Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-10-16

thirst OF blood, IN 2 te11old proportion, IN
ereases the miseries Of war.
The citizens of this metropolis and it's
vicinities, under the impulse Of feelings which
these fact are well calculated TO excite, have
adopted the measures herewith communicated.
We with confidence expect your appreciation
Of them, and your jealous co cooperation in
carrying them into full effect seeing, as you
will, that it IS not the object of this association
to impose upon private individuals any portion
of the burthen which it is the duty of the
government to bear; but, to extend to those of
the militia and volunteers who have marched
or may march against the enemy, and to their
destitute families, such comforts & accommoda-
tons as their necessities may require which,
as the law has made no provision for them, the
public sympathy is prompted to relieve.
Should an objection be made to the mode of
distributing the patriotic contributions of our
fellow citizens through the Central Commit
tee, as recommended by the subjoined report,
we rely, with confidence, upon the success OF
your efforts to convince the objector, that this
mode combines the advantages of certainty
and p~ronptitude in affording relief, with eco
nonly in the disbursement of money. The
correspondence which we have opened with
the secretary of War, will enable us 20 deter
xnine on the proper points of deposit for such
supplies as we can furnish ; and through that,
or some more eligible channel, we expect to
learn, from time to time, what particular
article or articles may be most in request.
Should such objections prevail, as we have
anticipated, a very large portion ofthe public
bounty, instead of being employed for the be-
reft of those for whom it is intended, must be
u~selessly expended in the transportation Of
A- - - H. -
ty may be enabled to furnish.
1t is also to be apprehended, that, however
iudiciously the funds of each town or county
might be disposed Of, as to the articles re
CURED and selected, yet, from the want OF
correspondence and concert, while there
would be a surplus Of some, others would be
deficient although, perhaps, the latter might
be among the most useful and necessary: The
same observations may be applied to the res.
~pectiye places selected for deposit; one or
more may be abundantly supplied, while O.
theirs may be generally overlooked or neglect
cd and yet, perhaps, the peculiar situations
of these latter points, from the continued in
roads and pressure of the enemy, may give
them the fairest tile to their country's bounty.
Under such impressions and convictions, it
has been e~nioined upon this committee to O.
zen a correspondence Win one or more or the
mos. respectable and influential characters in
every town and county in the state and We
are persuaded, that the Considerations thus
submitted to you, with such others as will
necessarily present themselves, will produce
a conviction of the propriety, if not necessity
of making the Central Committee the gene.
raj depository of these patriotic gifts, as well
as the agent for their distribution
In conclusion, we have to express the gra-
tfying assurance that your influence will be
promptly and successfully ezerted in the Coun.
ty of Berkeley, to procure the appointment,
Of committees for the purpose of opening sub
scriptions, establishing a correspondence with
the Central Committee, and in a word, doing
every thing which can possibly contribute t.
the success Of the war in which the injustice
Of foreign nation has compelled Us to en-
gage.
We are,
Very respectfully,
Your ob't humble serv'ts.
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