The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-10-29

trywom.n for she French eh"f''"
bazaar.
II seems 10 us almost a work OF super
sroration to invite the hiehuoh-tno
prompt, earnest, heartfelt Aieht'oh-ol
our readers 10 the preparai Gus ihahlhS y!
n number Of noble-hcarted women iof
Grand national fair in aid OF the sufferers
Nv the war in France, TO DC held IN Nc"
York in November next
Who tha. has ears 10 hear or heart ~
feel needs 20 lie reminded that the great
city which six short months ago was The
brilliant capital of all that is gaycst anu
brightest in modern civilization, Is no" q
fortress clad in steel, facing the strongth
of colossal invasion, ana threatened WIN
bedoom ofbabylon and Thebes and Rohiet
From the banks Of the Seine to those o.
the Rhine. fair and fertile land, SO lateiy
the home of plenty and ofpoace, Is trodden
under foot of hostile hordes-scathcd win
fire. black with ruin, rocking with siaugh.
ter. Not thousands only but myriaas oi
men, who, when the summer piooiheu
with juno were fall of lusty life lie s'rcteh.
cd and helpless now on beds OF pam IN
crowded hospitals. All this We know, ana
MI this IL shocks and grieves US all to
know.
Blu, these salient facts, dreadful ne they
are. very family shadow forth the less
Obvious and more awful misery which
this cruel war has wrought, and works stiIl
daily, throughout u circle wider Tar than
tho sweep of is ringing cannonadc. Inc
tales only too well authenticated when
continually reach Us their restitution m
lictcd by the campaign of 1870 upon
dauntle.s women and children, upon tue
sick sni the poor, the helpless and TIE m
nocent, are such as might indeed draw
"blool out Of stone W hen such aslory
came to us twenty years ago, from the
ratninr-strickcn shores OF ireland, the
American heart yearned aud warmed To
tho victims. Out of our abundance We
poured forth our measure. We had our
reward not only in the cleva,ing consious-
ness that we had not denied rs people the
instincts which no one Of Us could without
dshonor asa man have disobcyed, but IN
the gratitude also, deep and iervcnt and
enduring, OF the poor and tho oppressed
throughout the Old World. lnall our ma
tionnl history our s,atecraft never designed
or executed stroke Of policy comparable
for tho influence IL has oxertod IN clevat-
inc our reputation and in extending our
influence, 10 tho simple human impulse of
brotherhood which froighted the james
town with the wealth oithe West and sent
her forth 20 Gil the hunger Of the East.
There is no question OF nationality or
Of neutrality in this matter. They whoarc
ready 70 perish cease TO be lrishmen or
Trenchmen or Germans or Americans.
They ere nsn aud women and children
their etiy~urhip Il OF tny h>.,san hear,
Their clsin upon Us is uttered in every
pulse Of our common nature.
Tn. forms through which the popular
Instinct shall reach Il. sacred object, remain
vet 20 b. fully discussed and dedicated
upon. Tho "cnll' which We publish to day
invites o. this DISCUSSION and this decision
all generous and human woman Of what
ever blood Or creed or allegiance.
Already many &C the leading corpora
lions Of hi. country, disproying the doc
,rinst hau corporation can have no soul,
have volunteered 20 bring forward freely
10 New York the contributions of persons
Interested in the relief OF the suffering In
France. I, Is 20 be hoped and Us we con-
adently believe, 70 bc expected that oar
great merchants viii not lag behind In the
enterprise Grain from thc,camius Wos,,
clothing, supplies Of AL sorts, now bitterly
and impeEativcly ncedcl-a former Amri-
can enyoynt Brus cls ;clcgraphs that near
IL two hundred thousand human beings
are ia the mos, eminent peril oipvr.sAing
by b unger and exposure M tur Ataenhus
hluue--cht DC heek toAlttk'A htA los Wal tl-
"a by those who are familiar with such
operations IN the daily routine of their
buuiness IL Is not pos ibla, we repeat, that
he help of such can beslowlv or obviously
rendered 20 brave people dying hy
thousands Tue opening of the French
Bazaar in New York should be and must bc
the closing OF many Il dismal entry ia the
deplorable account now making up
between tho kindred bu, cxasperN,el pe6-
pie Of Germany and France.
We require all the county 10 be repre-
scented in this Bazaar, and We request all
thelslies in the United States that may
inakedonations, 10 address same 10
Messrs. j. RIFFLARD * SONS,
i2Vesey Street, NY.
All the donations viii be distributed by
States and Cities, with the indications and
Instructions each person may be pleased TO
give.
Listof American ladies Of Now York :
Mr.. Edward Anthony, Mrs ). DE Bor-
miIgham, Mr. Eag-ot, Mr.. :. L. NJ
Barlow, Mrs.. jaime, Brooks, Mrs. q l,ricn.
Mrs. q. Colgate, M. Gather Mrs. &. NJ
Gibbs, Mrs. j. j. Crittandou. Mr.. Suynl.
Mrs, Ogden Don cmu-, Mrs. Or. 4. Flint
Sr. Mrs. Edward Firth Mr.. William
Fraser, Mr.. Gihon, Mrs +, Gilbert. Ms.
u brfFc' BIZ. jaime. H"l, MI. IL. y.
Aurbur,, Mrs. William Hubbard M.
Martin, Mr.. Jones, Mrs. General r. +.
Meaeher. Mrs Mangum Mrs. Moran Mr.,
Char.es Nelson, Mrs. Henry Pratt, Ars
John IL Powers, Mrs Royal Phelps, Mr.
l.. DE 7. Pos, Mr.. T.. Ponyort, Mrs. T.
Pouyert, Jr. mrs. J. y. Person, Jr., mrs
marshall q. R0berts mrs General Charli
Room, mrs. Paran Stevens, mrs. W. Shat.
tuck. mrs Henry swan, mrs. DR.. q. Il
Thomas, mrs l.. Terry, mrs. Ames mrs
Van Wart, rnrs montaguic, Ward, mrs.
martha Waller, lars, f. Otis.