Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-21

The subiect matter Of it appeals 10 the
hearts best svmpathies Of every true
man. whether Southern or Northern
These brave, gallant, poor fellows mus
he provided for. or a deeper disgrace vii
fan upon us than that Of discontinue il
an unsuccessful revolution. And, in thi.
coppexiou, we would mention a singl,
fact which ought to be a stronger appea
than sny we can make. The factisthis
One Of the most thoroughbred loyal
men Of our acquaintance-indeed a very
fine specimen of the radical, ~out-and-ou'
Black Republican-but socially AN hon
est, good-hearted man-had control OF 3
popular entertainment some weeks ago
The proceeds Of one Of the nights Wa
donated entirely in sid Of tie o"taeT'
Ladies' Aid Society. II tlls fauic''
Rlack Republican's heart SO opens 10 the
destitute condition Of these poor ieio"
shall the purse strings Of those VINO sym
nsthiaed with their cause be dfaWn agA'
we, their necessities require aid? bu'
without further prelude, we refer al u
the nppeal which follows;
sorrHERN sOLOIER'S HONE
rr7mised. a few days since, to write
Z, relation 10 the work in which
,ov engaged. Personal and family
-5isn,zton is the only apology ! offer
not having complied at an earlier
5aa lam truly grateful TO you, and 70
~ editors Of Memphis generally, for
.ba interest YOU are manifesting in be-
go Of the society which I represent,
~ the men whom I am daily laboring
rake comfortable and happy. The
.,ivatjon of the " Southern Soldiers
Hore,, was both providentia and oppor-
time. Itopenedup the woesoffalenh hui
-oyirv ike an angel Of mercy recent
rom the throne Of glory nor has it lost
any Gifts spirit Of atercesss0n, 6rohaerls
77re 41c sympathy. Soon after the sur
-,n5ar of the Southern armies, thousands
socked into u city, TO give up their
arms. get paroles, and return % the
Families. friends and homes they loved,
For four year these brave and
49, men had been battling with
adverse fortunes-sometimes 0Uoyant
with hope. but more frequently
rso-iDg LEST National blight and death
,,igbt be the result Now the tocsin Of
rssistanee sounds 40 more. The National
arm was TOO strong. Gen. Lee, the NaPo-
rsorinthfs sanguinary confict-yes, Cen
Ice in many things Nap0leon's supe-
-for. in a soIdierly manner surrendered
the men and armies under hiseommand'
r-en rbq bottom fell out, ~ the fOunda-
ton gave way, theLast hopehed, n lar
thar resistance to National authority
7r5uId have been suicidal. Penniless and
.'wostcIotneles less. thousands came into our
4i-v ea roue 10 their homes and friends
too uoJle and proud to beg, too honest to
steal. and too refined and educated to in
frude uponpr1vatefamilie Many ofthese
thunder Scared ones slept in the open
sausre. with nothing but the broad
cauopv Of heaven for a covering. Then,
and under these circumstances, the
Southern Soldiers Home was organized.
The books show that more than ten
+5o,ssud have been fed, clothed and
sent forward 10 their homes. But We
have on hand nov a class Of men, that
have no homes-taey are poormen. Be
fore the war they were day-laborers and
iourrevmen mechanics. These men
entered into this war from thepUrest and
most patriotic motives. Public send-
menr. legislative authority, and the
wealth. of the South said 70 these men,
70. palsy the arm row stretched out to
subiugare Us; 60, En back that
dreadful armada upon the high
seas, AID give Us a separate ma
uonaIlry; go, and should you fail or
frV in the contest, we viii pension you
and YOURS. With these surroundings,
with these solemn promises, the men
whom I now represent entered the army,
fought bravely for four years, and come
out Of the struggle robbed, some Of q leg,
some an arm, some of both eyes-yes,
they are battered" bus not forsaken-
-nanL Heaven, they are lot forsaken.
However dem0-al-zed they may have
hec1meby long absence from friends, and
army ass0ciations-no matter what his
nationality, bis dialect, his religion, we
owe him a duty.
It s. -he object Of the Society to clothe
and make comfortable these MAIN, halt
and blind men. Wehave on hand, atthe
present time, thirty or forty, not one Of
whom has a home or a friend, outside of
This Society, 70 whom be can appeal.
Indeed, the homeless and battered-up
are docking 70 US from every quarter
they come 20 Us without food or COM
Portable raiment, blind, lame and desti-
tue, and not knowing where 70 lay
their heads2 What shall be done with
these men2 II is not reasonable to
suppose that the Government viii
pension men who fought 70 destroy IT,
The state Of Tennessee. in its present
executive relations, viii not pension
those men. One Of two things had 10 be
d0ne-these men must be turned out
without friend OF home, to crawl away
and die in s ditch, or they must be sup
ported by public charity. And hence,
in view Of our obligations 70 these crest
fallen and almost helpless ones, the
Southern Soldiers Home has appointed
Rev. D. J. Allen, W. B. Miller, Jas.
Elder, M. McDavitt, Joseph Lenow, VI.
McFerrin, and DR.. Edmonds, trustees, to
buy ahome for those homeless wanderers.
Ihave opened a book in the city, for
the purpose Of receiving subscriptions to.
this enterprise. Nineteen-twentieths Of.
the bushes men and citizens Of Mem
phis 70 whom I have appealed, have re-
sp0nded. In a very short time YOU shall
have a list Of subscribers TO this great
work Of humanity. The people through
cut the country positively demand Of me
the publication Of the names VI business
and merchants who refuse to aid
fn this work and however disposed I
be 20 shield the party who,
from an in0rdinate and deviiish love Of
money, refuses 70 aid Us in buying a
home for the very man, whose helpless
condition was largely invoked by their
influence, yet I must publish the names
d those who nobly and generously re-
sp0nj 70 this cali Of humzhity. Not a
day passes that ] do not fnd one or more
homeless and ~friendless Confederate sol
der trying TO get to his friends OF his
home. When 7 first entered upon this
work, I thought al that had homes and
friends, had certainly returned, but
% this I was mistaken. In
me week ] clothed and gave trans
,ortati0n % eleven. Last week 7 found
i've this week, owing % family Attic
ion. I have not been on any Of the
horougbfares Of the country, yet six Of
lese poor fellows found their way to my
These Ihave turned over to Mrs.
iammersley, the worthy matron Of the
until I shall beatle to raise funds
% send them forward.
Permicme, Colonel, to congratulateyoU
n your return 10 the editorial chair.
LAY you bel as successful in editing the
APPEAL as you once were with that
old Bulletin. !