Meeting of Citizens for Relief of the Soldiers Wounded
in the Late Battle. - At a meeting of citizens yesterday afternoon at the
City Hall, Mr. Joseph Mayo took the Chair and Mr. John Graeme was appointed
Secretary.
The following preamble and resolutions were introduced with
earnest and feeling remarks by the Chairman:
The intelligence from the army of the brilliant victory
achieved by the Confederate forces at Manassas over the ruthless enemies of
public liberty and constitutional law, is an occasion of devout thanksgiving to
Almighty God, and the citizens of Richmond, here assembled, reverently
acknowledge His goodness and mercy. They acknowledge, moreover, that it is a
patriotic and sacred duty to manifest their grief for the loss of the noble men
who fell in the arduous struggle, and for those who were disabled, and to
condole with and relieve the sufferers and their families. Therefore,
Resolved, That a committee of citizens be appointed to
proceed to Manassas and confer with the commanding Generals in reference to the
removal and transportation of such wounded soldiers as can be safely removed.
Resolved, That a committee of citizens be appointed to
confer with the citizens of Richmond and vicinity, and ascertain how many
wounded soldiers can be moved and comfortably provided for by the families in
the city and vicinity; and in aid of that committee the citizens report to the
Mayor the number of the wounded that they can respectively provide with
comfortable accommodations.
Resolved, That said committee do also provide and fit up at
the expense of the city such additional rooms as may be necessary for the
comfortable accommodations of the wounded, and that said committee do provide
all necessary means for the conveyance of the wounded to the places designated.
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to solicit
subscriptions of money for the above purposes.
These resolutions were advocated in enthusiastic terms by
Messrs. R. R. Howison, H. K. Ellyson, Jas. A. Scott and others.
Rev. Mr. Michaelbacher fully endorsed the resolutions, and
promised for our fellow-citizens of the Jewish persuasion a liberal share in
this benevolent work.
Gen. Hamond, of Marion, said that there were a number of
loyal citizens here, refugees like himself from the Northwestern portion of the
State, who would esteem it a privilege to go as fellow-laborers in the committee
of this meeting to Manassas, where they would find among the dead and wounded
there many brave men from the same section who had fallen in defence of the
rights of Virginia.
The Mayor responded with much enthusiasm to this
suggestions, and paid a warm tribute of affectionate admiration to these loyal
and devoted gentlemen - alluding in eloquent terms to the sufferings and
privations which their fidelity to Virginia had entailed upon them.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and the following
gentlemen appointed on the several committees.
Committee to Proceed to Manassas. - Jos. Mayo, W. G. Paine,
James H. Conway, Blair Burwell, F. W. Roddy, F. W. Hancock, J. B. McCaw, R. R.
Howison, L. S. Hall (of Wetzel), Samuel Woods (of Barbour), H. F. Haymond (of
Marion), James Neesion (of Marion), R. E. Cowan (of Preston), D. J. Saunders,
Thomas Boldeman, G. W. Thomas, V. Bargamin, John Knote (of Wheeling), H. K.
Ellyson, D. J. Burr, Thomas U. Dudley, W. Fleischman, H. A. Dudley, Andrew
Jinkins, M. Downey, W. W. Snead, Geo. W. Gretter, Thomas L. Johnson, Paulus
Powell (of Amherst). This committee will proceed to Manassas in the early train
this morning.
Committee to Procure Accommodations. - B. W. Haxall, John
D. Harvey, James Blair, A. S. Lee, H. Hancock, Thos. W. McCance, Thos. W.
Doswell, W. J. Riddick, P. B. Price, Geo. Watt, Emanuel Straus, M. Downey, Edwin
A. Smith, John Gibson, Geo. S. Lownes, Wm. H. Lyons, John H. Knowles, Samuel J.
Ruterfoord, C. Crew, H. Spotts, Thos. Vaiden, (Manchester,) John Enders, John L.
Tate, F. W. Redford, C. Burnett, R. A. Mayo, Thos. G. Bell, C. Bates, Jos.
Allen, John Hatcher, (Manchester,) Geo. S. Palmer, Caleb Jacobs, Thomas Jones,
R. O. Haskins, L. Libby, M. Milhiser, Lewis H. Frayser, C. R. Barksdale, Chas.
Campbell, Thos. C. Epps, E. Norvell Jones, H. T. Pairo, W. Goddin, Chas. Behle,
W. F. Taylor.
The committee will meet in the office of the Insurance
Company of Virginia, under the American Hotel, at 9 o'clock this morning. -
Persons wishing to take wounded soldiers can report at the above office or at
the Sergeant's office, City Hall.
Committee to Solicit Subscriptions of Money. - Isaac W.
Walker, Thos. Clemmitt, Geo. W. Smith, J. J. Waggoner, Thomas W Doswell, R. J.
Christian, W. W. Timberlake, C. Wendlinger, A. H. Sands, J. W. Lewellen, Wm. H.
Hargrove, Thomas Taylor, Jr., Jas. A. Scott.
This committee will meet at the Sheriff's office this
morning at 9 o'clock.
