The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-29
GRATEFUL MEMPHIS.
THE PEOPLE RETURN THANKS FOR
BENEFITS RECEIVED DURING
THE EPIDEMIC.
An EnthusiastIC Observation-Disclosures
Address frOm the ChRirmam-The
Resolutions Adopted.

House to-day, to return thanks to the people
who stood by the sick and dying and those
who SO literally contributed to our city dur
| ing the epidemic. The meeting was largely
attended by all classes of citizens. The ladies
graced the occasion with their presence and
| added no little to the impressiveness Of the
scene. The Opera House was adorned with
| festoons Of evergreens and the stage was
| filled with flowers and shrubbery OF tropical
| nature.
| The following named gentlemen appeared
on the stage: Judge Henry G. Smith, Rev.
Dr. Landrum, Col. L. d. L. Stewart, Hon. J.
Harvey Mathes, Judge Logwood, Judge Tom
| S. Brown, Col. L. T. w. Avery, Mr.. 3. M.
Estes, Col. Hosea Townsend, ex-ChanceIlor
Morgan, Col.Wm, Bowles, Mr.. Angelasto, Mr..
L. Hanaer, DR.. Sam Watson, J. W. Moore,
Rev. DR.. Stainback, Col. Sam Mosby, Col W.
B. Waldron, Hon. Jacob Thompson, Mr. J. S.
M enken, Mr.. Ben Eislan, Mr.. JOS. Bruce,
Capt james Speed, Judge Thos. Holman, Jr,,
Capt Geo. H. Mitchell, Mr. Z. s. Davis, Mr..
James Elder, W. G. Fowlkes, Major Rambaut,
J. G. johnson, Col Robert Looney, Col. W. 3.
Galbreath, Gen. W. Y. G. Humes. etc.
Dr. Landrum delivered a fervent and soul
stirring prayer, and during its delivery he
was visibly affected while recalling the sad
memories of the past epidemic.
| Col A. J. Kellar moved that committee Of
sixteen be appointed to draft resolutions ex-
pressive of the sense Of the meeting.
Chairman Hunt appointed the following
named committee: Col, A. j. Kelar, G. 7.
Hunt, BENZ. Eislnan, L. j.. Davis, w. G.
Fowlkes Hosea Townsend, Robt. Woolfenden,
NJ J. Jones, Louis Hanauor, NJ. D. Galloway,
james Speed, A. Vascaro, E. Lowenstein, W.
B. Galbreath, John Gum, w II. Rhea.
| Gen. Hume as chairman Of the meeting, de-
livered the following address,:
| Ludies md Genttemen-The sentiments of
gratitude and admiration which have called
| together this crowded aSSemblage Of the peO-
pie Of Memphis, and which beam from the
| faces Of this audience, as sincere as pro-
found and enduring and the devotion and
generosity which called it forth were heroic,
| noble, bounteOus and benelcent in their bless
ings. The highest powers Of eloquence
would fail fail ;t adequately tha2 TO eHRresfts
th50 5 varmb as S9sy vonr bearts
toward the people Of the North and Of the
South for their ample charity to our stricken
city and country. Sometimes but rarely, in
the history of the world the conduct Of peo-
| pie Is SO noble as to arouse in the heart an
| enthusiasm Of admiration which language
| cannot compass. The recent liberality Of the
| North showing one Of the brightest ilustra-
tions of this rare nobility Of conduct to be
| found in history, was SO free, 50 prompt,
so ample, so beneiicent, and the ap-
probation by the people OF Memphis
of this conduct on the part Of their Northern
| and Southern friends, so keen, so fervld that
| language cannot add single tint to the
beauty of tho former nor ray to the warmth
of the latter. Eloquent words cannot reach
the reality Of that charity and must fall short
OF the warm gratitude with which it is cher
| tlATl low
ali business was suspended The merchants
diminished their Iaborcrs, the people
Of means Or wealth fled from the city,
| those who with their WiyeS ana chill
dren were dependent on the fruits OF
their labor for the means OF support We're left
with no demand for services, and, with the
| gaunt wolf ut their door, thousands OF men,
women and children walled and cried-as the
starving alone Can cry--for bread. The pe5ti-
| Ience struck down men, women and children.
Food, medicines, attention were all needed
aud wanting. The living were to be fed,
clothed and cared for, and the dead to be
buried 10 meet these wants engendered by
: the pesti"nce; to mitigate its dire evils, the
people Of the United States, North and South,
with 81 genuine and active sympathy, fur
State in the Union tailed or omitted
to contribute her portion to this grand act OF
charity. From Maine to California, from the
lakes to the Gulf, all aided the kindly work.
were sent to Memphis, to its various socie
ties and of this over S500,000 came from the
Northern cities and States, and near 100000
from the Southern cities, towns and States. |
Besides this enormous sum OF money, humid |
reds and hundreds of car loads Of provisions, of
clothing and medicines were contributed by the |
people Of the various States, towns and cities, |
and brought by the railroads free OF charge: |
Contributions also came from Canada, from |
England, from Germany and from France |
and several of the cities Of those countries, |
Without this aid, what must have been the |
horrors and sufferings OF our pestilence
stricken cityY
At the close Of the address Gen. Hume was
greeted with loud and prolonged applause.
Chairman A. J. Kellar, Of the committee on
resolutions, appeared on the stand and stated
that he had been instructed by the committee
to request that the resolutions be read by
Capt. W. G. Fowlkes That gentleman was
greeted with applause as he took the stand
and read the following:
Whereas, we the citizens Of Memphis, who
were absent during the recent pestilence
mindful of the individual herolsm displayed
in behalf Of our deeply afflicted people and OF
the generosity, consideration and aid extend
ell to them by q sympathetic world, desire to
testify our appreciation IN manner Whlch
by which it will be sure to reach all those to
whom we owe so much. Therefore, on this
the twenty eighth day Of November, 1873. "a
day set aside by the President of the United
States as one Of thanksgiving and prayer, we
deeming such day and such time as most ap-
propriate and being in solemn mass meeting
assembled, do hereby publicly express our
gratitude:"
sa aFirst-To the President Of the United
States, the Secretary Of War and other
members of his Cabinet.
r Spcond-To the Governor and Treasurer Of
the State Of Tennessee.
o,,4h howl |
chants, exchanges, chambers OF commerce,
cotton exchanges, bankers and underwriters
associations Of the United States and the
CanadaS.
FOurth-To the commercial bodies of Eu-
rope and the representatives abroad Of the
American government.
Fifth-To the churches, Sunday schools and
benevolent association in all sections OF the
Union.
Sixth-To the press of the United States.
Seventh-To the theatrical managers and