Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-05-08

therefore works for the whole country And be-
cause Government has granted i. facilities tina
could not be given TO any narrower agency. Thu
most pressing need Of the men IL, Of course, iel
directly otter battle. Then, a feathers weigh
may turn the balance for life or death. Here
on the bloody field, before the roar Of the artill
cry has ceased, stand the agents Of tue Commits
sion, with, may we say, an erhdusiless supply 0
the means of saving life, aud relieving sui
fering! All that word 'exhaustless,' de-
ponds on you aud me- aud each loyal non
cOmbalaut iu our land. But there they stand
ready to relieve all the suifereis-if W,
have furnished the means for all--knowing nc
difference between Maine men aud Iowans, fui
are they not equally lighting for u common cause,
and entitled to share equally in a common relief
Which men shall come first under their care ?
Thank God they say those suffering most
those whom e-haf hour Of delay wall send out
Of the reach of humane care mud sympathy for
ever Is there a mother, wife, q sister, II
loving woman in our land, who will not bless the
Sanitary Commission for this human yiewf Or
would each one who has given her dearest to
her country, prefer to trust him in that hour OF
peril, to her States agent, who might 20 about,
losing golden moments in searching here aud
there for men, who, in time uf peace, gladly
brought their identity within the limits OF Il State
boundary, but who, at their oOuntry's call, hobly
merged all minor differences in one hope, one
faith-Liberly and Union. But this is not the
extent Of the inpdequucy of any sectional aid
IL cannot be had GU the battle field, even for its
own exclusive objects Of care. The Commission
Keeps up u regular communication with the gem
erals in command who call upon it to establish
its dep0ts of supply near each advancing diyi-
sion and as the base Of operations changes from
time to time, the commissioners are notified to
change their depots, keeping always as near the
front NJ possible. And again, Government has,
rs we have said afforded to the Commission
every possible facility for transportation, which
is 80 difficult in the confusion inseparabg from
great battle. II is obvious that no limited agency
could share these nestlmablo advantages. Thus
practically, rs well as by authority OF Govern
ment, this work rests with the SANITARY Commits
sion, and must be lett undone, if it has not the
means of doing it. So all questions are resolved
iuto one, whioh it concerns US deeply to ponder,
and faithfully to answer. SAnll tue Comunisslon
he enabled to do the work thoroughly! Con-
slider for moment, that il cannot levy taxes,
that it has no revenue OF any sort or kind, but
what is furnished by the volunteer contributors
of the North, and eau We escape the conviction
that We. personally and collectively, are charged
with II toirihe responsibility that the saving
OF many lives rests with us, that the relief Of UT.
told agony is in our hands! Friends fellow
something we may choose or refuse is past. 1t
ended ut the moment when we accepted the war
as no play, but Il bitter, to very many of us,
lifelong reality. At that moment, our share OF
the trial ceased to be anything but a solemn
duty, no less solemn, indeed, than the duty of
fighting TO vindieate those sacred rights, for
which we can only work and pray. Are we
ready to accept this responsibility II so, let us
renew and deepen our pledge to place our suffer
iugs on the altar of Federal Union, and Il COM
mon cause. Our whole power, wisely bestowed,
will do all that the occasion requires, but any
thing less Than this, will leave things undons
that we shall not like to think of when the die
fractions Of the hour are past and we are left
face 10 face with Eternal Justice, alone But
we do not mean to lay up greyous memories
The quick current bears US on, yet not too last
to allow us time to realize what we ought to do,
and to do it. The Sanitary Commission asks our
hearty operation it gives reasons for its plea.
Let US weigh those reasons carefully, and in the
spirit of sef-iorgellulness remembering how
grave is the subject with which sc have to
DEAL"