New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-12
AID FOR ssvANNAH-mEETENG AT
TIE PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
Col. Aliens Speech -iirscin'iens passed
Committee Appointed 10 Cooperate
with the ChnpI Der OF Commerce, etc.

Committee Appointed TO Cooperate
With the Chm Der OF Commerce, etc.
There wGs n meeting at the New York Produce
Exchange yesterday afternoon at one o'clock. to take
measures behalf Of zoe suffering people Of Savannah
The meeting was called to order by GEORGE d. CEAoiS.
esd President Of the Produce Exchange. who nomi'
mated Mr. UERRIoK as Secretary. This gentleman was
unanimously elected, ard tie President after stating
a., object OF The meeting TO DO some united action, II
possible. for ,endng relief 10 the sn'rng poor OF
Savanna. INTRODUCED to rs audience Col JULIAN
ArirS Whose rpp'arance was created Win hearty ap'
pause.
rac. Tor -nv one h. pres ptnons A. % undertake
b. compliment the members Of the Exchange tor haNig
assembled for the charitsbe object 10 view no Nuuu
IVA few words m regard TO hnselt ana NJ te thie
Inc errrcss the great pcaguteit gave Lin to see the
noble rcspunse NJ ldc ~ Nov York ard other cries ~
The North o. their suffering brethren IN the SOn'h and
IA al those VINO are odny delivered from tho greatest
d,.Io,sm tho world ever saw. The people Sorto
hsd poured their treasure aud their blood ana one
Of their objects IN doing was 20 protect those people
IN the Rebel States who for . Union. These so-
rc are 10 az IN ~ broad article which is not
10 B.. obtained by them N the elty OF Savannah. The
speaker felt that the ci,2sus ol New fofk would sup
NV tie wants Of their brethren with Wiling
n.,, The Savannah teorle lad not asked Tor
charity hut IL should DO accorded 70 them 'onHd'ly
The question had been rai ed whether these people
whom ID proposed to snccor are unionis hi. was
have an. wcrod but n II was better, had been SAID
tbs, guilty should 90 fee Than ih"t one nno'
cent mai should be punished he NoL Anen) vas sure
hat We would be willing 10 ICED few Rebels rather
thar L., city full Of Jnouis,s starye. In the urlhef
snc. IL tie Proposed charities some qnes.Jns nad ex
.'ed AZ 90 who should hhss ne distribution ofthe pro
visions, ETC., bat the speaker would Not now bring
them into discussion. he thought thai the gentlemen
who had raised these qocstiDns were scnated by the
mos, charitable motives. But he had not thought 10 on
reading IN the papers OF tie discussion by The Commit
forth he letter Of the day before. thopsn
now he understood that everything was all right
in that direction A TO the present sen'inent
Of the people IL Savannah the speaker
oaly wished that somo Of lis audience bad been
with him AZ the meeting In that city. TO witness the
Joyful esserness with which the people had signed the
papers dawn VI, and participated In The meeting
witch not got up by any clique or particular or
ganzaon but Ivy the Mayor ard I'll citizens who were
DESTROYS ~ return 10 the Union. The speaker attend
ed tho meeting IN person and snch eoncpurse Of peo
pe lie hnd never seen before IL made his heart ache
% perceive ia the worn ana emaciated frames and mol
low checks before HIN. the uumistakebic evidences OF
want ard suffering And when He heard the resolu
lions Of The meeting rcsd End listened 10 the rousing
three times three for the Union and President Lincoln
lie was satisfied that the sentiments expressed were
earnest and sincere--it would have made any Union
man feel t6at oil that has been done By our
armies has not been failure. but has among
other things, effected the release 81 our South
ern friends from the dcspO,ism OF tho Rebellion.
There could be doubt OF the Union sentiment exist
lug in Savannah; the evidences we're unmlstAkable
Col Allen here related his meeting with Gen Ander
son upon his return 10 NewYOrk and the incidents Of
visit which he he'd made 10 Mrs Gen. Anderson. who
had expressed her heartfelt gratitnde at the measures
which were In progress for The relief Of the Southern
sufferers. The speaker dweit upon the good which
would result ON The proposed movement nasmnch az
II Oud dsbuse the minds Of the SOutheners as Ia the
character 81 the Yankees and, as an illustration Of
the ignorance which had prevailed on this subject In
the South re related amusing incident of little
Southern girl, who when one 81 Shermans officers
stopped at her rother's house. at loncih mustered
courage 10 peep at him through Key hole and IN
spred with astonishment at his appearance rushed TO
her mother eKolalming: 20 Godi ia man,
IL isn't u Yankee" Tho Colonel was there.
iore snIions that the enlightened Union
feeling which had taken possession Of the people
OF Savannah, should be fosteIed aud strengthened,
as q matter OF policy as well as charity. and
continued much greater length In his argument He
had been sent TO the North TO procure provisions In ex
change fo- rice. and hoped that the former would be
freely furnishei rs gift, and that the poor sufferers
would be permitted 10 keep their rice IL might Ia
deed be said that Goorpia was a rich State whence
the people Of Savannah could obtain supplies but II
should be remembered that but portion Of the State
under Federal sway that the Rebels destroyed
everything they could In the Vicinity OF the city before
leaving, and that Gen. Sherman had made broad
track OF destruction IN his march the State. The
Colonel concnded by saying that be did not wish TO be
considered OF any special account himself he merely
wished bis fellowciz to consider that twenty thou
sand people. our friends and brothers, In Savannah
were without piece 81 bread or pound Of potatoes
Col Allen was heartily cheered dining the course OF
bis remarks, and received vote Of thanks at their
olusion.
Capt. DUYHAM OF the Chamber OF Commerce then
read letter from Savannah in evidence OF the extreme
suerings Of the people Of nst cy, after which the
chair man, Mr.. CRAGIE submitted tho following oorrs-
spondence;
EEwYoRK, Jan. g. 1863.
To M,ps 0EoReK CliaS Pveiidsnf a.d 60 ne Diyee.
tors Of The hSp. York Produce E1eaasge
GRATLshEsi At meeting " the committee recently
pointed by tbs Chamber Of Commerce to send needed relief
tho suhaTsr a, Savannah oeosa the undersigned ap
pointed Sub committee 10 solicit subscription. from the In.
teen phsnth1oPic and influential body which you repre-
sent.
The known ibeysty Of the members Of the Produce Ex
change and their and patriotic donations wherever
they have been called relieve suffering forbid ths under
signed nom taking except to call the attention OF
tho President and Directors the desired Contributors
reque. that they IN commute the to the rpehes
OF that body, In order that they taie such pubic
In their opinion, popet snd b-eonvs the great inter
cats they represent when appeal made TO them behalf
Of cay portion Of h-I oonn,rym-n In distress.
We desire only TO add that ,hs banner OF tho Union ssoin
floats In triumph Savannah, trust 10 be
fuTe1 But while rejoice vi this picious result lot
euta