Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-04-28
From the sanitary Consultation
Contributions from Vermont au.
ring che Month Of February. rs. .H

boxes, Sheldon, Shoreham, Burlingto
Two boxes) Middlebury, South Tun
bridge, East Randolph, East Cuilforc
Colchester Ira, Fairhaven, Sudbury
Pittsford, West Rutland Rutland Cas-
tleton, West Haven, Middetown, Yves
ton, Bridport, Ascutneyville, weathers
held Bow, Weathersield Centre, Yves
Concord, Proctorsville, Tunbridge
woodstock two boxes, Vernon, Vergen
mes lrasburgh
The mistaken impression has been re
ceived among some Of the Aid Societie,
that the necessity for our worL u COZ
Letting supplies for the distribution ser
vice OF the Sanitary Commission, is su
! perceded by the extensive operations O
the fairs throughout the country, raising
immense sums of money in an unex,
ampled manner.
1t should be generally explained, and
we hope all the publishers of papers the
clergy every where, and all persons who
understand the matter will present il
clearly in their own community, that
the money raised by the fairs is devoted
10 the express purpose of carrying on the
'oorS OF distribution of supplies, which ,oe
cannot do at all, and furnishing those
expensive articles the women of the
country cannot buy, such as morphine
oeei-stock, condensed milk, prepared
iarlnaeous food of all kinds, tea, coffee.
lemons, canned fruits, pure liquors, ard
cordiais OF various sorts, etc, of which
immense quantities are constantly need
ed for distribution at all points where
we have any sick or wounded men.
Let 1t be everywhere known that the
distribution of Sanitary stores, the send
ing to every point from Maine to the
Gulf OF Mexico occupied by our forces
on the Atlantic coast, and along the
mississippi river and through the states
west OF it; to every point we occupy in
the southern and border states, and to
the different corps of the army as it
moves, costs large sums of money. YES
sells are to be chartered, all the means
of land transportation, locomotive and
supply trains, hospital cars, wagon
trains, mule trains, &C., &c, are con-
stantly in use by the Sanitary Commits
sion, and the reason it has thus far been
able to do all this, is because the people
furnished the money for these move
ments. But this is the work of the
Central Commission. The women of the
land who could do it, have started these
wondrous Sanitary Fairs in order to give
it the money needed. cE e."
Our work is of different character.
We are connected with the New England
Women's Branch of the Sanitary Com
mission, whose business it is to collect
and prepare supplies for the Central
Commission, to send out among the suf-
fering. Ere,y '0om0h has specific labor
to perform in this work of patriotism
and humanity. 1t is the preparation
and collection Of the bedding garments.
and made-up articles, which coming in
from the hundreds of q rill-societies 4"
form an indispensable mass of lust those
things the poor fellows are in need of
If we stop our work while the fairs are
producing the money to carry forward
these necessaries, we are breaking in up
on the whole system of the Commission
1t proceeds on the understanding that
the loyal women of the North seek the
privilege of conducting this portion of
the work, instead of seeking excuses to
evade it,
1t calls from time to time, on the wo-
men of the country for special effort to
meet the exigencies of the occasion, be it
now an unexpected series of battles, or
anon, the fitting out of the new expedi-
ditions, or again, the special need of our
troops in certain localities, suffering I'M
der unusual circumstances.
All this work OF the Sanitary Commits
sion is based on the belief that we have
q enlisted for the war" without reserva-
ton. We did not begin with the provi-
so that we should only work while the
prices of materials were low, or while
the work was an amusement, or while
everybody in the Aid Society, and every
where, did just what they ought to do,
or with any reservation whatever. We
entered upon our war-work as the sol
der entered upon his, determined to see
the end and now that it calls for sac
rifices that daily are crowding us, let us
not finch This is not the time in |
which we can be spared from our place
In behalf of N. E. Women's
~ Branch Sanitary Commission,
Mrs. M. G. DAVENPORT. |
Brattleboro, April 2, 1854.