Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-17
Fall River.

We take the following from the Fall Rv.
cr Monitor. II was in type last week, but
crowded out for want Of room
Our Relief Committee are daily in session
To distribute Ia The sufferers by the late fire.
The number who have been assisted with
provision, clothing, furniture, aud money is
very large. The number of applicants daily
for rellef Is still large-and we are aulhoris-
ed TO say that not an indiviina! application
for food, clothing, or furniture has been
made, where assistance was needed. that the
applicant has not been literally supplied.
There have been very few cases, where
individuals who suffered hy the fire, aud yet
had something considerable left, have applied
and have not received anything. We have
heard u case related. where an individual
who had number OF beds lost one of them,
and applied TO thc committee for another.
The grGucsI was no, granted. Another in
diyIdual wanted carpet. The oommiitee
had none to give. Such instances, no wcver,
are very rare.
Many. very many honest and Industrious
mechanics and laborers have been assisted
literally. Not one sufferer by the fire. who
was destitute, has been seut away empty.
cases are pot so Immediately distressing and
urgent ~ ase many other cases. that are still
under consideration by the committee aud
will he attended to with oil proper despatch.
The task of the committee is most lahori.
GUS Every day Sunday exccp,cd) they are
in session several hours. The ladies'. also,
are in daily attendance nt the rooms of the
committee in the vestry of the Stone Church.
a -. q 4,
exceedingly To see it iniimalcd in the Boston
Post, tho Trumpet, aud, we believe. in one
other paper, that he committee have no,
been =" impartial as they ought in dls,ribui-
ing the funds received for the snaerers-nnd
one society is particularly men,oged. whose
members ii IL intmated, have been wrongful
ly neglected. There Is not n SHADOW Of
foundation in truth for tho assertion or in,i-
nation. Let the individual, if there be any
such, who has been iInPyopcrly neg elected by
the committee be named. Such remarks arc
as cruel as they arc I'M just and untrue. The
committee are lahoring day aud night to dis
tribute the liberal contributions of ucner.
Gus people. lt0n every quarter, among the
sufferers, according To their nccessl,ies--anGI
aS we have some reason to know, to the
general sdtlstaction OF this community. That
there mny be here aud there an individual
who mny be dissatisfied, is to be expected.
There are those everywhere who are satisfied
with nothing. But The number Of even such
is very small here.
Our Relief committee, and The committee
of ladies' are entitled TO the warmes, graft |
,ude Of our ciilzens, one and all. II the
facts were TO Come out, MS we intend they
shall at proper time, it will be found iha,
the very individNnl who originated The pre-
tended dissatisfaction. had been most liberal.
Iy provided for by the cop!nltce. The re-
marks in the Post. If wo are correct in on.
recollection. were from correspondents II
Could the Editor of that paper see and know
what has been done by the committee. h"
would meyer have given place To that com
Where the Editor of thu TrIm-
pet obtained his information he best knows.
We wonId refer him Ia the very gentlemen
10 whom he recommends contributions TO be
sc RI, for information. None OF The remarks
he published ever elnanatcl from either OF
hem. We know them best