The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-26

O Oenen MY IL that no great change could take
@ Arsirs OF without tho scattering o.
ma aosi ~ Though he mourned the marvel that -
,e'eu great want slavery had bred was tae want
y, Of work. and Of the results OF this suffer-
n me South. There we're many blossoms 20 on1r5sLF
~ seds 70 one stalk, and this OF the naryesa
2, Evidence Should not children, when they have
she trouble TO be born, go on and live? laugh.
~ ret half the human race died In infancy The
iolNely Inscription ON the tombstone. or cbud ia
ne e~S'iy sun contained great sssaa:....asai
i w sSS We to b sonsfc U.s.
.s.S~xI.s what you were begun for''-
l4aka" !, He hoped the time would soon come, ana
" IS inevitable when South Carolina would snake
aands with Massachusetts,, not for political enect ous
would when New York and Alabama would kT losy
no difference between each other lApplause)
REMARKS OF HORACE GREELEY
HoRAcH GREELEY next addressed the meeting. uyine
that he did deem advisable to bring in subject
Of politics In question which was simply or Of human
and bitterness blended In with what ought to be
kindness There was quarter OF million Of widows
in the South who not accustorAed 70 carr yeI-
hood and there was . quarter cf . million more Of
manned soldiers who could not FORK and who had FAM
s Ss ~ These u
given them Our sold&n bad pensions which mitigatea
Che sunsrinu Of thsb families; had great charitable
the SOUTH and they had nothing 70 represent our PEN
SONS Than The war passed over the homes q the
sSoA made sat . Slssrsncs whether ssa ~ tran
shoss sheussnd miles away. All the novs.
ments Of armies and their requirement. camp
ssriai < country In this case there was unssual
desoaaiDn IN the South All the factories and feannss
Ss - m: ssp q n:ss
Gotten too was burned, and when NOS burned, was
s go s. some way or other Besides:
tha. nearly every foot Of the Country xs.
troddsn by hostile armies except Texas The possibility
ster the war over and millions Of dollars lost
last year because the ss:d1hey planted old 70
Of the desuon OF the South would have been avoided
Besides all this the animals and other material
plough s d q Inc the
the recent drought The people thsre were an
alike suffering. except IN perhaps Texas There was
and spirit Of selfinterss $40 Soo 600 spread
&c. would add 800 900 900 to the wealth Of The coun
try next year. Besides, there could be real hearty
prosperity IN the North while there was prostrason I.
be small enough at the best in 1857 for all that could DO
done was TO help them TO make just half crop this
dusry In the South, which was much more important
than any political reconstruction. tAppiausel They
needed now the implements Of labor. The manifesto
ton Of help to the South would revive our
own prosperity to twenty times the value Of
what At Is given The wheat crop would soon cone
and the energies Of the North ought be devoted TO hsr
help He thought New York city ought 70 give
encouraged that the suerngs Of the past TO be
moved and he begged them to speak TO their friends
and neghbors and make good beginning in this work.
An Executive Committee, composed Of Msssrs VIM 4
Dodge Samuel D. Babcock, Howard Potter, Andrew
Mills and many Others, was then appointed.
On motion OF Mr. CoLEMAs James n. Brown was ap-
pointed temporary receive contributions for
the relief or the Southern people. Mr. Coleman hoped
there would bc some citizens who would give 20,O0a
slooeo and many give 81 600 $780, because every
given he hoped blankets, clothing, fuel &C., might 30
given in abundance. - much suffering would result bs.
Congress than the other Congress to give the desired
aid. (Appause) IL lays with the people and they aro
going TO answer the call for help He believed the funds
collected would be distributed way worthy Of the
gentleman IN the sudiencs susgssAsd that 70 carry
out Mr. Beechors idea OF revenge It would BE- well for
General Anderson to express his sympathy In the send
him In tho beginning Of the war Applause)
General ANDERSON said no speech could be expected
from him but his heart was with this cause, and he
South and he believed nothing would tend much -
rsunite the country and advance its prosperity ZAP
On motion Of HORACE GREnEY II was resolved that
The cergynen Of New York be requested present the
subject to their congregations next Sunday or q soon
afterwards as they thought best.
war; remarked that he had many warm friends in the
South, and while differing ffom them many points,
he would never forget Thorn. They were SUFFERING
Yesterday he received letter from old friend cef.
lyman In the South Some weeks before hs had
written and requested overc0at from some Of hia
friends Another friend, In response, bought him IN
'vercoa and with some money, It was sent 70 the clev
lyman 10 the South The letter he had received ysstsr
lay gratefully acknowledged the receipt Of the gift
de hoped the North would rise up and respond TO this
ppeai which came up from the South tApplauss.l
you'd meet TO day At three o'clock ct the Chamber =
commerce rooms