Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-01-30
THIRTY TWO YEARS AGO
The Soldiers Monument in Fulton
County. Clipping From Republican
of October, 1881, Showing That
This Project Was on the Minds of
the People.

The following clipping has been
furnished us by Mrs. Allen Shade
and is of interest at this time as
showing that the patriots of thirty
two years ago, some of whom long
since passed into "The Great Beyond"
were not unmindful of the debt of
gratitude due from the people of Full
ton county to the memory Of the sol
diers of the sixties:
That Unfinished Monument.
October, 1881.
Editors Republican-We believe it
to be our duty to direct the attention
of the people of Fulton county to a
work begun several years since, but
left unfinished. We refer to the Sol
diers' Monument, the erection of
which was begun in Wauseon at the
close of the Rebellion. The compile
tion of this work, aided by the pat
riotic people of the county, the G. A.
R. of Wauseon, desires to undertake.
The hearty cooperation of every
man, woman and child in the county,
irrespective of party, creed, color, or
condition, is desired by the Order. And
we can assure all who have any in
terest in the matter, that those for
merly officially identified with this
monument project are willing now,
deeming it perfectly proper and meet,
that the monument intended to COM
memorate the self-sacrifce, brave
deeds and patriotism of the soldiers
of Fulton county, should be carried
forward to completion under the man
agement and supervision of their sur
yiying comrades-in-armS.
A standing committee on compile
tion of the monument with general
and discretionary power, was ap-
pointed by Losure Post, G. A. R., at
a regular meeting the first Monday
in September. This committee de-
sires to counsel with the people on
the subject, and to confer with the
committee appointed in the incep-
ton of the project. This is a matter
that belongs to the people of the
county, and we would be glad to see
a re-awakening of interest in refer
ence to it. A mite contributed by
each one of the twenty thousand in
habitants of the county would COM
plete the monument. 1t would be an
ornament to the town, and something
very pathetic would attach to the in
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contributor, 1t certainly is morti-
flying and humiliating reflection to
her citizens, that Fulton county,
standing perhaps first among the
newer counties Of the state, in intelli-
gence, public spirit, and christian NOR
ality, lacks the patriotic enterprise to
complete the monument intended to
symbolic her glowing memory and
love for the brave men, who, count
ing neither pang nor cost, gave up
ease, home, friends, every sweet and
tender tie, and yielded up their lives
for the honor of the dear old flag, for
freedom and the preservation of the
government. Will not our citizens
think of these things now? and con-
trasting our present peaceful pros
perity and security, with all the dire
threatenings and dark portents that
lowered over the land from '61 to '65,
resolve that the great sacrifices then
made, which were to Danish, disunion,
dishonor, anarchy and slavery for
ever from our midst shall not be
forgotten.
A. r. Hill is chairman of commit
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