Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-09

This home treatment viii restore nine-te nihs OF
these men to the army within three weeks, the ma
inritv Of them in less time This sert Of hospital
ity would endear this city and its inhabitants to
every family In the South. Shall we not do this
our simple duty-no morei l am willing to act
upon this plan. l viii take four, and rather than
see our Southern boys left to suffer ia those old
warehouses like alien prisoners viii take ten or
tl0aaty Every room and every bed in my house Is
at the service Of the sick soldiers and my family
not sick soldiers, can have straw beds upon the
floor Ny family physician, DR.. r. THOMPSON has
generously offered to visit, twice each day, and
prescribe for as many as my rooms viii scc0mmo-
date; and the family physician of each family in
this city will unquestionably make the same offer
to families chat will take the sick. feel confident
that every family in this city that has room to
srsre viii at once unite in this work, Of mercy and
leve.
Let NOT the Sabbath dawn upon this, city and the
brave defenders of land and city be left to the
discomforts of our old out-houses around town.
Are our houses and homes better or more sacred
than the homes of the very wealthiest of the city
of Richmond, and the noble citizens of that city
emulate each other in these acts Of charity 1t IL
worthy to be recorded Of these families, that SO
soon as one soldier recovera and returns to duty,
they 20 to the physician and solicit another or other
soldiers to nurse. It is esteemed reproach to q
family, that is able not to have nursed sick soldier
go let il be- to the families of this city go long as
one sick soldier is left in the old houses Of
Nashville. ], GRAVES
To THE EDIroRs OF THE Cnr PAPsEs SINS: I d.
sire through your journals to acknowledge the re-
ceut of one carload of coal-psrt OF one thousand
bushels donated by COL H. c. RICHARDSON, OF Frank
lin county, Tennessee, for the benefit of the fami-
lies of soldiers who are destitute, in and about
Nashville.
Too much cannot be said in commentator Of such
praisewOrthy and patriotic generosity, the part
of Col. RICHARDSON.
This notice would have been given before now,
but as there was no person especially to whom the
coal was to be delivered, suppose each waited for
the other to come forward and take upon himself
the distribution. Ny attention was called to the
fsct that no distribution was being made, and upon
inquiry of the freight agent of the Nash
vile and Chattanooga Railroad, (Which
road brings the coal here free of charge,) was
informed that no contribution could take place IN
less some person would accept the coal and give
orders for its distribution. at told him that
would undertake the distribution of the coal, and
take this occasion to return to Col RICHARDSON and
the N. & C. R. Co. my thanks and the thanks of
the whole community, for the generous donation
and shipment of the same.
1 therefore announce that will give orders to
such as are entitled to coal upon application by the
Justices Of the Peace drawing money for the appl-
csnts at my Office at the Court House.
JAMES WENTWORTH.
| Nnramber s. 1861.