Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-06-21
TO THE FARM ERs.

| We have an earnest word to our we'll
to-do friends i'll the country. Every
other branch Of business is prostrated
There are many men here who have fam
lilies to support-men who are sober, in,
dustrious, good citizens, but who are
thrown wholly out of employment by
the stagnation Of all business. There is
no use to disguise the fact. Many such
are now suffering for the absolute neces-
saries of life, with no immediate pros
pect of relief. They are able and anx-
ious to work, but work in their accus
toned avocations cannot be had. Shall
they starve? Shall they resort to the
poor house? We speak the simple truth
when we say that twenty poor-houses
would not hold those who are now out
of employment and out of means, nor
would the funds provided relieve their
wants. Nor is it decent or proper that
such persons should be compelled to
such humiliation Something must be
done IN the premises!
There are good men here who would
be willing to so to the country and
work at anything they can do, until
times improve and ask no money, if
they can only get provisions for their
families. Now cannot the farmers find
employment for such? Suppose you
could get along without them! They
cannot get along without you'll And
will you see them starve, while you
have full granaries? And beyond that
is another question worth considering
-aciU they starre IN sight Of .tuHgranaries,
rchen they are uilling to acorzs on almost
any terms?
It is no use to say that they should
find employ here. 1t is not to be had,
Business is SO prostrated that men and
companies which formerly employed
them, are themselves hopelessly involved.
They have exhausted their utmost re-
sources before discharging these men,
and arecompelled to yield to an incxo :
rable necessity. At present, employ
ment in town cannot be given.
Now are there not many farmers in
the County who wish to improve their
lands? Granted that you can put it off.
Would it not nevertheless be mutual
benefit to all concerned to make the i'm
provements now? Those who have
good crops will have abundance of pro-
visions and to spare. The men we have
described are willing to work for por-
tion of these provisions 1t seems to US
that such arrangements might be made
that while the farmers are making their
improvements at 4 very little cost, they
will be, at the same time, doing an act
Of genuine charity that win record their
names in the book of Gods remem-
brance, as benefactors of their brethren
Please think of these things.
We will checrfully act as a medium
between those who will employ labor
and those who desire employment Let
all who can give work to the unsm-
ployed make it known at opee. The
blessings Of those who are ready to per
ish, will rest upon all who, with kindly
feelings and in a spirit Of genuine hu-
manity, will act in this emergency.
While we appeal to the enlightened
self interest Of the comfortably situated
farmcrs in this matter, we 90 not think
they oughtto take advantage Of their ne
cessities to grind the faces Of the poor.
Let the relation he one Of mutual bene-
ft, and it will be one Of uumixed bless
Ing to both parties.