Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-11-10
THE OHIO MONUMENT FUNB-AN APPEAL TO THE
PElPLE nE nRln

/ AuE Ghs9 ANA8WUANt6Mt NOWB AN SlEfGAAL ~ AuE
PEOPLE Of OHIO.
The death of His Excellency Governor
Brough, President, and the resignation of
Hon. G. Volney Dorsey, Treasurer of the
! Ohio Monument Association, rendered
necessary a organization of the Exec
utive Committee. At regular meeting
of the Committee, therefore, held at the
| Office of the Secretary, on the 10Th day of
! September, 1865, His Excellency Charles
! Anderson, Governor of Ohio, was elected
President, j. j. Janney, Esq, Treasurer,
and G. s. Dyer, Esq, Secretary.
The design of the Association not be-
ing clearly understood by the people of
the State, this is deemed a fitting oppor-
tunity to give more complete statement
than any yet made of the object sought
to be accomplished by the Society.
The State of Ohio acknowledges no
second place in loyalty and devotion to
the country during the struggle of the
past four years. In the cabinet and in
the field her sons have won a proud pre-
eminence, while her people have ever re-
sponded with cheerful promptness to ev-
cry call by the government for assistance.
The blood of her sons enriches the soil
of every State that rebelled, while the
ravages of disease and the rigors of
barbarous foe transferred many of her
soldiers from loathsome prisons to patri-
OF graves. To these men we would rear
some fitting memorial, telling to future
generations and tothe world Of their hero
ic deeds and unexampled sutferiDgs II
is the design of the Association to erect
near the Capitol of the State monument
which shall perpetuate the memory of
these fallen braves IN an appropriate man
ner, and stimulate those who come after
us to initiate their example.
Another object we also have In view
L L, II r,A
was honored, and trusted, and loved by
our people, as no other man was ever
honored, trusted and loved. And when,
after leading us safely through the terri
bic prilgrimage of the past four years, to
the glorious vision of peace in the near
future, he was feully murdered by the
lurking assassin, without being allowed
to enter upon and enjoy the peaceful
scene beyond, there was grief In every
loyal household in our commonwealth
We mourned as never a people mourned
before. As we honOred him living, we
would honor him dead. To his memory
we propose to erect monument, which,
while it shall bear witness to his virtues
and his worth, shall also plead, trumpet
tongued, against the deep damnation of
his taking off.
1t will be seen therefore, that we pro-
pose the erection of two monuments, the
dollar. The price is placed at this low
figure that all may have an opportunity
to subscribe The head of family should
not think to satisfy this call upon him by
the subscription of one dollar merely in
his own name, but should subscribe one
dollar for each monument, for each men,
ber of his family, and receive in return
for each dollar subscribed a handsomely
engraved certificate for the member of the
family in whose name the amount was
subscribed. The child in pinafores will
thus have the satisfaction of knowing, in
future, that she OF he helped to erect
these monuments, and will treasure up
the certificates with the greatest care.
The name of each subscriber will be
carefully enrolled in a book prepared for
this purpose and placed among the ar
chives Of the State, while the autographs
of subscribers will be placed in the cor
ner stone of the monument. Parties sub
scribing but one dollar should designate
to which of the monuments they wish it
applied
The laudable design inaugurated in
many counties ef the State, to erect cOUn-
ty memorials to the soldiers, should not
be allowed to interfere with this enter
prise. We cannot do too much to honor
our soldiery, and the amount asked for is
so small from each person, that all can
contribute without material detriment to
themselves.
It is important that subscriptions for
this purpose be forwarded at as early
day as possible We desire and intend
that Ohio shall be the pioneer In this en-
terprise and have the honor of being the
first State to erect these monuments.-
Again, the money, as soon as received, Is
invested in United States bonds, and the
interest applied to the payment of ex,
penses of procuring certificates, &c.
All communications relating to the bu-
siness of the Association should be ad-
dressed to the Secretary.
Gov. GHAs. ANDERSON, Pres't.
j. j. JANNEY, Treasurer.
G. s. Dyer, Secretary.