The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-26
APPEALING FOR AID.
Plea for the Manned and Disabled
federate Soldiers.
To the People of Texas

10 JQ6 ItOplC VI 1SASS
Several years ago "The JOIN
Hood Camp" of this city,i bSuu,,
a plan for establishing h' for
abled INDECENT Coincide you
TLo oh;Ior+bron;c men T.
.1S.;ao l,od ! ting
TOOK JIG en'oi pii'' hut
ties to encounter, but shp
plished good work, an book
with pride to beautiful 20
about thirty Of the olS man
comfortably sheltered. don't
The present accommt sweet
ever, are not commensu yours
demand, and hundreds 'weet
plicants, left in perjury overs
tudes of war and doomed acts.
by physical disabilities, ZION
80 oSJo;++once WheI
iii1 T.o ".;i,i o oo oo,ld r tEx
~ om,, dononde nj soe ter.
object of this II stitutita ye
f faULm 'U utboSo ,rod;g;esr re fal
once the admiration of les
The state of Texas ~, Soiu
her sons to arms, and t Su XII
tioning the right or I N.Y.,
danger they promptly resass III
call. For four years upon e very co
tested field her banners led Il ne van
battle, and her five-pointed star
always found among the dead a
wounded.
When the war was ended MAJ
these manned heroes returned to
homes unable to care for themse.
and have been buffetted from place
place, whenever charity opened d
or pity promised assistance.
No reasonable person would exl
one community to raise moneys
Gent to construct the necessary bl
ings and furnish the necessary
plies for all the helpless ex-Conft
ates of our state, and it is but just
fair that every town and COZ
should assume pro-rata OF eXpe
In presenting the claims of sue
enterprise, it 70 luires neither logi
pathos to awaken sympathy in
generous nature, and surely the
of gray" - "the knightliest t.
whereof the world holds record"-
not neglect the comrades who fl
their sides as they marched th
that long night Of sorrow and
We who, when the MT
dawned, were left unscarred by
or ball, will be unworthy the
we wore and the history WE n
now we fail to emo up to II
measure of soldiers highestd
Many posts of the Graz
with magnanimity IMP
history, have made liberal
tions to this Confederate H
words cannot express our g. .Cl,
those true and gallant sCdiersa
every impulse of manhood imposes
the sacred trust Of caring or these un
fortunates upon the frients and COM
rades who shared their dangers and
know their worth.
The United States government dis
tributes millions bf dollars annually
to those who enlisted ir the north
ern army and wdo were injured by
the war.
The pension list numbers almost as
many men as ever followed the
standards of Grant and Sherman, and
we of the south, who contribute largely
to the fund, do ,lot complain.
We willingly pr wide for those who
swept with fire IN sword the fairest
portions of our ind and crushed with
iron hoofs our Spes Of nation; but
in mercy's NAM & lat have we done
for the men WHO barred their breasts
to the storm and went down before ita
Absolutely nothing.
Citizens of Texas reflect upon the
things and let the memorie of COM
mon hopes fnd Gonsecrs. d SORROWS
that followed to the desti. the waning
fortunes of d cause v loved-move
every gentle hearted oman, and every
chivalrous man to join us in this
noble charity.
Il. s. Ross. Chairman,
~. T. FILLMORE, Secretary,
r. M. SJyEARINGEN,
JOHN B RECTOR,
NV. r. IAMBY,
N. G. S KELLEY,
X. B. 1 )BBRAY,
HENRY E. SHELLEY,
w. G. WALSH,
j.. J. 7 oBIN, 4
A. P. WOODBRIDGE,
F. I. ROCHE.