Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-24
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
WILMINGTON. \. c..
FRIDAY. JANUARY rs, 1867.
A Grand Project-chariay "a Large Scale


people by its noble charities, sometime
since conceived plan for the relief of the
widows and orphans of the Southern States,
and it is seldom that charity operates on a
scale of such magnitude as is exhibited IN
this scheme. Fully impressed with its i'm
portance, and the good its success will &C
complish, we cannot give the subject an I'M
due prominence. The Richmond Wing, in
speaking of this grand scheme, says that
this project contemplates the relief not
alone of the widows and orphans OF one
city or State, but of all the States of tie
South, and appeals not only to philanthro-
pic sentiments, but to views of interest and
hopes of gain. Out of 500, 900 certificates,
at the low price of one dollar each, it
guarantees 1904 premiums, consisting OF
valuable houses and lands, and of pianos,
melodeons, gold watches, sewing machines
and cotton gins, none of which will be OF
less value than one hundred dollars. This
project is SO grand, SO comprehensive, and
withal SO honest and noble, as to merit uni
versal attention and support. II not only
proposes to relieve widows and orphans, but
gives to those who subscribe the small
sum of one dollar IL chance-in addition
to numerous other prizes of yalue-for
one premium valued at 1000 one at
$4,000; one at SO, 900, and one at s., 900.
So, for one dollar contributed in charity, a
subscriber may get a fortune. If, however,
a subscriber should be SO scrupulously fas-
tidious as to object to receiving and appro-
priating to his own benefit premium he
may be so fortunate as to draw, he will
doubtless be permitted to transfer it for
the benefit of the widows and orphans.
This benefcent and happily
plan of relief combines all the elements of
success It's leading features and the infu-
entail names connected with it carry along
with them sure guarantees Of complete sue
cess.
Imagine it successful-What noble results
will have been achieved. Without an in
convenient pressure upon any, and yet with
the pleasing consciousness upon the part OF
every subscriber that he has contributed tc
the relief of his kindred, fund will be
created ample enough to afford relief to all
the poor widows and orphans in the South
a burden will be removed from the minds
of all of us, and our impoverished people
will be released from those heavy and per
petually recurring demands upon their char
ity, which they can SO i'll afford to meet.
In discharging sacred debt We owe to
the dead-that Of caring for their remains
and preserving memorials of them-we
must not forget the duty no less sacred
which we owe to the living. And who are
those living to whom we owe this debit
They are the widows and orphans of those
who fell victims to the war Those dead
heroes are not sensible to the honors that
are paid to their memory. Little do they
reck of the efforts everywhere made at the
South to prevent their graves from becom-
ing a prey to dumb forgetfulness. If they
could speak, their first words would come
to us IN swelling volume, from all the bat
tle-fields and from all the cemeteries of the
South" Provide for our widows and or
"phan children"
A plan is now proposed to accomplish
this sacred object, which is SO admirably
conceived, SO comprehensive in its scope,
so light and diffusiye in its burdens, and SO
ample in the resources it contemplates, that
we can hardly conceive of the possibility of
its failure. We think the people in all the
Southern States will rush forward to take it
in hand and make it grand success
There are few grown persons who will notbe
able to save from the earnings of the next
few months the small sum of one dollar to
appropriate to the object. The first of May
next is the time designated for the award OF
premiums, unless indeed the subscription
shall sooner reach the amount contempla-
ted, in which event the awards will be rem
dered at an earlier day. The central office
of this association is in Rich mond, and
subordinate offices will be opened in all the
principal cities and towns of the Southern
States. The fund raised will be placed by
the executive committee in the hands of the
Governors of the Southern States, or Of
such other persons as they may deem pro
per. The distribution among the severa
States will be upon the basis of contribu
ton received from them respectively The
award of premiums will be superintendet
by the Mayor of Richmond.
This plan is one of the grandest projects
of the day, and promises the most desira
BILE results.
Gen. Rosser, one of the most gallant anC
successful cavalry commanders of the Army
of Northern Virginia, is the General Agent
and We suppose will soon make such ar
rangements as will enable our people to dis
play their iberality, and we think that MOI
few will purchase chances, not only il
view of the substantial results that may be
obtained, but in christian sympathy with
those for whose benefit the fund is TO be
raised.-DdiLy Journal, 20h.
Speaker of the Senate.
Judge Manly, the present Speaker of the
Senate, and Senator elect to the Congress
of the United States, gave notice prior tc
the recess of the General Assembly that he