The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-25
AN APPEAL FOR AID
For the Confederate sOldiers' Homs-RoS'
ser's Attack on Gen, sherman Denounced

AN sNA NsNFf Wv sNsN
! For the Confederate SOldiers' Homs-RoI
Ssr's Attack on Gen. Sherman Denounced
NEw YoRK, Feb, 24.-The New YorI
Citizens Committee to aid the Nationa
Confederate Soldiers Home at Austin
Tex, met again at the Fifth Avenue Ho
tel last night Letters were read from
Carl SChurs, General Roger A, Pryo
and General Sherman. 1t was moved
that subscription lists be placed in propel
hands, and General Jardine moved thai
the newspapers Of this city be asked tC
take hold OF the matter, receive contri
buttons, and print lists OF contributors
as many who could not afford to give
large amounts could and would give in
that way, He also suggested urgent ap'
peals to the churches and theaters,
Colonel Tom 0Chiltree expressed dis
appreciation OF the remarks which Gen
eral Rosser made concerning General w.
I, Sherman on Friday night at a Con-
federate soldiers banquet ut Baltimore,
Major Stewart spoke sarcasliCally
about Rosser's remark that a Southern
gentleman was good to whip a Yankee
any day, Major Stewart said he had
good reason to doubt the truth oil the
assertion, and did not think Rosser ever
had much reason to know whether a
Confederate could whip Yankee or
not.
Secretary Downing mentioned that he
happened to know that Rosser was taken
prisoner by a single Union soldier during
the war, There were some men In the
South who were more wind than fight,
and displayed themselves on every oc-
casion; the wine, he said, was probably
bad, or he had too much OF 1t,
Colonel Matthew Clark, OF Virginia,
who is a member OF the Society OF the
Army and Navy Of the Confederate
States in the South, which gave tho ban
quet said that had he been there he
would have denounced the language OF
Rosser, and he did not doubt that the
800 ex.Coniederates there assembled
hung their heads with shame as their
guest uttered such sentiment,
Major Stewart said that he had very
much wanted IN invitation to be present
ut the Southern Society banquet, and
had asked for one as representative OF
the cause OF the home, but had not re-
ceiyed 1t, and that since he had been in
the North he had had more Union sol.
diers extend the hand OF fellowship and
help him than he had Coniederates. He
also said that II the Southern Society
could get along without him that he was
mighty certain that he could get aleng
without them, and he did not care who
knew it.
The following appeal was issued:
To the Public;
For over two years the John B. Hood
Camp, Confederate Veterans, OF Austin,
Tex, with the help,of the citizens OF
that state, have maintained a homo in
that city for tho destitute and disabled
veterans OF the "Lost Cause" The home
consists OF an old frame house and tent
with 10 acres OF land. The people OF
Texas have contributed over $4,000 to
buy and maintain the home, and are still
contributing. The need isgreat. Many
for admission are on file, but
CUnnnot be considered, US tho home is
full. Money Is needed TO erect buildings
and to provide means TO provide for the
old crippled soldiers who are obliged to
seek shelter there. The camp now calls
on the North for assistance. That noble
body Of Union veterans, the John A.
Andrew Post 10, G. A. r., OF Boston,
first responded by calling on the people
Of that city for funds to help their late
adversaries, but now friends and fellow
in the performance OF sacred
duty in caring for their destitute and
disabled comrades. Boston responded
libcrGlly. Her noble women have Or
ganized permanent society, and are at
work making bedding and clothing and
raising money for these poor old Cripples
OF the dead Confederacy. New York,
ever forward in works Of patriotism and
charity, must do her share. We call upon
our patriotic men and noble women for
aid, confident that the response will be
such that II will swell the wave Of
patriotism now sweeping over the land
that shall make this union Of hearts as
Of States.
General Grant said, Just before his
death: ~ feel that we are on the eve OF
n new era, when there Is TO be great har-
mony between the Federal and Con-
federate."
General Sherman said but a few days
ago: "Any means that will relieve the
wants OF the Confederate soldier made
prematurely old by the vicissitudes OF
a war ho could not prevent, meets my
sympathy aud l wish you success"
q General Franz Zlegel says; II am sin
Cerely in accordance with such stops as
may be taken for the maintenance OF the
National Confederate Soldiers Home
and will do my part towards 1t"
Contributions may be sent to Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Grand Central
depot, New York"
"Cast thou bread upon the waters, for
thou shalt find 1t after many days"
Henry A. Barnum, Chairman; Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, Treasurer; Oliver Down.
ing, Secretary; Edward Jardine, NJ. T. |
MacMahone, Roger A. Pryor, John A.
Cockrell, Charles A. Danna, John K.
Paxton, William McEntec, ]. Armory
Knox, j. O. Calhoud, Peter L. Bohene,
Hugh j. Grant, John II. Inman, Theo.
dore Eel1stein, ]. II. DeCosta, s. Cal.
houn Smith, L. b. Iorlng, A. NJ. Da-
vies, John W. Jacobus, Eugene L. LIE.
w, L. W. Baylor, Waller L. McCorkle,
Mathew Clark, George L. Kilmer, ].
Armstrong, Fred D, Grant, Frederick s. |
Gibbs, Il. O. Fairman, James B. Mix,
Andrew ]. Packard, David 7. Wright,
J. X. 0verton, Q. @. Ketchum, Lowell
Purdy, James Frazer, John A. Wyeth,
Citizens Committee.
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