American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-16
From the Nep York Independent.
.WALDENSES COMING TO AMERICA.
Pa1tisAer IF Me Independent.

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inst. contains IN ex,,ac, fr,m IA ~.
= buac headed ..Eu;~ronts C,,,;sg,j I,
is time that American Christians sborI1
lean the particulars Of IN. WaIIe,s.s,
distressiuy c,udi,;on in Tho (,Ll \N,,I1
aud open their hearts 20 active svmna,
thy. and watt these sufferers d welcome
acr oss the ocean. aa r...
{ The E,encl tp,,,.s,ont C1o.o
alluded To in the above men,;omsI ex.
tact is, (as you probabIy know1,hrRev
. Sir. Lo,IiaIy, was hns heen Ilaho';,,r
I Population Of Boston R.G,,e Ioay;,n
] Europe. Mr.. Lo,ris,x had sustained ;,e
! innate relations IN ,bo W.Idens.o
/ Their n.c,ss;,;es ,nd ,Loso arL;.
. flock, induced him to seek in our coun.
; Try a newhome for his pc secuted br eth,
{ ren. He asks or sytnpalioes for the
poor ouicast Vaudois. Iery he hopas
2 10 secure Tor he aharpy life, peace
tul death, and unmolesttd gravo.
Mr.. Lorriaux has requested me to
solicit for tho following statements q
place in your columns. gladly com.
, ply with his reqiiest, and Ia kc this op
por,unily Of expressing my entire con.
fidence in the account given blythe Rev.
Mr.. LoEiiati&. | have thoroughly ex
/ aminod The original documents upon
which his assertions are based, and have
moreover, some personal acquaintance
With the condition Of the Vaudois.
! With full reliance upou the oenerous
sympaty of TIE Mdrpchdcat, / remain,
Sir, Yours respectfully,
..- .H '" Bennett II. Nash,
| -.G. agt. Sc Bnylston st. Boston.
April 20, 1857. -. ..s
| 49, r.. gu..r, ..... ..
The Iralarnses- Their Distressing ,SH.
uatian- is there a spot in Imerica
achrre our destit&te brcthercn cOuld, End
home. ..,
The followino ]ettor has hoo, roc.;,-
ed rror;, Voudnis bv,be R,y Mr
iiaux, Secretary Of the French emigr,.
ton Committee ..- -
u,;,n D ..
Dr,n.p, .rHs, -;,, rance -.
vo, ,,,I,> -. TX ;" SNo
4 Where ,ye l;sa tanai,s 9"aas 30 ris'
be,ter ona w. ara a;,ra,o1 NV
mountains ca,led,La u;"L A.. 1H'vre ~ -,
yalleys Of ,bs T,eu'5 vas"',iP H,Ps' h",na IT, tpe
ne, sscm;ons> ,iI;naJ abn c,;In.a ",.'"s'
/. ,;re wo ;"LaI;, .,.:'', '' ~ &c
o,r ,r.o, f,,d h.. ,,n1 n""","'"s as, "'o,o ,
uho, 'r ' ,us ,t I" 1., 'uo" ,orhS
ble - ,n,sno ."o ~: u: nt 'rei Ft,, d
God bt d ,ni,a.ia or ~, "';ne. nus
then, rrou, hnu,i,,s - Us p""et, Sa'eu
nyva "s ~ r"' - ',aa''
I,,,Isr aaI E""PPy ~ 'te 'nought ina,
80 ha,;a az" GI'''" ne'o' tnat'on ,"chd
"o'"'"e !" common WIN 'he
!, IWo WIS VI ."I'e o,esSea i.e'o' metS'-
| ,Lo, t;aS 'au .no i''o'e' ~ was
~" D' "a ~ - "cW-'"ahNS 20 II od-our
: sst;o,, a'!,:' "'o v. ."o ne" ueno,''ia'iohs
I, had ahu ~ W. a',,a.e '"e i'eIo'ihe"
,hi,k tIan o no"ao "IU' ,, lnI 10 .""''; an" we
"~ ihs sH,r: a"py of GGTsr Wn, naye Yet no~
"u uclhn, J"D'Is ., &c yoSu'.'sm H'''u'o US very
uI o ~" H"""S ...-., .. ,
os,, 10, "'' "J" s"'"S 10 gre you oi'ei
W. nnas;, ,"1 p'"uu.'' "a our county
co., ,,t''J,. 10, 10 '''"" 'c'y "apry VINO
te,apc. W. " LaIa, 'o us '"S
"a"'o, '" t"c' oaNe II ior me Who'e
t"eiVe months, and garnered it in our
gsrrets' his we DO 10y way OF e..
o"ho.py' WOOD oe'hg very scarce,t and
ais" I" o'der to eat less a great ma
~ o' US nave meal Tor only SIX mnn'hs.
ii""urcoS OF US are III want we are
so.S '1i'e'"o'e; we raisc; also, some
reBr'ao"s' ana MAKE lh'ck soup of
.no'n % onr physical constitution IS very
"e"N' ao" we are OF small stature.
:, op"'e OF our Valleys ate so narrow
."a' INC sun s''"es upon us only FoW
! '"o"'"s III NE year' mere Is no earth
,"P"" our rocks sometimes, after much
,ao"r d"" ''me' we oo,aih smal! qnan-