, 1861-11-07

arat1on, Of the scarcity OF supplies and OF
the unaccustomed labor, are painfully
apparent in the number of sick and disa-
b1ed lien that strew the roads from Upton
and Scdalia to Springfield. We have
many accounts from most Of the columns,
and Heaven knows that they are sufficient
" deplo1able to crafty any appetite for
horrors; but We fear that the worst has
net been reached. The whole army that
has been so fearfully neglected and abused
must be measurab1y reoEganized in some
Of its departments; but before that can be
effected, great suffering and great mortali-
II must follow. 1t is the duty of the pa
t1iotic men and women Of Illinois to do
what 1hey can to repair the fearful blund-
eIs that have been made, and to snatch as
many Of our boys as they can from the
pe1i1s which encompass them. The fol-
lowing letter from Rev. Robt. Co11yer,
whose beneTolence and integrity are so
well known in this city, shows in part only
what may be done and what is needed:
Editors Chicago T1itune:
The closing paragraphs in youC report this morn
irg, respecting the condition Of men who have
ta,lt sick in the wi1de Of Missouri, Is in itself
strong appeal for Immediate action in their behalf
Iwtut es far Vest as Sedelia, as an agent of the
United States Sanitary Commission, and the sad
AID pitilul scents encountered in the HOSPITALS
sbore St. Louis bare already been nasrated in 9th
{. relations. would beg space, however, to speak
Of them here, but for the sufficient reason that
those things ere hone done xith an far as nv ac
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them in St. Louie, and the Sanitary Commission
mere ns'e ne.ea up TWO passenger cars to run On
citv Bnt thr bosnita,s aaz f-,n ths 1;na ana
these sick left On the lire, IN come measure, need
Immediate and urgent attention. From whatever
seuiee ns sef1ipis heeee' CT 1mpto1loenee' mag
have to ssT The heaviest bnren The The r hosn;ts1 S
allowance is ample and would provide for all
perfect confcrt-lttle dslicacies such as the sick
cling to LIE bs-can sn be secured out Of it, Jet
lucy &,e "oe tnete' ano many nave TO drag along
meu in this civ tast are heartily se1, RS z snS
beds, changes CT linea and clothing, enght to
come p'en1:fa'ly cut Ct what Government geaer-
@ oas's proslaee; Je.:l 1ound numbers OF SICK men
s4s;a a tns snsn "oo.en garments sosre
stretched on the hare loor With not even = 1itt1a
straw, and with no covering but their blanket.
II was TO pe hoped, when l LEFT the westa few days
1T;t @ tbcse ~ cxi1s ~ rs5n7r ~ o., th sop eope
tails and BY sending out supplies to tbose. WIN
con1d not come down. The latest word rom the
[emoteaI F a, hospitals, however, has bad look I
rha - ~ ~ e4s. e slck ana destitute
it; and chicago ought to take hold With 1' eaerpg
sud at once Yet nothing can be more Undesirable
than blind generosity. Some points ought to be
el5af,s e ,a1 as1 a2se you drawn your
Of standard poosnesss sd VIA 4o naaa a.''sles
Gene With tbems We may send out 3 mil nil
million dollars worth OF goods from our civ and
what we send may 60 to onr men, but, what they
are entitled to IRON Government, will thereby be
thisras. ss sasa ~ & nau VIII isu aoong