The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-14
PEABODY ASSOCIATION.
A Reply to the Communication from the
Mutual Benevolent Association.

NJ tuo eleVehth III oaut ID committob from Inc
United Relief Benevolent Association waited on
the Peabody Subsistence Association and nre-
oan,ad tta ,outr,f, ON, z,tont,a "A' 'A0
MUTUAL BENEVOLENT RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
No III Uarondclel street
New Orleans, September IL, 1878.
nle in Iouisinna and the Saith s,(yering grom
he prevning anidemiel or indirectlv from tba hat
cause: and o''>'eAAAS' % A'oA' ''''''
Whereas largo aunos of noonav bava haen
generously onntrihuted In the Nnrfh Hast and
West evdentIv for the RI reIief Of ali sner s
,r;t bo,,t rasny ~. eno au,t7 ~ 20 n o. @
Whereae H. u 1--WE =. oou nd NJ Vnun n
Chriatian Asanciation aonf,nn their reIief 70 tho
yellow fever siek and cnnvalescent' who farm
natelv comnoaa y varg smalt no,tion IF Tho anP
fnrers Who arc IN ' oc1unl snont henauae ~ tha
exi1tenca If Tho nridomio. ond '00"'"' - 'Ao
Whoreoe tha psnhodv Snheietance Aesonis
ton fondad IN hpoag e oothnc nhartv ana
G i II orhaa ea,noe fn4aly, hi
altar aceentpg orr indnreomnnt and o M apreenG
~ 90 onorote ,v;th ~, tao5 z,i ~ 80, ~, l
rrouis}tions or thnsa nf an1 her colrad asso
ciation; and
Whereas. the sald Peabody Subsistence Asso-
rad city oficia,s ,gh t. m r o. ~ or n
because of the delinuuencv Of The city govern
mont. to the EXCLUSION. of the more deserving
pqnr. especially those OF our race; and
whereas. the orleans Central Relief Commit
10y, III clittFge q me ols1rlhutlon OF Rovetnne
"nstrnot;nn ~ tha n un" w. ~ 81.
;fa @ " 1ne oruers rom NasnihgLon
aTSuo daeaulte unit ~ Wy yeiioW leyer SYN ~
sfnrr;nT ,nnr. ~ ava o "V'0A us'i ihaoH' "a Jul
WharSeas In rha roias+ ~ +to,o o,,l,rrass
ments and com uiicntions tba emfPorine If DIR
nennia nnntinnnse thn.t' @ ~ vi J hia
rol;P. thnrF' "''i1'u' Hopo VI "pp'o'1''oio
Rns11noJ ,rhat tho Evaortivo rornr,,++s, of
the Mmtnai EenevoIent Keiaf Aesocintinn COM n.
nioatn Of nnno tha @ th un
mrds Peab@dv II n ond tba "a nrIa .n co
ral aeef our inention TO anneal r. the bonav
ne fn pt t na ra ana f hn orgn n
race in The Routb Tbat we n1,hlieh rs thc
nountrv orr reason for the stan va tnkn "a ax
ton. and request TINT ali donations intended
for The relief Of orr nrpanizatinn drect.
That we request aid in funds or subsistence
from the Ifowards, Peabadv Subsistenee Y. NJ
q. A. Orleans (,entrni Commi,tea Of ReIief and
tho nuhIic, to enable ms TO nrovida Immediate
relief for our. people,
7. GOULD President.
GEO. w. BRYANT SECRETARY. A'D' + '''''''''''
Vim q Hr,un e q Antoina TT q Donnollv
W. N. Saunders, r. b. STANDS, A. r. Kiard. TX
ecu1ive Committne. AN' 49,
NO. at.a. s..s, r, l.. H.. ,o,.4;..,
Aho niaS'or was ro'efreo 10 the oAecu',Ve
Yesterday forwarded the following repv:
Nav On1rANe se,temher 70 1879
p, I'VE" o"ihANa, oopeolhooi H. 100
10 me PRESIDENT and Executive COMMITTEE
Mutual Benevolent Relief Association, ia
GENTLEMEN - Your communication of the
eleventh ins ant laid before the poabody Sub
sstence Association and referred to it's execu-
i've committee, has boon duly considered by
that committee. and we beg leave 10 say, ia
rrnJv thnt tho cnInm1nicntion evidence4 ar
entiro piaapprehension Of the object and CON
was announced that we would honor properly
indor4 ed acquisitions for the relief Of he des-
this city. your own included, After srven
d VS. Of unromitting labor and conrtnnt
distribution it was demonstrated that we had
ueratye as il was plain that the first intent of
those who are sendirg money here Is to relieve
the fever sufferers" tsuch are he words ac,
unIii thu re-ources of this association should
Justify the expansion. to curtaiI the issue of
rai ions t., reuuisitious drawn by the Orgnniza-
tions which are lnboring directly among the
yellow lever sufferers of our citv without hay
ing reference t. creed. color or nationality, viz:
lie Howard Assoeiution' Inc Young Men's
CnriAtiitu Association and the Ladies' Ibysio-
logical Society, Of tho first two it is needless
to speak Their broad and practical pbijan-
thrOpy is known thrOugOut the country They
know no line but tho fever line The last Ia
formed of small BODY of ladies who are ' zea
o,glv senr hing for hidden cnses Of snfrarino
among such rs will not seek reiief nv annlving
for charity
i he resolution expressing our inability to
meet the large drafts which were being made
upon u.s. and which cut off your association cut
Off also the society Of st. Vincent do Paul tue
charitable association Of Christ Chur, b. Army
sOcia1ion. Touro Infrmary and In fact eDe,.V or
ganzutIon of this city, save those three which
are formed wthAaspecial and sinple reference to
have Disseminated against your color is en-
tirely unfounded. The Howards and the Young
Mon Christian Association have the city thor
oughly distrcted, and are daily canvaSsing for
cases of distress and destitute II. Who nus
that they discriminate against color? Who can
claim that the Peabodys, when hOnoriDg their
r, QUESTIONS daily to the extent of thousands
nre making any distinction Whateye' save the
distinc'ion which God Almighty has made in
the q ERECTION and application of this scOurge?
Let the sick and destitute of your people con
tinue, as they are doing, to apply to the How
ards and the Young Mems Christian Associn-
tQn and through those associations we will
continue to suceor them. We cannot, taviDg
cut off every other organization of this city
make u special exception of yours
Your charge that the Peabody Subsistence AS
sociation issues 1ations inuisc' iminatt ~ to
salaried city officials is also unfounded. The
Crescent City Police Benevolent Association Ia
charitable organic tom was placed at he statt
on the tane bn4is as other charitable bodies of
New Orls ans. Like the others-like the S. Vim
cent de Paul. like your OWn--it is now cut off
Relief for its sick and destitute must come
through the HoWalds or Young Mems Christian