The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-12


bed and INDECENT soldiers and saiicra in TIE
| state. ibelieve the proposition is worthy Of
careful consideration. | know | bu, reflect
the wishes Of our whole people, in stating
that Illinois demands that her noble soldiers
disabled by the casualties of the war. and tie
orphans OF the dead, shall be suitably and
libera'lv provided for by the state. They are
not burden upon-they are an honor to-
the state, and deserve our las'in, gratitude.
Tie Soldiers Home at Chicago. bull; AM
| thus fax supported by voluntary contribution,
| has rendered iEc.,lc:iahle beneG. TO our sol>
dicrs. At the end of the war the Soldiers
Rest in that t. was discontinued, and the
! Home tspk its place. II Is managed By a
| vountsSy associa,ion of ladies anl gentlemen,
under i. board OF competent officers. They
erected fire building at a cost of $50, 503,67,
and hold real property valued at 81 10000,
situated on the lake, near the tomb OF tbs
| lamented Douglas. Their expenditures for
two wears, ending June l4tii, $50, amounted
! 20 slJ39l So. leaving aa nnexp: lded bal
ance of s I'll S06S to which is TO be added p
permanent fund Of $50, 900, investe,! in Gor-
| ernment securities, which it is desirable no.;
to diminish. Unless, however, some appro.
priation shall be mlde by the present lcgis-
aturc to aid the Association in taking care
of INDECENT and disabled soldiers, this fund
must necessarily be absorbed in current eX-
| penses. There are now ole hun lred soldiers
provided for at this Home. 1t would seem TO
| be public duty, either TO support this estab,
lished Home by the necessary appropriations,
or TO make other suitable provisions for this
worthy and most deserving class af our sol.
diers. | recommend that an appropriation
be made for this purpose. l transmit here's
| ,,aI for nf
! its Board OF Officers.
THE GRAVE OF DOUGLAS.
| The act Of the last General Agsc nbly ap>
propriating $4,000 for the purpose of pur-
chasing. III the name OF the state, the lot Of
| ground IA which repose the remains of Ste
pien \. Doisgi IS. in the city of Chicago,
wnsd by Mrs ). A, Douglas, required the
ne faFr!olh} apr priatsd to $ D,mg i,'s
I An abstract was furnished, Glowing her fee
simple title 70 the lard, a proper dpai w.
| executed to tie state, and Is now or 60 j.,
the Office Of tho Secretary Of S::,,,. tn. r..r
chase was completed and the uoney aid To
Mrs. Douglas, "a required BY law =! his m
! riot an statesman, 30 long honored bv his
! state, possessed OF brilliant talents. unswerr :
! lns in his attachment to the Cn:on. ami bold
III his denunc.atiors Of treason against his
country, deserved to be 'hus specially re n, n
! bered ard honored.
TIE NATIONAL. LISCoLX MONUMENT.
| Soon after the remains 0! Abraham Lin
coin were deposited in the vaul. at c. * Ride
Cemetery, rear this CITY, number of gentle
/ men OF nigh standing, sneci4! friends of the
! late President, voluntarily associated hem
| seIPcs together under the law of our State
/ with the view Of erecting oycr his remains
/ = suitable and enduring monument. 4 deed
was obtained from the city of Springfield.
| voluntarily conveying to the Association six
/ acres o. ground. beautifully located and mos:
/ suitably adapted TO the solemn purpose.
lhe pabhe vas appealed to for subscri prions
! - be tlnd to be raised 10 complete = moa;-
ncEit which should be national in its c-.ar>
aclfr 1t was early determined BIZ the Ma
/ tioiai Lincoln Monument Association not ic
/ hegin the monument uatiI sum should
( have been secured. approyiu atinE. at ieaI,
what II was be'ieved would be suific;en: TO
complete such a monument as it was desir.,
bic TO erect. In Deco nber, 1865, his BODY
*af removed from the public vault AID
/ PLACED IN the temporary vdult, CONSTRUCTED
! by the ASSOCIATION GA rs grounds The
| casket was again opened. and the bodv carr
/ fully examined by the members Of the
/ Association, with other gentlemen present.
/ for tina: purpose, again carefully re,closed
aud placed IN its appropriate place. the Irou
! door locked and = Stone placed in Dosili.,.
and sealed permanently, and the kers care,
FULLY deposited IN the custody of the tszo-
citation. No design has vet bsen alopte3
and ns steps have yet been taken to.Yar,ls
the construction OF the monument On the
first Of January, 1867. there had been ell
lected and vas on hand ia tie treasury of the
Association. alter the paync..t OF all cxpen>
ses t. that date. seventy i've thousand dollars
! invested in Interest beariny ni.ional secr-i>
! ties.
/ A memorial has been placed in nv hand,
! y the Association, '.hirh am requested 70
! lay before your hoAoraJ'e body. soliciting
an appropriation from the L. sisl:.lurc of his
own State, TO aid the Associat OH IN carving
out the objects Of Is o-gaaiz.:ion. The
Legislatures Of ssveral o.her aiss h.v.
expressed a. intention 10 make iit.bl, a2~
| preparations for thi' purpose, 5, sJol as
Illinois shall have SCI The example Il is
| believed that one hundred and t~entY,fiyc
| thousand dollars more will he REQUIRED for n
! monument, suitable, in aav sense. to be
ercd-ei over the remains Of this great and
! good uan. |. is true, his vr:aes. Lis lie
and public services wl.l oulIive auv .nc.e
structure Of n ln-that time, which r.1..lier<
and de ,troys all works Of art. caa not ,oucA
| the tabrlt OF this mans immorta,itr. But
arews not bound to mar. the place where
he lies? 10 not feel called upon to pre.s
upon your attention the Consideration o. this
SUBJECT. Il appeals for Itself to lie kind
! feelings Of all men VINO love liberty anl
ccuAtry, aud venerate public virtue in public
men. His soul was lail in The deep fun la
tons of purity AMI ;ra'h, aud with liberal
I hgt RI Lot
with the dignity Of the State, that amid his
own generous people those virtues were moi
unaPPraciatcl.
Is50sTRIAL COLLEGE.
Ills subjec: again demand. tie serious
attention OF the Legislature. By the provi>
Slo"s OF tie Law doiating public lands u the
several S,-,es and Territories which NAV
pvovIi" colleges for the benefit of agricui-
ture and the mechanic arts our STATE IS eu-
titled TO 10000 acres of lani. Scrip for
that quantity has bsen issued to tbs STATE
which was received by my predecessor and
deposited in the vault of the treasury of the
STATE. and Is now held there, subject to ANY
disposition yaG may see fit to make OF the
same. Before the scrip can be mad ayails-
BILE for the purpose :or which il has bren
issued, or can be located by Any assignee
some Legislation will be required, providing
for It's transfer. Each piece of scrip must
be transferred, and the transfer a:taste1 By
two witnesses as the State is prohibited from
making the location directly. Had provision
been made for the sale of the scrip two
years ago, larger sum could have beea, at
that time, aliz,d from il, than it seems it
will row bring. Recently, large amounts
have been ,hrevn upon the markets By the
difs rent States, anxions to dispose Of he
graft, which has had the elfec, to m:..cri ally
dIni nIsh It's value.
The fourth section Of tho act provides
that all moneys derived from the sale of the
scrip shall oe invested in not less than FIVE