Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-18
RELIEF TO IRELAND.
CALL TO THE PEOPLE OF WASH
INGTON COUNTY.

We, the undersigned, Central Committee of Mont
pelier for the relief of Ireland being authorised to re-
ceive contributions from every part of the county of
Washington, hereby appoint the following Centre
Committees for the several towns in the county, two
or more of whom requested to assemble together
Immediately, and appoint and notify one efficient solic
itor each school district in their respective towns for
the purpose of soliciting aid from every individual,
young and old, male and female in their respective
districts; thereby opening regular channel whereby
every one in the county have an easy and safe OPP
2ortunity of conveying crumb or loaf to those who
are starving for bread. This is the first time in our
lives that we have known of famine within pow
er of relief, and if contributions, though small,
could become general thousands and millions of lives
can be saved from the horrors of starvation.
AS an evidence of what small and individual contri
buttons will do, when they become general, we have
the pleasure and satisfaction to state that tho ladies
who appointed to solicit donations in the village
of Montpelier collected in one week from the females
alone over One Hundred Dollars in cash. besides sew
eral boxes of comfortable clothing The children and
teachers of The Sabbath school Of one church also
trbuted Thirty Dollars and there prospect Of rails
ing from $500 to $500 from the gentleman of the vii
lage, who have contributed from to twenty dollars
EACH There also collections making in every
school district in tho town of Montpelier.
The claims of humanity are alike upon all, village
and country, and we hope and trust the central com
mittees in the several towns will be vigant IN organ
zng and presenting the subject to the compassion Of
every individual. Some speculate upon the causes Of
this great distress and calamity, and excuse themselves
by trAing reasons but for us, it is sufficient to know
that all Europe is PROSTATE with want and that the
Irish, in spite Of all governmental efforts, are dying by
thousands for want of Bread and the cries for relief
unto Chris endom and humanity.
I he following committees will please to organize
and proceed Immediately to business without further
notice than this publication in the newspapers, fol-
whatever to be done must be done quickIy-and We
should like to have the returns by the first of Api
next though contributions Will be received and for
warded after that date,
TOWN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Bdre--G w Coamer, D French, Keith.
BcrLin.-John Winslow, Joseph Denny, George {
; Moore.
.Nortbfeld.- Charles Paine, II Carpenter L Buck
Rorbwy.- l Shaw, S Rugges Charles Samson
> Waren.-F A Wright, J A Curtis, VIM Cardcll.
WatsSed -Rod erck Richardson, Ithamer Smith
; Orrn Smith.
FaystOn.-T Bixby C Fullerton, Eli Bruce.
.uOrctolon. Joshua Sawyer, l. Kingsley, Clapp.
" urb,uy.-E w Corss, Richard Lyman, Cheste
Marshall.
Watcrb,uy.-P Dillingham;, jr., O Drew, B F Goss.
II .MiddeSer.-H Putnam, VIM Mcintyre, z Hills.
5 Worccstcr.--M Brown, Poor, S Andrews
e Caais.-Abdel Kent, Jabez Mower, Welcom
o Wheelock.
l. Woodbwy.-Ebenczer Bruce, Asaph Town, S Brit
C tam
s. Atwshfcld.-E D Putnam l. Carpenter, Stephe
n Pitkin.
o Piainfeld Nathaniel Bancroft, Nathaniel Sherman
J. Harrison Ketchum.
l. Tho above committees are authorized to inform thu
: district solicitors and the people generally that
Is contributions will be invested in corn meal, at tn
l. lowest prices, in Boston or New York; and shipped
1t ireland free of all charges, and distributed by con
Is mttce of Quakers, other select agents. to the de'
tllute and starving only.
e CHARLES 1 I5Ss6 CLARKE, Central Committee
> ADDIsoN PECK, }.MoutptEer.
Montpelier, March Is, lSi7.