The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-05
An Appeal TO the Patriotic and HUI
name Citizens of the Nation.

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only in the echoes Of history; but from
amid the deepsucceeding calm is heard
the sigh Of the soldiers and sailors
widows, and the faint, desolate cry OF
their orphan children.
Where the task of the warrior ends,
there the labor of tenderness and char
ity begins
Neither this Government nor people ]
can afford to forget their defenders, |
even if they would. Far too Just and |
indisputable are the claims of them |
and theirs to admit of either forgetful-
ness, delay, or neglect.
The soldiers and sailors orphans
have become, and henceforth must re-
main, the wards of this nation and peO-
pie, who, in the preservation Of honor
untarnished, and the sacredness ofim-
piled faith, are bound to insure to them
until majority, a home, and physical |
comforts, at least not inferior to that |
which they might reasonably have |
hoped to reap from the industry and |
affection of their dead fathers. In |
many of the States this duty is being |
faithfully and generously performed F;
in others, only partially and in still
others, not only not at all, but no rea-
sonable hope is entertained that it will
be- Upon these considerations, an as
ISOLATION of ladies has been formed in
this city, devoted TO the charitable and
humane object of founding in the Dis
trict of Columbia, an institution to be
known as the National Soldiers and
Sailors Orphan Home" whose charity
should not only embrace the soldiers
and sailors orphans within the Dis
trict, but whose doors shall be thrown
open 10 the uncared for orphans of our
heroes from whene9soever they may
come. This institution shall be under
the special care and patronage of Con
gress and the lady directors are en-
couraged to look for an appropriation
by that body at an early day.
In the meantime, and anxious TO
make Immediate provision for those
who are seeking shelter and comfort
beneath their roof, they contemplate
holding a fair, in this city, in the month
Of May next, and the purpose of this
appeal is to solicit the cooperation Of
| the charitable and humane, and the sol
diers' and sailors friends throughout
the land, toward this end.
1t is intended that each State and
Territory contributing shall be repre-
scented in the fair by its contributions,
which shall be taken in charge by the
lady directors who represent the re-
| spectiVe States and Territories in the
association; and should an insufficient
quantity be forwarded from any State
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they shall, nevertheless, be promptly
acknowledged, alike by letter, in the
public journals, and annual report Of
the institution.
All contributions should be addressed
10 "The National Soldiers and Sailors Or
phan Home" Washington, d. together
with the State or Territory from whence
they are contributed. The ladies eE-
gagged in this charitable enterprise nave
lsbored thus far in the full confidence
that they would be amply sustained in
their patriotic, charitable, and holy
work, by all who feel that they have an
abiding interest for themselves, their
children, and children's children in
this, the freest most equitable, pros
porous, and powerful Government of
its form whereof history bears record.
They therefore confidently invite your
contributions, whether in articles TO
furnish a table to represent your State
or, Territory, clothing for the comfort
and health of the children, or money
for the general support, and mainte-
nance of the Institution under their
charge; assured that you will feel no
less interested than they, in building
ND an institution the very corner stone
whereof the solemn guarantee of the
United States of America, that the or
phan of no man who gave his life as q
sacrifice for her redemption shall be
compelled to solicit aims from the stranger
and dEez in her streets
With respect of the Board,
Mrs Lieut. Gen u S Grant, Prst
Mai Gen w T sherman, lst V. Prst
Brig Gen Rob Williams ID
Henry d Cooke, Treasurer.
II c Fahnestock, Asst q"
CCarlisle, Secretary.
Charlotte Taylor, Asst Secretary
Secretary Harlan, Director
Secretary Welles,
Atty Gen Speed,
Senator D I Patterson,
Dist Atty E c Darlington,
William B Todd,
John Smith,
/ Capt c V Morris, U s n,
: David Hail.
I" Robert Farnham,
, " C Lewis,
!, Miss Sarah Wood,
4 L Howard
With an advisory Committee of equal
= number in Che District, and directors
and members of the Advisory Com
n mittee TO the number of seven, each
from the different States aud Terrific
ries-such Advisory Committees being
J. headed by Lieut. Gen Grant, Major
c Generals sherman and Howard.