New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-24
American Union CoE,nission.

The American Union Commission Feels CON
strained TO appeal in behalf OF the suffering refugees q
the South r. the charities of the community.
Large tracts Of country have been Gesointed by
the march of VASE ARMIES and fro; the population.
first exhausted by military eraclons have been piun-
dered and stripped y g1ei'as. 81 lcuRh Abandoning
their famiue-sm.ttcn homes they crowd within our
lines They srriye In tie ntmos, Die desi:uoni
huddle together in nIetched place o. refuge and sink
under want cypcsgrc, and diseisc. one HUNDRED per
dav Of the most destitute and Wreehet sufferers have
a1ived Il rough whole Of The past Sumner at Nash
vile; forty per day at Memphis; and similar numbers
at Caro- YicLEhurr and many OF or places both In
The interior and on the coast. The forced depopu-
;aton Of htiara md the recent devastation Of The
Shenarioah Valley have made frgatll Increase 81
this misery and drown fresh Thousands ~ hor-cioss
aud naked creatures upon Fenhsyl ana arc houtucAy
FOR relief An ordinary famine scarcely Involves snch
suffering 1ae famine stricken have homes IL Is ii-
possible - depict THIS misery %. .hc homeless.
Twelve hundred such sufferers Gre This day IN Mem.
phs t scarcely any Other shelter than four WORKOUT
tens They arc destitute OF every convenience Of life.
nay Of oveIJ necessity Some of them have not seen
comb Tor months and are devoared 10y vcrmin. Wonea
have not tie clothing which Ccce. ~ demands. and
their children ST I'D naked around them. An agent ~
tie Union Gonna 'sOn, at Memphis, the Rev I'd L.
! Pierce, writes Thus:
known 10 them the oDccs Of the Amcro ID I,n Com.
~ ssof. their tears ~ Joy could not b. suppressed,
whe ore s'ky rsotlor ifsutcally g1asped Ter niant
almost dtsd cniirc'! naked and Exclaimed, SAaii 4
see ms baSv clothed ofCo noref"
Their wreicied aboles. crowded with thc s'cf who
unable 70 he!p ihcmseros are ithy and Pe'tienih
the la, degree; sixty hudcled IN one suHii room
al EaoAeS, most Of them severely A.. The CJi1S Ee
uncareG fr. Tie dead unbrIed among ;HoiD ipI das s.
some pets ag 10 Knoxville there H. lack OF mtOi-
cine. m ~ ers n Memphis, they have Io medical
attendanccs ever where isey rro desttute VI all sui
table bod FOR lhe SICK Escywhefe th1A need stoves
10 wa taer rliscr BE shelters and enwe the women
to earn something Ivy sewing In some Places they arc
suffering from scofvy tue medical officer IN charge Of
tie hospitspt Key West writes PEE orfz d. daily al
Cedar Keys for want oi 'Ie-h ffoyisions Every week
brings accounts VI Ills suurrns ara more Urgent
appeals Tor relief
What con lie donei Only tie brei,ft time remains
In which 70 prov ide euceOr before he Winter We ap-
peal 10 oil who have hearts T. feel for human misery
than witch greater exits on 10 face 81 TIE earth
We plead. for contribution iruuH every Christian
church Ia our land the Of Annual Thanksgiving
We eutrcat every pastor 10 gi'e hin aGenco and lid
70 this end appeal " the ladI"- Of every c0ngregn
ton ssnd barrel or wo ii clothing especially for
women aud CHILDREN 10 The large hearted men OF our
laat 70 tfnish ~ money No Want 10 suffering exists
u our hand this day winch pleads with equal urgency
for prompt snd generous relief.
The Union Commission Dbl. the npproyll u the Pres
ideut ana he sanction o. the War pertinent and can
command Government facilities for ranspOTtalioD
Whatever is contributed VII be- "a Once tfInsmit;ed
Our generosity viii save the lives Of tiends and
abato the rdncor % our eheihits
We beg lat every pastor viii reed ,is crcular from
The pnip.t of Tans swing day. With oor grateful ae
lnoweia lcnt u he signal mcrcias ~ Tie year. Jet
there be thank Offering that shaii hess and relieve
'hOse VINO are literally ready 10 Dolsh."
CODtrDglOusSl money may Do seat r. A. :. Stout
ESQ President n tLe Shoe aLd Leather Bank No. ~
ljr0gdvly; clothing and supplies nay D. u1Fkcd for
refugees and sent 20 No. "a Bible !oose; letters may
De addressed 10 PiofB y. AottlG Corresponding See.
rotary o. tie Union Commission. 10. 20 W. Fourth
St. New.Ysrb
Rev. Joseph r. Thompson, DID,. President, Prof
Y. y. Martin, ID. Corresponding secretary; II. NJ.
Pierce osq. Recording Secretary. A. v stout. esq,
President shoe and Leather Bank Treasurer; Rev :.
s. Bell u. d., VI liam A. Boot1. esq. Rev. william
Ives bCdington. DID. Charles liu.ei esq., - H. Chit
tcndeu esq. Charles g. CoiSat" esq.. Rev. j. q. Dor
yea j.. L. Fanohor. esq WIN. g. Lambert. esq, Geo.
". Lane. esq., A 4. .ow. esg.. hsy. j. hcCbntock.
II. D. Il ii. McCggdy. es1., Rev. $. H. 1yaR. u,
Horace Webster. LID. Rev II. e. Weston. ID. d.,
No. 40 Eat Iluty.lirsl II.
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