Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-01
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CamFnltsee rem tiine b time sash iHformAtiaH ~
may as dassnsa isnportaHs
heva ths pleasure u announcing g he tessa q
greater sYstem and Iasinens-iike order iastituted
with the rev rear and new supplies that after sup
plying all destitute oaees Fnadsnt in thIscountg tbs
nunaefuns INDECENT refugees frUsn the Upper counties
ffpn NoEth Carolina, Yisgiaia, aeofgia, &C. We
have 81 andlminishsd fund on hand with which 10
meet the future wants Of ths peopis 81 kass Ten
Desses II this result had been brsaghs Abant n
The ssEiset af the poor and the suffering, shoah
have instead q emotions d pIessars sad gFstaea-
ton, no oshes feelings than thoss d rsnsarss and
scrrow. Bat assure sueh has nos bssn the ease
We hare fed he hungry, clothed The naks relieved
The suffering and Al shs same tsnas, reserved for
them still richer harvest on whieh thsy nay FEAST
AZ an hoar when want and hunger, hus farsk, wonld
plead in vain Tor relief scarcely aaaa state that
taess results and this state Of the treasury are widely
dtsfent from these IN the former history Of The A.
sceiatieB. Instances The eoaAfiea east 81 this and
having SCENTS ct lhis place II Is knUwn 10 you and
the gentlemen &c ta Cotamithss thas the capital Of
these ecuntiss Nas expended iass gear with very
neAsse returns 70 the treasury. We sFe nov feeding
the same peopie~-paasfbiy Increased Ia number
without diminishing, ~ The extent q one dime the
sums das said counties respectively.
The system which has operated 90 fayorahIy Is
10 state Tor the information Of gsntlsaen Of the
COMMITTEES whose attention may not have been
called 10 the sahsca thai sell bacon al 10 cents
per Poand aouf II u cents snd other articles pro-
poTiioaahiy Low, % soldiers wives and poaF widow
women bat saii the same articles - dtixens under
tAa usual restrictions. ~ advance Hpon inyoies
cost Sufficiently b make up lossas By aalea 1t low
prices aad losses By donations 70 those unable % bay
NJ any pries Il i In this way the capital has bern
sustained Thu nnnaheT ef soldiers wives and poor
widow women supplied 1t low prices and grasui-
toGsly 1t thia point viii not fal under seven hun
drsd Supplies are bsihg sent 10 ether counties e
rapidly possible.
To one OF two curious saets Ask the attention Of
the Committee By reason Of the much talk
about heavy sales 70 eitiEsns able to bay elsewhere
It sppeGFs from the books IN the dry goods depart
ment that the average Of bs - citizens IL s314 only
and that The soldiers wives and widow wOHssn, s9e2
II the wealthy have dealt here, surely they hare
been spAring in their expenditures. These bills
clearly Indicate what nearly the facts in the case
that the poor ara os elEsfosrs AID Tat the gO0as
Aass Hof sosss ,aAsye tk~y suers aaf sse5sd These
figures also Indicate general diffusion Of benefits
and that purchasers have bought nothing save
enough b supply setaal want
may, In osndusiuu, intimate 70 the CefHmittee
that my puFposa which was % supply The poor and
relieve the suffering Al thx point withoui exhaust
ing the fuad due the people Of tia cther counties
has besH 80 faF accomplished ~ 70 place oar dis
buFseuens at this plsce upon independent eases tE
some time 20 come. IL carefully gaarded. and can
nsw, II need Be, eonhas our operations - = con-
psrativesy narrow compass without at AL thwarsing
The original designs Respectfully,
+. & GILLKsw1rKxs
Gen. Agt +. 7. Z. 4.