The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-22

mands, assist in giving the administration
the backbone to enforce the laws, and main
tain the Union and the Constitution as they
are.
There were other things besides the I'm
I ion to be saved more important than slave
ry. These were poor suffering white men,
women, and children, in South Carolina, to
be saved from furnishing for want of food
All accounts represent them in the most
distressing condition. Starvation stareS
them in the face. Now, as these gentle
men want vote to show their sympathy
with the Southern people, let us accommo-
date them. Here is q better peace-offering
/ than the re-opening of bitter partisan cor
| trOversies. He moved the following pre-
amble and resolutions as a substitute for the
motion
/ WHEREAs.-We have reliable information
that our fellow countrymen of South
Carolina and especially of the city of
Charleston are already suffering the deep
| est Distress and are threatened with all
the horrors of actual starvation unless
| speedily relieved by extraordinary sup
plies of food; and Whereas, the dictates, of
humanity, and the ties of kindred blood,
overcome in our regard all considerations
/ of the hostile attitude in which these peo-
| pie stand toward our common country
injustice they do US of the North in the
views they profess to entertain of US and
by which they seek to justify that atti-
4 tude, and impel US to. look upon them
only as men and brethren, and TO protfer
them of our superabundance such prompt
and generous relief as brother should ex-
tend to brother in the season of his calam-
ity. Therefore,
ResoLUed, l. That it is the sense of this
Council that the city of Evansville should
contribute from its Treasury, and its people
from their abundance, to the relief of our
suffering fellow countrymen of South Caro-
lima.
?. That in consideration of the necessity
, of prompt action to effect benefcent result
the citizens of Evansville be called upon to
vote on Saturday the 26th inst to au-
thorize an appropriation of $4,000 from the
City Treasury to be invested in provisions
and stores for the said purpose.
3. That His Honor the Mayor and the
following named citizens, to-wit: (BIank)
, be appointed committee to receive private
, subscriptions from the people of the city
and county in money or provisions, and
to forward the proceeds of the same and OF
8 the cityis contribution TO Memphis en- route
for Charleston.
, Mr.. Cook would have to vote against the
substitute as well as the original notion
Mr.. Chandler talked of the impracticability
of the Crittenden Compromise, but he
thought his plan of pacifcation quite as i'm
practicable. If we voted the relief, there
was no certainty the supplies would ever
reach the suffering poor. The traitors would
. intercept them and appropriate them to the
support of their army. 1t would, in fact
= be giving aid and comfort TO the enemy
: We would be laying ourselves liable to the
/. charge of treason asaefned by Judge Small.
ley, of the U. S. District Court of New York
-, the other day. Men who had no more respect
: for their rights of private property than tC
seize upon powder belonging to merchants
of their own section, would not hesitate tc
confscate supplies contributed 10 their own
poor.
/ Mr.. Rocker agreed with Mr.. Cook. He
would Oe perfectly willing to make an APP
q preparation for the relief of the distressed
: people of Charleston, if he had any hope OF
U their receiving it. But he did not believe
: they would be allowed to do So and should
Q therefore vote against it.
}, Gen. Gavitt and Col. Haney were pres.
e ent among the audience and desired to vim
= dictate the object of the petition, but the
; Council declined TO hear them.
Mr.. Foster was satisfied for the reason;
: offered that the object of the proposed ap-
e preparation would be defeated, and there
g fore moved to table the whole subject, which
was carried, and the Council proceeded tC
J it's usual business.
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