Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-03

ION Saturday a soldiers wifeAMzry Ann
Kidney-was found in her room, No. 1862
Central avenue dead. Two children, one.
nine and the other thirteen years Of age, were
c~linging in agony to the ~lifeless body of all that
remained of that which To them was dearest
on earth. The neighbors sent for the Coro-
ner, Jury was impanneled5 evfdehcs1heard as
to the canses of death, and a verdict returned
of Died from want Of care 4 Iiala4i .
The truth was that this woman had not the
means to sustain life. Her husband, her pro-
tector, is in the army; her supporter is in the
army, and the Government has no money for
her brave defenders. In anneifort tOasustain
herself and two children, she was Frustrated,
and died from want of care, No one came
round 70 look after the soIdier's wife, itopour
consolation into her whitening heart, and to
render the succor for which she was dying.
Alone, penniless, heart-broken, suffering the
pains Of disease, and the pangs Of distress,
she drew her two friendless children around
her, and died from want OF care.
Where, we ask, is all our boosted patriot
ism, philanthropy and Christianity, when a
scene like this takes place in our midst ?
While this poor soldiers wife was dying from
want Of care, our streets were thronged with
gayety, our places Of amusement crowded
with merry audiences, and money poured out
lavishly for articles of luxury and wear. Of
the gay thousands how many had a thought
of the suffering wives and children of our
soldiers who we're compelled to spend Christ
mas in sorrow and gloom : " sR
Time and again have appeals been made
in their behalf through the columns Of this
Journal. Upon the authority of those who
had gone from house to house and witnessed
the s~orrowful restitution of many of these
families, we warned the community that un.
less measures were taken for their relief,
they would early be shocked with such an an
nouncement as we make to-day. We wonder
if it will cause the people to pause in the en-
joyment of their holiday festivities, and give
an hour thought to the suffering families Of
volunteers. aIUaf El.i4 ,HM ,a4
Will the rich pause2 will those who have
made money out of the war pause 2 will the
protesting Christian and the pretending pa
triot deign to think a moment of their duty IL
this case2 Of seventeen wards, only three
have provided to relieve the distress of thest
people. In fourteen wards ten men have no
been found willing to play the phiiahthropisti
TO those pitiable ones. ia.i.ais % .a5.bnK
In fourteen wards there is not a hand Il
offer relief to the wives and children Of thu
unpaid volunteer soldiers of the Union
AND now they commenced dying from wan
of care'-starving, yes starving, in this weal
thy gay and merry city and after life ha
Aickered away, their bodies are hurried Il
the Potters Field, upon an ordets from tn,
Coroner, with no tear of sympathy to fal
upon their graves. To all Of this we or,
shamei
If this thing is to continue, the Coroner
will be called to hold many such inquest
this winter, if relief is not soon provided
Let our churches be closed, let the colder
calf be erected as our God, and all TALL dow
and worship it. There is no place for Chris
tianity in the hearts of those who will SUITE
the wife of a patriot soldier to die from wan
of care. - Cincinnati Times.