The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-08-03
III NlLA Il II DU III II.
THE QUESTION or ACCEPTING THE
SOLDIEB'S HOME.

The Building Stands Deserted, Only a
Waterman and His Wife on the Place.
From the Atlanta Journal
Three miles from Atlanta, in north
easterly direction, there stands a large,
drab-colored, frame dwelling.
The grounds about it are beautifully
shaded, the house is new and attractive
looking but no sign of life are to be seen
about the place.
The blinds are closed and no sounds of
humanity are heard within, for the dis
approval of our last legislature rests
upon the building and grounds.
The moonbeams filter through the
trees and flicker on the roof of the house
as if surprised at seeing no occupants to
this great building with it's lovely sur
roundings.
The breezes are cooler here than at al
most any other spot in Georgia, the
shade is denser, the days are brighter,
and the nights are more quiet, for it
seems as if all nature were trying 10
atone to the place for the ungrateful
conduct of the last legislature.
1T WILL RISE AGAIN.
The building with its fifty rooms and
with its nineteen across of land is known
as the Confederate home and it will
loom up like veritable mountain of diff
fculty in the path of some who want
political honors,
1t is quiet and deserted now for no
one occupies it, and only the watchful
eyes of Tom Ozburn, an old soldier who
fought with the Fulton Dragons in
Cobb's legion, and those of his wife, are
upon it, for they live in little house
near the home to guard it, but before
the meeting of the next legislature it
will rise as huge question for the peo-
pie of Georgia to deal with.
THE BALL STARTED.
The home will not be allowed to re-
main closed much longer for it will
doubtless be acce ted by the next legis-
lature
Some time ago the Fulton county vet
ems appointed committee to prepare an
address to the people of Georgia in re
gard to the home.
Last night at the regular meeting OF
the association a resolution was adopted
that General Walker, who was appoint
ed to prepare the address, should do SO
at once, appealing in it to the people OF
the state asking them to endore the
home and send to the legislature only
such men as would vote for the state tc
accept the home.
The address will be prepared in con
servative manner, putting forward the
claims of the old soldiers, but doing it in
a calm, reasonable manner.
THE PEOPLE DEMAND 1T.
President Calhoun, in speaking of the
home to Journal reporter this morn
ing, said that since the adjournment OF
the last legislature he had received
written and verbal communications
from every section of the state and the
sentiment in favor of accepting the home
was almost unanimous.
"The veterans" said he, ''are organ
izing all over the state and are endors.
ing the home and asking their people to
refrain from sending any but those who
favor its acceptance to the legislature.
OTHER MATTERS LAST NIGHT.
A resolution was adopted last night
that at the future meetings of the asso-
citation the discussions of historical sub
jects be resumed and that at each meet
ing some one be appointed to present a
paper on some incident of the war, and
that all members present engage in dis
cussing it.
The old soldiers seem determined to
have the home accepted, and they will
do all their power to bring about this
consu mmation of their hopes.