Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-14

Among the selections from IN autograph
album Of the Brooklyn dong lsland) Fair,
We iud the following
AUBURN, CULpIPER COUNTY, Va, /
February H. 1864, I
Dear Madam You must not infer, from
the time that has elapsed since your letter
was received, that | have been either UNI
mindful of its objects or Indifferent to the
success of your undertaking; your letter
was accidently mislaid, and had forgotten
your address, which hope will be received
ms q sufficient apology for my apparent in
attention,
happen to know something of the value
Of the United States Sanitary Commission,
aud of the arduous and Christian duties
that devolye upon them; as for the last
twelve months have lived in the midst of
battle.
From the portico of my house ! and my
tpmily have seen nine battles fought on my
own fields, and just before my own door,
between hostile troops, who but yesterday
rs il were, boosted Of a common descent, II
common history, n common nationality, and
Il common destiny,
This is not the time nor the occasion to
inquire how, by whom, or for what purpose
this heavy calamity has been brought upon
our beloved country it is enough TO say,
that if we had no selfish, aspiring political
demagogues in the land, who preferred their
own interest to the intcrcst OF their country,
we should have had no sucS war,
have been an eye witness to many hor-
ribIc atrocities committed upon the wound
ed, the dying and the dead by itr0cious COM
batants, whose passions were excited to the
highest intensity, and who were in no frame
Of mind to listen to reason or remonStrancc
have had taken up and brought to my
house to be nurscd and cared for us many
MS four and twenty badly wounded and neg
lectcd soldiers ofthc two armies AT the same
time, taken from the field Immediately be-
fore my door who were suffering for those
attentions and comforts which it is the pur-
pose Of the Sanitary Commission to supply,
and which have ON many occasions been SO
freely and humancly administered,
When have seen wounded soldier on
the field, have not stopped to ascertain
whether he wore blue Jacket or gray;
it has been enough for me TO know that he
was disabled and suffering fellow creature
to secure for him my sympathy and such
comforts rs ! could bestow; and such, !
believe, have been the instincts Of the United |
States Sanitary Commission, With thceX- .
pericnce derived from personal observations |
| can not but appreciate the generous, noble /.
and Chrstian-Iilic objects to be effected by |
the association Of which YOU are an organ
and, therefore, it affords me pleasure to .
comply with your request, 10y sending this |
poor contribution to your autograph letters |
concluding with the earnest prayer that the /
present year may put an end to Il conflict .
which is not only demoraIzing the whole .
country-bringng grief and misery to the .
Of millions, and seriously af /
fccting the interests Of the world ut large
but which is dsrcputablc to civilization and .
us well as to the agein which we
live.
comply with your request by emitting
your name in this letter, but am, nevcrthe-
less most respectfully, your obodient ser
vant john NJ BORIS.