The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-09-17
Contributions TO be Raised by
Members for a Monument
to Gen. Grant.
Meeting of the Cabinet at Wash
ingtOn to Consider the Silver
Policy of the Government.
Horrible Human Butchery in
IlIinOis-AuthOrO of Sherman'S
EFNIarch to the Sea"
GRANT aIoNUMENT.
Movement of the Grand Army of the
Republic.

Movement of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
WASHINGTON, September l5.-The follow.
ing general order has been issued:
Headquarters Grand Army of the Republic,
office OF the adiutant general, washington,
September l5 general order No. G.-BelIeving
il TO be the general desire OF members OF The
G. A. r, that monument should be erected
to their departed cOmrade, Gen. Grant, which
will testify forever their affection Tor him as Il
cdmrade and iltly symbolic their apprecla-
tiOn OF his great service to our country, IN
their lives and offered their all, l deem
it proper, not as clothed with Clllclal authority
in that regard, but as diScharging duty 10
which am invited by the united voice OF my
comrades, to invoke their favorable considera-
lion aud action upon the following plan ana
suggestions:
tribution OF Is cents per canita for each mem.
b sr of the Grand Army of the Republic in good
standing, be raised that for the purpose OF
certainty and expedition, TINS amount De ap-
propuiated from the post funds to be raised by
the donations of individual comrades, or in
such manner as each pest may provide.
SecOnd-That to suitably mark the event
and to evidence, for all time, the equal share
OF all the comrades OF the grand army i'll this
work OF commemoratiOn, neatly written rolls
be prepared on blanks to be furnished from
national headquarters. which shall contain
the name, rank, regiment and post CT each
dOnor. These to be returned TO national head
quarters bound into volumes and properly
MISE each post lithOgraph oil suitable form OF
engraving of the finished monument.
1hird-That committee, to be hereafter
named, shall, in conjunction with the national
council OF administration, take into cOnsiderd-
ton and determine the form OF memorial TO be
adopted, the place of its erection and other
nee SSary details.
FOurth-All moneys donated for this purpose
to be forwarded through department head
quarters to the quartermaSter- general and 0y
him specially deposited to the credit of the
Grant monument, under rules to be prescribed
by the national council of administration.
1t has teen suggested that hOnOrably dis
charged soldiers ind sailors, not members of
our organization, be permitted to Join with us
in this most -ateful duty Let all
such, who are wort be invited, first of all to
stand In the ranks U. the grand army. Our
Self-impOSad task has in view the erection OF
monument which, avoiding all eXaggeratiOn
or mere motive Of display shall be in keeping
with the simplicity of the life and character of
cur great leader of such inStTinsic excellence
as shall commend it to The care of the nation,
and thus, through all sue: eedIng generations TO
be cur memorial as well as monument to his
fame.
On behalf of his comrades everywhere the
COMMANDMENTS -chief feels authorized to declare
that whilst determined to erect a memorial TO
our dead cOmrade, which shall be solely the
result OF their own contributions, they never
theless view with qualification and will aid TO
the extent of their ability all other patriotic
efforts put forth to do him honor.
By command of 81 BURLETT,
COmmander-in-Chief.
JnO Cameron, Adiutant G-neral.