Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-11-21
SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY.

s5 BAEK sTREET, cLEVKLAED, Nov. 2l, 1855.
We must again call the attention Of the
public to the recurring and most pressing
want Of vegetables in our army. Our re-
csipts in these articles fall far short Of the
demand and we feel that special effort
must be made in that direction. The last
shipment to Louisville on Wednesday con-
tsined but sixteen barrels Of potatoes and
onions and that at a time when we are re-
ceiving most urgent calls for every thing
of this nature which can be furnished.
From the Sanitary Reporter of Novem-
ber 1st, we taks the following appeal which
is headed
VEGETABLES, HUMANITY, PATRIOTISM.
1.-THE things represented by these three
nouns are more intimately connected than
most people imsgins. a supply ofvegets-
bles to the army IS indispensable to its
health, and upon the health of the soldiers
depends the integrity Of the Union. Such
loud and frequent calls come from the held
that we are not at liberty to refrain from
giving them utteranee in the Reporter. We
would suggest that each Aid Society Rp-
point a sub Committee Of Supplies, direct
ing it to solicit large subscriptions Of veg
etables and to forward them to this place,
or to the Sanitary Commission, care Of c.
N. Shipman, Cairo, Illinois, before cold
weather comes on. Should there be sn
excess over the present necessities Of the
two armies in the Southwest, the supplies
can he carefully stored here or OF Memphis
and thus be available for winter use at 9
time when transportation over Northern
railroads would greatly endanger theil
loss from freezing.
ain regard to the necessity Of some suot
arrangement we commend the careful con
sideration Of the following extract from
letter recently received from DR.. Warrine,
at Vicksburg:
"People must be reused forthwith to tht
importance of sending vegetables to tht
army. We want enough to keep all hand
busy distributing them. We want enougl
to supply whole commands and not mere
ly the hospitals. We have none now-wt
can do DO better service than feed tn
, army with potatoes and onions. Ther
certainly must be 8 sufficient surplus o
these in the North to enable us to do it. /
we can once get the subject sufficiently i'm
pressed upon the loyal producers Of them
/ Il has been only at brief and widely sep
, Grated intervals that we have had supple
of these in adequate abundance to justif
this general disbursement CT them. Wbe
1t has occurred, the results have been i
the highest possible degree satisfactory an
, beneficial. The achievements Of the tw
. Commissions in this respect, last spring, a
, ! Young's Point, modified history Tn
/ effects are not to weighed or estimated. n
one thing has done SO much to establis
+, the reputation OF the Commission with th
! army; and yet how very seldom We hsE
been able to supplement commisssrY store
10 this extent. II we could do il continu
ally, we should prevent more sickness tina
other efforts ars able to relieve. ! wis
: this notion could be preached sll throug
b the North clsmorously and with power
r Good old brother ChidlsW could do in
measurable good if he could concentrat
his zhols time and his magnificent good
. Will-power upon il Tor sess6n. tFui
/. you will not neglect TO call public after
tion to this express plan OF sanitary labol
and urge the matter in all effective way
Potatoes and onions for the whole army
Make that the Wstchword; varying th
: monotony from time TO tins by the aid
= ton of cabbage. But don't let people Ell
= cumber us with other kinds Of vegetable
! unless, perhaps, tomatoes. Their value
: incompsrably less than that Of thos
= ---~i- will -rifa. again cfter the al
rival of the Clara Bell. Yours, trurv.
H.A. WARRINER.