, 1860-06-27

In these distributions. IS in my former jour-
neg through Iowa, was guided by number
Of circumstances, in the amount Of the dona-
tion. Still, ut the best, there can neEerbe more
than an approximate fairness about such
things. The fire dollars TO one may be more
than The thity.dre to another. an only quite
sure Of this one thing namely: that every
needy sufferer has now plenty Of clothing,
plenty Of provision, and little store of money
for future operations. 4 few are doubtless in
better circumstances than before the tornado;
but these, at the best, live from hand to mouth.
struggling to get ahead, and expected by the
Le'p Of the coming crop 10 do 80, all We have
done put together is only small, sure start; it
is that, however, and il their crop should answer
The present expectations, they will be able to
face the winter without any suffering; and got
not been much injured bY the storm it is look
ing up again finely. There still remain three
classes Of sufItrers who greatly deserve our
best sympathies, ~ The men who had fine
farmsteadn end cattle destroyed, but hare still
property left, and have nobly refused all help,
urging that all should be giyen to the poor. (e)
Tradesmen in Camanche and Albany. who have
gradually scraped little together BY the pain
full care Of many years-men Of marx and
worth, now past the spring and yigor OF life,
who fairly expected to take their rest bye and
by. {3) And shove all the rest the class that will
gradually define itself from all the rest as those
who have sustained pernaut injury IN Their
iArow the world" Some of these wlll never
do dav's work acain; Others will never be etti-
cient. II their liring must come out OF thei:
daily labor, it will be WELL Il think imperative,
that q good deal Of what remains in hand, or
other contributions from different quarters,
shall be set apart for them, and when it is
finally seen what they will be, wise invest
ment of a part Of the fund should be made for
them in their own neishborhood, that shall do
something toward tukinE the place Of the lost
limb, or tho injured spine or brain. beliese
the hest man 10 head Committee to do this IS
the Hon. n r. Baker Of the General Commit
lee at Clinton.
cannot close without recording my deep
use of the noble qualities which lie ready to
he called forth, on all occasions Of real need,
from tle great heart Of tie West. IT the tor
nado had brought TO other and better thing
than The grand conclusive argument presented
along its entire line in the utter self forgettu-
ness Of tboEe that sprnnG to the help Of the
sufferers, tbat their business here was for otfer
than mere money making, it had not come in
ne;ehborhood bore the brunt OF tue battle.
Chests of garments were cleaned out. beds
stripped. provisions exhausted for the sufferers.
The Central stores are a1l we'll supplied. I
noted Worcestcr's pocket-dictionary and
bnak, on the end of the world, among the gifts
port, and other Of the country towns were all
astir; thrir deputations were along the line
with me; or encountered them at different
points; and everywhere men said tome, "We1l,
man, hasn't Chicago done uobly:''
A great many items Of interest do not belong
to this report. but / shall be glad to answer any
sneciGc ouestions on what / observed Of the
nature Of the storm, the way the committees
do their work, or any other that will help in
any way the good cause,