Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-20
THE SOUTHERN RELIEF FAIR AT
RALTTMORE-

BALTIMORE
The fair and noble women of Balti-
more planned, and have successfully
inaugurated a Fair on the most munih-
cent scale for the relief Of the destitute
inhabitants Of the Southern states. The
extreme degree Of restitution in which
the chief part Of the people Of large and
populoUs districts Of the South have been
left, after four years Of q fierce, embit-
tered, desolsting war, are patent to all
and no where better known than in
the remotest villages Of New England,
where we fear, il forms q source Of keen
enjoyment, ifnOt 70 a wide extent else
where il the North. One would suppose
that -now~twelve months after the var
had ended in the complete triumph Of
that section, and the eonsummation Of
all their political views, aspirations and
ideas-that some degree Of magnanimity
would ~supervene. Atleast, such has been
the wont Of proud and superior races as
we see them reflected in the pages Of his
tory. But we regret to be obliged 70
say, that we can discover little
abatement in the harsh feeling
Dorthward. which the war excited-the
Ieastpossible degree Of p~lacation. Hence,
a b~eniheent. charitable enterprise, set on
foot and managed by ladies, to alleviate
a confessedly terrible, widespread con
dition Of want in the conquered section,
seesns 70 be regarded in Northern society
with marked disfavor, if not angry pas
sion. Almost every journal from that
ouarter that comes under our observa-
ton. has its ill-naJured, u~ngenerous re-
marks touching thepurposes Of this great
charity, or depreciatory comments
upon its managers. Indeed, IL would
seem that the communities for whom
these carpiug journalists write, must be-
zrudge people not only the least ma
terial aid, not only thesolace Of sympa-
thy for personal nisfortunes, but are COW
stous Of the very air that is necessary for
our existence.
The wife Of the President Of the United
States, 8 Southern born woman, IL APP
pesrs. sent 70 this fair as al expression Of
her approval Of the benevolent objects
far which 4. had been founded, a basket
and bouquet Of the choice flowers
Of the presidential conservatory, .
with the simple inscription on
a card attached Of Ms. ANDREW
JOHNSON 20 the Ladies Of the Southern
Relief Pair This simple act Of
womanlv sympathy, il the eyesO these
iauudiced, cspuous journalists becomes a
rank oIsas-callDg for apprehension.
But this l5 only one ont Of msuy ndlca-
uous Of the deeply seated unhandsome
feeling szls-iug 10 tho Northern states,
unsoa5oj by time, unsoitened by TIL
unaDh, uncloyed by our heaviest humL-
fatlons. and uusatlsded by any degree Of
sgHerlnE Oh The part % the southern
7ea5.e Time e. said by the Latin
3s 20 devour all things, and Our
rgsr is, that it may swallow
I'D tbese unfriendly seuument-inteuse
ia degree as they certainly are Al pres
ept Therefore, If we attract attention
10 their existence and controlling iu1u-
ence over the public judgment at the
North. ia all matters affecting cur peO-
pie, it Is from 10 purpose Of exciting
IN our oWn section a responsive state OF
evaporation and antipathy. Neither DO
we propose 10 reply with paper
pellets 10 those sa0wered 50 plenteously
the SOUTH from almost the whole
Journalistic ordnance Of the North but
we have been INDUCED, on several recent
toallude TO tie matter, with the
faint hope that We might perchance, by
e-xposure0f the proportions and mischiev-
Gus scope Of the evil, lead some North
err presses Of standing 70 reprobate and s
seek 20 cure il as utterly unworthy Of a {
manly OF strong p~eople-and supremeIy .
u~ngracious IN aa houT Of complete supTe-
Moreover, We have felt 10 our
duty TO advise our own readers Of the
very general extent Of this unfTiendiy
sentiment VITA the view Of counseling t.
on their side abstinence from all courses :
calculated to fan aad keep alive this re- %,
.prehensible state Of feeling among the
7oa-com5otaats OF the North-for As we !
have said repeatedly Of late. it il not :
shared by the men who bore arms
Us. }
OF the Relief Fair itself We may say
it has been a c0nsummate success. /
rnaaeurated on the "a Of April, at The ]
of the Maryland Institute, day and t
ever since, an intense enthusiasm t
characterized it, operations; business q