The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-07


A despatch, published yesterday, dated
New York, Jan. sth, says Col Allen had
been sppointed By the people Of Savannah
agent TO purchase food for sufferers in that
city. Col. Allen laid their claims before
the Chamber Of Commerce, stating that he
was prepsred to boy what he could, and
receive such contributions as the merchants
and people Of New York might see fit to
make. This appeal to the 'desPicable
Yankees" the barbarian enemies Of the
Southern people," on behalf ofthe ehivaIry
OF savannsh, appears a little curious. It
indicates, in the first place, that the cities Of
the South are indiferently supplied with
the means Of sustaining human life, and
are not in the prosperous condition the
rebel press have all the while claimed for
them. In the second place, that the chiv-
airy do not really regard the Yankees an
"aborninable race" as they have pretended;
or if they do, then, that they themselves
are the meanest spirited and most degraded
Of the whole tribe Of beggsrs. In the third
place, that their brethren, in the interior Of
Georgis, are "a clOse-1sted, fint-hearted
people. not 10 have relieved the destitute
in Savannah out Of the abundance which
sherman found in their possession. Inte-
rior Georgia, when Sherman swept through
it, was found to be a land literally allowing
with milk and honey" and yet Savannah,
connected with It by rail roads and rivers,
contains thousands Of destitute, starving
citizens. In these indications we have q
clue % the real condition Of the Southern
people, whose political and domestic affairs
have reached a point Of uncertainty which
induces every one to adopt the selfish mot.
to-Dsave himself who can"
There is one lesson that the de titution
in Savannah inculcates, and it ought 10 be
pondered well everywhere: the impro-
priety OF abandoning country life and over
crowding the cities. Hundreds and thou
sands Of persons, who might easily acquire
subsistence, and support themselves COM
fortably in the country, flock to the cities,
where are unknown and unnoticed
amidst the scenes Of active enterprise and
industry, ard they are soon on the road to
ruin. IN this important crisis of the nation,
we have the greatest exemplifcatiOn Of this
fact. All Of our cities are overlooking, and
never before did vice and immortality so
abound. Swindling, robbihg, thieving,
drunkenness, prodigacy, prostitution, every
description Of crime that swells the cata-
logue Of human degeneracy, prevail to
most alarming extent; and every fresh i'm
portstion from the country prepares more
fuel for the destructive flames. To all, there
fore, who remain in the country, and are
sometimes tempted by the glare and glitter
Of city life, we would say, stay where you
are. By all means avoid the city. There
is honorable employment on the farm,
good society, pure and wholesome air, and
freedom from the communicating influences
Of vice and the Establishments Of seductive
companions, who WOO confidence but to be-
tray and blight. The fruitful earth gives
forth golden fruits, richer than the aurifer-
Gus products of California. For these golden
fruits the demand is inexhaustble, and
they open the safest and surcst avenues TO
prosperity, repose and happiness.