The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-30

Among the Committee on Resolutions,
we're three eK-members of the United
States congress, all Of whom have done
their best TO promote and support the rebel
cause IS long as there was a shadow OF
hone. These men who have been our
most bitter enemies, are the hrst 70 turn
about and claim rights and privileges from
! the government that they have sought TO
destroy for four long years.
/ have written at length upon this sub
1 jeot. and Of this particular meeting, because
this county, lying as it does almost in the
| central part Of Virgins, is one OF the
largest counties 10 the State, sndhss here
tofore exercised 8 great influence over the
politicstof Virginia
u Staunton is q small n we'll built city,
l about one hundred and twenty miles from
Hsrper's Ferry, and about the same distance
from Richmond. The Central Virginia
Railroad passes through the place, and be-
fore the war there was s great business car
ried on with the Lower Valley snd the
Valley of Virginia. Stanton is considered
as being st the head of the Shenandoah
Valley, further to the southwark being
called the VsIlsy of Virginia But q short
distance from town, on one side, the waters
A1w into the Potomac, and from the other
| G109 InLO Eub JhuAub AAN0As
! round about is fertile and well cultivated,
Il the great staple being wheat, with some
EeOrn and grass.
, There are three State ssylums located
= here-deaf and dumb, blind and insane
. When we arrived here we found the IN
, mates in q state Of great restitution. They
were barely clothed, and were very poorly
: fad-in. fact not more thsn half enough
g food. such as it was, of the poorest quality.
2 The funds belonging to these institutions
y have been swallowed up by the Conieder-
: Acvt Those OF the former inmates who had
friends able to take care of them we're re-
moved some time since, and those remain
: ing were pour ird7od. The soldiers gave
4 them a part of their r~stions, and a great
deal of money. On last Friday evening a
: concert was. given for their benefit, and
n nearly three hundred dollars collected
81 The concert was held in a large hall be
h longing to the Blind Asylum, and the ex-
ercises were conducted by the blind them
selves. They have 8 large organ and q
g pisno in their hall, and several OF them
r hsve other musical instruments, private
is Yesterday there was an exhibition, Prin'
]. cipaIIy given by the deaf and dumb. Il
~ Wss surprising 10 us to see the facility Will
VI which they communicated Will SaOh Osuo'
Or and the proof they gave of mental culture
n Two large upright states were placed upon
A. the platform, and upon those they wrote
exercises in spelling, grammar, &c, viii
en $ quickness that I never saw surpassed BY
ly those that have the use of all their facul
lis ties.
The men in this command are In the bes
Of spirits, and hope soon to see the end o
81 this wAr-the final closing up Of all thing
nd pertaining to it. They await with som
st impAtience the time to come when the,
ar. can get their final discharge from the ser
vice. 1t will be 8 joyful day for US when
\ for the last time, we shall receive the OF
der, afan in, and stack arms" never I
rs. take them again when we can get GU
on Hpspersp that tell US we have served, 'hor
est and faithful" for four long years. whe
We can throw eff this suit of blue, and 90
ne the citizens gsrb; each going his own che
ow sen way, feeling that be has done his dut
sit as a man, a citizen, and a true soldier
SATts.