The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-23
CORRESPONDENCE.
4 Soldiers and Sailors Monument.
EVANSVILLE, May 20, 1866.


Editors Journal: a---- - -----'s-r-
The Vanderburgh County Soldiers
and Sailors Union, at their meeting
last night, determined to erect a
monument to the brave men--citizene
of this county-who died for their
country during the late war. 1t is
eminently proper that we should COM
memorate, in lasting marble, the ser
vices and death of our fellow citizens
Upon that monument shall be en-
graved the names of every officer, sol
der and sailor from this county who
died for the Union-Gavitt, Shank
lin. Walker, Olmsted, and a host OF
others equally distinguished and la
mented-and to that monument our
children and children's children shall
come and renew their allegiance to a
Government saved through the sacri-
nee of such precious lives.
This monument will be erected In
Evansville, and will be an ornament
to the city. To build it, will require
not less than twenty thousand dollars.
The City and the County, in their cor
pOrate capacities, will be called upon
to contribute, as we'll as the citizens
who amassed fortunes at home while
those brave boys were beating back
the insolent rebellion. 1t is to be, a
labor Of love- We want NO MANS
money who does not feel that monu-
ment as enduring as the Pyramids
and which should pierce the heavens,
would feebly attest our love and vene-
ratiQnf for these Sainted dead ! they
ARE Sainted dead, in that they are
canonized in our hearts as those qoho
gaze their Ines for as.
AS beginning Of the monumental
fund, I propose to the amateur singers
and musicians of Evansville, that they
give the public, at an early day, vocal
and instrumental concert. A chorus
Of our best singers, led by Mr.. Russell,
and an orchestra, under the guidance
of Mr.. Warren, would be worthy of
patronage, and add materially to the
fund. The monument must besbuilt,
and the money must be. raised. The.
soldiers, who have never failed in their
undertakings, have set on foot this en-
terprise, and its success is only ques-
ton of time. The singers and musi-
clans can open the campaign, and In
the fall we can have a repetition of
the beautiful tableaux we had in 1864,
while the older ladies can give their
"suppers" in the Winter. In this way
all will hsre a ahaneA to do something
toward fastening the day, when, in this
city, beautiful monument shall stand
as an eternal witness of the gratitude
and love of this people to those who
died for the honor of the flag.
Iamaware that this projectof build
ing a monument will be met with
strong opposition in some quarters.
Men who never in one year gave to
charitable purposes one-fifth of one
per cent. of the net profits Of their
business, will point to the widows and
orphans of soldiers, and claim that
upon these the money should be ex-
pended. like udas, they would have
sold the frankincense and given the
money to the poor, rather than have
an0inted our Saviour for. His burial.
Let us remember that theApoor we
have always amongst us, and that we
owe them sympathy, aid and support,
but that this is a rare occasion given
this people to commemorate heroic
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