The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-06
MASS MEETING IN NEW ORLEANS.
Grateful Acknowledgment Of the I'm.
paraiIeIed Charities-PestiIenee Knows
No yortl No Soutl


paraiIeIed Charities -PestiIence Knows
No North, No south.
NEW ORLEANS, December "a mass
meeting was held tonight, composed
mainly Of leading and influential citizens
and presided over by Gen. J. w. Ogden.
After prayer by Rev. DR.. Palmer and an
address by Chief Justice Manning, the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, During the summer Just past,
New Orleans, in common with many OF
her sister cities OF the South, has been
scourged by plague which closed all her
avenues OF trade, drained her resources
and utterly dried up her means OF self
help; and
WHEREAS, In her impoverished condi-
ton .multtudes OF her sick and suffering
citizens from lack OF food and clothing
and medical care, must have been exposed
to the extremity OF human misery and
must have perished without remedy had
It not been for tho aid received from
abroad, and IN "''.3. -''
WHEREAS, 1t is becoming that the reci.
pients ofa charity, so free and abounding,
should make due acknowledgements oi
their unutetrable gratitude to the hearts
that felt for, and hands that saved them
in an hour OF dircst calamity. Therefore
Resoired, Blythe people OF New Orleans
in mass meeting assembled, that the an
nails Of human suffering and human SYM
pathy show no parallel to the active be-
nevolence exhibited by all classes OF our
ellow.countrymen towards the city Of
New Orleans in her late aifliction. Not
merely were the naked clothed, the starv-
ing fed and the sick and dying ministered
to, but our darkness was cheered, and our
sinking spirit sustainedby charity which
descended like some heavenly messenger
bringing healing on its wings to them that
were ready to perish.
TIE FIRST Wall OF DISTRESS
Had hardly gone up from our terror
stricken community before the agonizine
cry for help was answered across the broad
expanse OF vast Continent, from North
and South and East and West, the tribu-
tary streams OF beneticience rolled in one
unebbing tide OF oyer.aowing gratitude.
Into the valleyof the shadow Of death in
which We walked, it poured its life.giving
waters fresh from the gushing springs oi
human affection. Never has any people
before been the recipients OF so grand q
charity, never can its impressive lesson oi
humanity be forgotten.
ReSOlred, That in this universal testimo-
ny OF our fellow countrymen we rec.
ognize the benignant voice OF great peo-
pie which should silence with a stern re-
buke the evil utterances OF wicked men
who, for ignoblc and selfish ends, would
arouse again tho clamors Of sectional dis
cord, and We declare as our unanimous
sentiment with the unaffected sincerity Of
grateful hearts that no difference OF politi.
cal creed can weaken and no evils OF
DESIGNING POLITICIANS
severthe ties which bind us by the most
sacred and tender memories, in bonds Of q
national brotherhood, one and indissolu'
bic. :.
Resolred, That in the heroism and self.
sacrifice displayed by the physicians and
nurses who, at the cost of many gallant
spirits, faced the deadly terrors OF the
pestilence,in their mission OF humanity,
In the utter self abnegation of that gallant
soldier, Lieut.. Benner, of the U. s. army,
we acknowledge with tears for their fate
and gratitude for their devotion and sur.
passing love OF whose depth and sincerity
they gave this, the highest proof, that they
laid dolrn their lies for US.
Resolved, That TO those friends in foreign
lands who so freely contributed to the re-
lief OF our. people, whether Of kindred OF
alien nationalties, our most feryent thanks
arc due and are hereby rendered.
Resolred, That to all societies, corpora
tions and companies, as to communities
and individuals unnamed, who in our
great distress aided us by word or act, the
people OF New Orleans; as with one heart
feel gratitude unspeakablc.