Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-30

HEADERS DEPT OF THE GUIF,l
New Orleans, May 8, 1862
The deplorable state of destitution
and hunger of the mechanics and work
ing classes in this city has been brought
to the knowledge Of the commanding
general.
He has yielded to every suggestion
made by the city government and
ordered every method Of furnishing
food to the people of New Orleans that
that government desired No relief by
those officials has yet been afforded
This hunger does not pinch the wealthy
and influential, the leaders of the rebel
lion, who have gotten up this war, and
are now endeayoring TO prosecute it,
without regard to the starving poor, the
working man, his wife and child I'm
mindful of their suffering fellow citizens
at hOme, they have caused or suffered
provisions to be carried out of the city
| for Confederate service since the occupa-
ton by the United States forces.
Lafayette Square, their home of afllu-
ence, was made the depot of stores and
munitions of war for the rebel armies,
and not Of provisions for their poor
neighbors Striking hands with the vile,
the gambler the idler and the rufIian,
they have destroyed the sugar and cot
ton which might have been exchanged
for food for the industrious and good,
and regrated the price of that which is
left, by discrediting the very cur
rency they had furnished while they
elOped with the specie; as well as that
stolen from the United States, as the
banks, the property of the good people
of New Orleans, thus leaving them to
ruin and starvation.
Fugitives from justice many of them,
and others, their associates, staying be-
cause too puerile and insignificant to be
objects of punishment by the element
government of the United States:
They have betrayed their country.
They have been false TO every trust.
They have shown themselves incapable
of defending the State they have seized
upon, although they have forced every
poor mans child into their service as
soldiers for thatpurpOse, while they made
their sons and nephews officers.
They cannot protect those whom they
have ruined, but have left them to the
mercies and assassinations of chronic
mob.
They will not feed those whom they
are starving. 49,
Mostly without property themselves,
they have plundered, stolen and destroy
ed the means of those who had property,
leaving children penniless and old age
hopeless.
Men Of Louisiana. Working men, Pro-
peJty Holders Merchants and Citizens Of tho
United States, of whatever nation you may
have had birth, how long will you uphold
these fragrant wrongs, and by inaction
suffer yourselves to be made the serfs of
these leaders.
The United States have sent land and
naval forces here TO fight and subdue re-
belliOus armies in array against her au-
thority. We find, substantially, only
fugitive masses, runaway property own
ers, whisky drinking mob, and starving
citizens with their wives and children.
1t is our duty TO call back the first, to
punish the second, root out the third,
feed and protect the last. -
Ready only for what we had not pre-
pared ourselves, TO feed the hungry and
relieve the distressed with provisions.
But to the extent possible within the
power of the commanding general il shall
be done.
He has captured a quantity OF beef
and sugar intended for the rebels in the
field. A thousand barrels Of those stores
will be distributed among the deserving
poor Of this city, from whom the rebels
had piundered il; even although some Of
the food will go 10 supply the craving
wants of the wives and children Of those
now herding at Camp Moore" and else
where, in arms against the United States.
Captain John Clark, acting chief COM
missary Of subsistence, will be charged
with the execution Of this order, and VIII
give public notice Of the place and man
ner of distribution, which will be ar
ranged as far as possible so that the un-
worthy and dissolute will not share its
benefits.
By command Of Major General Butler
GEO. c. STRONG,
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