Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-03
CHICAGO.

! The following letter, from the Chicago
/ Times, will explain itself. The total
amount Of subscriptions obtained in that
great, rich city, by the Committee Of the
Board of Trade for the starving people
of the South, was tlro hundred and
I flpeafv-fuc dollars. The Board with
great unanimity voted to return the pitt
I ful sum to the subscribers. The letters
that follow show with how much success
! the efforts of Mr.. CARTER H. HARRISON
were attended. He 10as so treated as to
be acfuall}, constrained to desist from
soliciting contributions, and has returned
the moneys he received:
To the Editor or the Times:
CHICAGO. March 26.-Ten days since
the subscriber sndeavOred, through the
papers, to inaugurate q regular " Chicago
Aid to the starving people Of the
south. His proposition was promptly
responded to by few generous persons.
Feeling confident OF success, he at
tempted TO canvass among our men Of
means. At first he was met with en-
cOursging kindness; then with so much
cOidness, and. in several instances, with
such sneers, that ne was forced to desist.
And now no one seems disposed to CO.
operate with him.
The subscriptions of himself and 9TH
ers were intended to be the gift Of Chi
cagO. But the aggregate raised is too con-
temptible 10 go in the name Of this great
and prosperous city. He will therefore re-
turn to each subscriber the amounts paid
in. Any sums, however, left in his
hands, as we'll as any that may yet be
contributed, he will forward in the
names of the individual donors. He
takes Measure in acknowledging the
following subscriptions: Messrs. VIM.
F. Co0lbaugh, &. 4. hCWen, y. A. Gage,
:. $. Havs and J. V. Farweil a Co, 500
each Messrs H. NJ. Singer and Hayden
Z KAY, $50 each Messrs. George r.
Hugass, w. d. KerfOOt, VIM. Hans
brough, J. j.. vaughn, J. V. lie MOyne,
J. A. Mackley, haywood, Cartlege q
Honore, DOggett, Bassett z Hills,
WhittemOre. Carter & Brown, Hunt,
Barbour & Hale, Davisr-Sawyer & Co,
J. H Spencer, Phelpst,Dodge & Co,
Charles Beardsley, Br0S & Co, B. F.
Hadduck and ]. r. Diller, SIS each;
Nessrs. Hugh Mahs:, J. Terhune, jr.I
and Frank Smith, $40 eacb.
And now, AIr. Editor, it does seem q
CRYING shame that Chicago, enjoying a
prosDerity that fee cities of the world
have ever EnOwn-gith its marble pal
aces, whose occupants tTeSd Hpon velvet
carpets, with its magnificent churches
lifting their spires to heaven, towards
whose crimson altaTs wOTshippers go IN
equipagss 1t for princes; with its lofty
storebouses, more like palaces than
places Of business, in mgny Of which
tradesis annually done by the Eiliioni
and, above all, with its granaTies burst
ing with corn sufficient to feed CONT
nent-that this Chicago should wrap IL
self in its mantle Of luxury, and calmly
stand by while AHs5TscQ1 women and
actually starving.
Our chamber Of commerce can hoist
It's Haunting nag to the mast Of foreign
ship, but offers no rsbGke TO its member
who votes arsenic 30 ~ American
woman. Our preachers can sized salt
tears over the benighted heather, aud
utter gluwiBg eXhOrtations on the poliu-
cal rights Of the negro, but have not one
word CT comfort to send to a starving
American child, black or white. Our
common council cau spend its ten thOu-
sand dollars to fire squibs for Lh5 aIuuse-
ment of silly voters, but has not single
loaf to give the starving people ofa sister
town,
They are not idle reports which come
to US from the s0GtG. The reply Of Gen.
Howard to the inquiries Cf the writer
show terrible destitUtiOn. And tine sim
pie statement hereto attached from Gen.
Geo. u. Thomas, the hero Of Franklin
aud Lookout mountain, needs no COM
ment. If it does not appeal to our peo-
ple. then should our pulpit OTStOTs close
their embossed bibles, quit their 0ush-
iausd pulpits, and go to the open fields
in search OF Goo for His inspiration
cannot reach them in Chicago.
CARTER Il. HARRISON.