, 1861-01-22

Circular to the friends OF Suffering
Humanity.

From the destitute In Kansas the heart
rcnding cry, "Givc us bread or wo staEvew
becomes more and more emphatic. Over co.
600 on emnclafed hands. aEe, there "stEetched
out to God md human Kindness" lmploring
relief: Tho appeal COMES directly home to NE
hear, and 10 OTIS san refaae to aid Let the
benevolent all oyer the coiTintfy act promptly.
Organize town, county, city and wurd co3t-
'mittees, and let them continue to work.
home relief cannot be had before next harvest
To enable committees to forward relief with
ont delay, 1t is thought advisable to give intor-
nation and directions IN general. The plan
for distribution throug b complete orsanlza-
ton In tho Territory il a. perfect rs pFactiea-
BILE. Relief Is more cestain to 50 where most
needed, through that channel:
/ Cash cortrin9tions shonld be sent to D..
John Evans Of Ch1cay6. by express Or mail, In
such funds nj ara collected. He will publish
MI receipts and disbursements, from time to
time. It will all be applied in the mist Judi.
cious manner to tho expense Of procuring and
forwarding food and ralmeut.
packages marked " "Rellef, may be sent frs
BY the American Express Co. to Gen Pome-
roy, Atchlsons Fzrsasj from any part of the
country.
s Corn, wheat aud flour, collected ut points
west Of the Illinois and Fox rivers on any OF
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad, VIZ:
Illinois Central, to Mendota; Chicago s; Rock
Island, aud Mississippi & Missouri Rivet, and
Peoria & 0quaHka, 20 Galesburg; and the
Meredocta 4 Quincy, ut half freiyhts. At all
other places it viii be hest TO eellthese articles,
and remit the proceeds with Ekich to purchase
again nearer their destination.
4. Grain from points on the Illinois Cen-
tral railroad, and on the Chicago Burlington d
Quincy, east of Mendoza, may be sent In bulk
to ". F. n. Army, at Mendoza, who Will
grind, sack and ship the same. From all other
points indicated aboyc, shipments may be
| made BY committees direct TO 3. c. Pometoy,
Atchison, shipped by ". F. n Army, for
| Kansas Relief, to secure half charges.
s. Contributions In Pork, Beef, Groceries,
| Driod Fruitand Beams, when collected IN ILL
| nois, Southern Wisconsin or Eastern Iowa.
should be put mp in shape fos handling, and
shipped in any quantities " Railroad on the
| most direct route< marked is above to secure
half price on frcights, In all other parts Of the
country, let them b sold and remit the pro
| ceeds.
q. Where committees can get sacks them
selves, it saves delay and trouble. Bags fol
grain oughtt5 be such as will do to send the
meal and fiuur awuy In shen ground. Whert
large lots Of grain arc collected ut ohc point
~u;:. ~. will he furnished By the undersigned, al
Mendofa n,,no... who has direction Of al
matters pertaining to Entptseent, &C
Z. Whers shipments Of less tnas ? aul q
load arc made they should be sent to the t7e-
Shipping Aren't At se1.h1 w nsxt
{ In shipmeals IT carloads, duplicate
bills Of lalin!, should be takeh, std ono ser
to u.s. C. Pomeroy, Atehison, Kansas" tht
other to "W. F. u. Army, Mendoza, Illinois,
so that the provisions can be looked after aEt
hastened forward to the starving, and ttans
ported at reduced rates Of freight under GU
contracts with the 1aiIaoatts.
Q, Ali agents, committees, and persons ship
ping, are requested to confer with the under
signed il tegrrd to tho routes and mode Q
shipment before they 5end forward their dona
tions, by SO doing much delay aud expense ns'
be saved
10. GARDEN SEEps.-The first homo rclle
that will be afforded to our suffering peopl
| will be their garden products; We therefor
earnestly request all who cln furnish ggar4e
| seeds, to send them in packages to the unde1
signed ut Mendota, nlino1- -. =,
II. FIELD sEED5:-Ihc Eenc.c1ent +
lows, Wisconsin aud Northern Illinois are n
1uested to donate Spring Wl,r, 1t and otbe
seeds for field planting. The Il izens Of lii
die aud Southern Illinois are s>4s,estcl to St
lect good corn for seed, al=, pumpkins, an
other seeds for field PLAINTIFF. specially carl
beans md pc:s, so that the sufferers can plas
and be supplied from their c'1n fields and ga
dcns as soon as possible.
And p'case send them so17, directed as Ebote
especially Spring Whta! i'r 5eed, as it shoul
be IN kan:as previous to ee!:c 1st Of March.
L. PorA7oEs-An res-ons or committee
. who can furnish potatoes tor seed are requcs
cd to inform tha undersigned, and if they ca1
him know huz many they will require, So til
they can be supplied In tire for epring plan
r ing. .
quested to publish this circular.
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