Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-31
CITY STATE DEPARTMENT.

| TIE po3g-AS Arff-N--N esterday We PUB
H-hed the proceedings the last meeting # ih'
Society for tie relief Of the poor and suffering
th- city. Thc erpose published showed that 'h'
Society hasetpcndcd les than $50 in relieving
the wants of the needy. and tlnt il now has hui
s95 in is treasury. While the Society has done
n good Zealand done all that it could, it has ne
cessary been restricted in its operations by the
limited means AT its command The small sum
now ON hand will 10 doubt. now that this severe
weather i upon Us, be expended in n very short
time. and then the Society will be left entirely
without the means Of aft riding aid tn the mnny
and touching case.of need that are constantly
coming before IL; aud the distressed and suffer
ine victims Of cruel. pressing want must, with
bleeding hcarts and bliphted hopes, turn away
empty aud unrelieved. We appeal 10 the favor
ed citizens of this favored place to know if it
must really come 10 this We appeal to those
who in afIiuenoe and elegance enjoy not only the
comforts but the lnsnries Of lfe,to know if almost
at their very doors, the piteou~ wal of want and
suffering will GO unanswered We appeal to
those who, If les. favored with this worlds goods,
vet have plenty and 10 spare. aud who nre pros
porous in business 10 relax the grasp with which
they hold their purse strings, and respond to the
call that suffering humanity il now making upon
them in this city. We appeal 10 all who are
raised above the pinchings of want to go and re-
heve the cravings Of want.
There are those here who, doubtless in their
blssful ignorance, imagine exaggerating
AS to the condition of the poor Of this city--we
know we are not; all know who have inYcsti-
gated the matter. Cases have come befo.e the
Society. aud under the cognzance of its com
mittecs of n most distressing nature, and which
required immediate attention to prevent the exc
cntion of the saddest and last mission of want
1t Is not only those who unable to work,
who are now objects of charity but actually
those who would willingly toll from to sun,
for the means barely sufficient to support them
selves and those dependent upon them. But
even TIL, they cannot do. Many are thrown en-
tirey out of employment, and cannot obtain it,
even at half pay, mhen ,ohole pay affords only
support We have known the strong man,who
would gladly havo earned his support with the
might that slnmbered in his arm, who when
unable to obtain employment, even at half
pag sat down aud wcpt like child, with the
unournfnl words that "his children crying
for brpnd mt home, and his family would starve."
There is no imagination or fancy about this--t
is stern fact; and such facts rs this, and even
more touching ,orcs,arc constantly coming under
the cognzance of those who ARE attempting to re-
leve them;nnd we turn them over to the pr ople
more potent than any appeal of ours. If they
cannot reach the heart and draw forth their char.
tics, our words will fall unheard and UNDECIDED
at their feet.
l,,lg. Il 4, a.
advancing the objects of the Society can make
their contributions to any of the committees
whose names we have published, or to MIR. 5. b.
Thurman, rroa-urer aud we assure them such
contribution, will be promptly and judiclously
appropriated.
BALLOON ASCENSION. This is the day APP
pointed by Mr.. Carrier for his balloon ascension
1t will take place L. day at 81 O'Clock from Per-
civas Island.
Mr. WISE AND ETHAN ALLEN.-Our readers
know TINT reporter from New York, Mr.. Al
len. has undertaken to sketch Mr.. Wises
marks on one or two occasions, aud that Mr. w.
has referred 10 this fact in his speeches. Mr.. \.
was in Charlottesville, aud the orator again al
luded to him, in such manner that A publish
es II card in the Advocate with regard to it. lie
SAYS:
Mr. W. took occasion to aude TO my appear
anee in Petersburg, and detailed, though falsely
in the main my interview with him. and having
aroused by his eloquencc the passions and pre-
udiccs of many of his audience most of
whom were students, yodng and fiery, he stated
that was then in. he hall engaged in reporting.
The cry arose from many that be should point me
out, that ~ should he put OUT rode on ar rail"
''hnng." Re. Mr. Wise did not me. else he
might have pointed INT out and though had no
fear of such consequences he might have CARR
ed out his wishes in directing their passions TO
some personal Violence
The reporter proceeds then To pronounce Mr..
Wise's conduct ungentemanly, and his words
false; says he is slow 10 give an insult, but quick
to one, and when resentng never pauses
to reflect upon the consequences.
MurINY.-We understand. says the South
Side Democrat. that the crew of the English ship
Sea Witch, at City Point, threatened last week
to rebel against their Captain, Bruce. Several
of the mutineers are in irons at Norfolk, by or
der of the British Consul at TINT port G. Z. Il.
| James, Esq
ALEXANDRIA, LoUpoUN AND HAMpsHIRE RAIL,
/ RoAD.-The Alexandria Sentinel states that the
Directors, ON Tuesday last, completed the letting
of of the entire eastern section of this road, from
/ Alexandria to the Shenandoah river, covering 63A
miles, on satisfactory terms.
STENOGRAPIY,-Mr kean, the accomplished
stenogrnpher of the Richmond Wing has proved
himself quite AN expert in his profession by his
report of Mr.. Wise's speech in this place Not