The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-11-22
Headquarters UNaOx SOldiers' As
sOciatiON.

HeddQMdrteTS Union N0tdaefS AS
sOciGtiON.
No. Is st. Charles street. !
New Orleans. Oct. %, 1879.
m:ades-YOur committee of
seven appointed to prepare a Sec
Ond address more fully explaining
the objects aud purposes OF your
association to III friends, and
recommending snch political ac-
ton as is deemed judiclons, sub
init the following and recommend
the same to b. adopted aud pub
lishel throughout the State, as
suitable advice to govern the po.
litical action of our comrades:
To the Union Soldiers and Sailors
UUion men and Republicans
throughout the State Of Louis
lana, glaeting:
From the Union Soldiers Associia
ton Of Neac Orleans.
Comrades and cO.laborers for the
Union and good government:
We take the liberty to address
you because there is again a cri.
Ills in our political his tory. W.
are an organization formed tor
mutual protection, social, ,ntellec.
tual and political purposes, now
many hundred strong, all white
men who served I'm volunteers in
the Union army, and were honor.
ably discharged thercfrOm, who
at the close of the war settled in
Louisiana to make it their pprma>
neut home, and have since t,een
good citizens and strOve to make
the State aud city prosperous, on
the basis of the Union, the cOnsti.
tuition aud the enforcement Of the
laws.
In addition We have twenty
four posts already established,
with representatives to the Gen,
pral Council from each, and SHALL
aUOm extend the munl".r no ~ to
embrace the thirty.three rpgi>
memts Ut cOlored troops raised in
this State, who were hOnOrably
discharged FROM the United States
military service after having rem
dered very important aid to the
Union cause.
There were also eight regiments
of white troops enlisted in the
cause of the Union in this city,
together with many hundreds
who personally enlisted IN North
ern, Eastern and Western regi
meDta.
All sailors honorably discharg.
ed from the United States naval
services are admitted Oh the same
fouting. IA sOhiiers, and many
such are nOw active workers and
h0nored mrm5ers among us.
We are striving to unite all
these elements with us in an rs
ISOLATION for mutual protection,
aud no reasonable person will
doubt, when al united, We shall
command all the rights of our
American citizenship FROM our
euemi-s, and sMch preferences as
the lac and oMr military serricx
gice W.. aHd xO.c 10 "~Niuxtiy denied
" BY the leading Federal officials
in New OrteaNs. TLen coming "a
the objects Of this address. We
state that we have lately put forth
an address to our comrades
throughout the U.;ion asking fol
their moral assistance, in which
We have largely set forth on,
grievances, aud which contains
most startling facts, copies OF
which may be had on applicatio,
Mt our headquarters, AID those
facts are earnestly commended I,
the serious consideration OF al
Union men and Republicans.
Louisiana seat forty One regi>
meuts Of soldiers to the field tc
fight for the Union cause, be,
aides the many hundreds and hui
dreds to Ill ny other regiment.
serving in her borders.
Why then are We Ostracised
aud Disseminated against eve,
by the Federal officials, and ou1
service lOathed and made dishOn
Orable
The answer is found in our first
address, where We say: "We
found ourselves not only Ostracis-
ed and prescribed by the Federal
officials, but the bitterness of feel.
lug Ut the community i~RteMsifed
because OF the lntamy ut II rOliti>
cal ring whose acts sre could no,
control and for whose misdeeds
zoe were not responsible, which
shut ~ out from making u living
in the community. aud then de
MED ~ both labor % place in the
public service"
We further charged as follows
UWa find a State Central Cnm