M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-04-27

: posed clause 10 inserted tue responsi.
: olllty, Hhltever it may be, will rec.
{ With those who forced unon % thu
alternative OF adopting II or Of abaD.
; uonlng Sltogether this benevolent en-
terprise. -- ....- -
olr' my course in this matte, In
consistent with all have ever said
or done. Whenever could act puro
y for the soldiers benefit, seperats
ana apart from the support of meas.
ures aOhofrsnt to all my settled cons
ylctionS Of right, havs been a, sll
tlMes ready anl glad " Do 90. 4 bu,
repeat what | said in u speech d.li,.
cred here last winter, when | IecIar.
thas the soldiers have my hear,iss,
sympathy, my admiration and nv
'nahSs' oiIy wish that thsy wen,
re'urned to their places in soc;s,,
where they could oncs III ,rs resums
the charge Of civil i'irs and renew
tha' vigilance wh.ch ia tho price VI
liberty" .-..5 '.-.aI'T r""
And for those who come bons
wrecked and shattered, shnru of tbsir
limbs or racked with di.eaae--.,hn
very shad)ws Of their former selves,
would, as in this bill proposed, "a,
apart one Of the most beautiful sno,.
IN tue State; by the siis If heslin,
waters; with coinmodious dwellinor
and decorated gTouud-; with every
surrounding that cou.d charm thu
eye and crafty the taste aud WOO tn.
tired sense to Comfort AMI renoa.
There they should be tenisrly nurssl
an1 cared iOr at the expense oi,hs
State in whose cause they suff,red---
not as a charity scantily aud erudp>
insIy bestowed, but as a duty which
the State owes; as a partial return Er
debt which sac can never nav
And now, sir, since tho inevitable
and ''irrepresslble" negro has besn
luSged into this debate, permit ma
10 say, that there has bsen 10 schema
oi philanthropy, whether healthy or
morbid In any way connsc sctei with
the eolored race that has besn disn..
gard1d by tue people or their r.p,e.
sentatives. The Federal U,norss.
has busted itse!f ab 'ut the creation
of" "trecdman'S Bureau, :" and Al
home the agents ofthe freedman.
AID Society" have asked aud rsceiy.
ed frequent and bOunsiful contribu.
tlons Tor the sustenancs aud educ..
ton aud care OF thOse negroes WIN
Dy the operation Of this war (wh.th,.;
wisely aud hecessarilyis is nseiIvkl
TO lcquire), have been cast upon IN,
charities OF thcworld. They ara l.,
oe clothed and led AID me,lIcined soI
elevated" at the expense of the poo.
PIE, aud both eloquence and nonav
are being abundsntIy spent in ,l,sir
behalf Congressional and pulpit or.
atorS vie with one another in present.
InS the claims of the African 'tma,
aud brother on CHRISTIAN sympathy
aud support. Is it not, then, mater
oI snazement that gentlemen on the
pther side Of this chamber are founi
ooel'nately opposing the establish-
ment OF a 'AOne" where ,,ohite men.
who have been disabled or diseased
IN the war, lnay find rest and comfvr,
and sustenaoce when they retusn,e,
the State which 8 mt them forth! : 81,
would ipat could turn all the mon.
ey WHICH the people of Ohio hay,
paid or prop 'sei to pay for tho, yari.
ona pat och emes of the day--sendiny
school MAINS to Hilton Head and
Vicksburg, donating large fortunes
to Major Gsnerals Occupying already
positions OF great profit aud honor
aud many more Of like r1eri.-into
the channel which. this measure pro-
vides. . would do this if it were on>
~ to show that the purposes, pledges
and principles ofOhio, when engsa.
ing in this war, whether wise Or not,
were at Isast sincere. | would have
a grand and permanent institution,
completing the circle Of benevolent
establishments, which have made the
name Of OHIO blessed; and in all time
to come, bearing evidence that thu
early tervor which pledgsd 90 much
had not been like the sparkling aud
evanescent foam OF the cup---Nons
moment seel, then gone forever''---
but permanent principle which had
crys.alized into action. sji elmod
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