The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-05
ORLEANS COMMITTEE.
Am Address and Appeal to the Country
Correspondence with Washington.

correspondence with Washington.
The special committee appointed at the meet
ing of the Orleans Central Relief Committee
and the presidents OF the charitable associa-
tions OF this city yesterday issued the following
ADDRESS:
To our fellow citizens of the United States:
For more than two months our city has been
afflicted with most destructive epidemic and
to all appearances IL VIII Pc many long aays oss
over 900 is confined to the close limits OF O
eity:the fear OF contagion has caused the outside
world to close its DOORS AGAINST us as agalnst
forced to stand all the day Idle. as The, work
shops and the marts OF trade are closed. Our
homes are being destolated by plague which
s1as thrown the shadow of its horror over the
whole world. Even beyond the Atlantic the
wall OF woe has been heard.
Relieving that an appeal would be favOraby
received II all the organizations that have for
many years devoted themselves to Going good
on eartn TO their fellow men. whom Providence
thirty of the representatives of organized bodies
met and selected the undersigned TO take the
Ree 9F nas eto reeeve
distribute all contributions. this committee
having Just effected the distribution of govern
aenneoa pimpression created by the published
statement of the Howard Association. q noble
but small band or samaritans. that they had
"a iii etyort for our relief But this association
has stated In It's published reply refusing our
demand upon them. that their statement does
not and cannot prevent any association or as
aociatjons from putting forth Its or their own
appeals for aid to relieve the sick and desti-
t1S Ut -, ,.,,o.aaa h.,.noos tno How. ID
Association may have In its hands. and of
which we can obtain no knowledge. they de-,
clare pnst nd apd
be expended under the supervision OF our
their membership therefore, our humani-
appeal that we have Just made to the Secretary
OF War has failed, and for the reasons assigned
by him, as follows: L am still of the opinion
that it Ia possible for you to get relief from pri
waite sources, and that 1t is. therefore, not a
case for the extension Of government aid In
the absence Of authority"
calls OF others for relief know only that the city
is filled with the plague smltten and dying but
foIlows this disease into many homes and smites
The strong and WE'LL. Hunger and want claim
many whom the pestilenee spares. ~ the sick
appeal to the humane of our country to save
from starvation these a Th9 r aTe WeEi nsou
Chairman Of Committee;
ISAAC N. MARKS,
Ff EuaHsf f6sF1 REeA A1RRfGaon
First Vice President La. Association A. of T.;
YORK A. WOODWARD.
Commander G. A. e.
The Orleans Committee, through Collector
graphic cores ondence with'the authorities at
WASHINGTON, October. 4. 1878.
Collector of Customs. New Orleans:
Report by telegram actual condition OF suf-
fering and want from yellow fever-the, extent
of relief on hand and its suffictency-the ma
lure and extent of relief Indispensable.
Write also fully. ,rr,nr,u o.4
NEW ORLEANS. October 4, 1878.
Hon. John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury.
Washington. ID. u: ~@.
There is more need of aid than ever. The
wi ,arves are bare: industrial enterprises closed
up, and nearly every laboring man out OF en-
"A erecting, last Monday. Of nearly all eharita-
BILE associations. developed the fact that. with
the exception of the Towards, funds are nearly
exhausted.
on hand. It may not be consistent with their
rules to do go.
ion fhe Orleans Relief Committee is the best
organized for such distribution. They have