The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-24

the Last person who left the ship with OF the Das
sengers. The passengers in leaving the ship opensd
which they required and thing valuable from hs
Measures ON Foot nor the Benefit Of the Pserll
Hints from Correspondents ii
We are favored every day with letters from sorr@
pondents on the best Of relieving the prednt
distress among the laboring classes. Some Of tlee
epistes contain very excellent suggestions, but the
jority Of them propose schemes Of very doubtful b.
pedency, and betray strong propensity the PET
Of people to waste good ink and spoil valuable pap
Among others have received the following which No
give for the benefit Of the parties appealed TO- Thedea
has certainly the merit Of originality
FRIDAY Dec. 20, 1864.
see in your paper this day that You are doing III
in power to call attention to the suffering Of the
poor: would suggest that you should propose that
days business the charitable fund.- and am sure that
there but few who viii not answer the call. By
amongst them, for many are the sixpencss that they
have received and will receive from the working
munity Should your appeal be in vain, It win not be
lost for many will the folly Of spending their money
amongst class Of who refuse when called upon to
relieve part the Distress which in many cases has been
caused BY them. AAERICU6.
Another correspondent sends us . long communica.
ton in the form Of appeal on behalf of the "ns-
elected and helpless working gLls Of New York." he
says - a1N
While the press and the public appreciate and appeal
In behalf O. the numerous mechanics thrown out OF em
this winter and Justly symPsh,s With their
attention to class likely to be overlooked, from their
inherent modesty and unobtrusiveness and who, De.
prved Of the advantages of pushing forward
as may to secure temporary relief, obliged
to suffer- in silence and In sorrow this bleak and winy
them from the cold damp pavement or covering to tSs
delicate shoulders to keep out the and rain. al
Jude to the working gil: Of New York.uostly An,sr.
up to compete with ruder foreign female laborsrs,
With whom they brought into composition in
present thrown out of employment in this adjoining
Cities without to hold them out helping hand
and guilt that awaits them-to whom tie present e
wretchedness, and the future without hope; and yet
who with the triang assistance Of comparatively few
appeal to the mothers and sisters Of New York to SEND
their clothing to the fathers and brothers o
to IN
recommend that the city be divided into districts,
a;s none S may be and the work made hight
to the DO not think i e asking too
railroads to carry them It hall price during The sewers
weather, and thus add their assistance to so good
cause.
Our correspondent then goes on to propose the ras-
ing fund of twenty thousand dollars and offers to
furnish two thousand himself As this part of the note
looks like advertisement certain hoase in Water
street. omit it, BE concludes BY calling on the cler
gy to collect money for this worthy object.
The following appeal is in circulation, and will no
doubt be heartily responded to. would BE- WELL how
ever for donors to be carefulto whom they give their
money.
APPEAL OF THE MECHANICS AND WORKING xRws'
AID SOCIETY TO THE CITIZENS AND OTHERS OF
THIS CITY.
We, the undersigned having formed ourselves into .
committee with the concurrence Of mass meeting held
In the Park Friday afternoon December a. 1854 do
hereby present to appeal in behalf Of our fellow
men, some Of whom are wholly without money, or work
upon them entirely for support having other re-
source. We make earnest appeal in behalf Of the
same in this FORM thinking that the better part Of the
community viii duly aid us, and add their mite which
suferings Of many who are now destitute.
Inc brokers' among Others are contributing money for
this most laudable purpose. At meeting held yester-
day $4,000 was subscribed. So large sum raised in
times like these, speaks well for the brokers' win not
all the wealthy come forward and do .likswse2
physician sends in the following notice. 1t contains
Ninth warders assemble for the relief Of the poor ana
suffering in your midst "The poor ye have always with
you more particularly at the present Will not the
cergymen present the subject their respective con-
gregatons and devote Sabbath days collection to tha
same audable purposeY Ought not Injuries, for time
at least be dispensed With
On Christmas Day mass meeting will be held in thu
Park, at noon, pursuant to the following announce.
ment-
meeting will be held at the Park on Christmas Dsv
at IL O'Clock. Peace and good will to all men, Come
one, ALL high and low, rich and poor and let m
reason together the Of the poor and TO adonf
means for our benefit. BY request Of many citizens.