Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-11-02
FROM COLUMBUS.

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Columbus, Oct l7.--Thc formal opening
of the Ohio Soldiers Home this afternoon
was one of the, happiest 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 Gov: Anderson, Gen, Cox,
Adjutant Gen. Cowen, Surg Gen. Barr, Hon.
j. Goldman, Auditor, Of State b. Charles +.
lWilstach, Esq.,, and Hon. hl b. Gunhel, Trus.
tees Of the institution; Hon. h. IT, White, DR..
William NJ Aut, Prof Klippart, Surg Knight,
John Hough, Esq, the representative of the
eincrnnatf" taazette and a number Of gentle.
men whose names do pot occur to me. = Hall
a dozen ladies were kind enough TO interest
themselves ft the welfare of the brave sol
diers. Having arrived at the hall, where
were assembled the inmates, Surgeon General
Barr welcomed the soldiers to their Home in
q, few appropriate remarks, and then intro
dpced Governor Anderson. e The Governor
addressed the men as fellow soldiers and fel-
low citizens, dwelling briefly on their services
and the relation they sustained to the Govern
ment He said that the institution had not
been called an,asylnm or hospital, for it 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 the dear and sacred name of Homo,
mud it was to this they were welcomed. True
it was not the home of their childhood, with
father and 'motller, and brother and sister,
around which fingered fond i.recollections OF
the home of the loved wife, but he limited that
it would proves to them home where they
could find mudhi sunshine and be Joyous and
happy. He wished them to feel that it was
their own home, which they had earned by
their sacrifices and Thought with their blood,
and as willingly given BY theiltcoplc, whose
lives and property and Government they had
saved Z fiaa7:htog gG s13oh llf1f 5s,d'
The Governor gave the men some good adj
vice as to the manner in which they should
Espend their time, upon which would depend
toa great extent, The character Of, the Home,
and alluded to similar institutions in Europe,
which he had visited two years ago, where he
found, instead Of charity or hospital patients,
q band of glorious old veterans, honored by
Everybody. AS they looked out upon the
pleasant scenes around them, in future years,
may they never see an American citizen pass
ing who could say less to their honor; and
when the last survivor of the number arrived
! to d ripe age, and approached the last open
grave, may every child in the land breathe his
name with reverence, and may every eye, and
.ftbRgue, ana heart, ask the blessing Of God
upon him. ,,I,s,,;-;,5;.; ;; .aI, ,s,,.,s nj,
I 4, The above is q veryimperfeet outline. of one
iof the most beautiful and touehipg speeches
!, ever listened to1i,il ,,isiiF hsY Is 9,Nb
! Gov Anderson was followed by Gem, Cox
Governor elect ihfa few practical reniarks
touching the conduct of the institution, and
1.-THE future which iis before it.,ts. Il sr s,iasgsl
i A prayer was then offeredsby Rev Mr. Tol
ford, after which the party visited the chapel
and library, and the various halls and lodges
4 There are present already. as inmates, about
! fifteen soldiers1 bra sd-ia IL s79ti, heviT.s
i This number represents various nationalities
d ds-=Welsh, English, Irish and American, amt
most Of the latter class were born out of the