Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-19

The sutferings cf the loyal people of Tennessee,
consequent upon the civil war in that desolated
State, having induced appeals for relief to the
people of the North through the public press,
warm sympathy has been manifested by contri-
buttons from many generous citizens in such of
those States as are exempted from the presence
and battle Of hostile armies. This benevolent
sympathy has called forth an expression Of graft
tude from the sufferers, uttered through the East
Tennessee Relief Association" at a meeting OF
which, held in Knoxville on the I'd instant, the
following proceedings, among others, took place:
The Rev. THOMAS HUMEs, president being in the
chair. and GEO N. WHITE. Esq acting secretary Mr.
o. r. TEMPLE offered the following preamble and reso
lutions, which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas the people Of some Of the Northern States
nave manifested the most sympathy behalf OF
the loyal people OF East Tennessee and have
with the greatest munfcence out Of their purses and
Tor the relief OF our suffering people
And whereas those contributions are likely 10 prove to
great extent unayang for want Of adequate
ton for supplies from Nashville to this region thus pre-
sentng to the world the spectacle of starving people
who cannot escape and yet who be relieved n time
TO prevent great suffering with the abundant of
lei contributed by their generous friends:
And whereas experience has demonstrated that the
means OF transportation from Nashville are but little more
than for the supply OF army and that
reliance can DO placed upon that route for supplies in the
future; therefore
Resooed That the only hope Of permanent and constant
relief for people is in the immediate construction of
railroad from Knoxville to the interior of Kentucky there
by connecting directly with Cincinnati and Louisville
and securing the of cheap and direct
and thus adding greatly to the security of army East
Tennessee.
Reseoed, That earnestly call upon all tina friends of
our suffering people to unite 10 asking Congress for aid to
this great measure of relief and Of national strength and
we especially invite the cooperation of the Chambers of
Commerce in Cincinnati Louisville, and Pittsburgh in
arouspg public attention to the accomplishment of OBJ
ec IN which those cities directly and deeply interested
and IN procuring the aid of Congress 10 behalf of
sure not merely OF relief to patriotic people, but also Of
vital Importance in securing hold in East Tennessee
and tor the restoration of the national authority the
| whole South
Resotred That behalf of the people of East Tennes-
see we hereby tender heartfelt thanks to Hon Edward
Everett OF Boston Messrs Lloyd p Smith aud Frederick
Collins OF Philadelphia Messrs w. L, Southland and H
Moody, OF Portland Austin Stephens, Of New York,
Jesse e. Peyton, of Philadelphia, and Hon N G. Taylor,
OF this State and other gentlemen of Boston Philadelphia
New York and Portland for their noble and
zeal in behalf of suffering people, and to each ind
vdua OF the tens OF thousands the North who have
generously contributed to people from starvation
Rcsoloed That, long the Relief Association Can
spare any thing the Executive Committee is hereby d.
reced to aid the refugees here and arriving from the
counties east OF this who have fled rem their homes in
destitute condition to avoid the persecution of rebels