The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-07-27
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The resumption Of psymsnss by ths Unsa
Defense COMMITTEES 10 the families o. voiuo'
teers, offers an oooasion ior noticing somsthing
% thsi, sods Of operation and some Of the In
clients Occurring at THAR rooms, Nos. IL and
Is Fourth Avenue.
I, may bs prHper TO premise tia. tie mana
ee-s have not bs.n idle during the interun Of
non dtsburssmsnt. Their past experiences has
sueges ed many methods a economy and sys-
tenn whereby the designs q the bsnsvclsnt do
nors may be fully carried out; and II IL sin
oerely 10 be hoped that The Coumittss will
nov be sbl. to furnish al proper relief 10 thoss
Justly entitled 10 .sistanes.
The Ia er,ss 10 the COMMITTEES d confined tos
narrow doorway cut In the entrance Of No.
l6. This connscts immediately with an
allie, su.rded BY . picket fence extending
around one side and sud Of the great hall, 90
that but one psrson can gallo access at time.
and all are forced to take up q line Of march
that will bring the nrst applicant into the frst
ssst Of the beach nearest the small door LEAD
ing into No. IA. Here the order OF arrange
inert is the same; priority beiog awarded to
the Art confer.
Many ssd a. we'll a. amusing circumstances
have occurred since the word first went forth
that the sam q one million dollars was TO be
freely given TO the fsmili,s Of snlttsd vClun-
tssrs. Among the lattsr IL an inds6nits nam
Der Of lo,ts,s from tho's who appear to have
labor,d under the impression that through su
psriority Of val or previous god citizenship,
they were entitled to extra b.neats; and com,
| &c tbs officers have ssnt the aidrosi OF their
families With the request that they b' supplied
with all he incidental 70 quiremenis Of house
cold, afptn-irg a list n, ming hiom candles 10
accouch, ment. Sons havs condensed nSt'ors,
aad merely sugges. that from one hundrei 10
enc b4Ddred add forty five dollars a month will
be all they vii expec from the fuad. Ga.
odss. ollic,r, after si'ting forth the virtus' e
his "notle, d,voJd ard ratiltic Wits, n
oludss 10y ~, irg that in 'hs ms,tsr ~ rent shs
viii seCegt assistsnee, "A they hsys since the lst
Of May, occupied hou'e ~ seven hundred
toiiaS pr annun, and bic good off, hss un
dsrtAkSn 10 assist herself by keeping u few
b srders GONE bling she has never boeu se-
cusiou,d to DO y bat sh, is sling 10 do
i 10y ll'fnk iof OAi ObbNN1 NNhhNiss
| In contrast to those l.thrs, which arc no
aoubt the r.sult Of misrepres -ntation a. 10 the
clsss Of bsnsfclariss Tor which the fund has
bstn appropriated, the visitor TO the rooas
turns sick al tbs sigh, Of that which, tn ank
Co mr. free countrr drs not o'tsu show. II
18th. long long line Of l,dy like and indu'triou
fsmal,s, both old and young, who ola Up
10 tho desk looking as II they would eli K to
the earth when reaching forth their trembling
hand 10 receive tbs small snm that IL e. h.lp
tkSm through the h AID battle with pJvsrty.-
Who IL mot the soleier2 Who has TIE
hardest fighting 70 do2 He who has gore
and l,ft It's f,rly for tn. tented ID,
(somstimes hsArlssSly y or sha who is Lot
TO war away hensa.h thu continued irop-
pirg Of eGe-to bist sb7u, fron puiSr 20
post within a cIrtain limit, nor dare DER stsp
the beaten track at Der psri!
Fer the cUrsilerstion Of these cases an appeal
IL made 10 the sowing societies who are 50
nobly laboring for our roO2s. Would they
rot be cou-um natrg double bsnevtlsncs, by
giving the sewing OF thess articles into th,
hands Of those whose business II has been fol
years, and Who understsnd perfectly the manu-
fseturs OF garments which u give sstisfsction u
the wssrsr or Be at all appreciated must be Gu
and fl tcih care. Far from dissonraging th
: efforts Of nobly patriotic sewing circles, tn
propriety must be apparent OF thar u,'eriateni
ing the work, bu. giving the laborous par
into hands which by TIE pressure Of the tine
ave forced to lie idle.
This sppsa', Il lie hoped viii not 'll uuhSed
: oil, and mat coon the ch aims o. horror broodln
inaetivi y that are tighs ing about thu d'spair
Ing Industrial elaSssa, will be unc'sspsd by tn
saue fair ham, tina arc now un sittlngly d.
priyipg ,h,m Of the only good this i'll wind {
var may blow them. Ths tOsdithy 80 ietis
: who have and still dc INKS Nosral outlay 4
!, all tho mAtsriai they use, ssou!d taxa the IL
uiA'iys IN the msiter.
The generous donations Of mater Al and nc
nsy, which at once answered the ell from OF
upI rovited volut tssrr, 10 pr Of that any sim
lar sppesl, in bebalt Of their families, will me
= with q response characteristic Of our veal h
and btntvolsht citiz,ns.