The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-08-06

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the best interests of the whole country, North
and South, demand the success of the ticket
headed by Garfield and Arthur.
U. s. GRANT.
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Headquarters UNION VETERANS UN1oN,(
BOYS IN BLUE" NEW YORK, July %, 1880. (
General Orders, No. l.
/. The member for each State of the National
Committee of the Union Veterans Union will
at once proceed to organize the GO Bows i'll Blue
in their respective States to promote the cleo
ton of Garfield and Arthur.
2. The organizations Of 'Boys in Blue" will
report to the department commanders in their
respective States. By order of u S. GRANT.
Commander-in-Chief "Boys in Blue.
DRAKE DEKAY, Adjutant General
New YORK, July 30, 1880.
/. In compliance with General Orders No. 1,
from our Commander-in-Ch Chief, the "Boys in
Blue throughout the State of New York are
hereby invited to organize companies at once
to promote the election of Garfield and Arthur
2. The maximum number of men to consti-
tute company is fixed at 100, and the minimum
at fifty.
3. AS soon as any company is recruited to the
minimum quota it should proceed to elect by
ballot, its commissioned officers, viz. Captain,
First Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant. The
Captain will appoint the proper non-commis-
stoned officers.
4. The Captain of each company, as soon as
elected, will forward by mail signed muster
roll of his command TO J. g. Reed, Secretary
(pro tenn. }, care OF the Republican State Com
mittee, Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York
5. Blank muster-rolls will be furnished on ap-
pllcation of any recruiting party by letter to
Col. G. R. Coster, Acting Quartermaster, No.
1893 Canal street, New York.
6. Any squad of our veterans of the war for
the Union may constitute themselves recruit
ing party. All such recruiting parties should,
by postal card at once notify the temporary
Secretary of their intention to raise a company
and every Monday thereafter report the prog
ress made until the minimum is enlisted and the
commissioned officers elected.
7. The maximum number of men to constitute
a regiment is fixed at 1000, and the minimum
at 300
8. The Captains of any six companies may
consolidate their respective commands into a
regiment, and commissioned officers of the COM
panies merged should then elect, by ballot, the
proper regimental commissioned and non-com-
missioned staff. Notice of such regimental
formation and election should be promptly
mailed by the Colonel to the temporary Secre-
tary CHARLES K GRAHAM,
Member for New York State, National Commit
tee, "Boys in Blue"
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July "a, 1880.
To the Union Soldiers and Sailors of the State of
New York:
1t was your fortune to oppose instruction,
and to save your country in the pains of rebel
lion. War summoned you to the ranks its end
saw you return to the vocations of peace. But
your work was not done. The enemy you had
conquered in the field withstood you at the
polls and in three successive Presidential cleo
lions was your work in the war crowned with
the affirmative suffrage of the nation. fourth
elect on approaches, and effort is preparing to
seize from you by deceit what other means hive
failed to reach. Your adversary is the same
the Democratic party. Its doctrines are the
same-State rights and the justification of Sc
cession and rebellion; hatred to the war /; hos
tility to the Union soldiers and sailors; opposi-
ton to their claims upon their country
for the relief of Themselves their
widows and orphans You did not trust the
Democratic party during the war. Which of
its acts since the surrender at Appomattox
renders it worthy of your trust now? It's des-
perate fortunes compelled its nomination of a
General of the Union army for the Presidency
"a new figurehead, but the same old hulk !
Thousand Generals of the Union army received
to its embraces could not palliate or annul the
terrors and bloodshed with which the Demo-
cratic party has untitled and again sets i'll the
field solid South against the patriotic volun-
teers of the peace-loving North. The struggle
is again upon us. 1t is our country that calls
Let the name of no soldier or sailor be wanting
upon the muster who marched or fought for
the Union
In the historic words of our great commander,
"Push things" Your CoMRADEs IN ARMS.
This address is signed by Gen. John
Cochrane, Gen. G. K. Graham. Gen. S.
L. Woodford. and 600 others.