The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-09-11
MEXICAN VETERANS.
The Second Days Session of
the Reunion ofthe Heroes
Of 1846.
Reso lutious Adopted and Officers
Elected-Sedalia the Place
of Meeting in 1884.

Pursuant to adjournment on Wednesf ay
night the Mexican Veteran Association
a. m.
Presiden, Eppstein raped the assembly
to order, ans cslled for the reading Of the
minutes of the day previous. Capt. S. w.
Smith presented the journal, which was
approved without correction.
The next order of business was the re-
port of committees on resolutions and the
following were 81 bmitted
APPEAL TO CONGRESS,
Whereas, II has been more than thirty
FIVE wears since the Mexican war, oy which
the United States acquired a vast empire of
territory and untold millions of mineral
wealth, and Quietted the titles to Texas
and New Mexico; and
Whereas, The gallant soldiers, who pat
riotically responded to their country's call,
aud by whose endurance in the field and
proves and vslor in battle, planted the
stars and stripes on the hail of the Monte
zumzs and gained this great empire, have
received from the government no proper
recognition of their services. Therefore
Resolved, That we most earnestly en-.
treat our delegates In congress, sen ators
and representatives,, individually and col
leciively, 10 use their influence and ability
10 do the veterans of the Mexican war
tardy justice, by passing law granting
them and their widows and orphans a pen
sion tor service, relating back to the intro
duction in congress Of the first bill for PEN
sioning those soldiers.
Do,nlx,oJ Tat fonlor opr hoortfal.
thanks and kindly acknowledgements to
those representatives in the national coun-
ellis, senators and representatives who have
heretofore zeaiOusiy shown their sense Of
judicious.y urging our claims upon the
government for pensions for service.
The foregoing document was adopted BY
a unanimous vote, after which was offered
the following
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY:
Resolved. That our fraternal coincidence
and heartfelt sympathy are rendered TO the
friends of our late comrades, Frel Berens
and Howard Bash, whose names have been
inscribed upon the rolls above since our
last session, and TO whose memory We drop
the sympathetic tear.
These repeated lessons of mans fraiity
are accepted as indicating to us necessity
for having our knapsacks packed and our
armur ready when our time shall come to
respond to The drum bea, on The other
shore.
Resolved, Thai copies OF this resolution
be prese nted TO the friends of our late wor-
thv comrades, and that the secretary be in
strucied to inscribe the names of the de-
cea, ed in the list of the honored dead.
Alter adopting the foregoing the follow
ing resolution was presented and adopted:
Resolved. That this association respect
fully renews its request to the senators and
of our state to investigate
and examine into the alleged cases al
endeavor sto secure such relief in all de
serving Sases as the circumstances may
Justify.
The following resolutions were then read
and adopted:
Resolved, That our sense of the obliga
tioh and advantages OF , universal brother
hood is increased by our view of the kind
ly relations growing and expanding
among the citizens of our whole country,
while sinking their differences and uniting
in common effort for the perpetuation of
the principles o: free and independent
true morality and enlightened
civilization.
Resolved, That we will hold in grateful
the kindly, courteous AMI
generous liberality of the citizens of Soda
ia the press, the G. A. r., and the rail-
roads for their attention and hOspitalities
s proving alike their appreciation and
with the old soldiers feelings,
and desire their comfort
After disposing of the foregoing resolu
tons, the association selected Seialia e.
the place of meeting i'm 1884, and Wednes-
day of Exposition week as The date
The association then proceeded TO the
Election of officers, which resulted as fol-
lows:
President. A. Eppstein, of Cooper
county.
First Vice President t. E. Staples, of
Saline County.
Second Vice Presidential. HI. Bledsoe,
IF Cass county.
Recording Secretary-S. w. Smith, OF
Benton county.
Corresponding Secretary-T. p Hoy, of
Pettls county.
Treasurer-M. S. Conner, of Pettis
county,.
Executive Committee-W. d. Ma jor. of |
Boone; w, P. jackson, of Pettis; Stephen |
-allawsy, of Howard.
The association then went into an infor
nal meeting, ard after few congratulated
Y remarks by different members, adjourn
d until the next meeting, one year hence
THE he adache in my case was one of
ong standing, but DIR. Benson's c. lerv and
;hamomile Pills conquered" Z. T. Rein.