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BY 8. W. MASON AND CO.
SAVANNAH. MONDAY, JAN. 30, ISCS.
ARRIVAL OP COLONEL JULIAN
ALLEN.
Colonel Allen, who went North sev
eral weeks ago, entrusted with the agency
to purchase supplies for the city govern
ment, to be distributed among the needy
ot the city, returned from New York on
the steamer Fulton, and reached town
I ast evening. He returns in good health
and capital spirits. Ilis mission was a
perfect success,the fruits ot which we have
already seen, and the poor have enjoyed.
He found the people of the North ready
lo receive him with open Arms, and
when he had stated the object of his
mission, and sketched the situation of
the poor of this town, they as readily
opened their purses, and gave liberally
of their abundance, to afford immediate
relief to the suffering. Boston vied with
New York In the good labor of love,
and Philadelphia, true to her generous
instincts, was not behindhand in her
liberal donations. The same spirit ani
mated all. It was no vulgar desire to
give alms to importunate mendicants, but
II was the promptings of a broad Chris
tian charity, that. recognized in the suf
fering inhabitants of this town, brothers
who had claims upon their kind gener
osity, and whose claims were merely to
lie stated to be recognized and respond
ed to.
The brief but telling remarks of Col.
Allen at the various meetings h® attend
ed in New York and Boston were re
sponded to by a flood of donations—
'The ball once eet in motion speedily
gained in volume and rolled on with in
creasing speed. Three steamer loads
ttf provisions are already here, and the
barque Harvest Moon, is doubtless be
fore this time on her way to this port,
oaded with additional supplies from
Boston. Still another vessel is to follow,
as the contributions continue to flow in
from all parts in an uninterrupted stream.
Never was Christian generosity more
comprehensive, liberal and munificent.
Col. Allen will doubtless in a few days
have an opportunity of reluming an ac
count ©f his stewardship to the public.
The following are samples of the many
letters received by Col. Allen while
North.
328 Broadway, N. Y., Jan, 12, 1865.
Sir: —Enclosd please find cheek, to
your order, for five hundred dollars, be
ins' our contribution to the relief of the
suffering poor of Savannah.
It is fit that the first attempts at the
renewal of a friendly intercourse be
tween the warring sections should have
their birth in the spirit of benevolence
rather than in the incentive of trade ;
and it is desirable to show to the citi
zens of Savannah tnd the South, by the
convincing proofs of acts of kindness,
“ that the people of the North are prepared
to bury all animosities engendered by the
war, and to re-establish and cultivate
with them the most friendly and. cor
dial relations, when the present unnatu
ral strife shall ceasb.
Very respectfully yours,
Lathrop, Ludikoton & Cos.
Col. Julian Allan, New York.
Barnum’s Aubriuan Musecw,
New York, Jan. 17, 1865.
Col. Julian Allbk— Dear Sir : I en
close you fifty dollars (SSO), which I will
thank you to add to the fund tor the re
lief of sufferers in Savannah, and oblige,
Truly yours, P. T. Baxnitm,
Eas rar.x Rai r.ROAD,
Superintendents office,
Boston, Jan. 23,1865.
Col. J ulian Allen— Sir : I have con
sulted our President in regard to trans
porting freight for the sufferers at Savan-
nah over our road. We have decided to
transport all such free of charge, and
you are authorized to advertise to that
effect. Very truly yours,
J. Prescott, Superintendent.
Norwich axp Nhw York Trasspor
i tatiom Company and Norwich and
Worcester R. R. Cos.
Norwich, Cohn., Jail. 7, 1865.
Col. Julian Alliin—
My Dear Sir:—The Norwich and Wor
cester line will cheerfully transport from
Boston to New York, free, any supplies
intended for the suffering.people of Sa
vannah, Georgia.
Very respectfully,
A. Brewstnr,
President and Treasurer.
DISTRIBUTING- TUB SUPPLIES.
This morning the needy inhabitants of
this city began to receive the supplies
sent them by the noble-hearted men of
New York and Boston. A large crowd
gathered at an early hour at the corner
of Bay and Barnard streets, —the place
of distribution, —waiting their turn to
gain an entrance —looking anxiously in
at the doors upon the barrels of flour,
pork, beef—the solid and substantial
food which is to keep the wolf from
their doors till better times come round.
It was a motely crowd—alj ages, all
sizes, all complexions—with a variety of
costumes Such as never was seen at a
masquerade or fancy dress ball. The
Corso at Rome when the carnival is in
all its glory, never presented such a
spectacle. It was a scene for a painter.
It would hare rejoiced the heart of
every one of the philanthropists who
aided in piling up those barrels of food,
to have witnessed the satisfaction and
joy beaming from the countenances of
the recipients ot their bounty. They
would hare enjoyed a pleasure which
comes only to those who give with the
willing hearts, and experienced in them
selves the truth that it is more blessed
to give than to receive.
Tub Great Conflagration.— The
ruins of the late conflagration still
smoulder, and passers-by walk cautious
ly. Oa Saturday afternoon another
shell exploded, and one or two more
burst yesterday. It is, believed, how
ever, that there is 110 further danger from
explosions. Some of the standing walls
and chimnies, which were deemed un
safe, have been pulled down.
The precautions promptly made by the
military authorities render a recurrence
of the recent disaster impossible.
j Jeff. Davis’ Letter on Reconstruc
tion, which appeared in our Extra kst
evening and is copied from it to-day, is
an interesting document, but rather an
ineffective one, as it principally prove*
what cannot be done, and suggests no
practical way of doing anything. It is
probable that the writer’s views have
changed somewhat since the date of the
letter.
The m ail by the steamer Fulton is now
distributed, by the energy of the Post
Office clerks, who make up for deficient
numbers by extra industry and perse
verance. The Fulton brought a large
number of letters and papers for the
army, and was a most welcome arrival.
Ghn» Stewart Van Vj.ibt, Chief Quar
ter Master at New York, deserves tha
thanks of all those benefited by the re
cent shipment of supplies; for the inter
est he took and the labor he bestowed in
hastening the transportation. He has
acted the part of a kind-hearted, gener
ous man, as well as that ot a faithful and
efficient officer. Capt. Stinson, A. Q.M.,
at New York, was also very assiduous in
his efforts to aid in forwarding the goods.
CONGRESS.
The following are extracts from the
proceedings on the 24th:
HOUSE'
Mr. Odell, of N. Y., introduced a bill
for the reconstruction of the medical de
partment of the United States Navy,
Which was referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs.
Mr. Schenck, of Ohio, from the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, reported a
bill to establish in the War Department
a bureau for the relief of refugees and
freedmen, and it was recommitted.
senate.
Mr. Powell, (opp.) of Kv., offered a
resolution calling upon the Secretary of
War to inform'The States why he had
not appointed commissioners to compen
sate loyal owners of colored volunteers,
as required by the act approved on the
24th of February, 1864
Mr. Wilson was opposed to the pas
sage ot a resolution like this, which cen
sured the Secretary of War. Every
body in the office of the Secretary of
War was worked hard, and pressed to
the extreme limits of his capacity for
labor. He was sorry to see a disposi
tion to Centura the Secretary.
The resolution was temporarily with
drawn. v
Mr. Sumner, of Mass., offered the fol
lowing as a substitute for the retaliation
bill:—
Resolved, That retaliation is harsh always, even
in the simplest cases, and is permissible only
when in the first place it may reasonably be ex
pected to effect its object, and when,in the second
place, it is consistent with the usages of civilised
society, and that in the absence oi these essen
tial conditions it is useless and barbarous, having
no other end than vengeance, which is forbidden
alike to nations and to men.
Resolved , That the treatment of our officers
and soldiers in rebel prisons is cruel, savage and
heart-rending beyond all precedent; that it is
shocking to morals : that it is an offence against
human nature itself; that it adds new guilt to the
great crime of the rebel lion, and constitutes an
example from which history will taru with sor
row and disgust.
Resolved, That any attempted imitation ©f
rebel barbarism in the treatment of prisoners
would be plainly impracticable on aceount of its
inconsistency with the prevailing sentiments of
humanity among‘us ; that it would be injurious
at home, for it would barbarize the whole com
munity : that it would be utterly useless, for it
could aot affect the cruel authors of the revolt
ing csnduct which we seek to overcome that it
would be immoral, because it proceeded from
vengeanee alone; that it douid have n# other re
sult than to degrade the national character and
the national name, and to bring dawn our coun
try the reprobation of history; ‘and that, being
thus impracticable, useless, immoral and d«:
grading, it must be rejected as a measure af re
taliation, precisely as the barbarism of roasting
tnd eating prisoneas is always rejected by civi
lized Powers.
Resolved, That the United States, filled with
grief and the deepest sympathy for cherished cit
izens, who, a3 officers aud soldiers, have beeomt
the victims of Heaven-defying outrages, hereby
declare their solemn determination to put an end
to the great iniquity by putting an end to the
rebellion, of which it is the natural fruit; that to
secure this humane and righteous consumation
they pledge anew the best energies and ail the
resources of the whole people; and they call upon
all lo bear witness that in this necessary warfare
with barbarism they reuonnee all vengeance and
e%-ery evil example, and plant themselves firmly
on the sacred landmarks of Christian civilization,
under the protection of that God who is present
with every prisoner and enables heroic souls to
■uffer for their country.
After a loug discussion the farther
consideration was made a special assign
ment for another day.
(ffrom the New York Herald.)
Aid for Savannah.—The Treasurer,
Mr. Samuel D. Babcock, reports the fol
lowing additional donations:
Amount previ- P. A. Dailey & Cos. so
ously reporteds-20,‘.:56 Reeves, Case &
Sprague, Copper 1 Banks. - - - 100
& Colburn, - - 250 Earle & Cos. - - 100
Low, Hardman, 1 Hamilton &
Dnrfee & Cos. - 200 i brooks, - - - too
William Watson J. K, &B. B. Pla
& Cos. - - - tOO j ca, ----- 100
Hoyt, Sprague & i Carter & Hawley, 100
Cos. - - - - £SO McKenzie Ss La-
W. H. Guion, - - 100 bagh, - - - 100
Geo. B. Carhart, 100 Lawton&Heydon 25
Geo. Collins, - - 50 Bucklin, Crane &
R. H. Lowry, - - .50! Cos. - -- . joo
Sunday School. F. Lawrence, - - 50
•hurch of the R. H. McCurdy, 50
Mediator,South >A.‘ Stuart & Cos. -100
Yonkers, - - 21 Edward Simpson 25
Washington Ma- (Dr. J.T. Metcalfe 50
riue Ins*ranee !James Cassidy, 25
00. - - : - 250jGeo. Gordon, Jr. 50
Samuel Willets, lOOjOary &Cos. - - 50
Chas. M. King. 100 J. Munroe & Cos. 100
T. B. Merrick «fc I Amold.Constable
Son, - - - - 23! & Cos. - - - 250
. .Total, amount received thua far - - - $32,406
SOUTHERN PORTRAITS, DRAWS
BEFORE THE WAR— A GOOD
SOUTHERN NOTICE FOR PAR.
SON BROWALOW.
The following, by “B. Lane Poseys
written from a Knoxville, American
Convention to the Mariposa (Alabama)
American, long before the war, will he
read with interest now. It will be seen
that Parson Brownlow, now Union can
didate for Governor of Tennessee, gets
as good a notice as Ben. Yancey, Roger
A. Pryor, Prof. Deßow, W, W. Boyce
and Gen. Pillow: , •
I must now conclude this letter, and I
will do it by a brief mention of the cel
ebrities who were present. To begin
with the President, I mention Prolessor
Deßow, of Louisiana, the editor of De-
Bow’s Review. He is a small and coarse
looking man, with prominent features
Not by any means brilliant, he is a mon
ument ot patieiit labor, raised to distinc
tion by unceasing effort. He was the
head of the census bureau, under Mi,
Pierce, and superintended the statistics
of the census in 1860.
Although Alabama was largely repre
sented, there was no genuine celebrity
or “man of mark” among them. David
Hubbard, of North Alabama, *w the
chairman of the delegation. He is a
plain, blunt, honest mau, but otherwise
he did not particularly impress me.—
However, I like him.
From Geoigia, the most striking man
is Ben. Yancey, now of Atiauta. He
was the President of the last Senate in
Alabama. Yen'' handsome, of fine fig
ure, with fair complexion, light hair,
blue eyes, golden spectacles, composed
and easy in manner, he has a very schol
arly and impressive appearance. A man
who sees him once, will turn to lock
again ; a w oman, who looks once, will
look all tiie time. Mr. Yancey is a man
of decided talents, but a good deal mild
er and less emphatic than his Alabama
brother. I have known him since I was
a boy, and always admired him*
Mr. Overby, the Maine Liquor Law
candidate for Governor of Georgia in
in 1855, was chairman of the Geoigia
delegation. He is a grave, dignified and
benevolent looking man.
From Tennessee, the most noticeable
persons were Cel. Sneed and Horace
Maynard. The former the member
from the Knoxville District, in the last
Congress, and Mr. Maynard, the member
elect to the next Congress. Both are
Americans; and both men of talent.
The first man of the South’ Carolina
delegation was Hon. W. W. Boyce, for
several years past a member of Congress.
He is about thirty-five years old, but
looked younger, and is a very handsome
man. lie is very reserved and taciturn,
and rarely engages in conversation. Ho
speaks fluently, and there is alway*
pointedness, force and pith in his speech
es. There is nothing about the man or
his speeches of the common-place and
hackneyed order. I always listen to him
with interest and pleasure.
Mr. Bryan, of South Carolina, is, on
account of his physique, “the observed
of all observers.” "He is very large in
person, and has a beard which a Spanish
Don or French Marquis might envy It
is fifteen inches long, as fine as “split
silk,” and dark as Erebus. He wears aa
ample Byron collar without a cravat
He is an elegaDt and mueh esteemed gen
tleman, and has very respectable tal
ents.
* Hod. James Lyons, of Virginia, in a
fine specimen of a Virginia gentleman.
Apparently over fifty years of age, fcn
seems mature, but not old. He is com
posed, self-posessed, and courteous in
manner. He is an able lawyer, and fct
very formidable in discussion.
The young Hercules of the Conjnn
tion is Roger A. Pryor, of Virginia, the
editor of the “South.” I)heard the ques
tion asked a dozen times, “how old is
he ?” He looks so young as to cause
surprise at the distinction he has attain
ed. He is iust turned of 28 years, though,
he does not appear to be over 31. He is
small in person, not exceeding 125 lbs. in
weight, has sharp, prominent features,
very long black hair combed behind hfei
ears, and a dark brunette complexion. —
He has a clear musical voice, the first
tone of which attracts. attention nod.
