, 1864-11-18
PATRIOTIC JEFFERSON,
The Vegetable Procession Yesterday
ANob1c Contribution to tho SAM
fturY Commission.

Tho Vegetable Procession Yesterday
ANob1c Contribution to tho SAM
ftnry Commission.
commencement Of the war the gallant boys in blue
have known we'll that their every movement was
an1iously watched by tens ct Thousands OF loving
ones at home and that their needs were willingly
supplied. The thought has chccred them on in
camp 1t has ncrycd their arms In the fight It has
consolcd item In hospital. The fire In the rear ~
has been one Of burning, throbbing patriotic SYM
pathy, which has welled up from the hcarthstones
Of the North. Lately a more substantlal, though
accorded. acc On III sth q NoTembeF l long, @ % uni-
versal shout Of sympathy was sent up from the
North: which made the wclEin ring; more than
tM9 millions o. st1irdy voters lave to1led uP T.
sustains the soldier, while behind them has stood
slowing, longer array Of non-voters whose hearts
fi,ed throneh ihe st1eets ST of Chicago % yesterday
procession ofloyal farmers from the town OF JET
1craon In this county another, and not among the
least Of the many practical demonstrations which
our people here made, showing that their hearta
are in the right place. and that they are willing to
give Of Their substance to suetan that cause they
many Of their sons to fight, perchancc to die.
About forty wagons each hcavi1y latlcn with firm
products followed the excellent hand Of the 18th
Of tic Sanitary Commission. where theIr burdens
were deposited withont money and without price,
a noble contribution to the gallant boys in the
field. many Of whom have gone M torth from he arc-
lcast, a pct lamb. reared and Contributed by Miss
Herbert, girl Of ten years old; It was fine full
bloodcd animal, subsequently purchased by Mr..
Bryan for S., and found to be amply worth the
money.
The contribution was muatacent one, from
election, but let tbe remembered that exactly i've
ont of every SIX Of these wns cast On the side of
Union and Liberty. a people which can vote 90
that had the weather been good, the donation
would hive been larger BY at least onc"thfrd, the
material being collected, but left behind because
along tie bad roads. The balance Will be brought
In IN day or two. We understand that contsi-
buttons would have been brought In from some
ment to aid the funds OF the Commission by dona-
TORS Of vegetables was rertainly not general bnt
VA Vas ga5,spated in by veF' many arsfs all
The donors were invited to the Soldiers Rest,
where the eyer ready and willing and working
ladies had dinner ip waiting for them. They sat
down to the music Of the IS tar Spaug1ed Banncr,
and did full Justice to TIC essables. Ihc dinner
being concindea, hree Gneefs WEE g1ven 19f ne
men o! Jcfe1ron ana Z. r McCagg, Esq. fFesl,
dent q the Sanitary Commission, Tas aniE9daeeo M
by T. y. Bryan, President or the Soldiers Aone
: Mr. McCragg thanked the donors hearhly for
tie muniacent gift they had brought II was really
fhcms eixss apnree1ated. m not one Of them bit
would lay his bead down on his pillow at night
happier man for the ae1n as.s. Ths quality q
md doubiy biesscs him who giycs. But aboTe
iii Il wns d marK Of the lifo Qud strength
and force @ Of Ibis nation. They were continually
giving; Who should say, IN view Of the taxation,
meniable cfTl{s which var always entai1s, in view
nenne ara thus WiIIins to stand IN and answer con-
i;nnaiiy ia their cry Of .sriTc, give. give" who
s6eqId ssy tsss tals " %onsy ie:isg nation, ! i
1ncy nag n1 ne @ 70 nk o. oni a
proved the contrary. Il wss the history 9, all
wants Of laEge army could not DC carried ou.
neeessatly devoted Us attention previously to ne
in5nshlnE OF mnnnons o. W.T., aoa saaata.y Con
eon'a ~ ~ M ~ @ cnaa ~ III, ~;
| battle of Bull EGn That tte commission @ & Tas
3tganizea 10 supply NE teacnR i.., T. a1da .aas a
oa men ws[e n' Msg e , agiaa f. ,, anu
to ta4e SasG ol mem. sno" tns a,n1tsase ~ soou
Mnien tae @ na4 oopI . ss4, -.
xaa9q We E Gnum ~ t 10. aont 2 ~
while nc loss n our Armies Mas only two per GENT
eonaon of se s reaa1ed @ t. be-
for bnt nlso those diseases Incident upon the ae-
gresAtion Of large bodies o. men Before they
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Commission had taken in hand, they Tncst 60 as he
lad gone. into he hospital and see ampntated
NJ me- and legs Paed up as h1Gh as taclr heaas then
60 and see The neglected bodies Ut those who had
1 Suffered hGm shots IN the head or body
hcar the ,groans and witness their agony.
IneJ cGnld men apprecaate s9e neea lor snSA
| lahor. Then IL they remembered how every hill.
lock IN the Southern country was covered with an
1fe Commission was sending OF large quantities.,
required This must be their apology for the cor
etAnt cry OF give g1ye. 1t would be Tery pleas"
to fntermit that CIT but they could not, they dar-
60 nos a reW ot tas pEessans neeas =. 1ae sai i,
for cycn incrcascd eIcrfions. Ther thsnEed the
people for what had been done In the past for such
| noble contributions as he there saw before him,
bnt 1t was not enough. He would that they should
stint themselves II needed omit one meal per day,
70 without dinner, even, II they cou1d not other
! wise aid The soldiers, He thanked them again,
sincerely, heartily, earnestly, from the inInost
| depths Of his soul, tn the namc OF the Sanitary
| Commission dud Of the soldiers, for the work they
| T, B. Bryun, Esq, WIS then loudly called for,
| lie was not willing to address them bGcatsc he
1hoseht they were anxious to 70 home. But be
Should never forget the good pSop!c Of Jefferson
in fact thew had fcrn amonc his earliest acuuafnt.
nuccs when he cune into The county and he ie1lut
. good leseon from them. too; he got into Ilffte
efficiently in crpfsna M1 strt1u {ssyn{en Nv fhe