The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-08-30
From the Sandusky Register.
SLOANE AND THE ORPHANS
HOME.
Chaplain Golfers Testimony.


When we wrote the article concerning
Sloaue's treatment of Chaplain Collier we hes
itated to make the statement that Sloane had
refused to furnish free transportation to the
soldiers orphans until we had Mr.. Golfers
testimony. Indeed, we could not believe it
possible that man who had been honOred by
the Union party could be guilty of such cold
blooded selfshness towards these dependent
orphans of the nations heroes. Knowing
Sloane pretty well we still gave him credit for
spark Of humanity. To satisfy ourselves of
the truth Of the statement, we telegraphed
Chaplain Collier the following question: "Did
Mr.. Sloane refuse you free transportation for
the orphans of the soldiersP" To this question
Mr.. Collier answers by letter as follows:
THFIN, o., August "a.
/. F. MACK, Sandusky-Dear Sir-Tn an
swering the question Will give brief historv
Of the movement to secure home for the de-
pendant orphans Of soldiers. In State con-
Venhon OF soldiers held in the CITY of DAYTON
1t was resolved to secure home for the helm
less children Of our dead comrades. The
Committee appointed to lay the claim before
the Legislature failing IN their application, the
Soldiers ofthe State resolved to make direct
appeal to the patriotic people of the State.
was asked to leave my duties as q pastor for
the time, that might become the advocate of
the helpless children whose defense and helm
had been taken away in defending the life and
liberty of their country.
AS was supported entirely in this work bv
the Solkiers, applied to the railroads of the
State to aid the Soldiers in the prosecution of
this work, and it is with pleasure that record
the fact that not road In the State, without
respect to sect or party, refused to grant the
aid except the railroad leading from Saudusky
/ to Dayton, under the control of Mr. Sloane
| Although stated that the road could accomo-
date us more than any other in the State as
my home was at Fremont, yet no aid was rem
| dered.
When we commenced sending children to
the Soldiers Orphans Home, at Xenia, I
again applied, thinking that prominent Re-
publican will not certainly refuse to transport
the orphans Of the men who died in their
country's service. But in this was mistaken
l was compelled to take children from Free
mont to Toledo, and have them ride during
the night to Dayton, when they could have
left home in the morning and made direct con-
nections by Clyde, over the Sandusky aud
Dayton road-but had to take the children
over the roads that would take them free, as
most of the soldiers of the State were poor
men, and must save the expense. In pre-
senting this claim travelled tWenty-thousand.
three hundred and siKty-eight miles, and but
| the one road either in our out of Ohio, refused
to aid me in this work. think it proper for
me to say in this connection that it was not a
| party movement. Among the Democrats l
| found a warm welcome and most liberal aid
The uniform sentiment found among all par
ties was. 1--WE have made the pledges, we owe
the debt to the children, and we will pay it. -
Since Mr.. Sloane has become Liberal Repub-
lican of course he will exercise that "charitv
which never faiIeth."
My friends must excuse me from the strife
of party politics. My calling is to "preacb
Christ and him crucifed" AS a pastor have
no desire or time to leave my proper work
| You asked me plain question. It seemed
| proper that l should give you q plain and full
answer. If the facts are not desirable have
this comfort, that neither myself or my Demo-
cratic friends are responsible for their exis-
tence. Truly Yours,
G. w. COLLIER.
We wish these facts kept before the people
of the Tenth District, and we wish it distinct
Iy understood that it is with no pleasure that
we publish to the world the fact that citizen
of Sandusky could prove himself SO recreant
to the demands Of justice and the claims of
humanity. We do not believe that G. L. Val
Iandigham, traitor as he was to his country,
would have disgraced himself as did this con-
temptible renegade Republican r. R. Sloan,
the pampered, overfed and enriched Office
holder. We do not believe that the tyrant of
Andersonville could have shown a spirit Of
hatred towards the Union soldiery surpassed
/ by that shown by Sloan. The infamy Of his
treatment of Chaplain Collier and the soldiers
orphans will cling to him through life. We
( do not wonder that he is to-day sleeping in
the same bed with Doctor Stanley, the COP
perhead. We do not wonder that the oppo-
nent of the war and ex-prisoner of Johnson's
Island is the fast friend Of the hater of sol
dier's orphans.