The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-02
A CONTRAST.

A CONTRAST.
: The merchants and railroad men Of s
Louis have striven for many years to get
share of Texas trade, and much of the bus
ness formerly carried on between New o.
leans and the cities Of Texas has been diver
ed from us. Galveston has become cor
tribu.or to the trade of st. Louis and sur
porter Of the connecting railway, but the re
suit shows how little commercial intercours
has to do in producing fraternal feeling.
telegram was sent by the Mayor OF Galveston
to the Mayor of st. Louis, calling for assist
ance. This was referred to the Merchants
Exchange, because the city was "powerless
to act in corporate capacity SO far as an.
donation of funds is concerned. The st
Louis Dispatch, of the 231, informs US that
the matter was discussed by the Board Of
Directors, who came to the conclusion thai
sit was not case that came properly within
the cognizance of the board, as such, " and il
was therefore referred back to the Mayor.
Says the Dispatch:
1t is very probable, however, that the citi
zens will not be called on to respond to the
| appeal Not that the unfortune condition OF
the people does not meet with genuine SYM
patty on the part of the citizens of st. Louis,
but the prevailing opinion with persons who
have given the subject any thought seems to
be that Texas is in better condition to care for
the distress of her people than St. Louis. The
crops in Texas are abundant, and there is no
doubt but that the citizens of the State will
afford the sufferers all the assistance that will
be required. However, if Texas is not able to
do this, then St Louis will come to the res
cue.
Whether the victims of the cyclone starve
meantime or not, appears to interest the press
and rich people of ST. Louis very little. The
prompt and unsolicited donations from mag
unanimous Boston were in marked contrast
with the cold and selfish action of st.
Louis. Before the storm waves of the
Gulf had subsidized and before the survivors
had time to count their wounded and dead
or to estimate the extent of their losses, aid
from generous Boston in money in an availa-
BILE form was actually in the hands of the re-
lief committee of Galveston. The good peo-
pie of Boston and their whole-souled almoner,
Mayor Samuel @. Cobb, did not stop to split
hairs about corporate authority nor to con-
slider whether relief should come from abroad
or only from Texas. Their intelligence told
them what were the consequences to the poor
of the terrible visitation. That was all they
wanted to know. There was evidence Of
stupendous calamity aud of great loss and
they knew that means Of relief
were wanting; they thought the want
was one which Galveston could not
supply, and SO, in a
truly philanthropic spirit, the good men Of
Boston rendered help as soon as electro-mag
netism could make known their offer. The
Chicago Priest and the ST. Louis Lsvite passed
by on the other side, but the Boston Samari-
tan saw the sufferer, was moved with compass
sion, and ministered to his necessities.
All that Boston has given for the relief of
suffering outside of her city limits in the past
twenty years may not amount to more than
;wo millions of dollars, but her benefactlons
nave been 80 prompt and SO well timed that |
he inhabitants of the entire continent have
earned to look upon Boston with respect,
.dmiration and love. We are proud OF our
southern Metropolis and of the culture,
Rivalry and honor of her people The Gill
sn of New York is proud Of that great and
powerful center of commerce. The Califor-
ian can boast of the Queen of the Pacific.
The native of Philadelphia may boast of his
edigree and of the respectability of his pro-
enitors. But in foreign country the aver
ge American will still point to Boston as the
ype and symbol of Republican civiliz alton,
nd his love for the human race will always
Q deepened by remembering that where
rental culture and intellectual light shine
lore brightly than any where else on the
reen earth, there also beams forth the light
philanthropy with a broader ray than
ON any other great city.
In this connection, we may quote appro-
riately some few words uttered by the New
ork Herald intended to influence the Mayor
New York to act promptly in behalf of the !
lfering Texans The paragraph is as fol- I
VS.: =
Teras.-The movement to raise subscrip- /,
ons for the relief of the suffering Texans ;
'ntinues under the best auspices. We trust
lat it will be attended with gratifying re- !
Its. We regret that Mayor Wickham did :
ot see his way toward taking prominent !,
art in this work. His announcement that he ;
'uld do nothing officially is not satisfactory.
there is time when the Mayor of New u
ork should act officially, it is in response !
the call of humanity. Mayor Hall did =
1t hesitate to do so WIN Chicago was =
,rning and the cry came from the West
r instant succor. Oar Mayor could do n
aceful thing on behalf of the city of New E
,rk by taking the lead in this Texan move 4
emit, by initiating the example Of his brother,
Q Mayor Of Boston, who promptly sent !
spatch to Texas announcing that the people +
ID subscribed large sum of money for the
lief of the sufferers. He gave direction and q
herence to the benevolent impulses of Bos- =
n. This is much more important function h
an receiving rifle teams and reviewing pro- u
ssions on st. Patrick's Day. a
We can only remark that there are great n
my noble, generous men among the mil ~
N inhabitants of New York city, and that n
their magnanimity on great occasions shows v