Year: 1876

poin,mcnt. and Custer will have nob'er monument
than his deeds No nob!er. perhaps, is needed.


From the Toledo Ohio) Commercial


The Nyw YORK HERALD proposes the erection or
national monument to the brave Custer family whose
heroic deeds have won the admiration OF the American
people and who hayo attested their devotion 10 the
country with their lives on the field OF honor. 1t Is
suggested that the iund be made up small subscrp
tions that as many as possible can participate in
this tribute to valor and hcroism The HERALD heads
the movement with 81 600, and for the present will
receive and report contributions until an association
formed and responsible treasurer TO this Monument
Association Is appointed. The proposition Is worthy
one and will receive substantial responses from those
who loved the dead hero.


From tho New York Evening NALL


The HERALD has commenced tho collection OF fund
to purchase monument to tho memory Of General
Custer the heroic cavalry leader, whose unfortunate
fate aud that of his command has thrown the nation
Into mourning. The HERALD with its accustomed


beralIty has subscribed 81 ,000 and quite a number
of other SUBSCRIPTIONS have been received We hope
generous fund will be subcribed for It well that we,
in this uitaran age. should recognize aud pay
tribute to heroic deeds to vaor and TO that excmp-
ncatlon of true manhood which leads men
TO certain death in tho performance OF
duty. Let us by all means erect monument
tho memory of the gallant General Custer, but let
that also do what he would have done had he
returned alive from that bloody fcldglvo due honor
ana credit to the officers and men OF his command who
unfaltcringiy followed him to death. No was
generous than Custer in the bcstowal Of credit
mcritorlous service, more liberal IN sharing the
hunors OF his campaign With his subordnntcs A moU-
erected to commemorate his heroic death, which
should omi; to mention tho names of Yates Keogh
Cooke, Colonel Custer and the other brave officers and
men who foil with him. would do less than justice to
Custer himself and would bring tho blush
OF shame and modification TO his iacc
were he permitted to gaze upon IT, The monument
erected to Clusters memory should give true and i'm
partial the engagement wherein he fell and
award that degree of credit 10 his subordatcs that IL
would have been his pleasure to do had he been alive
The proposition OF the Army and Navy Club to
fund benefit OF the widows and orphans OF tho
who fell with General Custer Is most
admirable one and one which should meet
with a generous response. Soldiers but too
seldom possessed OF an abundance OF this worlds
goods, and their sudden taking OIL s gencr-
ally the OF much SUFFERING through pccuniary
embarrassnens, to thor loved ones We presume the
gallant men Of Custer's command wcro exception to
the rulo that soldiers improvdcnt In no better
way the public testify its regard for them than by
providing for those who were dear TO them. monu-
ment will testify to future generations admiration
of the heroic deeds these men performed while fund
for the benefit OF the widows and orphans they lcavo
will prove the living that the people OF this country
are not ungratefu for patriotic performance OF duty
which leads to death.