Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-02-15

FAMINE IN IRELAND
vetrsni,r to our columns 10 day aflich We find I,
b,,l in the Richmond Republican aroa tho pani,
s,,.,er, q, the famirc in lfearl TIE c,aln,, Is
overwhelming as 10 sageer ,reduy and almost ;o,ar
l,s fort, tnsn the seeming hopcssnfss ii IN, mort
s,or reaching The scene Of suffering in time ,r IN sui
d; nj amount to save FROM death thousands Of hun.
.,nss But considerations q this Kind should u,t =
,m;,,ed 10 int, icIc with b5i vo, t. gus Tia de
,nanj for aid is IFS, mi and Over "erlng and sloud
,e resp,ndtd To at once W. have seen leng deta.s
rnoitt,c Of the Sect, Of Fri,nds-ant over If m
raoland IL investigate the sui, ring and 10 dcyse he
/. =, means Of rl,f-whieh were s,ael, hear reud-
mn The British Government aud penric are ioiro
Via, they can The Iris this sdc the Atlantic have,
IN an IN stcntaiious manner nSpoadd 10 the call Of
their starving countrymen and RENTED hToc sums for
,h,i, relief Movements about 10 e lln,v in liz,
,r,hr IN CITIES and doubtless much will l.. sc In III :
Mill, work ii humanity, shall ng n.a shall onr oan
community, lie found wanting W. trust : INC move
m, NAV be made ljr cpacertrl ar'ion,-hlt in the
meantime let all who fed Il lunln lcines the last
,oo, Of famine and distress net at Ind ind ylualll
|, In. five dollars he raised. l ii Transmitted IL Tie
very next mail. And. in uldor 10 facilitate HIS proml
nc,, Of action. take the Liberty o >us ue that It
,nit,ances b. made To ',s"pll r. handler. E>q Edit
f,h United States Gazette, 10 joseph Patterson Est
President Of the Western Bank, ihi,adt h,a IT,
m 81 pcr, reliance may he ftt thai fend,, transmitted
either Of these gentlemen will be devoted faithfully ard
NOS, efficiently 10 I'll, relief the Sufferers.
I,inhh high TIM, thr' gsaeral All =s'a.aric = 'r
ehrld he ,paae by The ople ni the : $tIc, L. re
li.,-, the CONDITION 81 ihr furnished paiI3l at lrlIn
Oar own country l.; ut this oNe} ~ ~ with
,lcny ard We haec the aeans IN unlimited 'uulaa.e.
j, We have the will, Ia minister 10 the Of or WI.
chel fellow creatures.
When we thin, t the AMOUNT contributed hy tie
hlurns Irish in hi country to the rclei Their reaas
in Ireland. when remember that these pi,r people.
sui Of The scan,v arising from their "a " la5 +.
have contributed the enormous sum ol FIGHT Ill y
DRIED TIIOISA DOLLARS Ia their destitute
and furnishing kindred OUGHT we not 10 tt used n
generous rivar, in the great cnusc If humanity Ounm
mol hs Of ourewR couutr,men. Who tiudcr'c or
cun.iancrs. to be aic At least 10 cGul the .encr
Of tlcse Great hearted lriS!l labartIs
", know that il is moi own nalioa which appeals
to our sympathi.s But iii portion Of the great br
hcrs,sd OF man. and should do Il ttcn rs IN hike
.auccs WE should wish them o Us any
,n, with human soul re I'd III cNtrlc!s annexed f. IA,
the letter of justice Of the pace in Cerk l. the Dhe
Wellington aud turn his Eyes, with nlilicr2ncc if he
ran from this gll,sy picture Il sorroW and dc.,th
We know that the Exercise Il cur thdrN nay crmt
too late fr thousands Of seialc wrcch,s but ho1e are
millions Who may yet be saved hy Irlnpt aud liner
al action. The time tor talking has asscd. Let iAeio
lr s,uc action by which every and " man in the
community may he called upon To give riding 10 his
or her means, for the relief Il he starving follow cree
Tar
The misery, DESERVED in the Xod extracts is "a d
t, be hy no cmi ned tpthc cpanty If Cir,-
Thr,suhout all iceland he henibr cccs Il FAMINE.
are visible. \ CucnIar lrun the S~iely It Friend,
states thousands arc endeasuriug To keep or staya
tom by eating rottca ptatucs. cabbage i ayes aud
ven sea weed! In many places they 'iny up the reiS
mat rias from the starch laclercs, II ene penny per I'd
lm ard 80 anxious and urgent are they fr tins wac y
,rash that the police oldeed To lc called main
tain order and peace anoig thse WGo struggle to obtain
poron.'
The recital of such laeis these. and the mr.
horrible details winch laW. ought 10 ron@e hc rs arr
and universal sympathy and aid Of all mankind. In Il
work If this Kind diirone's Fl rapa, Party and Ct.
should al once BIZ scattered the winds Even IL,
hand Of Avarce mi4ii relax II gasp Gron It's aola
under the appeal o such avid lIcs.
But tn the extracts
Having for many wears loen in, nal, connected With
thu western portion OF the c9nat, OF Cork. and
inc small properly there hought r9tt petsan-
all, 10 investigate the truth Il the several amcnt3he
which had achcd re, Il the appalling s'a:e =
misery 10 which that part ct the country MIS- duc,d
According went the 10Th inst. ia s,iIlrrcut. and
- give the Instance Of towuland visited aS an t.N
ample Of the Of the entire asst di>;rc. shall sac
simply what | ihcrr saw It is situated ga The castin
sid, CaSlchascu harbour. and is named South Reel.
have T., witness scenes Of rqhlul hunger. provided
myself with as much bread rs five men could carry and
reaching the spot ,urpr SD To find the Wrecld
hamlet apparently deserted. entered sbnr Of the he
wells rain the and the that Presented
,hef selves wcrcs.ch on4uc pen convey tn
slightest idea Of IN the first, sy fam shed and lhas,l,
Skeletons all :ps; lead. W,rt hudlcd I'M CT
n,r on smc filthy ther sole cryfiag Nlat III
cd ragged h rsrrloh tlur5r Ntctclcd les hanp.n1
ont, naked above the knees. approached in herror.
r,4aif.sg
IN Jtrer--tour rhitiru. md rdai L0i ctict
been n man. 1t sinpshlc 10 90 through the dotal-
suffice i, To say that in 4 tcW minutes Was surrounded
hy at least 200o such pannms. such ghiuI Spcctrfs.
rs no words can describe BY lar the greater number
were dclirions either from famine from fever. ihrif
denoniac Wells still ringing in my and hcr hot.
rblc images are iNcd upon my BRAIN. Ny heart .ckeaS
at the recital. hui | musi - on
In another ease, dccency would forbid what 'iloNs,
lu, ilm,sl be told My cluihcs were nearly torn Of in
inv enlcavour ,sIIr roIa the throng d po,euce
round when my neck cloth seized rcm lChiud y u
grippe which compelled me Ia tuu found myself 4ra>
ped by with lrlat. apparently I,a} hoia. IN
her arms. ond The remains 81 fLg such a1o's her ha,
the SHE coreting othe,@!t and bGLe Tic same ms IN
Ing he police openc, house tie adjoining lands
which was Observed h tr adn} days aid itro fit:g
bodies ,rc'a found lying upon Tic nnd ior h0J deutr
ed the ras
mother. herselfnl fever, was seen The same day /,