Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-08-03
To the People OF Inliana.

II becomes our duty to make one more appeal to
you in behalf of our disabled soldiers and seamen.
We dc not appeal to your ch irity, but To your feel
ings of GRATITUDE, and YOUR sense of JUSTICE.
New that the war is over, and our soldiers are re-
turning, we find among mlny noble men who.
by the loss OF lrlbS, other calamties, diSa-
bled for life Some for the resent, find comforta-
ble homes among friends, but the thoughts of old
age are full of mis- sgivings and gloom. Others are
already seeking some kind of employment, whereby
they may live. and many such meet with poor sue.
cess. They, too, have sad forebodings of future
desttutiOn. Ii is the common sentiment of the
patriotic thit this shoud not continue so to be
Hence, at the instance Of Governor. steps have
been taken for the purchase of extensive Lands,
and the erection OF appropriate buildings. which
hall constitute a HOME for all those patriots whe
shall now or hereafter desire to accept its hospital
ties.
We clnnot now give full detlils Of whit this
Home will be, but We assure YOU that it will be III
that the liberality of our people will enable us 10
mike it, bo:h in confJrt, ele.ln"e and beauty.
Circulars containing fuller inform Itisn, with plans
of organiZ ltiOn, viii soon be distributed the
State or nav now be hid upon apple alton to the
Secretary. Ii Is our design TO thoroughly organize
everv county in the Stits 40 soon as the agent or
die district director can reach them. This cannot
all be done at once however; and mean 'hils We
want our people 10 move on in the good work
the names of all who give one do!llr and upwards,
a. all such will be entitled TO receive lndsome
certificate of membership, signed by the officers OF
the parent association. Send the money To james
VI. Ray, and the names to William Human IN.
Secretary of the Assoc .tiOn. at indianapolis. Let
Il list Of the names be retained by your Secretary
also, that when lhe work is perm tncntiy organ
lied in your county. these names may serve
n Icieas for future collections. The Secretary
would be glad to receive iuiorn ton to the pros
poets Of the work in your several localities or anv
other matters involving the success OF the enter.
prise.
We my calculate in view of the arduous duties
our solGiers have periormed that there will be Il
large number who will need the proposed assist
a1ce. At least one hundred and twenty regiments
have gone from this State into the fed and it l.
fair to presume that at least two men to a regiment
have been totally disabled and cannot get support
from friends. This would make two hundred and
forty men totally disabled an objects of charity
This is a low estimltc. In addition, we NAV safe
" say, that, as many three more in each regiment
partially dis lb ed and without friends money.
These men will need a home. Aud, added to the
totiy disabled. will mike the number OF six hnnd-
red men who should be provided tor. IL. in addi-
ton. the most INDECENT of the widows and orphans
are provided for, it will be a low estimate to say
that there three to a regiment. These will
amount to three hundred and sixty, and, added to
six hundred men, will make nine hundred and Sky
persons who will probably ne.d support in whole or
in part.
The question for the people to decide is whether
they will only support the totally disabled. or, ri
sing higher i'll the scale of bencvoence, they will
cover with their bounty those disabled in part, and
in addition, widows and orphins To support $40
year will at the rate Of $780, require SIS, 900
year This is moderate estmlte of the rate
If 800 are supported it will require Sl2)OO0 ayear
To purchase section of land at FIFTY dollars an
acre will require thrty-two thousand dollars; and
to erect plain and comfortable buildings for the ac
commodlton of 24O men, will require fifty thous
and dollars, at the lowest figures. Here then, the
cost Of home for the totally disabled, will ap
proach very nearly hundred thousand dollars
IL home is provided Tor GOO men, we may esti-
mate its expense, at least, at two hundred touS tnd
dollars. To this is to be added the expense oil
Superintendent, Surgeons and help.
The buildings are expected TO be OF the PLANES,
and most comfortable naure so that every dollar
may be applied usefully to the great purpose.
The lands to be chosen for the site of the Insti-
tuition, will be selected with view to their cheap.
nsss well as To the heithfulness and convent,
ence Of their location. IL is hoped that site, OF
sites, may be offered as donations. Many of those
partially disabled, could work proftaby in the gar
dens, orchards, vineyards, nurseries, fields, OF
shops, which we might provide at the Home. thus
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| ing. Men who have courage to fight have cour.
age to work, ii it is with one hand or one leg.
| The object will be to get site on soMe good
railroad, where the access is easy and transp0rta
ton to market convenient -rs-a -.-f..
| If library can be had from the sum raised Il
will be added to the comforts of the Home.
4 Whatever taste, without extravagant expense
can do for the adjoining of the place, will be done
so that the inmates shall feel that it is not mer,
asylum, but an honorable and comfortable resi-
dence for the orphan children of the Republic.
| There more than three hundred thousand
voters in the State; every one should pay at leas
one dollar. There are hundred thousand womeI
who should give at least one dollar each. and ther'
are at least twenty thousand men who should Civ
twenty dollars each. Let this be done, and VI
have eight hundred thousand dollars to begin with
and nobody feel poorer for it. This will enable u
to build Home for six hundred men and put
: fund at interest to support them. Many will no
limit their beneyelence to twenty dollars.
All parties are expected 10 join in this enterprise