Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-21
The Homeless and Destitute.

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hand upon the southern people, and
upon none more 30 than the unfor.
tnnate soldiers. who, Mt the close d
tho war, found Themselves, many Of
them. far away from their homes. in
u destitute condition and In places
and among n people whose circum.
stances could i'll afford relief
| A movement has been set on foot
in our city. the prai#eworthy object
Of which Ii to raise means to send on
to the destitute Louisiana soldiers in
| Virginia and elsewhere who are anx-
ious TO return 10 their homes.
Il is proposed In furtherance of
this object to give series of Con
certs, and the proposition has been
met with commendable alaerity by n
number Of professors and amateurs in
music, both Indies and gentlemen,
who are now, we understand, in n
train of preparation to meet the i'm
portant Design We sincerely hope
their efforts may prove successful.
II il a grateful task they have un-
dertaken. and merits the universal
concurrence and support of our fol.
low citizens.
Measures of relief for the needy
soldiers have been crowned with sue
cess il other sections Of the country,
and If followed up. the mites con
tributed will likely be sufficient in
the aggregate TO enable each and
every one of tho poor fellows to speed
their way back home with blessings
on their own heads aud on tho
givers.
Row. G. X. MARSHALL, who is
noted for the care aud attention he
has given for years past TO the wants
Of the sick and needy soldiers, has
recently been to New York to solicit
aid in their behalf. In communi.
cation to the Times, he thus mnde
known his benevolent mission;
Having devoted tho lapt four yenra to tho
execution Of measures for the relief Of tho
aiok. wounded and manned soldiers Of tho
Confederate artnies, have not been nble
TO quit the field Of my former tolls while
there ia yet 30 much work TO do. There
Rtil remain, from every Southern State,
hundreds, nay thousands, Of suffering and
ext emeIy needy men, in every imaginable
condition Of afflGtion and restitution.
They are IN almost every city and town in
Virginia, aud are TO he found along the
lines Of travel in hospitals, wayside houses.
and places Of momentary rest and refuge.
IN many other States ntill far from home;
and though they receive every attention
and every mark Of respect that charitable
piety can ipnpire, yet tho people have Lost
30 much, aud are 40 utterly deHtituts them.
selves, that they cannot dispense the means
necessary TO oloths, com fort and assist
those remnants of tho former arniea Of
Lee and johnston, and ssnd them onward
to the homes for which tbey piph.
Since the surrender, tho ladies' Of Rich
mond and other Southern cities have eR-
erted themselves INCREASINGLY 10 furnish
the necessary relief. But they cannot do
all-they must not DO allowed to enjoy the
blessing Of doing good In snGh field,
alone. The good people Of Richmond
have supplied the necessities Of many hun
dredR of these men, and quito exhausted
tho resources Of their deeply afflicted vicin-
age. and now appeal to their triondp 10
assHt HON in this humane and pous task
IL must be done. The Government kindly
gives TO tho men Transportation on rail.
roads; but whom there ia no railroad there
IN no transportation: hence, hundreds arc
loft Mt railway stations, still many weary
miles from home. Here money IL indis.
penHable, ma they find tho people arc desti.
tpte OF money az themselves, at such
PlaceH. Blankets clothing, medicines,
crutohes and litterH for those unable to
walk; all these and many other things, arc
TO day Indispensable
Those things need only to be known and
they will at once find generous ffioaan
ready to stop forward aud furnish the
means. II il proposed 10 make Richmond
the centre Of operations for these measures
Of relief, and money expressed TO the Ma.
tional Bank Of Virginia, to tho care of ]
b. Morton cashier, will DO banded over TO
tho association and be faithfully appro-
priated.
How will Dr. MARSHALL succeed
in his mission, iSexplained by the
Vicksburg Heyold of tho 18th inst,
in the gratifying remarks which
follow:
RHv, G. X. MAnsHALt.-Our distin
Rui. hed follow citIzon DR. G. X. Mhrahall
returned home on Tuesday. from the North
and East where no has been for several
weeks. While tho doctor WIS in Virginia
he visited the Confederate hospitals. and
found many Of our poor boys sull there.
almost destitute. They were well fed and
cared for while in the hospitals, but whom