Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-02-09
The Msnerman rsstimonlaI."

EDITOR CHRONICLE: In last week 6
CHRONICLE was published the names of q
Committee composed of one for each Town
ship in the county to receive contributions
to the Sherman Testimonial. The Object and
amount of the contemplated Testimonial
may not be generally understood, and may
need little explanation.
AT public meeting held Jan. l ltb, 1865,
in the State House at Columbus, composed
Of citizens from all parts OF the State. it
was decided to perfect arrangements for
raising and prc,entipg Testimonial on ho-
half oi the people ci Ohio TO Major Gen.
VIM. L, Sherman. .--.........
A Committee appointed at that meeting
to present plan of organization, made the
following report. which was adopted: 1T
being conceded that il is expedient and pro-
per for this meeting to make all the arraDg.
ments necessary te enable the people of
Ohio, TO unite by subscription in raising and
presenting to Major-Gen. VIM. L. Sherman
a substantial Testimonial, as a slight evil
dence of their just appreciation of. his dis.
tinguished military services in the great re-
"Resolved, That Fl. Fl. Hunter, John T.
Brasee, Darius Tallmadge, Michael A.
Daugherty, and John ID. Martin, of the
county of Fairfield the home and place of
nativity of Gen. Sherman, be constituted q
Board of Trustees, under whose direction
and control tho purpose above expressed
shall be carried out as hereinafter directed,
&c.
THAT it is the sense of this meeting that
the Testimonial contemplated should be the
sum of 100000. That VIM. q. Deshler,
of Columbus, he appointed Treasurer, and
invest the funds as collected in bonds Of the
United States, and hold the same subject
to the order of the Trustees. ,,
THAT Executive Committees be appoin-
ted in all the counties of the State, whose
duty it shall be to present the subject to
the people and solicit contributions" &c.
The Trustees write, I'VE solicit your
prompt attention to getting up and circula,
ting the subscription lists 1t is desirable
to afford, as far rs practicable, the oppor'
tunity for all our people to unite in the
Testimonial in such sums as each may. wish
to contribute and it is the hope and ex-
pectation of the Trustees to have the Tes-
timonial ready for presentation by the Gov
ernor as early as the 22d of February, if moi
before"
The Board of Trustees have determined
to make no official publication of the indi
svidual subscriptions; but edch SUBSCRIBER o.
one dollar or more will be furnished with
an engraved certificate, containing good
likeness of Gen. Sherman. This certificate
will be evidence of the receipt of the money
by the Trustees of each person subscribing
see that some Of the counties in order
to give all an opportunity to contribute
without raising the fund too high, have
limited subscriptions to one dollar EACH =
This would produce an abundance, if littl'
pains were taken to present the subject t
the people generally. The time allowed j,
short, and it is hoped that the Township
Committees will use due diligence in givini
each citizen of his Township an opportunit!
to contribute to an object so praiseworthy
Let it not be said that Belmont County il
behind in doing honor to one of Ohio''
most distinguished sons.
AMEMBER OF THE Co. Elk. Com.