New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-15
To the People Of Gc sin,c of Ncw-YOrL.

The undersigned, q Conmfttec appointed at n
meeting Of the citizens of NewYorE held & the Of the
Chamber Of Commerce the 3l Of Nay last with the view
Of taking for the relief Of the people OF Past Ten
neee desire to address you the following considerations:
The people Of East Tennessee have powerful -sim' upon
the sympathy Of all who well affected toward the exist
Of Republic They have the claims Of devoted 10y
atty Of dauntes couge Of sea6ast constnncy and Of
!remo suffering.
Atthe very beginning Of the present EVIL had
from East Tennessee that her people to the
Union and ook part in the plots orm,s for IL oy,Ithrow
except condemn and disown them in the decided
As the spraors proceeded from to
another messengers sent from the peop. Of ha. RECON-
whom the Rebel leaders beginning 70 wresk tisr
perfecution, appTse Government and people Of Ar
dangers Of their situation and ask aid with you e.
the North they said loyalty principle; wh Of East
Tennessee Is both principle and apsssion. Fosr attach
ment to the Union strong H. cold compare with that
Of the loyal Of STATE We ready agsp,, those
who striving TO force Tennessee out Of tho Union but
unamed and helpless Supply with arms and t~re are
thousands of brave young among who ask for nothing
better than the opportunity Of frsking their lives for their coun-
try and its Government"
Ii either the Shortcomings the misfortune, OF
those who then entrusted with the conduct Of the
that East Tennessee sUccored at that early period be-
the Rebellion bad acquired II, full strength and while the
yet within power Our aid kept back until it
late until the Rebel force. with their camps and
ghold had barred all that region and it's unor
tunse people len to the mercy Of their opPressors
Then followed series Of outrsges that until
the experience Of the last three years should not have
believed that they could possibly be perpctratsd part OF
the territory included within the United States Men Of the
most respectable character for other oaense than Their
attachment the Government, under which they were born
b.JI Iive
from which they had endured no wrong nor aPpre
hended any, either for themselves their neishborwere
seized dragged from their fsnic and cast into hthy and
crowded prisons in which Of them persisted by disease
only taken to be- hanged like feon In
nocent men were attacked their houses and shot their
dwellings burned, their granares Iifcd and he wives ana
children turned hoee,. upon The world The agents Of the
usurped Government appeared them enforcing er
Giles, CONSUMPTION which demanded for the Rebel army every
man able to bear arms and those who not forced into
the Tsksand there many Of these-were compelled to
urk in forests and among tn, mountains, where they were
hunted like wild beasts The mechanic arts could not be pnr
sued fields could not be titled and the population WIS
involved universal des,ituon. Great plumbers have
sought refuge death by famine aud nkedoes. and
from Rebel persecution. within the lines occupied by
the Federal orcebu the poverty which had ovei,asen
them there escape. Arms however have a lsst been
pat into their hands, and the Of East Tennessee
| Mon.
these suferings and sacrces have al heard some
hine but amid the great aud important events which sue
coed each other rapidly In the pfcsen, wo they have
perhap. passed quickly of minds We owe debt
Of more than grsud those who noby amid such d's
cement. and difficulties have stood by The cause when
e al hold dear On them has fallen the greater weight Of
burden yet has crushed n EN- The saeThces which We
have made great a, they are no, to be compared with
a.. Il 4. to do
that di,proporon lees. We them also We gret to say
some indemnity for wan, aoy IN coming iheir relief
at the outbreak Of the Rebellion when wih a the dreadful
evil. impending them which have already decribed
they called to earnestly and ysnly for aid.
We cannot doub, tia, the 20 . appeal in behalf Of
tho people Of Fast Tennessee viii BE- ready and generous
one Liberal minded individuals. as-ociaons corpora,ons
and churches. confident will only need to know
thing Of the Of the suffering endured to eonbae
freely
Already PENNSYLVANIA and Maaructi. have prscedsd
in nerug 70 the Of chi, unfortunate p,ops In
Philadelphia the PcnnsyvAnia Relief Association fof East
Tcnnes.ee has been orsanzsd end Contuson sent by Il
to that region TO inquire into the condition Of IT. inhabitants
has jus; made most interesting report In Bosoa Com
ee appointed a meeting hsld In Faneuil Hall, has al
dressed the people Of MASSACHUSETTS In their behalf urging
the claim. terms worthy Of the occshon. The people Of
the State SewYors to be backward in acts
beD-fccnce.
With regard to the nature Of the contributions to be made
learn ,hs, among their principal needs srtoe' Of cloth
ing % plain substantial character shoes, bats dresses. 1e
seed. Tor their gardens. and money without which the reu
gees their homes after ce enemy h
been expelled rom their country.
Jou, c GRsss ARCHIBALD BArrsx-
Ion. A STKygss JACKSON :. SCHULTL-
A A Low RoBykr LEsor kEsSEDr.
JossraAs SruRaKs Lew 4. MoRros
MILAN CULLEN BRYANT A. DRACIg MIG.
WiIItAx T. DopGy Fpw,RD $. JAYrRAY.