Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-20

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A special dispatch to tho Cincinnati
Gazette says:
The formal opening ofthe Ohio Soldiers
Home this afternoon was one of the hap
piest incidents of the. year in any way
touching the States share in the war for
the. Union. The party present at the
Home consisted of Governor Anderson,
GcneraI Cox, Adjutant General Cowen,
Surgeon General Bar, Hon J. Goodman,
Auditor of State; Charles F. Wilstach
Esqs aud Hon. L. B. GunkeI,, Trustees of
the Institution Hon. e E. White, DR. Will
liam NJ. Aut, Prof Kilipart, Surgeon
Knight, John Hough, ESQ.,, the repreeen-
tative of the Cincinnati Gazette, and a
number of gentlemen whose names do not
occur to me. Half dozen ladies were
KIND enough to interest themselves in the
welfare of the brave soldiers. Having
arrived at the hall, where were assembled
the inmates, Surgeon General Barr wei
coined the soldiers to their Home in a few
appropriate remarks, and then introduced
Governor Anderson. The Governor ad-
dressed the men as fellow soldiers and fel-
low citizens, dwelling briefly on their ser
wees and the relation they sustained to
the Government. He said that the insti-
tuition had not been called an asylum or
hospital Tor 1t was something better than
that. 1t was not charity, but a return |
IN part for what they had sacrificed for |
their country. The State gave it the dear |
and sacred name of Home. and to this
they were Welcomed. True it was not the
home Of their childhood, with father I
and mother, and brother and sister, around
which fingered fond recollections of the
loved wife, but he hinted that it would
prove to them home where they could
find much Sunshine and be Joyous and
happy. He wished them to Feel that it
was their own hcme,l which they had
earned by their sacrifices and bought
with their blood, and as willin ely given
by the people, whose lives and property
and Government they had saved. r-it-J
The Governor gave the men some good |
advice as to the manner in which they
should spend their time upon which !
would depend, to great extent, the char
acter of the Home, and alluded to similar
institutions in Europe, which he had Wis
lted Two years ago, where he found, instead
p ieharIty or hospital patients a band of
glorious old veterans, honored by every
BODY. AS they look out upon the pleas '
mt scenes around them, in future years, '
nay they never see au American citizen /
who could say less to their honor; and
when the last survivor of the number ar
ives to ripe age, and approaches the
ast open grave, may every child in the
and breathe his name with reverence, n
md may every eye, and tongue, and heart Fl
SIX the blessing of Ged upon him. il
The above is a very imperfect outline
4 one of the most beautiful and toucch-
lg speeches l ever listened to- r
Governor Anderson was followed by
Ieneral Cox, Governor elect, in few as
ractlcal remarks touching the conduct of
ne institution, and the future which is b
efore it,
a prayer was then offered by Rev Mr.
oliord, after which the party visited the
hapel and library, and the various halls -
nd lodges. There are present already as
lmates, about fifteen soldiers.
This number represents various nation
Irish Fuglish, and Amer
an, and most of the latter, class were born
at of the State. - ~ sb
In the library I found several hundred da
1oks, magazines and newspapes, so the
zen will not lack for something to read. MI
Everything looks neat and clean. and SUI
lere is every reason to suppose that un- w
er the management of Captain Brayten. thi
e Superintendent, and Surgeon sDenis,. Sa
ie Home will prove very desirable to
ace in which to live sto
Applications forS admission may be 1iall
ade to the Surgeon General, or to any w
the Trustees, at any time. s..ss me
How AIeek. Stephens Looks.
The New York World gives the follow no
6 sketch OF AIeek, stephens appearance
/ his recent visit to New York: oui
Mr.. Stephens is by no means of prepos-
ssng appearance. He is of medium !
light extremely attenuated in frame, as ad,
worn to skeleton by disease of wears. at
ith a face of deathly pallor, and ewes fGy,
ep sunken in their. sockets, which are !
ndered more piercing in their gaze bv
e Struggling white locks of hair that fail S
er the temples in silken Ahreads.- His fri
it in walking is that Of the feebleness of
e, and he carries cane which seems tot l
used more from habit than for any sup still
rt it might be supposed to afford the A
rner. At first sight the idea that the nal
an before us is the same Alexander H. ted
rphens who, in the bright. days of the ahS !
red-handed war brought II
her and son in deadly strife-so oft and ~ ~,
grandly electrified the country with the Ris
'quent words of the deep-thinl5ing states thi.
IN, seems utterly preposterous-so COM the
etely does the exterior appearance of the
an hide the mighty powers of genius A
thin. Once in conversation with him. Tel
latever belief in his GOODNESS of nature the
d exclusiveness of social intercourse his Ira
tward aspect may have cause to creep tab
70 ones mind, is speedily dispelled by Por
3 affable manner with which he greets irol
u and when he shakes YOU by the hand at C
tn a cordial grasp that indicates the o~ Oet
ms natural goodness of heart one real mo-
IS the full force of the saying that appear
ces often deceive and are not ODE de- ,
nded upon as true signs of character. His No
ice in speaking is low-toned and at ON aT''
mes sharp but not disagreeable to be his
ard when accompanied, as it is, by the frie
easing language, and smooth, unaffected fact
cent that denotes the true-born gentle cou
an He still wears the historic swallow he
/ coat and turn-down collar, pro
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