Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-05-23
KNOXVILLE TENN, WEDNESDAY MAY 20, 1866

9Th Those who have been largely damaged by the war
and yet able pay, may purchase advance up
on invoice cost of from SO to rs per ceut.
5h Rebels unless IN of helpless poyerty and dis
tress must not purchase or otherwise share in the beue
| fits of the Association
9Th Names of persons and articles had together will
amount paid, if any to be entered upon the books
/ reports made accordingly.
These general rules have been observed with reasona
BILE stricncss and the results have been all that couC
have been expected Sales under the circumstances
as essential to the purposes of the institution, gratu
tous distribution. Owing to the peculiar circumstance
surrounding u.s. such the great scarcity of supple:
and often the impossiby of obtaining them elsewhere
even at prices sales became only
seeming but one required by the spirit and purposes Of
the Association Moreover by these sales, the poor
not Wronged but the contrary have been ultimately
! argely benefited Their present wants were suppieo
raturously and by these sales the treasury partial
ly reimbursed she Association enabled bring other
supplies for gra Distribution. The good of the poor
md suffering has the supreme OBJ ect the controlling
motive and purpose, in entire transactions and deb
eratons. And 1t affords no small degree of pleasure
TO assure you that theythe poor-baVe been the alti
beneicares of the entire und ard Of the abors an
| sacrifices of the Association and its officers.
And hope you will think my remarks out of place
when observe, do, that the Association may
be justly proud of the spirit purpose and policy CONTROL
the entire transaction of its business Deeply imbued
With the spr: of the enterprise has gathered from the
pressed and implied design of the original contributions
to the fund.- the discussing and other cers of the Asso
ciationwith few if any exceptonsseemed TO rival each
other in usefulness and in labors accomplish the great
est possible amount of good To the intelligent and be
uevolent gentlemen of the Executive Committee, over
whose deliberations you have had the honor preside
the Association is largely indebted for the happy and
cessfu policy adopted and the great and enlarged uesu
of the funds committed to their management. To
your watchulneSs your wise and timely suggestions
corrective of errors stimulating t. duty and corrective
of modes and means of usefulness the poor and sui
fering especially largely indebted This debt they
have partially redeemed in grateful and expressions
Of tuue hut richie alVaifs
in common with your co-laborers in the great field OF
Christian Charity and kindness.
The Association has accomplished great work. The
Of cruel war; the deprvations Of heartles
awlesS marauding bands the oppression and npoversh
ing policy Of the Rebel Government towards tho loyal
people of East Tcnnessee compelled hundreds of them
men, women and ehdren-to abandon their homes, and
eek refuge food and raiment within the Federal lines
Circumstances rendered Knoxville the City of Refuge"
At this point hungry Pennies, and in stats Of dest
ion truly lanenI able and appalling Hundreds of help
less and children congregated, absolutely driven
from their homes because of their sympathy wi the
Government of their fathers The Assoc GtiOD, with
tended arms received fed clothed and provided fr them
comfortable habationsa home for these unforunateex
lies, where they remained, in comparative comfort and
plenty, until the strong of the Government
them their country and their homes All th the
ISOLATION accomplished and yet under the fortunate pol
icy adopted, reserved considerable fund, originally de
signed for distribution those Counties which remained
within the Rebel lines until the close of the These
funds in the shape of supplies, were promptly forwarded
and distributed under the general rules Of distribution
hostilities ceased
The restitution in the Counties referred TO-, found
to be very great Hundreds of the poor who had bee
robbed of their last morse gathered daily the respec
tive points of distribution with stories warranted by facts
of prvaten and suffering unparalleled in the history
this other countries. Their promptly
far practicable. Of these supplies, owing the
great restitution and scarcity of money, not than
per cent, probably, sod-the balance do
mated to the poor and destitute This money
ed TO tho Treasury and invested in Seed Wheat and dis
tribued among the farmers of upper East Tennessee
In conclusion, may observe that after calm and full
survey of entire history satisfied that fair mind
ed men, at all acquainted with the nature e the work
and the dcu ties attending the administration of the a
fairs of the Association, will find few complaints make
The entire business of the Association has been trans
acted in the spirit of mutual confidence and Kindness
and it is indeed pleasant reminiscence-aud to which
reference will often be had by those cOnccrnedthat the
relation existing between the officers Of the Association
has been characterized by high order of
friendship and Christian kindness.
Respectfully,
E. Z. GILLENWATERS,
General Agent, sc.
Statement Of supplies, icith the cost or all the p,
chascS, as per original inroices, ard ,0hieh pp;'
;hascs included all supplies received at RnorriLLe
and Issued tfro7s Jan. lst to Axg. 1st, 1865.