American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-11-29

Ifro9fa, Nov. 18th, 1868.
s.. For the American Citizen.
TO thaPeOpId of Butler County
The fldersigHd, Committee appoin-
ted for be purpose by the Directors Of
the ButEr county Monument Association,
makes tis appeal to you for liberal con
tributoIs to carry out the designs of the
Association.
Butlf county during the war against
the robFlion now triumphantly ended has
fallen lihiud no part Of the country in
proportbn to her population and wealth
on contributions Of men and money to the
cause. While the history Of the world
gives nj instance where a people have
ever bepre so generously sustained their
Govern bent aud armies in war of pure
rcpressin, presenting the uncxampled
spectacle Of a nation borne doYn by oner-
Gus ta4s and inscriptions, yet making
ceascles s voluntary efforts and pouring out
its treaures without stint to relieve the
wants, bodily and mental, and alleviate
the sutring, of the sick and dying SOL
diers, ohr county, we are proud to say,
has eve been among the foremost in the
discharge Of these patriotic duties. The
recollectios,e ef these facts inspire US to
believe thatwe have but to remind you
that one soldnn duty remains to be per.
formed, TO ecure your earnest attention
and energetic efforts.
That duy is the tribute we owe "to the
sacred deid who went out but return
not"
Repenbering with grateful pride that
from he first battle. field of the war in
whiclo1r then truly citizen soldiers were
engaged the battle of Fair Oaks, where
their gallant leader reminded them that
'tha , the place to maintain the rcputa-
tior oi Butler county" until the closing
sccict Of the great drama at Richmond /;
he sons, though engaged in every great
coact of the war, have never, in any
intance, caused our cheeks TO mantle
wth the blush of shame, but have always,
a at first, nobly maintained their own
I'D the reputation of their county on ev-
fy bloody field. We must not! We will
OF forget that the bones of hundreds of
.hc best and bravest Of her Sons lie moul-
lering on those fields Of carnage, no stone
to mars their resting place, to tell who
they WIRE, or for what they died Shall
we perbit their names and memories to
die oui from among men? Forbid it
HeavDi To ask such a question is to
lnswe Il from every patriotic breast with
an indignant NO! ge
Oui object is to erect Monument suf-
icien large 10 contain the names Of all
our citizen soldiers from this county, who
lied, b the service of their country dur
ing tie rebellion. For this purpose, it is
ten thousand dollars will be
needed Can We get it? With over six
thouRId voters in our county, a large pro-
portiinof whom have themselves been in
the +fiee, and feel a personal interest in
theifha comrades, and in the indirect
tribute which such Monument is to
theiHpsn services, can we doubt it? All
that 5 needed is for every friend of the
caus 10 feel that something depends on
his bdividual exertions, to determine
thatll neighborhood, at least, shall not
fall Iehind in the good work, and the
Mon emsnt is an accomplished fact.
w urge, therefore, the several COM
nitties to make an immediate canvass of
heii districts, and report as soon as pos
ible o ..s
sItmay not be out of place here to no.
ice certain attacks made through the col
nmns Il the CITIZEN on some of the Off
sers of his Association. These officers
were unanimously elected at regular
nsestiDg called for the purpose, Of which
dus notice was given, and they were pro-
posed 10 ,he meeting by . prominent Re-
pu,licani OF the number, only your
sonmittcqnan mas present 49,