, 1866-07-25
TIE SOLDIERS, HONE.
4 Few Words About an Atmo%t For
eotlen hubJect-A Prop psod state
Appropriations.

It ia ttlanee that nc should Eo soon oe Aoie 10
forget subjects which for years were Of absorbing
interest. Tet 70 ii IL. The great Nat for the rap.
pre4etou Of the rebellion, which cGnvulsed the
nann to its centre, making Il tremble If in the
ibroes Of dietoluton md taxed all its eueg1es 70
passed away out Of on memories that but tor
lew Of III moet prominent consequences Me #oola
be In d6nger OF forgetting It altogether. Even y II
IL, the recollection il taint one ind the seaEahou
L Is 1he % tsme WITH the incidents sna outeou,ines
Of The wtr, u With the freat fact Itself Take nc
tDtion xeh dung dc ast .5ree Jess oi
nort 20 msny OF our cltizens wese unoeesipg "
1nea, 5ne, fgrn.,sn tbnp. viii he punnc There are
ssi % fea Of ibe noSle hes7ea ,o.ie9. 1or !. who
have not left their sst oTr ho e. wotH % soT nas ID
Inss, have forgotten el about II, 70 CO. completely
g., Iii 'srse ss3 3our.ss aasaa them 'ee would
not she TO- @ dsngs aoe q
nsDI as1 Of thtm msat rseelte ,h1, there VA once
ruch place bu, 81 ist present existence and joca-
ton thiy ktoW nothing. fetthat institution does
vetersns 6cncasb i ROOF, gathered from iii parts Of
tnr State. for whom a liheral provision Is made
tina. their wants may BE- met their wounds healed,
md their hesEs saseed attes Tie M tSllt danTers
Union.
eqna. 10 their Original good si.hes and kind ac's,
may crafty their cntlpstty apd gain genuine heart
wsI.n,nc that will be worth hall = world to them,
by taking q ehon excursion down on the lake
Fhore, four ml1ee southwtru from the Cont House.
to ,be place where repose the re1sins OF Senator
Douglas. Facing that hllIoTrd Epot stands IN
imposing hick s,rQctnfc. 1t is the solttets Home,
stately form reared hfcn toward Heaven. beaeon to
the maE1u1, haven Of ret TO the varE3os. Sia'ely
thoucht4 be, there Il nothing OF the ptn Or demure
which the disabled and SICK arc watched oFer and
tended With almost maternal care, thar every real
want supplied, and mnny OF the comforts o. life
down 10 tne duil classihcation Of programme.
The boys are Tot nurtured IN luxury, but effort
te successfully made to asEnace their suffering, to
throw to ,he back sonnd a. IN much a. p9;sSs ~
tomb tor those amorg them who are travelling
ihrhef more rapidly than their fe!lo"s.
TIE Home Dtcctsarlly assumes noE a didercn
iouidcd-ln June, lsss-ii was Commenced on tht
brosd hasis Of providing uorue for Ill Etck wound
ed and dcstltu'e Aoidl:rs. and to farnteh all col
disrs With rfrc.hmcnt mo temporasy LODGING
while On tbeiE nay to or from the army. few
~a1u -htrted ladtcs recognized rht necessity O
tnch an s1d TO the great simY OF patr1oe and theJ
.et TO work 70 md ,he ssns % whessa 70 mini
nation q 'hs smy issl and ,1da,r,, Tarthi, Il
he H. D result IL o, % orer one one hundred aud fort,
states Who havs bctn provided for at The uom'
is y1 VIII more ihao one one md nights iodeine-
many with home for months, while in the @ G o.
huldredt recovery from ,he gates of dea.h na'
been soncheafet te.ard Of The Iaoors Of thoa
ladies. Many brave boy has been sent homs Il
his 1ieuos By them, and not few have closed thei
eyes On I'll moral caree and suferfngs and found
rstr'ot's grave under the euaruian=hlp OF thos
il waa only by the noe. stzenuous effort that tht
WIS accomplished. The indies begged and worked
went out into the strecls and cansaastd the cty 10
msttrtal, then went to the heet or Home and Pr
pared ii with their DAD hardJ. Afterwards setting
before The soldiers and inviting thcm 10 eat: !
their cxc1l,ons. they we've aa1e 10 do much 1aor
Than meet cu1reGt demaud.. Then the tdea of
crest Fair was broach:d by the tsdy managers.
obef no5ies. md 1be re4nit Of ,he undertaking va
mat the SOLDIER honae received as II
epare nearly eighty. Thousand dollars, an
GRABBED to chanee their temporary st1u=.ure TIT
the poble brick building which nov graees the lax
shore, and makes glad the hearts OF The wounoe
sssnred from "a teppotsry care for tne traveller !
a peTmarent protleiou for the disabled hero. IL
Board pt MRnAgets no& Owl bull ding IN
lew ihouea dollars IN Cnited states bonds, bE
| has not enough means 10 meet The current e1pe1
see Of The insuintIon. Ii has recently been foun
to o. PoIieSn n Ss 9f @ fnese bonds
The Hnnt now contains lOl d1ssbled colder
who MAY be Tins classified: eeyen who nave lost a
ann. 1Mtnsy who have lot lee, one man .n NM q
with sn1e eyes, s1x confined TO bed, four palAlsze
,hfrr3 -four otherwise disabled. They are catberf
IRON AZ parts 81 t9e st3te Ihsy arc ~, 5ecelyed l
qualification to admission Of an Illinois soldier
ing that be !: able TO provide tos his own wants
has friends able and Wiling to do So, None ha'
az Jet been refused On osher grounds. and Ie
| have been admitted from other S:a9es. though '
believe II Is the intention TO restr1ct the adm!slo
to Illinois as The Numbers Increase. There =
psetent room for nearlg one hundred Other dfeabl'
toldlere. the Home beng little more than half ia
We cannot but think that The place would be fll
were the facts above noted generally known. The
nu.t be At leatt tvso hundred men in this Sate wl
| hare been ipcapacitated, BY dlseAse or wounds
the sef,7ce Of inc United States, from earning
, | livelihood, and 10 whom the Home Hould be. vt
. | 1t waa originally intended to be-an asylum
, | comfort.
We hare already said that the Manaccrs vt
: Obliged some time elnce 10 dispose Of portion
1t II not 1trht iha, 1hts neeestity >nond exist
> will be burning shame Il the act Rhtn need 10
. 1epca,ed. The Soldiers Home is one Of the
;. | round oar hearts hy too ms1g llfe 6nTes to adj
j Of decay without injury to the soc1sl body, A.
question cf simple duty snere az pe no dous
: ezFe Of he WON out veteran; while our na,n
self1e*pect should 1mpel u to do all in our pos
tnu.ile for lack Of support, Inc friends Of the
n dier should ra1ly TO the rescue. ehouid open II
n purses and hestow little Of that abundance v
d which God halh blessed them. and which mas b
d tecu1ed TO them By the euderings OF the men y
d rnw ,untely CRY OFT for aid. We tznst to see
d hall once more eet n notion aud = aub.etp'
: 1iome to supply al Its ntede fos some tins
4 come.