The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-08-29
TIE VETERANS sPEAE.
Soldiers Orphans Home.

Soldiers Orphans Home.
: The Soldiers' and Sailors CONVEX
ton at Dayton, the 18th inst, to giI
: expressions to sentiments concernin
the passage Of the O'Connor law, di
organizing the Soldiers and Sailor
orphans Home, at Xenia, W as larg
ly attended, and the proceedings ca
nest and telling. We have only ROOF
for th,s following brief account OF II
proceedings:
Colonel J. Y. Guthrie, Of Cincinnati
e HaIrmGu Of the Memorial Assoeis
tio u, called the Convention to order
and CAptGIn F. N. Wood, Of Daytor
was uaade Chairman, delivering g.
eIoau ent speech.
The Yiee-eresidents were Majo
Iosenh GaRl, Hamilton ]. r. Rum
lev. HA uailten Captain ]. II. Hord
LoraIn j. n. Kmminger, Montgom
erv. Gen, sfai & n. YeomAn, Fayette
Csptsiu P. atef Widener, Montgomery
q. A, Hall, Lucas; Leroy Jordan
Miami J. A. Mcclure, Wayne c
T. Croll, Ash LIand, and ]. w. Slack
The secretaries were Howard E
GiIkey, franklin John r Mslloy
Frankliu: Captain Robert Bell, Ham
ilton Fred Emmert, Hamilton and
o. M, GotscnaIe, Montgomery.
The following Committees were ap,
pointed.
ON Permanent OrganizItion-Gen
araI II. q Kennel, Hamilton Col
oneI 8. N. YeOman, Fayette +; Major
r. E. Fleming, Soldiers Home Cap
tain Hall, Lucas Colonel Fielding
Lowry, Montgomery DR.. L. d. Girls
void, LoraIn; DR.. SehellenbarRsr,
Miami.
On ResolutiOns-Colonel II. G.. Arm.
strong, Hamilton DR.. ]. NJ. Weaver,
Soldiers Home Major Thomas
Mcconnell, Champaign Col. A. w.
DOane, Clinton J. r. Rowe, Fayette I;
Col. 8. B. Smith, Montgomery ;
Captain Frank Bruner, Hamilton.
A rising vote was taken on the fol-
lowing resolutions, and they were
adopted, in the language Of the Gin
cInnati Commercial reporter, "unani-
mously, with great enthusiasm and
long-continued applause:
WHEREAS, The Ohio SoldIers' and
Sailors Orphans Home was establish
ed, and for nearly two years support
ed by the surviving soldiers aud sail
ors Of the late war and by GOntribu-
tions made by the patriotic men and
women OF the State, the veterans OF
the Soldiers Home alone contribut.
ing about S4, 900 thereto (; and where
as, the Legislature Of Ohio, in the
year 1870, voluntarily assumed con-
troll OF the Home, and pledged itself
to sustain the Institution for the pur-
pose for which 1t was originally
founded, viz. : to provide q home for
the orphans OF those rho fell in de-
Tense Of the Union and for the child
rem OF those soldiers who, by reason
OF wounds and sickness, were unable
to support them and whereas, this
promise has been faithfully and re-
adhered to until thP assem-.
bling of the Legislature last winter,
when was passed the infamous and
cruel bill known as the 0COnnor law,
which, II enforced, will result in the
breaking up OF the institution, driv-
ing itg inmates into the streets, the
OF the various COMMITTEES,
or If coptiE4ed in existence, c0mpell-
Ing the widows Of our DECEASED cOmg
radea to psy into the treasury OF the
Homes the small pittsnce received
from the Government as pensions,
and even then not admitting the
children until they have arrived at
an age when they will be able to |
almost support themselves, all which |
provision OF said law being undoubt-
sdIy intended to destroy an insutu- |
lion WHICH hss become the pride of
the loyal people Of the Common
wealth, and by so doing violates the |
pledged faith of the State therefore,
Res0Lyed, By the soldiers and SAL
ors OF Ohio, in MAS Convention as
lembled, that as an set Of simple jus.
ice to our deceased comrades, and |
heir widows and orphans, we de- |
nRnd the repeal OF section 3 and 4 Of
what Is known as the "OpCOnnor |
Law" which read as follows:
SECTION 9 Said Board Of Trustees |
are authorized to rOOoivo into said /
Home the INDECENT children OF de:
,eased soldiers and sailOrs who lost |
her lives in the military or naval
service Of the United States turing /
The late rebellion, or have since died
Oy reason of wounds received, or dis
Ease contracted while In said service,
and in the line Of duty as such sol.
iIer i; provided, however, that no
child Of sgeh deGeased soldier shall be
into said Home under the
age OF twelve years, during the life
lime OF the mother of said child and /
also that no child shall be
into said Home except the
child OF q deceased soldier, an account |
1f whose death the United States has |
paid or is paying q pension.
SEC. 4. That after the passage of
his act the said Board Of Trustees
shall admit and continue in said
Home no child or children unless the
mother or guardian Of such child or
children shall pay over to the said /
Board of Trustees for the purpose Of
said child or children, the /
money paid by the United States as
'ensiO9 On ACCOUNT Of the death Of
Isid soldier.R
Passed at the recent session Of the
General Assembly, which, II enforced,
will drive from the Home and here
after close the doors thereof against
he mOst needful children OF the Ma
ions defenders,
ReSoLU6d, That while we, as SOL
llers and sailors, dlsavow any inten-
ion of making this matter q party
question, nevertheless we deem It our
iuty at all times to guard the inter-
ssts OF those whom the fortunes Of
var have left without their natural
and to declare that the
or Ofice-holders, belong
hey to what political party they
nay, who fail to recognize the claims
If these wards OF the State, deserve,
md will receive at all times at our
hands, as they should at the hands
If all patriotic citizens, the condem-
nation to which the sin o; ingratitude
antilles them.
Resolved, That committee of one
be appointed in each county In this
State, who shall have the power to
appoint as many sub-committees as
be deems hest, whpae duty 1t shall be /
10 see that copy Of those preambles
and resolutions is placed In the hands |
Of every soldier or his representatives,
and that the Chairman OF this Con-
Vention Is hereby instructed, at his
sarliest convenience to appoint said
Letters were read from Hunter |
Brook, Cincinnati +. 4. Parrot,
ColOne. W. b. Gibson, General Th0s. !
L. Young, General M. F. Force, Gen
sral Durbin Ward and Colonel r. n. |
Moore, expressing their regrets that
they could not be in attendance upon |
the Convention, and speeches were |
made by George w. Williams, Gen.
sral J. Warren Keller, Private Dali
cell, Chaplain RarnshsW, Colonel
Barnes and others.
"sKeeT Sixteen"
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