Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-06
THANKS WELL EXPRESSED.

The Citizens of New Orleans Meet to Ex-
tend Their Thanks to Those Who Came to
Their Relief When They Were Distressed
IAN Eloquent and Patriotic Series of
Resolutions.
NEW ORLEANS Dec. 5.-A mass meeting was
held tonight at the Varieties Theatre, mposed
mainly of leading and influential citizens, pre-
sided over by Gen. Fred W. Ogden. After
prayer by Rev. Dr. Palmer and an address by
the chief justice, the following 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 impoyerishment multitudes
OF her sick and suffering citizens, from lack of
TODD, clothing and medical care, must have been
exposed to the extremity of human misery and
have persisted without remedy had it not been
for aid received from abroad: and,
WHEREAS, 1t is becoming that the recipients
OF charity SO free and Astounding should make
due acknowledgement of their unalterable
gratitude to the hearts that felt for and hands
that saved them in an hour of direst calamity
IteS0tAed, BY the people of New Orleans, in
mass meeting assembled, that the annals of
human suffering and human sym patty show no
parallel to the active benevuence exhibited by
all classes from our fellow countrymen towards
the city of New Orleans in the late affection.
Not merely were the naked clothed. the starry
ing fed and the sick and dying ministered to,
but our darkness was cheered and our sinking
spirits sustained by charity which descended
like some heavenly messenger bringing healing
on us wings to them that were ready TO
perish. The first vail of distress had hardly
gone up from our terror-stricken COM
mnnity. before the agonizing cry for
help was answered across the broad expanse of
u vast continent. From North and South, and
East and West the tributary streams of beniti-
cence rolled in one unebbng tide of OVERLOOKING
generosity. Into the valley of the shadow of
death In which We walked. it poured its life
giving waters, fresh, gushing springs of human
affection. Never has any people before been
recipients of SO grand a charity; never can its
Impressive lesson of humanity be forgotten.
ftSotttd, That in this universal testimony of
our fellow countrymen that one forever
more, IN woe as in veal recognize the be-
nlgnant voice of great people which should
silence with d stern rebuke the evil utterauces
of wicked who. for ignobe and seltist
ends would arouse once more the clamors of
sectional discord and we declare as our unan-
lmous sentiment with unaffected sincerity of
grateful hearts, that no difference of political
creed can weaken and evils of designing
politicians sever the ties of brotherhood, one
and indissolube.
RewlVed, That in the keroism and elf-sacri-
flee displayed by the physicians and nurses
who. at the cost of many gallant spirits, faced
the deadly terrors of the pestI!ence in their
mission of humanity. and in the utter self
abnegation Of that gallant soldier, the late
Lieut.. Benner, of the United States army, we
acknowed re. with tears for their fate and graf
ltnde for their devotion, the surprising love
of whose depth and sincerity they gave the
highest proof, that they laid down their lives
for US.
ReSolce9. That to those friends, in foreign
lands, who SO freely contributed TO the relief
OF our people, whether Of kindred or alien
nationaities, our most fervent thanks are due,
and are hereby rendered.
RESOLVED, That all societies, corporations and
companies, and to communities, and to ind
vidnals unnamed, who, in great distress,
aided us by word or act the people of New
Orleans as with one heart, feel gratitude un-
speakable.