The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-11-16
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ThsfOltowing in relation TO the.SOl. :.
dicr'a Home" at Columbus, VIC extract
from . letter to tho Cincinnati Gazette.
It win bcroad with interest by our
soldiers. Ohio as usual, is ahead again
IN thus devising means for the com.
fort Of her disabled soldiers.
The formal opening Of tho Ohio Sol.
diers' Homo this afternoon was ono of
the happiest incidents'of the year in
any way touching the States share
In the war for tho Union. The party
present at the Home consisted OF Gov.
Andefson, Gen Cox, Adjutant General
Cowen, Snrg. Gen. Barr, Hon. J. God
man, Auditor Of State; Charles F.
Wilatach, Esq, and Hon. L. B, Gunc.
kel. Trustees OF the institution; Hon.
u. e Whito, DR.. William N. Aul. Prof.
Klippart, Surg. Knight Jonn Hough,
Esq, the representative Of the Cincln-
natl Gazette, aud a number of gontle.
mon whose names do not occur to mo.
Halfa dozen ladies were kind enough
10 interest themselves in the welfare OF
the brave soldiers, Having arrived
at the hall, whero We're assembled
tho inmates, Surgeon General Barr
welcomed tho soldiers 10 their Homo
In a few appropriate remarks, and then
introduced Governor Anderson. The
Governor addressed the men us fellow
soldiers and fellow citizens, dwelling
briefly on their services and tho rela.
tion they sustained to the Government.
Ho said that the institution had not
been called an asylum or hospital, for
II was something better than that. It
was not a charity, but return in part
for what they had sacrificed for the
country. The State gave it TIE dear
and sacred namo Of Home, and it was
To this they were welcomed. Truo it
was not the homo Of their childhood,
with father and mother and brother
and sister, around which fingered fond
recollections Of the home Of tho loved
wife, but he hinted that it would
prove to them home whore they
could find much sunshirc and be Joy.
ful and happy. Ho wished them 10
feel that it was their own home, which
they had earned By their sacrifices
and bought with their blood, and rs
willingly given BY tho people, whose
livos and, property and Governpent
they had saved.
The Governor gave tho men some
good advice as to the manner in which
they should spend thcir time, upon
which would depend, to great OK.
tcnt, tho character of the Homo, and
alluded to similar institutions in Eu.
rope, which no had visited two years
ago, whore he found, instcad OF cbari.
ty or hospital patients, band Of glo.
rious old veterans, hopored by every.
body. AS they looked out upon the
pleasant scenes around them, in future
years, may they never 500 an Ameri.
can citizen passing who could say less
TO their honor, and when the last eur.
vivor of the number arrived to ripo
age, and approached tho last open
grave, may every child in the land
breathe his name with reverence, and
may ovcry cyo, and tongue, and heart,
ask the blessing Of God upon him.
Tho above IL q very imperfect out.
limo of ono Of the most beautiful md
touching speeches ever listened to.
Governor Anderson was followed by'
General Cox, Governor elect in q few
practical remarks touching the con.
duct Of the institution, and the future
which is beforoit.
A prayer was thon offered by Rev.
MIR. Tolford, after which tho party
visited tho chapel and library, and
tho various halls and lodges. There
arc present already, as inmates, about
fifteen soldiers.
This number reproscnts various ma.
tionalities- Welsh, English. Irish and
American, and most OF the latter class
were born out OF tho State.
In tho library ! found several hun.
dred books, magazines and ncwspa
pcrs, go the mon will. not lack for
something to read,
Everything looks ncat and clean,
and there is every reason to suppose
that, under tho management of Capt
Brayten, tho Superintendent. and
Surgeon Denis, the Homo will prove a
very desirable place in which to live,
Applications for admission may be
made to tho Surgeon General, or 10 any
OF the Trustees, at any time,
Mr.. Wilstdch brought two soldiers
from Clncinnati'this afternoon for ad-
mission.