Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-05-23


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1t was desired and expected that before or at tht
end Of eighteen Jnths from the time that this So
ciety was formed, It's operations should cease anC
as affairs should be wound up. Last June, reso.
stien WAS adopted TO that end by the Executive
Committee But there have been unforeseen difficult
ties in the way of an earlier termination of the So
cSetys labOrs than at the present date. The WORK
Of distribution by the Special Agents in the mos
Eastern counties Of the State could not easily b,
suspended 50 long there were needy people to re
beve and means hand to relieve them; and Their,
has been some delay the part Of those Agents in
furnishing, required full and satisfactory reports
The time for The annual meeting Of the Associa
ton has ut length arrived and it is believed thai
but little remains to be done towards final adjust
Gent Of the accounts and q REIMBURSEMENT of The
daties and responsibilities OF the Society II wa.
the offspring OF great emergency in the social and
Industrial condition of East Tennessee With the
means contributed by the people of Massachusetts
Pennsylvania and other States it has been enabled
% accomplish much in supplying the serious dest
SUTTON Of the neCessaries of life which the late Wal
produced in this section of country There are still
Numerous instances of persons and families who are
In need, especially Of clothing yet the urgent cal
that made early in 1864 for the measures of re-
lief to carry which this Society was then formed
70 niger exists; and it may, therefore, with pro.
pnety. surrender its trust
At The annual meeting on the 9Th Of February
1855, an Executive Committee was chosen for the
year, follows:
Samuel R. Rodgers, R. D. JourOlmon, John Bax-
SsT, VIM. 6. BrOwnOw, VIM Heiskell, O. P. Tenn
pie, Thos q. r. Nelson, a. II. Piper, George NJ
White, snd Thos. W. H0mes. D. A. Deaderick was
elected Treasurer. A few days afterwards, the Com
sattee was organized--the former Chairman and
Secretary were reelected, and Rev. Z. Z. Gillen-
waters was again chosen General Agent
During the month Of December 1854 the march
Of Sen. Hood into Middle Tennessee had interrupt
ed the transportation of the Societys supplies from
, sshvile. Upon the victory of Gen. Thomas at
Shat city and the reOpening of the railroad Chat
hnOoga, large quantity of -four and other articles
gbich had been delayed, was brought forward TO
taS place. and the store house of the General Agent
which had for some time been nearly empty, was in
January, 1855 filed to OVERLOOKING. Such was then
5e condition of the roads from Knoxville to other
counties, that transportation them was to some
eStent, impractieable and the Agents for number
81 counties slow 10 apply for the portions of
goods due the people whom they represented. It
did not seem advisable to hoard the large stock on
hsnd, when IN this city and the adj AGENT country
there were needy and loyal people, some Of whom
we're pennlless and Others were able to pay some
ching. 1t decided, therefore, to make larger
distributions this place for the time by gift and
lale, than would otherwise have been done, adher-
ing however, 10 the rules originally proposed by
shs Committee of the Pennsylvania East Tennessee
Belief Association who visited Rockville early in
&Ss4 Inc course knuS pursued, not only was OF
labhC benefit, bat promoted the thrifty policy which
8As General Agent had before thought advisable
& bis expectation that the spring of 1865 would
witness an undiminished scarcity which, if more
discrimination and less lavish bestowa were not OBJ
served in the work of distribution, would find the
Society with little or means of relieving And
attsr the winter had disappeared, not only was the
necessity for benevolent aid great it had been
IN January but in the beginning of the Summer an
opportunity was given, by the surrender Of Lees
and JOhnstOns armies, 90 send supplies Of food and
clothing TO Washington, Greene and other counties
whose territory had Tor years been ravaged, and
whose people had been reduced to great restitution
The wise husbandry of the resources of the Society,"
which il was the endeavOr Of the General Agent to
practise, enabled il thus TO extend relief to por-
tions of East Tennessee which, for q long time il
had been impossible to reach, and also to give fur
ther assistance 10 those localities which il had al
ready helped. The work of dispensing supplies at
Knoxville by SALE upon increased scale, was not
however, deemed proper for more than short time.
On the 18th Of February it was ordered by the Ex-
ecutve Committee 10 cease And on the 18th of
March, a resolution was adopted by the Committee
nstructing the General Agent TO transfer, as soon
as possible, TO such points in the upper counties of
East Tennessee as might be reached from time TO
lime by the United States army in its expected ad-
vance towards Virginia two-thirds Of all the goods
and supplies then hand or which might after
wards be received. He was also authorized to ap-
point necessary gents for the work of distribution
AZ the several points referred to. The military sit
uation did not permit these directions TO be at once
Obeyed. But AS soon as possible the General Agent
established depository of goods and provisions at
RUsselVlie, IN Jefferson county and at Bulls Gap in
Greene county; and slso after the occupation of the
country beyond by the Federal authorities at Rogers
Vile, Greeneville, Jonesboro, and in Carter and
Sullivan counties. At all these places he appointed
Agents Since the month Of July last the supplies
Of the Association have principally been dispensed
in th- most Eastern counties, where the greatest
need existed, A portion Of them was retained for
donations alone, Knoxville until the lst of Au-
gus:- when the Local Agency there discontinu-
ed altogether. The very large quantity of goods
and provisions which has been disposed of during
The past wear III the counties mentioned, amounting
in value to $50 600 90, has been means of great
relief TO their destitute people, and was received BY
She people with much eagcrness and Joy. As moth
ing from the Society could be had teen sent with
in their borders until last summer it appeared not
only merclful, but Just TO make them liberal be-
stowsl when the way was opened. A number of
Sub Agencies were created in 1864 at Knoxville to
supply the necessities Of the impoverished and IN
happy people who had fed from their homes for 8 /
refuge and sustenance. Early in the last year. the
Committee decided, for reasons Of usefulness and |
economy, to dissolve these agencies and transfer the
duties they had been performing TO the General /
Agent. This was accordingly done. The new ar !
raDgement found equally efficient with the !
previous one If not more SO, and attended with less
expense. The number Of these refugees generally /
diminished, the war drew to 4 close. The build (
ings erected for their accommodation on the South
ern side of the Holston river, opposite Knoxville
by the United States military authorities, proved
sufficient for their accommodation. \ physician, /
employed by the Society, ministered 70 the sick I
among them; and means OF nourishment were fur /
nished to them by the General Agent through 4
Superintendent OF the Refugee Home, who was de- ,
tailed and appointed 10 that office by Brig. General
Tillson. During the spring and summer they re-
turned to their former places of abode, or sought
out new ones elsewhere. The Committee have found |
il necessary however to contribute small sums &C.
caslonaIly up TO this time for the relief OF persons
and families Of this class and also of the resident
population, who have been found il extreme deSti-
tuIlon- II appears that even now there are more !
ShAn lew eases Of this description at various places
n East tennessee and that the widows and children |
OF Federal soldiers constitute no small part Of those
who are in much need.
The eXhHu>tion To which this region of country
has been reduced by III. war which Is now bapplly
ended, Is very great and IL is STAR ely subject of
surprise lhHt the number of the pour and suffering
at this Of the year, much larger than il
was f,rmerly, in time of peace II the well autben
tcst-d claims Of ctzeus who have been loya to tn.
United State Gov ernment in its time OF aivers tv
were promptly paid immense relief would be !
a, Tded 20 the whole population of ESst Tennessee
Aud il is earnestly 10 he hoped that the Just remu-
nerstlon which 1t is lerstood will be made to all |
loyal citizens of the United States who have resd-
ed ~ To, al States viii be denied to those who
have dwelt in Tennessee, and whose adherence to
their allegiance exposed them to greater dangers and
losses.
o In the report Of January, 1865 it was stated that
+" some provisions ana the wooden goods purchased