The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-10-14


about $3.50 to publish 1000 copies, ana
he was unable to take the Iisks, Of the
comrades taking them CT from his hands
If he did 30 publish them, even at Is
cents per copy. al
All ne had done was without cents cost
10 the association thus far; but, If thew
desired the LIST published, they must
raise the money to pay for it, which
could and should be done at once. If
every comTade would constitute them
selves committee of one to collect
means to pay the expense Of publishing
this list, each comrade could soon remit
money enough from their locality TO pay
the expense and the glorious list would
at once be published and each comrade
furnished 3 copy, thereby sffording
knowledge OF the life, residence and
condition of many OF their regiments |
whom they now were either ignorant Of |
their where abouts or supposed them to be |
dead. He appealed to his New York
veterans to take the matter in hand at |
once and make the necessary collection.
He said New York had rendered more
service to the nation during all her trib-
ulations than any Of her sister states. In
the revolution she was 3 saving factor;
in the war of 1872 she played the most
important part, and she largely contrib 4
uted in the Mexican and all the Indian
wars; and during the rebellion she fur
nished to the union one fourth of the
whole army in volunteers, at an expense
of three hundred and seventy EIGHT
million dollars, or an amount equal
to One-seventh of the whole national
debt. He said New York could and
would have furnished men and means
enough 70 have suppressed the rebellion;
therefore he considered 1t q proud honor
to have served the great Empire state
in the salvation and perpetuity Of our
great nation. But withal, be it respect
fully said, that New York was behind
all her sister states in doing justice to
her volunteer soldiers. Her military rec
ords were Incomplete, and in many in
stances very incorrect, and she had
as yet failed or neglected to have
them either corrected, transcribed,
or published. Her records were being
rapidly worn out and unless soon trans
cribed they would soon be useIessly de-
stroyed. II was shame for the great
emp. re state, that this complaint could
be made, when the sum Of CSC, GOO
would p ace her records in the most pre-
served condition and have them pub
lished. He thought 1t would be wise for
| the association to memorialize the n
Y. legislature to make an sppro-
priation for this specific purpose,
which he thought would be
listened to, coming from her sons
who in their youth had migrated to the
barren prairies of Kansas and had large
ly aided in making her desert lands the
most fertile fields, with the proudest
civiliz alton in the world. At the close Of
President Coney 3 address the association
proceeded to the election of officers for
the. ensuing year. Ga motion President
Patrick II. Cuney was reelected by
exclamation, the association rising to its
feet in voting. He declined reelection
| but the association insisted upon his
serving another term, which, thereon he
accepted and heartily thanked them for
their confidence in him, ard pledged his
most Jealous labOrs for them, after
which Captain G.. A. NicholIete OF
HumbOlt, was unanimously elected secre-
tary, and Captain 7. F. Caldwell, of
Tecumseh, Shawnee county, treasurer.
On motion, a collection to defray ex-
| penses of the president in his CORES
pondence was made, and $500 realized.
On motion the president and secretary
were instructed to prepare and forward q
memorial to the various soldier organic
atoms in New York state, and to the
senate and assembly of the state of New
York, memorializing them to have made
a suitable appropriation for the cOrrec-
ton of the military records Of its volun-
teer soldiers, and to have the same prop
erly published.
Ga motion, each comrade OF the New
York association was appointed q
committee of one to make
collections in their respective localities
for the publication Of the list Of ex-
soldiers and sailors Of the state Of New
York, now residents of Kansas.
Ga motion the association then ad-
journed for one year unless called to-
gether by the president.
After which three cheers was given for
their president, the state OF New York,
and the Veterans Rights union.
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