New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-01
Relief for East Tennessee.

An adjourned meeting of several OF our prom
men, merchants and citizens held yesterday after
,son in the hall Of the Chamber Of Commerce, with
view Of furtherng the movement for the relief Of the
,oyal sufferers Of East Tennessee Seth H. Hart occu-
syed the Chair John Austin Stevens IT, acted as Sec
rc,ary and read letter from S. p Carter Brigadier-
General and Provost Marshal Of East Tennessee, nd
aressed TO Gen Robert Anderson setting forth that
a4ring the last three years there has been nom 4Oo
In so 600 troops Quartered in that state OF whom De-
tsor no 400 and 600 are cavalry. Both armies have
In great measure subsisted of the country Inc
Rebels baytlg drawn all their supplies from It, noary al
The forage subsistence Of East Tennessee has been con
s,med and many counties have been left without n
bpshel Of corn or pound Of meat and II is certainly
10 the credit O the people that although they nave Oeh
our own troops-there s abatement in their love for
the old Government Except for the rotons issued by
lie Government store. the people would be without
bread and on account Of the destruction OF fences the
writer feared that only small portion OF their farms
would be cultivated during the coming season
At this time Col y. G. TAYLOR was introduced. lie
said that he was the representative OF East
and that he regretted to inform the Chamber OF the CON
dition of his people. who were once contented and
harry. They wero not wealthy, yet they had nne
land climate mild as this. and were growing
RAPIDLY In prosperity when the scheme OF the Rebellion
was formed In consequence OF the men or East
Tennessee standing by the flag OF the Union their land
had been swept with wbirlwind OF destruction;
The mountains in all their primeyal strength and
grandeur we're there-the valleys in all their beauty and
fertility were stl there, the scenery was there but
blight ruin dosolation, had entered every dwelling;
tie substance OF the people had been taken away ana
wasted and every resource was gone. when the
Rebel Congress ordered conscription, their young
men escaped TO the mountains, aud after many hard.
ships reached Kentucky, where now undor the nag Of
oar country they fighting the battles OF the Union
Women children and old men only remain. four niths
Of the fighting having left TO serve under the old
Gag The Rebels being obliged TO leave tennessee
drove the stock away the Union forces retalnted ana
thus every advance and retreat has caused desoato
"a kodo ~, .hpaa ft1 aln u
addition the life and liberty OF every man was Jeopar
died. The people had gone through fire. prison
aud famine many had died In prison. martyrs TO the
canse they had lost oil but honor and patriotism and
had freely yielded their lives for the country that ought
20 have protected them On the gibbet some Of their
hest men had forfeited their Lives for their love " conn-
try The rich ~ day were on level with the poor so
that the former cannot help the latter the best OF ni
lies brought up in Opulence are now receiving subss
enee from the commissaiiat. while their Sons were
fighting the battles Of the Union They did not come
a. beggars but in the belief that they had claim upon
the Eorh for they bore the brnnt OF the danger in
tended for the North. They asked that their women
until they able themselves 10 dig bread out OF the
earth In response 10 q question from gentleman,
Ca TayOr said that Massachusetts had already raised
for the sufferers aud he Earned that g 900 per
day was still coming in.
Gen STRONG made feeling remarks in aid N the
movement, and was followed by ROBERT u. ROOSEVELT
who thought Il desirable 10 lay before the people the
fact that East Tennessee at the beginning OF the
quite loyal but the leaders there had
the feeling DE hoped that q committee would be
appointed TO prepare address and lay the matter
properly before the public.
The following Committee was then appointed 10 col
bet subscriptions and prepare an address 20 the people
John c. Greene A. Stevens A. A. Low Jonathan sturss
ss.h Hunt, J. b. Brown C. r. Robert, Hiram wsbhage'
] Johnston Archibald BAXTER Robert B. Roosevelt, Wm.
X Strong Jackson shuz, Charles Butler j. r Morton X
l. Kennedy O. P. Putnam, A. &. Richards sidney ii. Gay,
TSssr Ketsiurn A. a. King Willinm Orton, j. A. stevens h
William T. Dodge, William G. Bryant r. l. stuart, John
Jay, L. Jsfrsy, George Grswod sud David hoadiey'
John Austin Stevens was appointed Treasurer; and,
after some remarks by Gen. WMBRDGK, and the
by the Secretary that he had received
sbeck for 500 from Peter Cooper, the meeting
adjourned