Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-01
TO Correspondents.
Sharp Practice.


Our people will remember that great
Northwestern Sanitary Fair was held in
the city of Chicago during the month OF
June. Appeals were made to all the
cities in the northwest and east too, for
that matter, for contributions, on the
ground that the proceeds of the FAN
would be distributed alike to soldiers o.
every State, wherever their suffsrings
seemed to call for alienation. To make
the Fair great success the Christian
Commission joined hands with the San
itary Association and brought all of its
powerful influence to bear in swe ling
the donations. Churches and Sabbath
Schools, Charitable Societies and Sscu.
lar Schools. wers all appealed to and
most of them responded literally. The
Fair was not as successful as anticipa,
ted, but still the receipts were quita
large.
= A short time previous to the holding
of the Fair, but after most of the dons
tions had been called in, it began to be
whispered through the country that as the
war was over, the Sanitary Commission
would have but little use for additional
contributions; and it was further whis
pered that II would be better 10 apply
the proceeds of the Fair to the purchase
and adornment of 8 Soldiers Home,
than to give it to the Sanitary Commis.
sion, who had no use for them. The Fair
was held The attendance large. The
receipts creditable. The whole thing
then passed out of the public notice, and
by most of the people was forgotten.
We notice, however, by our Chicago
exchanges, that squabble has taken
place among the several com mitteeS
relative to the proper distribution of the
funds. The Republican says it was I'm.
derstood among the several committees
previous to the Fair, that the proceed
would be distributed equally between
the Sanitary Commission and the Sol
diers' Home, after paying $4,000 tC
the Christian Commission for its inAu
enee and efforts in behalf of the enter
prise. To this arrangement. however
the Iowa contributors now object, as the!
don't like the Christian Commission ani
assert that it is entitled to nothing
The Iowa Commission further insists, q,
we understand the case, oncontrollinl
the distribution of the funds allotted Il
the Iowa and Nebraska booths. But in
asmuch as a bargain had been mad
with the Christian Commission, the Dis
tributing Committee don't feel dispose'
to break it, and the $4,000 must b.
paid over. The question now arises
who shall pay the Iowa demand, the Sol
diers Home or the Sanitary Commis
sion. After long and protracted dis
cussiou of this point decision has bsel
arrived at worthy the shrewd Yankee
who have built up the Northwestern Me
tropolis. The decision is that the SAM
tary Commission has died intestate.
That the Soldiers Home is the " sol
surviving heir" Of the original com
binasiou, aud, therefore, in view Of a
the changed circumstances of the times
the Executive Committee shall apprC
pirate to the sole surviving heir '-th
Soldiers Home-that portion of th
fund originally designed for the Sanitar
Commission"
A SOLDIERS Home" our readers, y
doubt, understand to be an extensiv
park, with commodious and handsou
buildings, and magnificent gardens f
the accommodation of large numb,
of officials and few disabled veteran
The park and buildings are expected
prove an additional attraction to Il
city near which they are located. I'll
park will furnish a cheice bresthir
place to the weary inhabitants, whe
they may spend their Sabbath evening
in looking at their neighbors, chattil
and promenading with each other, al
inhaling the fresh air. We think tn
4 are most excellent institutions, bat
are quite certain they ought to be pa
for by those who enjoy them. When
!. appeal was made to the public schos
Of our city for contributions to the SaI
- tary Fair, on the ground that the pl
/ ceeds of that Fair would 60 equally
7, soldiers of every State, as they We
needed, and subscription raised in
g sponse to it, we are bold to decla
that such an application of
~ funds as indicated By the commit
Il will be disposing of money unc
false pretenses Ii is true the amor
of money subscribed in our city "
= small Many of the people were sus
:. :. cious of the managers of the Fair, 3
az not, as the result shows, without reas'
q q Some of them, perhaps, had an ind
:; tinct recollection Of the eslsbrs.