, 1863-08-29
apon the ground and supnlied tbcmselvc,

upon INC Frounu anu supplied thcmselyc5
lei soldiers foT dny, consisted Of one s bar1cl
OF crackers, one cheese. and dftccn or twenty
pounds Of dilcd becf-ouing possibly to
their comirg unexrectedly. These soldiers
were supplied With thrce uiea1s each, aud tho
or oesy usRsnsd sRnea g. FIR Se s
the sololels' Home, $s. Tho amount that
should have been received, ut Govern.
!a ment rates., would DO tJs.10. During
tta,e,' ths 'd,se.e.ion tn,. 1f The subject Il: was
M eig hea, a ard Is open-.niac open to tho hun
cry ana tatigucd soldier, and It's managers
would very reluctantly refuso lis hospltallty
20 any, II eecm rothcr ont Of thelr province,
come here on Gose,nment terylco, Thr Juty
Of the Homo In thI4 direction will bo Further
discussed and decided upon. To m outsider
"a rccpoEter) 1t looks not very unlike an i'm.
position, :,
One Of the Ditretre1ses stated That hor at.
hna Scen called by outside f5ends to
no Irish servants would ho employed ID Tho
ao]dlcrs' home, and that she lad not eeen The
statement; that she denied any such rcso]u.
lion ever M having been passed ny tho Mans.
8siIx "a freely snd
Ing true, Tho Home has had 1rish dornestlcs In
service most OF tho time slncc II wns cstab.
l!slied. That no Partially had over been
shown for thoso Of any particular nationality,
OF ot my particular politics. *
Soldiers Home, Mrs. nosmcr presented thc
following report, Which WAS read to tho u,an.
pgcrs:
Tho Chicago 71mss, In liz isauc OF Monday MON,
lnst, tAk1n otea.on In Misc and abtlstvo It.
1isle. to attack the Soldiers Homo aud Witty M.
bsoa H. y iDs e a e ss
be, wl dsit glvo synopsis Of shs 7iniss asti.
~ GssddIihG ssdIa tnss iias not bcen seen BY many
~ Tho alt!elo states sias Willie A. Morrison lad
nsSH Mtsfht!y'sa ysa1s Of age and son OF one Of she
tho Homo On Inc 10Th Of ths mont6, poor In hoalih
ena scarcely shlo TO walk that ho lefs hss homo
sa oa. ss nd e @ IT, &S : Il:
isihei slate.:sa aots q iaaa!sy = : ssatIs,asa
slthoueh ! mus. hevo Known ho was ID
eonncesel witt thv 3Ytas; used cpithcts il rnla:
uon to that paper which he omtts and which he
unadyEe th.t % ster sSoMngs Wit % iettes sn fsom th to
fa,h. OF tho boy. 1aid would SOC about II, u ho
nt fie .ens 1e sa he Msa ts
youth was, he vas Informed, and that he hIcd 10
The spot procured him, aud sent him home, to tue
On this abatement he fonnds charge Of Aboli.
pursued ~ u. was ta4t driving TIC soldlers nom
xiih tic statement. made By thls . wilte1, G tia that
have but 10 state the facts in the case
to make tho fals.ty. Of Ills statements ap-
mission At tbe Home l He s.vc lis lis name t to Se M
Superintendent ~ ". A. Morrison, Purcelville,
Michigan. aud t vas 50 recorded In thc register,
had becn in q hospital, was now discharged a1d
On his wsy home, but desired 10 remain herr for
| time and earn SONG money to buy clothing, g.
him With MIS-, Phillips, On Miehigan ayc1ue, WHO
at oEce bought for him clottin. snd dressed lin
sssa ss s aoss w .a a. ss Ct
named " 4: Morrison wAs there. Mr. Bryau,
myself, the Matron ard Superintendent was pgcs.
name, We then took the register and searched Il
carefully. and whilst re wefe doing this, the gen
tien!an informed US that the laa wss the con Of q
bad ran away ftom Ills homo, and that hts father
| had already spent over ono thousand dollars In
searching for him that he had reseiTed lettsr
al. We found tLe name that be inquired for re.
tic speIintendcnt M thas i a' our ' ttla sailor @
Phillips. III. Bryan then remarked WIN 20 there
gcsted that be. nephew should 70 and say thst Nj.
Jo?!nGon wished to see him. Us he might not b.
tneliEcd to 90 home il he was . runaway. This
L. NVA~f
md entered into general conversation With US. Iu
Speaking Of The I'd he remarked be had = step.
to hn BE- aso ais @ SPOKE q Rs own lon a. soiaisi
N The amy. and now n hospital: 1a.ked. + he
IN the Union army: H. replied res; aud has been
that you have son In the Union army and writr
foE the Iamkf: would sooner have my right
hand cut OF than ~ wr1s f. for pap; that dcnoanees
Sit ID eeu:ae5s ii 5epo:tes:"S then s,id. seS:
His luther lette1 nas Shown 10 him he .ad il
was always my intention 70 return and will go
now; as hs desires it." Daring the conversation
that the father Of the lad in gratitude for kind
ness TO his boy would donktc one hundred dollars,
be & ssl!sIea I =; ans hs ,eos!d gnauntte that hs
This ID j. plata abatement Of the facts, as brledy
faltchood and mni2nlty Of tho attas X on tho Home
Of any epe Connected viii thc. Tine. Should not
hereafter tho pFtWy'9s:f q thIs Home
There are some facts connected n,..1 e4..-
affair, Hhich were related by others who were
p1eEent-which facts Hsro omitted In Mrs
Hosme.'s report, but which, upon being re-
lated, Bhe stated she had omitted. Tbs re,
port stated that he was what ID termed Cop
perhcad, and that tho boy'e father wus also
Notwithstanding he made this uncalled.fol
remark, be Was very politely treated, and the
i. IVY HNb "aUANAWf1N ECuL lOIt AGu llAtE0 IL
! the gent1emnn's charge. So far from mani
Testing any feeling Afterwards, or being tntlu
ence1 by What the 1i1'lts man Ind said, Mrs
Hoemer Vas tender and a1cctionatc to the
boy, md polite to the gentleman in question,
the Home, saying that 800 would be sent,
md he would guarantee SO from the bey'e
father, who was worth 1900 GOO, and had Ill
ready spent Il 600 In cnleayots to lnd hls
child.
Az to the charges made against Mr.. Bryan
whit was aid nbont q Coppcrheads'- il
was out Of place, mud had nothing to do Will
his duty toward the boy aud tic Soldiers
Home. : Mr.. Bryan wroto letter congra.u
lating tho tathcr upoa tho return to hltn o
maniy den,eanoT of the lad duflng ill soJonrt
at the Home.
After The 1eadlre Of the report, tho ouc,
tlon wns asked, whcl4er tho Times Ind mad
my retraesion Of those statements. no 70
W Amotion VA, u,od. an., p,,,mnt,, .cconac;
By several, that tho Itne4' reporter be hero
nf,cr excluded from tue meetings Of the man
agcra.
: Tho President asked the privilege Of aaylnl
few words. Tho Home has u largo heart
. and las for liz only object tho best good q
the alex and wounded soldler, and others dos
jgnascd in IT. BY Laws. No ono connected
With the management has cvor discussed o.
inquired Into fha politics OF religion Of AMI
other tncmhrr oi tho Board, nor has my sol
ditr, 70 his knowledge. ercr been asked anl
9ue;staGfus afM on eithe. Of tacse po!nts. All poll
placct and uncalled for, Tho Institution 1,
strictly charitable unc, and politics hay.
ever been atudio,hly excluded from ths
N Hons, mover being eTcn mentioned, cxcen
In this caso, by the patty him4elf, who mAkos
the upwnnantctl Charge through the T1nks
Agcneral discussion Wns participated In b1
, tho Indy Managers who unanimously declaret
, the article alluded to a gross outragc upol
tho Home.
MEs. uosmcr expressed An unwIlllnrnes.
to subject hcFbelf TO the criticism Of tbs
, paper-if the reporters Of the 1nnrs were pcs
mittcd to publish such false statements aoou
tie Home sud its managers, unrebukad, 81,
should tender her resignatlon.
Mr. DrYan considered the attack uron bel
as an outrageous ono--unparlonAble. How
ever, lids being public Institution, aud hav
Ing such great and noble ends to accomplish
he would prefer to sacrifice personal feeling
rather than hazard the encccss Of the iustitu
tion: He only regretted that all the abus'
hnd not been heaped upon hir, In
stead Of upon GEO Of Ns most deyotci
fffends, and one Uhohad worked earnestly ant
long, carly and late, for the SUCCESS Of the
Institution. He would pass the matter bJ
unnoticcd, If It we're an individual matter
A motion WAS made that the 7smet have at
opportunity to retsact aud apologize, and thai