The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-11-14
LOCAL NEWS.
aEw YORK AND THE VICINITY.

MEETING AT rIrs CoorEa Irsrirurr-sryrcuys oy
kh-doVERSon hoHoAr, GovERSoa PARsosA or
ALAhANA REv. J. 2. Tuomsos, DID, REV. HIsnY
WAND BEhonER. GrS. MEADE AND Grs. FIsE-Ths
hmonesn Union Commission is the title Of an As
socsion which has boeA organized In this city "ior
The purpose Of siding and cooperating with the
people OF those portions Of the United States which
nave heen dosolated and impoverished by the war.
In The restoration oftheir civil and social condition
upon She bn' Of Industry, education. freedom and
Christian morality" In the prosecution Of this
purposc " eontempiate,i
The relief Of immsdi.,, Van, .,x ..c..,ux
BY tho d's,tibutou OF food, cothins and m.Sicins
,s-l ne restoration and encouras,ment OF dome.tio
ndg.lry, BY assisting the peope 70 obtain seed aud
9-Ihs announcement Of hesl,hful .mi,r.,lop
t-Assis.ance In the sstablishuient Of scbools and
permament Sstsms Of education.
s TpIS, snSs0Hs%ep, sns ss,1 Of R.'Tos devotion
en OF an intellissnt and independent pfes. and By
The Commission is comprehensive in It. design.
sha nsiional In ts organization. II recognizes no
distinction Of caste or color 1t include, he mate
IlA, Industrial, educational and moral, in It. pufpose
o. reliet IL include, leading men Of all denomina-
mon, 10 ,i' oresniEstion embrace. COmm.,ioss
more, Chiesso Cincinn,tL Nashville, Richmond ana
other point. united In one national board. Ithss The
rortston and other facilities from the War Drp.r.-
mens and 10 heartily Welcomed BY the 10y asts Of ths
To forward the work Of the Commission was tie
object Of the meeting last evening st the Cooper In
itute. The platform. usually decorated In the most
elaborate svls for political mectlnss was entirely
destitute OF ornament With the exception Of fns
Portrait OF the late President Lincoln. which was
hung directly over tho bust Of Washington, and
hanked by the national colors. The large hall was
hllod to is utmost capacity and number Of distin-
sushod individuals were on the platform including
si-Governor Morgan General Meade, and many
other notable individuals General Meade on appear
over by erliosernor. and United Btates senator
ndvln !; Morgan. Who introduced the Rev Dr.
q most Impressive prayer. The Chairman then ssid
In substance;
II not often that are invited 10 the eonsder.
ono IN be esented this evening subject not alto
sether new to most OF those have the ples.uIe TO
been presented Al = public meeting Of T Si,issn.:
new also in tho altered condition of public ssirs
%S%: "TSn event.. sn; Of 81 q; Il. sI
that iii be made 70 ycu SS SS' ,ss aDs,. ,
American Union Commission, and other nsuish-
| what has been done, and what with The reaui,i,s
pocpnisry aid, tho Commission ,erSs yet 70 accom-
,sry Comion Nth sre osssS, ia ssa ps..s s.s,
sssussed the .ound. and oxtenaed timely relief to
GeId Of battle; and |. the / ni.cd sis,e. SSri.tisn
| Commission, In i9ll harmony With the objects for
|
| 70 the spiritual nssis Of our soldien and sailors
saaa1f tue s, 70 .a,So1 % s s; r. O,,,
ment 70 respected and obeycd everywbere through
S SsP,d ua.a cS%%
with the uanscendant GOOD sought 70 be sttained.
gs,,oS.nn y sn ,nsu seo he m arm p, me
eraton aud for the establishment OF schools snd ys
% md darnT .hel .ran.i,Oa peiios. To- vh..sysr n sg
tent the iiberaliiy Of our enlightened and publis
Se Ss o. al oopneo.sd -its isI the aaS.fs.lSs
yin be ln,cribod high on tho roll Of hs.ory. Let
hand. and cheering the hearts Of The men"sns
women toO-engaged In this glorious wOrk, aud thus
be no less efficient in restoring peaceful and amicabs
| relations throughout our common country, than
| short time ago We we're vigorous In Prosecuting Vas
for tts preservation.
The Governor then introduced Governor Parsons
Of Alabama Who was received With great sppl.ussl;
| He meneed by drawing an affecting picture n
the horrors OF civil var, OF which no adequate ides
could be for moment entertained by those Who bad
aud all the devastation occasioned bythem. Ne neIt
| spoke of the destIueton Of Selma every house IN
robbed Of h.s js.eiry, and Tor tims the city vas
| given up TO the sodiery. IT, was hard necessity.
thing which contributed 10 aid rebel lon vas con
sqmod. Gu, Of some sixty brick houses, only
from rom dssd bor.e. v" sbominsbie, and
every description Of ruin me. tho eye An
Which native. must .u6ml. 70 rhsa they laid aside
| reaSon and had recourse to brut. force, Reason
those who lived under th. ,ame ass. lie then gave
several statistics to the number Of white people In
| Alabama whsn General Wilson came. There we're
then 526 hite people there, out Of which $4,000
| women and children were led on meal and salt Ths
| blacks we're fsd by their owners and eleenosynsry
| aid only required Tor white people. Tho slaves
| then tested the question as TO ther Heedoint
and they did not cultivate tho crops OF
| about one-hnh Of the crop Of brsadstuK
| had been made. 1.-THE same ratio therefore existed
among the blacks a. among the whites, Il vas man
ifest ths. fully $4,000 people you'd oe In sbsonts
| over 10 him, there was but sI or seven hundred
dollars in gold In tho reBury, and some millions OF
| walton stared the people in tho face. The speaker
| then IeferIed TO tho freeimsns bureau, and SAID
| that tho usefulness Of that bureau would bo much
| enhanced by tho relief oi white people a. we'll NJ
Thousands starve IN the coming year unless Aid
| we're furnished them. by enabling the people
of the south 10 cultivate their cotton heds the Union
would DO more PeImsaenty restored than by the
ne poor widow and her children would ind .
| response which nothing but that drop of kindness
| could awaken. Anor further earnest appeal IN
behalf OF his State, he thanked the audience and the
| people Ot tho North generally Tor the kind feeling
| which hs found existing hero, and II ever, In the
pToyIdencs oi tod, took up Arms again, ho rustod
IL would not be against each other, bot Asan,t 2
us whipped, bus not until then" Immense sp-
| plnuaeI
The Rev. Dr. Thompson,of the Broadway Taberus-
Gle was hen introduced and made an earnest appeal
on behalfof the Southern people and mentioned the
princp ~ OF the As.oc knowing no distinctions
oi rnsie or color. tAppl They would NOT elAsh With
| the Freedman's Bureau or tommnhon. Ihey had
outgToWn tho term niger" and 'oontrabAnd.s
They should ouiEroW the term 'lIesdnan'" also e
Il boro Iolniniscence VI slavery, and look upon the
riscl =. a ,lnnn" m 40 far he po formed q manly