The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-02-27
The Sanitary Comm ,ssion AID the
Army.


Army.
MuRFRhEsBoRo, Tenn, Feb. 8.
D,. 4. ~ Read, Inspector u. s.. San
itory Commission!
SIR: | desire to express to you.
md through you to the generous
and rati, tic donors sustaining the
Sanitary Commission, my hign ap
pr, citation OF the works Of love in
which h.y are engaged. AS ]
have visited the various ho. p a's in
b 8 place, and looked upon the pale
'aces of the ,uf, rers, and marked
he Iail ng strength Of IN ny a man.
" form, ! have rcjoiced in spirit, as
| have seen your henevoltnce en-
bodied in substantial forms Il food,
lehcacits, and clothing, iudicously
and Systematically distributed, by
those who are officially cJnnected
with the army.
Ifihc donors couI only know how
much good their gifs have done,
aud could bu, hear tie bleesinps In.
vokcd upon their unknown friends
by the suffering once, they wonld
more fully realize the Divine pro
verb: 1T ia mC,o blessed to Civ.
than to receive" "
We would edNise all WHO Nish tc
extend the hand OF their charity so
as to reach the sufl ring officers and
soldiers, who have stood "hetwCer
their loved homes and foul war,
desolation," to- commit their oH>r
ings to the custtdv OF 'the United
States Sanitary Commission" an
organic ,t:on authorized by the Sec
retary OF War and the Surgeon Gen
eral; having the confidence of the
army, and aflording a direct snd
expeditions medium Of conmunica
tion with the several divisions Of til,
army, tree OF expense to the donors
and entircly,reliable in its character
1t is always worthy OF special note,
that the goods entrusted to the Com
mission are di tribn,ed to thoso whf
are actually sick or convalcScent
and this IL done under the scrutinV
OF the mos. responsible persons in
its employ, ind through regular
established official agencies in the
army. II the patriotic donors oI
the several States would direct theil
contributions into this channel, ii
would save much expense OF agen
cies. blond tho sympathy Of Union
men oi the several States, and pre-
vent unpatriotic distinctions in the
patients in the hospitals, who are
rom cverv regiment, and ever,
State. Side by side they fous ht anC
were wounded, and side by they euf
fer in the hospitals and the Com
mission, through appropriate sgen
cies, ,xtends its aid alike to th,
sons OF Virginia and Pennsylvania
Ohio and Kentucky, Indiana on,
Tennessee, Michigan and Missouri
thus giving prominence to our cher
!, isleA national motto--"We are ma
ny in one" AS an illustration, III
other day all agent OF WiscJnsi
society came to q hospital with san
itary goods for Wisconsin soldiers
! and went along the wards maxim
careful discrimination in behalf (
Wisconsin eoldiers, but econ ga
that it was an uDgracious task
and handed over hil goods to Il
United States Sanitary Commission
Learning this one OF the Wise ,nsi
soldiers said: : | Gm so glad OF th
for it ma 10 me feel so bad, whc
my friends gave me those goo
things the her day, and paesed t
/ that Illinois boy on the next be
there. who nc' ded them just as ba
, as | did; bn, ] made it .qnare, for
divi led what had got with him
Brave, noble ed ow, his was the trG
spirit of a 'ldier OF tie Unite
Sat 8. We have a common conn
try, language, religion, interest an
destiny: and wo should closel
weave tho web Of our unity, so tha
the genius OF Liberty NE" like Hin
"who went about doing good" wea
"a seamless garment" We believ
ia tho constitutional rights Of States
but most emphatically believe in on
glorious nationality, which like tn
Sun amidst the sters, has a aurpass
ing glory, and is O. infinitely great
er Importance, ard shoul | be cher
ished in every appropriate form c
development.
GRANVILLE MooDy.
CJl. Comm'dinI 7ith Reg,t o. V.