Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-11-05
THE FOOD QUESTION AT RICHMOND.
From the Richmond Wh;g Of oetoS,r 81

From the Richmond Whigot October 81.
TIE TRIALS To CoME.-Our citizens are aware that
the coming winter will be Of unusual trials and thew
TO these trials by spontaneous beraty and
not by law by mutual assistance aud by mutual poue
ing There restraint except that imposed by their
consciences They free to give or withhold as
peases them best being responsible only to their Maker
and to each other for the part they about 10 pav in
the trying which must shortly come We think
they may be safely trusted in this emergency Already
there cheering indications Of that true spirit of be
ralty and good citizenship which viii do hundred Id
more than any maximum.
The Sentinel informs US that Messrs Harsl a. Gran
shaw sent one hundred barrels Of -four be sod At $27
while the price in the stores is from Sos S75 Thew
promise to the city all the -four they on hand and Il,
the tolls they may receive Government prices Mess,
Tsrdy & Williams offer to sell all four sent for sal =.
consumers only without any charge whatever for
MISSIONS. Messrs. Dunlop, Moncure n Co offer 10 GRIND
all the wheat purchased by the city at the bare cost the
labor. The City Council have established Board Of sn
plies, and appointed committee, of which Mr. Tboms.
Ill. .McCance is chairman, and Mr.. Alexander Garrett
agennames that guaranty the success that ceranv t
tends energy aud sound practical sense-to purcbssa 80
ces Of necessity to be sold TO citizens limited peans ~
cost similar committee has been appointed for tse
city OF Petersburg and the Secretary Of War has instruct
ed the officers Of the Government to facilitate the labor,
Of these committees The Union Benevolent Society r
ports donations OF 400 bushels of coal 200 cords Of od
500 pounds OF sugar. sundry donations of cash basde
The city has relieved us OF much Of the expenditure
which would otherwise have been necessary itself making
appropriations for the distribution provisions among the
most needy and The authorities understand intend to
continue these distributions" The Young Mems Chris
tan Association is playing noble part usual All the
churches and the civic societies supporting their own
poor to great extent There beggas here last
winter and with ths spirit is now beginning to warm
the hearts OF citizens sustaining the municipal and
benevolent associations, there need be beQQars here
next winter Indeed the entire absence Of beresrs IN the
starving South matter Of constant astonisbment
to Engshman who travelled through the Confedsrat
States months and has just published an account
Of his travels IN Blackwood's Magazine
La this connection we must call attention to the fact
stated by the trustworthy army OF the En-
qurer that many OF Gen. Lees soldiers are without shoes
and made the late advance TO Manassas aud back sgsn
through mud and mre barefoot These ara our peculiar
champions They belong to US and B, them. Several
mcs have they called for shoes and yet hava
they called in vain Here is chance for iberay and
no maximum to compel it. Let show brave de-
lenders that while averse to compulsory charity
We are determined to be as liberal as they brave,