Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-04-15

or even his own wants, has heen
/ taken from him, He aud they both
| uecome objects of pubiic charity.
| While lie yet lives let him experience
tile consolation Of heiug assured that
oar noble State VIII gladly aud not
gtudgingiy provide for the care aud
cducation of his helpless children as
a anialt recognition of his pat irintic
and devoted services to his country
AMI his State. f..as f.,...
The next case we examted was that
| OF two boys aud two girls, whose
| father wus dead, and who had teen
| adopted by an uncle who was
soldier lie also died and left them
| friendless and helpless, dependent on
She cold charity usually extended 10
public l'nupers. Though tile deceased
soldier was not in fact the father of
these childIen, yet In life he had
chosen 10 adopt them as his own, and
in him they lived and moved and
had their being His soul enl,raeed
and treated them IA his own. His
dying hours were PROBABLY those ~
| Intense anxiety when meditating OH
| the helpless and iuriorn condition al
tiah.ellidtle ones, for whnse.cnmfnrt
and elueation lie had undertaken h..
| proviSie, Let the State assume the
| place uccnlied by the deceased sol
tiiepasna GLADLY accept the legacy
which he left il US defender of the
nation life. ,......... ....... III .. ....
Another case was chat Of family
consisting of two girls and Que hoy
Their mother is dead. Their father
was u soldier in the late war. He
i4gI IA 10 81, la s., al, ,ly..,
He still lives, but gropes his way
through a dreary life OF total dark
ness and unutlerahie woe; shut uut
from ever again bRholdrng tire cheer
ing rays OF the morning sun and
i,nnmed through life never again tn
| lnhk upon the fair faces of those httl;
ones who are no doubt the objects of
his most assiiuous solicitude. Uu
able TO provide for their wants, aud
| himself dependant on the literality
| of others for his comfort and exist
ence, your committee would deem i,
| thevery essence uf ingratitilde ana
| lhcartlessness 10 deny these children
! the full benefits of IA place in tile
Home. Let the State of Iowa never
for u moment refuse tn care for aud
educate the children Of all thnye who
have made such heroic saciliice In
behalf Of our national existence.
Another ease was that of two boys
and two girls. whose father was in
the Mexican war, and In the late war
u member of the 18th Iowa infantry.
tie was wounded ut Shiloh, discharg-
ed on account of wounds, and is per.
mauenLly and hopelessly disabled.
We Cxanfincd the facts In relation
to other families, who would not
strictly speaking, come within the
provisions of the law as soldiers or
phans. In no instance, so far az
your committee were able to ascer.
tain, was there n family admitted,
which under the. peculiar eircum
stances of each case, should be re
fused admission .E.... s...,....., ...,... 3.
In view of all the circumstances
connected with the Home, at Cedar
Falls, considering its prosperous con
ditiOn, the commehdahle progress so
apparent in the education of the
| children, the excellent management
exhibited In its conduct, the good nc
commodation now provided, the
number In attendance, the evident
cOntentment of the inmates, its nc-
feasibility To n large portion of the
orphans of the State. your committee
are of opinion that u number of
years should yet pass over aud the
plumber of inmates materially de
crease i'm oil the Homes before
tany project 7of combining oil iu
THE ID D,vanport Home should be
tllonght of or ATTEMPTED.
All OF which is respectfully sub.
mitted, .".n Ea.-n #.: #'Hn - 1#N
E aE#r joseph GRIMES,
sss.l r# ..5.grs.et0 the Seaate,)
.egsr.fsE JOHN RUSSELL,
A. :. FAvILLE,
Ton part of House.)