Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-25
The starving Poor of New York.

The effects of the war are becoming painfully
visible in the North. The following from the New
York Journal of Commerce of the 18th present some
of the scenes constantly being met with:
The Common Councils resolution aPpropriating
$500 900 for the relief of volunteers tamlles was
sent to the Comptroller. who will advertise the
loan for subscriptions. As it bears seven per cent
there ia little doubt that the greater p&r5 OF II vi"
he taken UP. If not, some way VIII stu De con
trived TO raise the money.
The rush of destitute women and children al the
Fourth avenue office was greater yesterday than or
any previous day, although three policemen were
IN attendance to explain to each conner tha the o.
fee was closed, and that there was neither money
nor meat there. At least 80 suffering creatures
pressed about the premises vacantly staring at te
doors and windows as if they expected relief to ny
out of them, and evidently suspectng the three po
licemen of playing part ia cruel ho,N upO"
them. During their stay there vas an unlnter
rapted jRbber, in German and EngnSh' {! 'III Ca
comments upon the Union Defense Commte2 the
Common Council and the Mayor. One WIii "oman
proposed TO form procession to go to the C.y han
and whip the Mayor into giving hem so@1'hlng'
ThiE proposition, after careful discussion, was re-
iected by a majority. An Irish woman then maze
q sDppei Of some length about the Union Defense
Committee. saving the most savage things .. them
and their dOIngs. Another, OF the martlN turn
wished the Government would accept women LOT
Che war; she for one was willing to put o. panta-
HOODS ana go. One poor CEGdtulC NSaA M NLAl'-
81 her srms rendered desperate by hunger. ADVISED
an attack on bakery. This suggestion as aP-
proved BY several and so an amendu Mt that
the closed Office before them be assaulted ID car
ried by storm. All the elOquence of the tire 0lan
policemen could not persuade the female II that
fhe office was not crammed with meat, b. al and
specie which could not be used because Z. Mayor
had not signed certain mysterious paper. But
though the officers failed TO remove tins i'm ression
thew presented an obstacle TO the assaC'l u To-
stsrying women and children upon the nposcd
treasure house. During the afternoon the sufferers
tired with their UnavailIng lmpOrtumu> Win
drew. one by one, to their wretched home
Tie Special Committee of the Common oouncl
appointed to report plan for aiding the ''erA!N9
poor OF the city, met again yesterday al.erho""
Of 500 citizens invited to attend. only TX nerh
Wesley Smith, and Elk City Chamberlain stout
we're present; but neither of those gentlsueh IA,
Sny Sian 90 propose COUnciimln OrtOn regarded
the building Of stone piers and slips, which beef
suggested at the last meeting as imprscucS0ie uii
Jess previously sanctioned by the Legislature. Mr.
Abram S. Hewitt sent in q communication, statltg
that be had made vain endeavnrs TO persuade m
Var Department to pay New York troops Ii orders
upon New York. so that their families NH ht pr
cure the m0nCy here. He proposed the r6iucuo
of tenement house reus by landlords Gld IL
building of substantial peers by the city n't""'
standing what had been said against It. TX ECU.
Gilman Bryan NcCahH thought thai the 'nu'
Council ought to employ all the poor working -
of tie city on jobs which were l. be PAL or b.
assessment. The Committee adjourned, subject 4
The call Of the Chair.