The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-12-13

hIIleAtD iHQlanS on an eNtenS1Te1fOIlt[ f..
ier the greatest excitement will take
place. but over the killing of many
freedmen in the settlements hothsne is
done. [ cannot help but see this, and 2
| cannot helplbut tell it TO my super
iors,, mo matter how unpleasant it may i.
be to the, authorities of. Texas.
Tho Mcpherson Memorial. ~ @T
The following report ofthe action of !
the Society ofthe Army of the Tennes-,e
see, in reference to the erection of
monument at,Clyde in honor Of Gen.
| McPhcrson, viii read with interest:
s !. Gen. A. Hiehenlooger, from the &C M
mittee appointed by Gen9Logan. in 49,
IS, to superintend the collection of q
fund for the erection monument to tn.
memory of Gen. Mcpherson. at 4Clvde
| Ohio, reports that, owing tovarious Fea
ons, the movement hadnot been as sue
cessful as was expected and desired.
| He said the total amount so far collected
only amounts to 1866 IS; as sum total
! ly inadequate to the purpose. He stat
| ed that ahe had held in common with
Gen. Hazen and Gen Leggett, an exten-e
sive correspondence with class1nate
of Gen. McPherson's who represented
members regular army, and friends Of
the lamented General in New 7 ofk and
! San Francisco who had raised some
Sl3, 900 to erect monument at West
Point. 1t was the desire of this gentle
man that Gen. McFhers0n's remais lie
removed to West Point and the two
! funds unitediin one monument. The
members Of the committee appointed =,
| by Gen. Logan had been UNANIMOUS in
/ deciafing theiE. preference to bnildingf
/ the monument at Clyde. The FANNY Of
/! General Mcpherson we're also un1yill
ling to permit his removal, although It
| is said thatiif there was no hopes of
having monument built at Clyde.
| They wonld consent to the removal OF =
the, remains to II est Point. =.
General Hickeloopcr was des;ro1s.
! that the members of the Society shotlt
assume the. direction of the matter, and i
each individual member should exert g
himself to obtain subscriptions ofrthe..
fund
General Leggett said he found tilat
when the war ended each family had its Z.
own here; inithe persons of some ra.a
turned soldier, and.ib wasr Hard. To raF-
ouse intereet in the claims Of the greet.
hero who died in the front at Atlanta.
He Believed that now ire could. Far e
l.obtained one hundred cents theli9s He.
IWasaleeidedly in favor. of 1eepibel the Z
sacred remains Of Ohio,s gifted and,
! loved Mcpherson beneath the soil Of
his native State. Cheers -" lis''s4 ,
/ T: BnchanahR said: ''I had {Ee11
honor to court Gen. McPhersom ara one q
my warmest personal friends reI. Lad
4 also the .soFrQwful privilege OF shed =
! ding tears over his slain body, Is. did
MANY Of you. Let me hut say those
tears sinking into 5the aart,, ssllali4is
again III dollars to build hila al sflanll4ls ~
mentt [ ana willing fo1trayel 2nd,I nd,I, llciye
a readings ~ and entertainmeHts through.
out the country, and 7 viii eHcaac- to Il,
;. raise half he amount 9u need. i--sei
! Great applafse. a. docs sioifiH 7s4e; :.
I, Gen. Bucfkland thoushna Eery5l con7,.
! siderable amount could be raised in
/ Northern Ohio, The GeneEal was
born in the town where he IS buried,
! and the peoplc feel great interest in
! having the monument ,thereIi5 ..e.s....9J /
"A private rose and said tbat if the a
! monument was to. be erected at Civae, p,
The would give as much IS any officer
under the rank Of Colonel. ZAP -
Enlaiisc!1a .9aiq -1Eul4 osf ND 4o s.i1.a.
+ Afteprother remarks Gen. fIsobuen. :
}looper offered the tollowipg. which q.
was unanimously adopted
T S'Re$olrsd,, That we, the members Of
the Society of the ARMY ofitle Fer
.nessee, pledge otnselSes to4fie erection Z
1 of a monument to the'nen1ory. of MAJ
fjor General McPherson, at Clyde. Chio,l
and that we will act harm oniouslyi with q
/ any other society or, societies organ
lied for the. same purpose; and that /,
the present Committee be empowered
to act in the name of this Sociefv and
+, appoint all necessary subcommittee
from the members fhereof" ~ IL
/ C@f:sSulhvan spoke eloqIently to the
resolution, and pledged hinls; If for 5leO,b
!! Bradley Tuttle, has. been apboi8tlI5
CahN assifig agent Of the fl.icfhers6lf
Monument Association, ifei. Clyde ana
Vicinity 4Rev.35J s. sBrosdwell is Gen.
crd CanvSssihg Agent Subscriptions
can be paid to- either Of them orlso9
! agents appointed by theih.i lfa'.a& si;f
! f3ti Tfii Estljs,ss5 ; Set. tiHoE ~ Ll5 al
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