Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-29
watchfally, and with unialtering pur-
/ nose. pursue the great idea.

InEr4 no reason 10 NOPE Lll1L IN
N number which must be provided for WI
sr be much less than ii was last year amoul
the white population, and the ratio vii
= probably be greater among the blacks
J because Of their peculiar situation at thi
time.
Our condition Ia this behalf has beer
d made known to the Government of tn,
2 uited States. The President and every
b member of his Cabinet manifest tht
e liveIiesU interest and express a ready vii
s linEness 10 aid Us in every possible way
] With the approval Of the President
b I the Secretary of War has issued order,
} that viii result in placing food within
} reach of every destitute person in Ala
hama az aR early day. This viii be ac-
complished through the agency Of the
: Bureau Of Refugees, Freedmen and
Abandoned Lands. This Bureau is now
organized and capable of extending its
operations to every part of the state.
Under the able management of MAJ
Gen. Swayue, who Is the Assistant Com
missioner for this State, we have already
experienced great advantages, and IL Is
proper we should reHder him all the
assistance In our power, now that his
iabors are tO be greatly increased for the
benefit of our people.
To that end. / recommend the appoint
ment ofa Commissioner, with full power
to act IN concert with him, on the part
Of the state, in accomplishing the great
end in view.
Prompt and efficient action VIII be
I necessary ID prevent great suffering in
many parts of the state. Already the
cry for help is Coming up from many
T who say, and with truth, they must pei
7 ish unless it j. extended 10 them. Thou
sands Of those applicants are widows and
orphans, made So, i'm most instances, by
the fortunes of war. The soldier who
survived, on his return 10 his family, ar
rived too late % plant a crop. He could
0nly aid in culuVaJing that which his
wife and children had planted. But the
want Of rain has disappointed his hopes,
and be who mas faced death in a thou
sand forms on the battle field, without
fllteriBE now t--mhles at the thought
that those be loves best must starye for
want of bread unless they receive help,
and that right quickly.
/ further recommend, as a matter of
precaUtion, that the Governor be aUthor-
lzed 10 issue bonds Of the STATE in pay
ment for food, in case it should be
necessary for the commissioner i'm behalf
of the State 10 purchase. Our bonds
can be made available for that purpose /
when they cannot be sold in the money /
market.
EnUC ALTON.
In the exhausted condition of the Treas 4
ur-, the imp1yeri-hment of our people /
and the incertitgde Of our affairs al the I
institution of the Provisional Govern /
meut, 1 did notthink it proper 10 appoint .
q superintendent of education, or to con-
1inue the State system while We were
without means OF communication. But
10 was not from Indifference TO the sub
iect or TO the great wants Of our people.
The youth of our land have for more than
four years felt and suffered this want.
Their education has been that of arms
and strife; their training, that OF the
camp. their diplomas, muulatiOn and
wounds. Youthful ardO- Led them from
o. comfort TO the field they
return TO toll and penury, to battle with
the world for the means Of subsistence. If, /
In the earliersceuesof of their life, when peace
and plenty ab0uuded I'm the land, and
they had never bound themselves 10 the
heart of the state by suffering and toll for
her, we felt it a solemn duty, 10 provide
for their mental snd social training, that
We might make of their young hearts the
glowing strength and power of the land,
now Jhat they have sealed their devotion
and aJte-tel their love, We would be Un-
true 90 the principles of gratitude TO re-
fuse them the opportunity TO attain that
improvement of mind aud culture of
heart, which viii tit them for those sta
tions of usefulnes which they might and
should h0uOrabiy fiji. Some Of them
have now passed the age for the enjoy
ment Of these opportunities, but many
can avail themselves Of the opportunity.
Orphan8ge points 20 the privaJi0Hs Of
the past recalls the memory of the dead,
aud looks t0 the state for paternal care.
MidlWh0pd remembers the weary years
.u which she ate the bread of bitterness
snd toiled i'm the garments Of mourning,
and demands Of the state that fostering
.are for her Jewels which he who has
fallen would have bestowed. Poverty
looks back over the years of unrequitgd
labor, in which all the energies of the
.amily were required for support, and
presents its claim for those advantages
which it has been so long deprived. To
The youth Of our land we owe the blessing
Of that culture which viii fiJ for future
usefulness and honor 10 the state. +
But further than this, the University ,
and Common School Funds are q sacred
trust, and justice as we'll as sympathy
and gratitude call for their proper dis
JosIl. We cannot, even If We would,
avoid the duty thus imposed. As the
state rises 70 resume its proper position,
.t does so WIKI all the obligations It has
assumed TO execute the trusts contided 20
Is keeping. 1 would respectfully rec
lmmcud TO your wisdom the adoption Of /
such measures as viii preserve and in
crease the efficiency Of the system.
UNIVERSITY
The destruction of the University
and its valuable library calls
for your attention. Our youth must
have education, and upon the State
iev0lyes the duty Of providing for its
own Institution, SO long the abode of
learning, from which have gone forth so
many of its hOu0red sons. Deuomina-
tI0ual institutions Of like character are
lHostrated by the storm which has swept
over us, and the only hope now lies in
the revival Of our State University; nor
can We make any better use of the means
which are left us than iu promoting the
cause of education. ! would respectfully
recommend an appropriation for the
BE- building Of the University, and To aid
I'M the purchase of 4 Library,
THE BATTLE FLAGS or OUR VOLUNTEER
REGIMENTS.
Several Of these had been deposited in
iEe Executive Department, and were
not removed when the Capital was
evacuated. They were not destroyed,
however, hy those who took possession
OF 30, bUt came 20 my hands as the
representative of the State for the time
being and are now carefully preserved
and ready 10 he delivered to the Cover
nor elect under the Constitution.
We should preserve these sacred sou
yeniTs Of the courage and endurance Of
those who went forth To battle under their
folds, and who maufully upheld them
with their life-6lO0d. They were our
sons and brothers. Alas! that So many
of them shall never return To US again
Shall we ever forget theme We cannot
We must be more OF less than men if We
could
The brave and generous people with
whom they fought do not expect it. They
do not wish u to return 10 the Union
enasculated, divested Of all manhood
and natural feeling. They are proud TO
know that the survivors Of the bloody
fields on which they fought, are willing,
a. true KNIGHTS and brave men, 70 accept .
the result of the battle and 70 rally once /
more round the flag Of our fathers. They /
feel ID will not be less secure in the future
because our hands and hearts are united 1
with theirs ia its support.
May the blessings Of Heaven forever 4
rest Ou the efforts Whlch are now hlahlll8 |
TO reuRite our gallant SONS from the NJ. /
Lawrence % the Gulf, from the Atlantic /
t. the Pacific.
Finally, gentlemen, let us take courage 1
aud be Of good cheer. "SoEr0W endWeth I
for a single night, bat JOY cometh with
the morning
The work for long and laborious ses- /
sion is to some extent laid before you. !
May the spirit which animated the Con-
Nention inspire each one of you in the
performance Of your important duties
The future Of Alabama and Of the white
race as vel as the black, under Pr0Vi-
dence' now depends mainly upon you.
The land desires peace. The widowed
wife, surrounded by her fatherless chill
dren, with fearful eyrs and uplifted hands,
silently prays Tor peace. The patriot and
the statesman a. they survey the ruin
and exhaustion which war has wrought.
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