The New York herald., 1864-04-01
Aid for the sanering Unionists or East

Aid for the sanertng Unto nists OF Il ast
Tennessee.
MEETING AT THE ROOMS or rHg cHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
meeiias OF gentlemen was held yesterday afternoon,
Al The OF ,be Chamber OF Commerce, 81 william
street to inaugurate IN aid Of ,he suffering
union citizens Of East Tennessee From facts laid
before the meeting BY Col Taylor rrom that section,
those peopie are subjected 70 degree OF suffering and
hdshpe which certainly entities them 10 the sympathy
and support Of their fellow citizens tnrosshou, The
country
Seth B. Hunt, Esa,, cafed upon to Tvesde and .
A. steveas, Esa., vas appointed Secretary.
The scskrARv read the cali Of the mecng, after wsch
DC read letter from s Brown regressng that he could
oo< be presem at the me<tns but expressing his hearty
concurrence e the oeecs 'or which called stating
that he prepared contribute the fund proposed
20 be collected for the benefit OF those people.
A letter also read from tie Provost Marshal OF
Esst Tennessee a letter from Brgadier Gen
ersl anderson an which be stated that TIE condition
oi the people thers much than u was repre-
sentes- For the last foor months, DE sad, from
So eoe TO 90 oeo<roops had been operating % sss rem
by their occupation Of the country they had consumed
the substance OF the people who were now left
entirely destitute Of the means OF support.
Mr. TAYLOR, the representative II Congress from Fast
Tennessee called upon iostate TO the meeting The
have detail condition OF his friends 10 that section
of the country Be re the war commenced the people
o East Tennessee we're prosperous and happy but
thc rebellion broke OUT in consequence the loyal
which they assumed 10 de ence or the old govern
desoaiion hsd swept the country When the Union
drove the rebels from that OF the State
renrered feeling OF revenge in the hearts Of the
soulss and when the tide Of battle again left the
Try in the bands OF the rebels The spirit retaliation
fully aroused. ard between The two contending
East lem essee was le, barren waste The
tnre Of the whole case that those who lived
opaicnee and were considered the rich there
reduced 10 the same level with the poorest inhAbant
and many Of the latter class compelled subss
raitens served out To them by the government
He appealed 10 the people OF the North who bad not
tasted the bter cup OF war, TO forward and
rem rho tIvroned by hostile and relentless foe
THIS was the condition Of the people Of Tennessee
brave and oya 10 the or their
cause he had feeby pleaded before the wealthy and
humane pc pie 0: New York
General STRONG 10 ERT ROOSEVELT and General WAL
pRDcE succeeded Coone Tay or and appealed forcbe
language 10 the meeting the necessity OF contr bntug
70 the relief OF tins suffering pe pie.
The following committee then appointed to receive
conributcns and prepare address 10 the people OF
New York 10 aid OF the movement which promises 10 be
fruitful OF good results
John {. Greea, John A stevens A. A. Low, Jonathan
Stsrees, Seth B. Hunt James NJ Brown. Roberts,
Hiram Wabrdge, j. Taylor Johnston, Archibald Baxter,
VIM. Strong Jackson s. Shuz, Charles Butler, Robert
n Roosevelt j. p. Morton, Robert Lenox Kennedy G. T.
Putnam: A. Richards, $ H. Cay, Edgar Kechnm, A.
Grace King Wm 0rton. John A. stevens, lr., VIM. F..
Dodge, Wm Bryant, Robert Stuart, John Jay, Ed.
ward s Jatray, F. 5. JaGray, George Grswold, David
Hoadey
After the appointmcn, Of the committee the meeting
ad onrned