Excerpt from Proceedings of the Convention of Loyal Leagues: Held at Mechanics Hall, Utica, Tuesday, 26 May, 1863; Reported for the Convention The main body of Mechanics Hall was nearly filled at the appointed hour on the morning of Tuesday, 26th May, with delegates and prominent men from various sections of the State, constituting as intelligent and earnest an assemblage as ever gathered in Convention in the Empire State. The Hall was appropriately and handsomely decorated with the Stars and Stripes, and mottoed banners brought in by the representatives of the Loyal Leagues. Over the center of the platform hung gracefully the starry folds, and above, the motto: Sustain our brave soldiers. On the left A common union to maintain the power, glory, and integrity of the Nation. On the right was represented the American eagle on a shield, beaking a wriggling Copperhead. Suspended from the center of the dome was a prism of banners - one inscribed with the latter of the above mottoes. The second had No fire in the rear. The third, three sentiments, as follows: No compro mise with traitors - No neutrals in the war - The flag of our union shall float over Sumter. Other mottoes, in addition to repetitions of those we have mentioned, were these: Pledged to unconditional loyalty One flag, one country, one destiny. Pledged to maintain the national unity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.