The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-16


Army and DR.. .VintOn-The Amount
Subscribed on the Spot.
a meeting was held last evening Al the
rooms ot The Long Island Historical society.
corner OF Court auG JOraIeinou ,Jrests.
BROOKLYN, tp take INTO confederation the
most rdecuye mvzus OF extending pecunia-
~ anu her aid 20 our suffering .rliow-citi-
arns OF the late rroell!ous S.ates Of the
South.
Mr.. A. A. Low took The chair aud ad
dressed the meeting, taying that three
weeks ago general committee hsd been
! appointed al she academy OF Music, ana
lhe subcommittee we're nov met ior III.
| purpose OF taking the object Of the genera.
! COMMITTEES into consideration
Mr.. Low read O letter irom a propinspt
7 Sautuerner, wherein, the latter smoke franj,
Z " OF the erFora which had lee hiin " "a A.
southern brethren into rebellion, dwelling
/ upon the present submissiveHess and suffer
Inss Of the South, and expressing = hopeful
I benet that aid may be expected from the
prosperous and generous North. The writer
thought the sutierings which the Southern
/ people have already endured was sufficient
! reJrlbution, and thought that the North
could say To the South; We are content
with QUE triumph, and We extend the hand
OF succor 10 the iaIleu.'
rHE REv. HE. rRorHrNeaAN's RENAzEs.
The Rev Mr.. rockingham, Of New York,
was then introduced by the Chairman. Mr..
! Frothingham said thar the work before Us
was the work OF regeneration. We have
cat down our foe; We must nov place him
[ upon his feet once more. This Is a great
/ charity, but the appeal should mol be made
on charity slone, but on justice els The
| speaker represented the y ational Freedmen's
| society society which limited its la1ors
| Tor the benefit OF the blacks alone. IL
l had been in existence for about three years,
and similar society was formed in Bosom
about the same IIms- After supplying the
first call Tor food snd clothing, the next
care OF the Society was 10 provide IOr the
uenta needs OF their prOteges by sending
down to them school books and school teach
ers The Society has had a good Uany ups
and downs, through 4 huetuzting treasury,
and ieslousies Cr rIvalries with societies Of
kindred character; but latterly combIna-
tiOn had been formed OF all the Freedmen ;
Aid Societies, by which many ot the diff
culties had been overcome. The Society
which the speaker represented directly, was
altogether uusectariau; all OF the members
aud officers working harmOniously to-
gether 10, the attainment Of the OBJ
Iects dear % the hearts Of all 10
choosing missionaries and teachers, the
first and almost only question asked the
applicant was. Are SOu a true Aboli-
tionist2 Do you like the black man as we'll
as YOU do the white man ?" etc. At the
present time the Society has some 50 or 6O
auxiliary associations it has agents every
where, il Is connected with the Freedmen's /
Bureau, and can reach the Black man aImO Z
everywhere IA Ihe south. The Society had
hoped that they could now devote their
treasury and efforts 10 the intellectual cu!-
ture Ot these people but now they are the
recipients OF tremendous demands, not ior
more books and teschers, but for food 70 SUP
port dear life.
shermau's men upset sill the schools
which the Society had established near
Charlrst1u-msk uE perfect ravage Of
everything that had been done for them
and this Was the case ia other portions OF
tue south. These poor people have always
been pOor--always been victims aud now
their condition IS most pel.ous. Destitu-
tiOu starcs them IN the face. In the opinion
Of the speaker, the present condition OF the
black man Of the South is worse than il ever
was before. Their white ueighbors have
little sympathy IOr them even the Govern
meut is Us Vet scarcely their friend and
now they appeal 10 US their Ouly friends
AS, in fact an act OF Justice. They are
the laboriug class OF the South, aud Tor wears
they must continue SO. Il this class Is lost
OF dep0pu 'sted, what is TO become Of us.
The black man Is the trained laborer OF the
South. We need every strong able black
mao at the present time IN the South, aud
years hence We shall need them still more.
EENAzEs or yE. TODD, oF EAST TENNEssEE.
The next speaker introduced wa. Mr..
Todd, OF East Tennessee, who said thst
public speaking had no. been his theatre OF
actiou, Cut that he was willing 10 say lev
words ur had lived during the entire war
az Roger-yIlIe, East Tennessee, which had
almost iuces-auty been disputed ground
the Federal troups occupying Knoxville,
and the Conlederates mshlng their he'd
Quarters At Bristol. 70 illustrate The Hue
tuatiug fortunes Jt war, which his own little
town mad experienced, the speaker men
toned the iart that it had been captured
and recaptured sIx times ID the space OF
one wesz When peace ut last came the
people found themselves destitute of almost
| everything, their sheep, hogs, horses, mules,
| and other live stock having ell been tskeu
from them by one or anO.her Of the con
| tending forces. Win few broken down
cavalry horses which the farmers had man
sged 10 procure, d tolersb.e crop had been
raised since the surrender " the COniedeT-
ates. But they would have no meat they
were dest titute OF WOoi Tor the tdDTlcAliOn OF
clothing, aud, in fact, il was difficult for
| Northern people TO imagine the almost
utter destitutI0n by which these people are
/ Al present surrounded. Tnsy haven shoes,
| nor proper food, and the winter IS already
among the mountains where they live.
Where the speaker came from, the freed
men we're not 50 much IN want as the whites,
the former having been used to more hard
/ ships, and also possessing their moral and
priceless boon Of liberty. The Southern
neoule need other food than that for Tor the
/ bodv which perishes they need intellectual
| food and the speaker was anXl0us that
/ such acJurss would be pursued by the North
which would re tore iraternRl feeling all
over the the Union, North aud south. II
! there ever was good avenue 10 christian
/ bsueyOlence. it is open 90 the North a. the
| present time.
| -y..zEs or COL. ALLsT0S tFoRuEKLY IS tbs
/ EEsEL AEAYl.
! Col. Allston, the next speaker, said that
/ he would not attempt 10 make an appeal -
| an audience like the one before him He
| dwelt ~ or the desolation which had been
/ ..,,z,A hy borh armies IN the south esuari-