The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-15
The American Union Commission OF
Fennsylvania apdfNew Jersey.
PHIIADKIPHIA November 10,

INV Union Commission OF
FshhsylVanta apdfNew Jersey
PHILADEIPHA November 10.
10 ne Editor Of The EUenin0 Tele0rGphi-
was glad when read In your paper yesterday
An article with this cap tion :-"Suferiug at the
SSath-The Necessity for Adopting Measures of
kolef" As the Secretary Of the American Union
1ommissiOn Of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, had
me day before received, read, and pondered over
AAree letters from our teachers at Macon Atlanta,
and Athens, Ga, in which the poverty, destituhon,
and suffering of the women and children especially
were depicted. And asked myself, What more can
j do for these wretched people than have already
dene 70 awaken sympathy in their behalff
The Commission, two months since, advised me to
place an appeal In one or two of leading daily
ali. did SO, and It has been published every other
day until the present time; and yet am sorry to
confess not one single article OF clothing has been
received am well aware that our people could not
be to feel that deep sympathy tor the SOUTH
pnder existin circumstances which they would have
can never excuse ourselves IT, with barns filed
and our Golfers overho wing, we allow our country
One teacher writes us, "You asked me to make
myself fully acquainted with the condition OF the
done 80; and this manifestation Of interest in their
suffering condition has brought many q sUpplant to
our doors. But you have sent nothing for their
relief" Our reply was Immediately returned-"Our
appeal to the public has met with no response.
What, has been required to keep the teachers at
far generously contributed; but this year we have
received nothing in the way OF food or clothing.
Another teacher writes, Our children are very
Ihinly clad, and one hundred and fifty have no
shoes upon their ieet and it is almost impossible 10
obtain meal enough to support life. Their homes
are IN miserable tents or shanIies The very poorest
OF the inhabitants of Atlanta are under our care"
Having mailed the letter referred to above, we
were about TO send similar reply to the second,
when our attention was directed to the article in
your valuable paper, and we then said, No, there is
sympathy left yet in some hearts, and we will make
another appeal IN behalf of those whom God in His
providence has called us to care for"
Citizens OF Pennsylvania and New jersey will
you help usf Your Commission has done and Is
DONG noble work in the way of education. Hun.
dIeds of the youth gathered into our schools are
the children OF fathers who supported the old flag Of
our country in the bloody strife, and who now lie
by the side OF your own knsmen in soldiers graves
and their widows and orphan children now stretch
out their hands to you for bread. Must we say to
them, "YoU plead in vainT' Or will YOU with that
hbelality for which you have always been distin-
Euished, say to Us, y2nr representatives Feed the
and save the lost4"
=. Constitutions in money or stores viii be most
thankfully received by Samuel V. Merrick Presi-
aent william Struthers, Treasurer No 1922 Mar.
het street Joseph Parker, Secretary, Tract House,
NO. ElO ChesnUt street,