New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-03


trbuted by the citizens Of Boston it intended that
nothing should be added the letter sent by The Gen
era Committee 10 you, and which was presented upon
our arrival We believe That simple act OF Christian
duties aud obligation is better than series OF battles.
The alusicn that YOU have made 10 NJ. Everett in
yOur resolutions awakens IN us peculiar emotions. lie
was the firm friend Of the South before the war. and he
has been The friend during the last four years. of every
loyal citizen oi the Southern States When Col Taylor
of Tennessee, came to Boston, and represented the
sucrags and dcstitution Of the people OF that section
of county, Mr Everett engaged III an enterprise for
their relief with all his heart aud raised s50O0 which
has been distributed to those people when the meet
inc was called in Faneuil Hall 10 take into consideration
the wants of the people OF Savannah ne left his business
which had engro,sed his mind and though not in his
usual health eft bis home TO engage, with voice and
pen in the enterprise He never made nobler speech
than on thai OCCASION bis intellectual features bright
enng up as his eOquence stirred the warm hearts OF his
hearers But Mr. Mayor. we are here to-day simply to
give expression good will toward our suffering
fellow men and hope you viii receive these few words
as SUCH
their Chairman, w. Woodbridge esq, the following
resolutions which were unanimously adopted:
The spontaneous aud unsolicited hberaty and
benovOlence Of the czehs Of New ORR and Boston IN
raising contribution and purchasing and forwarding
provisions for The of the destitute 0I the city OF
avannah call for ordinary expression Oh the part
Cf its citizens.
Deprived for wears u ell external trade cut OF from
the commercial world by rigid blockade the resources
OF the town were gradually wasted away until we nad
reached the point Of almost positive starvation when
place
The transition state Of society complexities oui s.tua-
ton The military power must OBTAIN, 40 long as any
portion Of the Southern States MAINTAIN an armed
resistance 10 the Union. Civil government cannot be
established the cham of ordinary Intercourse be
opened. While this lasts the people are comparatively
helpless.
Such is the situation Of Savannah, and such. in
viii be the condition Of 'he various pO ions Of
the country they again fail INTO possession OF the ia
tiOnal government
The band Of sympathy ard fellowship so generously
extended to by the citizens OF Hswl Ork and Boston,
afford the most gratifying evidence that large portion
of ON Northern fellow citizens DESTROYS OF reesab
fishing the anicabo relations which formerly existed
wee the various sections of widespread Repub
lie ana ought 10 carry conviction every reudiccG
mind that there * but pursue aud that is
10 aim at speedy termination Of the unfortunate strife
which bas zen devastating the country for nearly four
years Having appealed arms to decide the question:
tie weaker tlry in such contest must abide the is
sue of events ana cannot dictate terms
But the proclau ll0n OF President Lincoln has point
ed out tie oniy way IN which the United States, with
Ler unexhausied al ipexhausble materials Of war.