Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-17

SOUTHERN SOLDIERS HoME.-Mr. &C.
Cummings presented petition to the
County Court yesterday from the lady
managers of the Southern Soldiers
Home, praying for relief The petition
states "that the object Of the society is
what its name indicates-to furnish a
home for the destitute and disabled SOL
der, who has lost his health or limbs in
the late war, and who has been thrown,
by reas on of this loss upon the charities
of tho people for whose cause he sacri-
feed SO much In the State of Tonnes
see the unfortunate Confederate soldier
receives no support or sympathy from
either the Federal or State authorities,
and is thrown for comfort and help upon
individual charity. In other States of
the late Confederacy the Legislatures
have made ample provisions for this un-
fortunate and self sacrificing class
of the community. The sons of
Tennessee were no less gallant upon
the battlefield, or less patient in camp,
than their neighbors, and yet they are
left friendless and without support by
their State Government, and in their
distress can call only upon their friends
and neighbors. This society, since its
organization, has expended about twenty
thousand dollars. 1t has exhausted all
of its means, and now finds it impossible
to continue in their good work unless
they receive substantial aid from the
public. We have solicited private as
sstance until we find it impracticable to
get more means from that source, and
must now rely upon the kindness and
liberality of your honorable Court. We
do not feel that in appealing to the
county of Shelby our request will be dis
regarded. You represent a constituency
whose hearts as we'll as interests were
closely interviewer with the lost cause,
and whose sympa.hies must always have
travelled toward the lonely boy in gray ;
and whether in the exultation of his fire.
quent triumphs or the weary ploddings OF
his lonely march, your people, our peo-
pie, all felt that he was the center of our
love and af'ectisn, and that his bravery
and endurance we're the ofsprings of an
inspired patriotism. The affection of our
people did not then halt to determine the
question of right or wrong We should
not now stop to count the cost OF lib
eral provision for these boys in this day
of their affection and destitutiou. We
have still remaining upon our hands for
support, about twenty of these soldiers
They must he fed and cloth ed. The
winter is upon us, and we are without
means to meet their wants. We appeal
to your honorable body to give us help,
and will gladly receive any reasonable do.
nation thatyou body may make" In pre-
senting the petition Mr.. Cummings made
some appropriate remarks, stating that
the society only asked ten dollars pss
month for each man. Esquire Creighton
thought the sum very small. and moved
that the appropriation be made. Esquire
Blakely favored it Esquire Walker was
willing to give them money oct Of his own
pocket, but not the county money. Es-
quire Mercer suggested that the petition
be Withdrawn until proof is fur
nished that these parties need relief.
The petition was then withdrawn
We hope the County Court will again
take up this matter, and make the small
appropriation asked for Il is a deserv-
ing object, and the applicants are enti-
tied TO more than il asked for.
IT win be TO your advantage to call at
Mack Bro. & Bohm's, 26l Main street
They are selling goods cheap to clOseout