'H' rs ~ 'ls''l -
lereSts, laSuheS our Gu 'erl"l"'h ~ eis 80
eaf8 "nlcn zen ~ ~ md
We believe that many OF me on,re'S anu
thousands OF our in'e coh'r"aes ~ !ne l@n .
ieei outraged al tae iShooie So wee "",s VIZ.
they have oeen c"4ed upon 10 perform ~ e'g9''
ing despotism upon We rum OF p9pui"F III
erty ~ the Soalh, ana t'ia' ,hey WIZ not ",,t.
: ingiy raise lhViF "rtas 70 t1e 'ns
command OF me desperate 'heh VINO sSTH = !.
@ 70 pelPe'uatc 'ie'i ""ci'o' - H.
, teilow-counWymeh, o. ior lhf purpose o. ue'
i stroylng the national ne
~ mas peeh opstiNeu T" ~ u o,o. ~, So
4 faction hat The orders under whleh me army
= OF the United states mas oeFn used 10 over u't
. the popular VIII o. our SISTER C9'hihoh"e9'sn'
II never etnana'ea ron me "e'efai com :
. aud that tor thelr issuance OF execution nv
a tory WIZ NOT nom hitn fF'Popsio'e. a. =
F; upon the action OF the army and navy Ina
the eyes OF all ioF"' men, lffespeGtiFeo % pm y
are now concentrated. II VIII oe III 9o"
power to malnlaE lhe dressings o. Hpef'F au'
preserve peace we cannot ADMIT 'hat So'
10 will be able by any course you may pursue
! to destroy the Republic IL VIII moi d Tt Il
the one hundvedjh year oil us existence. heF
is to much PATRIOTISM ana hhhhoou IA 'n
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