New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-15
RELIEF FOR EAST TENNESSEE.

The claims of the people OF East Tennessee
are at last to have attention. The Committee
appointed at the citizens meeting in the Cham
Der of Commerce have organized for work, and
have issued circular appealing to the people
of New-York for help to their loyal, much-suf-
fering brothers. To the original circular is
appended the address Of Col. n. G. Taylor,
formerly a Member of Congress from East Ten
nessee now actively endeayOring to secure that
assistance from the North which shall keep his
constituents from starving. The losses which
have come to them have come because Of their
answering, devoted loyalty TO the Union. BE
it ours, who share the benefit Of their services,
to relieve in some measure their sufferings.
-Four armies, says Col. Taylor numbering
nearly 200, 900 men, with 100000 horses ana
mules have subsisted on East Tennessee for six
months. Before they came, Rebel army had
been quartered in that region for two years.
Together they have deyoured the land. The
Rebels took provisions, clothing, live stock, the
produce of all looms and tanneres, furnl-
ture. farming implements, and even kitchen
utensils destroyed and plundered dwellings,
burnt fences, and laid waste farms. This they
did not only to supply themselves, but as q pun
ishment for the loyalty of the East Tennessee
ans. What murders and barbarous outIages Of
cve-v kind the Rebels committed in frenzied
hate against the patriotism they could not Sc
duce nor conquer, we remember only too well.
These things our brothers suffered. What
they have done Is yet more memorable. Be-
tween twenty and tbirt, thousand of them
more than iour-fihs of the fighting men-are
now in the National army, fighting for the Re-
public-fghting for US who Leave their wives
and children and old men 10 die Of want What
other section of the Union has put an equal pro-
portion of men into the ranks From what
other section have men gone having such misery !
behind theml Where is the State which, like
East Tennessee has counted its own interests,
its own prosperity-nay, its own existence-as
nothing, and has gone forward forgetting all
private claims, and given all for the Union
We have not done it; theyd In the pros
perity which our prudence has achieved, and
from the wealth which the var has brought or
has spared 10 US, let us ren9r to :hese uncalcu-
lating patriots little Of tb help which is their
Just due.
We are to realize tat this people is
destitute of everything; hst forty thousdnd
families are to be fed and cbtbed till the eartt }
Yields them another crop. They want--says
nr;t gsa1nt ofl
"A plain substantial character, shoes, hats,
dresses, &C.; seeds for heir gardens, and
money, without which the efugces cannot re
turn 10 their homes, even alter the enemy has
been expelled from their contry." Contribu-
tions in money may DO sent o the Treasurer OF
the Committee, JOHN A. STTENs, President OF
the Bank of Commerce, and viii be duly-we
hope daily-acknowledged il the newspapers
Contributions in merchan1is if in this city,
will be called for on notification to ROBERT Is.
ROOSEVELT, and from the interior of the State
should be sent to his address, with advice OF the
same by mail
We again remind the people Of Ncw-York
that they are bebindhand in this charity.
Pennsylvania has organized Relief Associa-
ton and sent Commission to East Tennessee,
which has reported on the condition OF the sui
fcring inhabitants. Massachusetts has done the
same thing, and has given $s3, $50 81 cash, be-
side large contributions of goods. We hope to
be able to announce before long that New-York
has done as well or better, in proportion to her
population and wealth. I