The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-06-19
Ihe Douglas Fund-H omestead for the
Senator's Family.


TO the People Of the Unned s,.,s. -.
= mora particularly the People Of Illinois:
7 stephen A. Douglas il desdi He has
y 'allcn at the meridian Of life. For twenty.
: hvs years he b" served the public honorably
and without personal prof, For ne.rlv
twenty years he devoted his ,ine. his sbili.
ties and his labors 10 his State and hIs conn !.
uy. he served both State and eosn,rv
from love Of both. and not from love Of
pecuniary profit. For the last four ve.rs
ne gave up his time and all other interes,s
% bis country, and. 20 the utter exclusion or
az business pursuits. devoted everything.
and, at last, his life. TO the eslvation d Of ,hs
Republic. and the integrity Of the Union.
and the main,ensnce Of the Constitution.
40 the contests Ior these sacred and patriot.
g objects ne has fallen in the very prime OF
NE; but mol until he had rendered incslcu-
l'ble benefits 10 the American people.
Fellow couniymen: While thus labor
ling Tor your interests aud the interests OF
your pos'eri'y. his own mesns were lost.
tie died not only poor. but has left 10 his
wife and children legacy or debt. The
only unencumberei piece Of Iand-a small
tract. less than three acres--of which he Wa
ever possessed was, when he ciod, the prop
er'y Of hs widow. Atthe request Of the peo-
pie Of Ilincis. coming up to her even in lie
hour Of her sorrow. she surrendered his re-
mains to the State. and with them gave tbst
piece Of land for his intermen,, asking Of Tho
people only thar she might be allowed 10 re-
side nesr the grave in which he reposes. She
has thus given to the people Of Illinois ali
that was Left Of Douglas. This lot, in
which now rests bic ashes, is In the center
Of that beautiful grove known Is his long
chosen and favonte home. The surround-
ng portion Of the tract Is covered with
mortgages. HE children. his widow, ana
ne ccun,rymen. to approach his grave must
10 SO BY permission Of the shsriff, his cred
tors, and strangers. Will the nation be hss
erved forget Douglas in the tombl viii
no Republic prove ungratsfuli Will tho
american people, whom he served .. long
md 90 faithfully, suffer bis widow and h,s
rPhsns 70 be turned from the home hs
Oved. the coil he defended. 10 seek else
shere. and from grangers. . shelter and Z
upporil Shall they be shut out from Tho
ight Of bis tomb. denied the melancholy
abstraction Of being near his gravel Shall
he wife and children Of Douglas 70 forth
omeless. houseless wanderers from the
'tate Of Illinoisl
we propose 10 the American people and
ariicu ary 70 the people, Of Illinois, 10
aise. By voluntary contribution, I fund %
= administered BY William A. Richardson.
William B. Ogden, John r. Stuart, Zsdoc
asey, David Davis, Thomas Drummond and
ohm D. Cation. for the redemption Of 50
iuch Of bis property as will furnish HE
idow with suitable home at Cottage
rove; or. i such selection should by luch
'rustees, hereafter be deemed inadvisable.
The purchase Of = suitable homa for them
! Illinois; and also to bs invested for the
ipport and education OF the children OF
iephcn A Douglas.
The Hon. John D. Csion, Chief Justice
the Supreme Court Of illinois, will actas
ceiver Of this fund. to whom all subscrip.
ons from States, counties, corporations. So
cites, committees and individuals viii 30
mitted. His address is Oltaws, Illinois.
The Hon. Thomas Drumrond. Judgs.of
Q United States Court for The Northern
is'rict Of Illinois, will act 90 Treasurer.
We commend the proposition. fellow -coun.
ymen, soyour earnest and immediate con-
ierstion.
Richard Yate'. j.. Scsmmor,
Sam'l s. MarshslL D.A. Gage,
VIM. b. Ogden. WIN. A Richardson,
Robert Smith. O. B. Ficklin.
J. II. Woodwork, Jesse X. Dubois.
Thos. II. Campbell. Lewis d. Erwin,
J. p. Cation. r. &. GodeIl,
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