Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-03-03
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publican party stood pledged in the
last campaign was the establishment
by law Of a "Soldiors' Orphans
Home" 1t was a part of the plat
form Of our party, and with the
other principles embodied in that
platform received the popular en-
dorsment at the ballot box. The
Republicans of this General As
sembly will do their utmost to re-
deem the pledge, Mr.. VanVorhes,
the able and experienced member
from Athens, has prepared a Bill
wiz great care, and already intro
duced it into the House, where it
will be carefully considered, and if
possible passed. | say if possible
for since the adoption Of the 18th
amendment, it has been impossible
from one cause or another, to OBJ
tain the attendance Of all the mem
bers at any one time. But this is q
measure of such importance and
popular interest, that believe when
ever it becomes necessary to vote
upon it, every Republican member
will be found in his seat Beside |
think | may safely say that there are
some Democratic members who
have been valiant soldiers for the
Union, who will cut loose from par
ty trammels and vote for the Bill.
They, like Gen. Sherman, recog'
nizo the duty, and will not permit
mere partisan ties to deter them
from following their convictions
On this subject Gen. Sherman, in a
speech made by him at Coopers In.
stitute, February 2lst, 1870, said l.:
/" / remember well when we went
far into the South that we were
told by the people that every sol
dier who was wounded in the ser
vice of his country, sEould be cared
for, and the widows and chi5dren Of
those Who lied be provided ioith
homes, This, then, is not a chari-
ty, it is a compact, national COM
pact which | know the people will
fulfill"
Great interest is felt and mani
tested on the subject here. Peti- |
tons come in from the people by
every mail, asking that the measure
may be adopted. A large public
meeting was held in the House
on last Friday night which was ad-
dressed by Chaplain Collier, of the
Orphans Home at Xenia, Chaplain
Henshaw, of the Soldiers Home al
and Gen. A. Sanders Piatt,
The latter avowed himself to be u
Democrat, but nevertheless ardent
ly in favor Of such legislation as
would result in the establishment
of a Home for the orphan children
Of deceased soldiers.
Pennsylvania, Iowa and Wiscon
sin have already such Homes i'll
successful operation, and Ohio
should not and a0W not lag behind,
With this noble enterprise fully ac-
complished, the present General
Assembly of Ohio will long be re-
membered for its two great, prom
inent acts, (if for no other) viz,
the ratification Of the 18th Amend
ment and the establishment of the
Soldiers Orphans Home"
Mr., VanVorhes' Bill provides for
the appointment, by the Governor
by and with the consent of the Sen
ate, of Board Of Trustees--seven
in number-who are constituted a
body corporate, with power to con
tract, &c, and who are authorized
to receive donations, select u loca-
ton for the Home, and take the
genorel control and management of
tho same
1t also provides that there shall
be received into said Home the chill
dren residing in Ohio of deceased
aud permanently disabled soldiers
and sailors who served In the land
and naval service Of the United
States, during the late rebellion,
that are destitute Of the means of
and education; and they
shall he furnished support and edu
cation at said Home, for such
length Of time as the Board may
determine, not beyond the age
Of sixteen years.
1t also provides that the aggre-
gate amount to be appropriated by
tho State for establishing and equil
ping such Home shall not exceed
aud for maintaining and
carrying on said Home not to ex-
eeed 5000 per anuum for each in
mate to the number Of one hundred, |
and $3.50 per annum for each In
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