Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-30

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AID FOR THE SOLDIERS FAMILIES
Every loyal citizen of Evansville and Of
Vanderburgh county, feels proud and
justly so of the munifcent donation
ma lie by our citizens to theSanitory Com
mission of the State.
But there is another good work thai
demands the attention of the loyal and
benevolent people of Vanderburgh coun-
~, and that is the relief of the families
of soldiers residing in our midst The
money lately donated, goes to provide
sanitary supplies for the sick and wound
ed in the camp and hospitals, and direct
ly benefits the soldiers in service.
But we owe duty to the families Of
these soldiers and it viii be but little sat.
isfaction to the soldier at the front, to
have his personal wants supplied, while
he knows that his wife and little ones at
home are in need,-hungry, and cold.
Vanderburgh county owes this duty to
the families of her brave sons who have
won for US such renown on the battle
field.
In other parts of the State people are
active in this good work, but here, we
have been comparatively inactive and
negligent
This should be so no longer, and we
now appeal to the patriotic, the
philanthropie, and noble hearted citizens
of Fanderburgh county to at once or
gonize a systematic arrangemet to &C
complish this noble work. There is not
a farmer in the county, who loves his
country and his fellow-man, who will not
cheerfulIy give load of wood, or a sack
or wagon load of potatoes, apples or
other farm products. Others will give
money, work, or such other articles as
they have which will relieve the wants
of the worthy. As instances of how the
work goes right along in other places
we give the following from various parts
of the State, and for our own honor s
sake, let not Vauderburgh county be
lacking in this matter.
1t viii be but little credit to us that we
gave $500 to the general fund, and
suffer the families of our soldiers to want
at home
In Carol county, one of the smallest
in the State, call for relief to the fami-
lies of her soldiers was made, and from
every quarter of the county came up
wagon load after wagon load: nearly
two hundred barrels of apples, turnips
dried fruits and canned, pickles, Ebutter,
eggs, chickens and a thousand and one
delicacies were unloaded. Among the
contributors was Mr.. Brown, an estimable
farmer and uncle of General Burnside
who came in with large frkin of but
ter and wagon load of apples
Up at Aurora similar spirit wa.
manifested when call was made Not
less than fifty farmers took in wood ant
other rr tieles in one day, and others fol
lowed afterward.
At Connersville $50 cords of wooC
were delivered by the farmers in that vi
cinity for soldiers families. and as mucl
more promised as might be needed
At Richmond the other evening at
meeting of citizens to devise means O
supplying soldiers families with wood,
was arranged to take a job of clearing
out on the railroad few miles, whel
some one intimated, says the Telegram
that perhaps. it would be impossible t
obtain wood choppers. !" That make
no difference, " promptly responded
well known grocer 1 can go and cho
wood one week, and there are grea
many others who can do so. >" eyes
III 90, was heard from mechanics AM
business men all over the house. n
danger abont anybody's suffering in on
Richmond
Up at Muacie the boys have got tn
loyal spirit up to fever heat, and thos
who are too young to go into the army d
whatever else they can to help along th
Union cause Among other things, "a
cording to the Times, every night, afe
their days labor, they shoulder thei
saw and march to the wood pile of Sc
dier's wife, and proceed to cut and spI
enough to burn until they come arour
again
Festivals, fairs and suppers are give
at many places for the benefit of soldier
families, ane the Republican says tn
Mr.. VIM. sufren, good fellow as o.
people know, is giving concerts at Va
paraiso for this object
The " boys away in the army ma
rest assured that their families will
well cared for, Strike. boys, strike IL
rebels hard, and grateful people "
never forget your services
OLD PosGY ALFE-General Carrin
ton returned hera from Nj Vernon Of