Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-17

TIE Elbow FEVER meeting
Of &C (onteduIdte Soldiers. ito response to The
call Ut Geu. VI. d Cor5o, the Surviving mc:n-
bcrs Of the Virginia Division CT the Army o:
Northern Virginia, residing in Alexandria and
vicinity, met lest night, at Sare2.a II ell. t.
,ievise means Tor the relief Of tho sarVieios
members Of the Confederate aruy ana their
families 10 New Orleans.
The meeting was presided over by Gan. NJ.
y. Cnrsc, WHO. upon taking the CHAR, made
I shore but feeling address exploratory Of the
iirct of the meeting, and descriptive Of the
Acplorab!e condition OF affairs ia the plague
stricken regions of the South, Concluding With
A oucting appeal for all 10 do their b&st 10 the
effort to relieve tho sutferings OF their follow
comrades.
hlr. L,uis Il. Payar, the secretary, read the
appeal of tho OK Confederases OF Richmond ia
behalf OF tho New Orlcans sufferers, which is
80 follows -
10 Our Lutte Consratles IN Arms N Ike Con-
E3}trate Scrcica:
Ino louisiana Division Of the Array OF
N,therp Virginia has appcaoito Us fer all 10
their dire extremity.
They have cared i'1r their poor, they have
nursed their sick, aud they have butcl tls.ir
naa. uulil nov all icSC1iccS arc exhausted,
CAV. their OWE brave hearts aGd tho SyIupathics
az Tho world That courage which Was tested
under Taylor At PORT Republic au;i Malvern
Hill, and under Stafford III stc)!;d Manassas,
iIas rot unailci ;,uioto tho Grath which now
si,;hts down their ranks from the silent chaul.
s7l ii iho air, and which lccimaios ;hu;r files
10 the still watches % tho night. They trorI
be ulSa1n and tho uteGEit,,c with the sane
c"ulalc With which they bcru the iron storm
aud thu lcadcn bail. Their .utaGs .! defending
their lives aud their homes igctu tho invisible
s;v" been exhausted, ana lh"y send 70 rs Tor
bread ST.! for ulcdiciu&-ior ;hn i'eans Of sup
porting life and OF resisting Hc%ii:lay:-
We appeal to every tue Liza. n&G itGart
ever !!&at undcr the sray unii,'i ia
ar:ny or navy. whether IL Virgins O. ai5e sii&ro
.--an,i TO all Eirg niaus, to contflutc !;,:'rs;ug
H. hi: laaaps 10 th;4 naus purpose. \. ihe
w:d5q? lltc, 50 the soldiers pitGannc vii tnd
precious acoc iitancc.
We appeal to the w"nlrn 6! firgGi., ~io
-: inu1 yeas tended and r.EsA.'l these Louis
lar4 HtaerS in wOunds, anu ii.pcss and death,
un. to unite liz sending aidr The living
We ask Confederate lien s.id women Every.
where in Virginia to Oir in co!icclin2 il each
ones Hphcrc such means al are :'1as!hi..
While divine chart? has sDScai ilcr spirit
over this whole land. and those vino 1n"t lii Ia
The field have been foremost sad most gene
Qua IN extending tho sympathy and aid o.
brotherhood 10 cur brethren, surely We Cuiht
not to delay our - alStaucc.
Major George l)uilcy said that he Lad iieasl
the suggestions Of various gcuiiaujrn as 20 the
manner in which the object oi' this meeting
al,::d be best ooDsumnatGd q; s2uie proposed
,nc appointments ui committees 10 canvass Tie
tcspeUiiyc wards to solicit contributions. III he
hought the first step IL DC taken W&3 tor t::1SG
present 70 Give what they could, thus sut;:1k
i;a bal 10 motion, aud then lilo committees
cauid 90 out with better grace 20 ask Tor Con
,fitutlOns from the people at large. lie was
confident that 40 man who had been G member
of Lee noble army, and who had shared IL. l3
auGr,ea ~ iri;' ;.Gi! ~ Victories. "bat'i re-
!u,r to rcspatd to the cells OF his lctcd com,
a,a;rota ia In il dire CXfcmlty.
Mr. Uhu NJ. johnson said that lie thought |
that Tho appeal was most cl2Qucnt 0Dr. lie
WAS prat!iit; to read iiC call in tho paper, and
Determined TO be present at the meeting even
IT considerable !nuourauicGca 10 himself. lie
would do a Ill his power to alleviate thu su;
icIiulS ii tic widows sad orphans nt his dead
comrades ia arms.
Col. Morton Mary hGpyd that Alexandria
would respond WITH hex accustomed iitcra!ity
upon t':is uccnsioG. In our FIST great battle
the LruiaiaGlana ami he flrginiaus fought
silo by eide. UudeT that grand chieitain aud
military Trader. General i;eaureGara, and ou
Tho hard fought trld CT tie Gcst ManasSas, the
Louisiana aud Hirgiaia troops were specially
associated, and it wun'a be exceedingly appro
plialc to ren, 10 I'LL cllua the ASSURANCES Of
, ur co;iliru'd consideration Tor lie iitcodshp
,,, Gto!ErEl,ooi which i,iii,tai ii those
,.inrr, day..
Wnro t'yi. hl.:rrc Ia;! concluded, lcuI aud
rc,,,..,.J Nl7 were maize for hlcssrs. aInGru
i[cnt SD J..': il, .uhusoi;, b'it those gentle
@irak.
James Il Reid, CD, 1ca,! scci5rs '' ~"
atpcai If tn" Elc!.n!cnI soldiers, impi> '7>:''r
,hgm uran lhu aLlculUn OF the audieca ". III
rcmai ka Of c!,sSte aud irgviG clCquc0ct.
Mr. Reid was followed by John Mason, esq,
OF Fairfax, WHO threw out ior the consideration
q! the meeting q number o! practical! suHg1a
tons es 10 the ma1Ecr vi pfuc~uui& hy the tO;n
nttecs to lc appointed. aud tt:1 coiiecton Sid |
transmission ol ariic:ts ui couutIy prodnoc OF
more value than money TO tho sufferers. He
advocated the establishments OF Is dctAt whrE"
II Should 10 generally known that all oontr.!'u
tons OF butter, eggs .icliics, pickles, aud aIolh
inr would be received. His suggestions we're
timely ard well given, AID met with the arNrc
CLARION they deserved.
MIR. Kent offered this resolution, which was
adopted:
Nraalscd. That committees. 10 I've krnwH a.
tic yellow Fever Relief Comtnittec be nj
pointed, whose duty it shall! be 10 receive >"n /
lrbutiuns CT produce or orthcr artlelHs That
nay be cor tributcd upon solicitation tS any
,Gc, ara to make any and all necessary at
cenpcmcnts for these purposes.
I'll following committee was appointed
Chairman and trcayurcrGeu. NJ. d. Curse.
First Ward-Gcorgo Duffy. William Hall.
James Il. Green, George Washington and
Samuel Coleman.
Second Ward-M. &. Harlow, L. lscuben.
Geo. l.. Simpson, Julian +. Young and Richard
VI. Latham.
Third WarG-Gccrec II. Robinson, Wal. u,
>'mi,h, Louis L. Payne, John II. ID. Liant aad
William Darcy. :,
Fourth Ward-Goo. ". Ramsay. J. NJ:
White. f. l.. DalDgeriicId, }. ". Nails aud
e. e. Lee