Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-02

Arrteai Of Cro5sf Of Runa17ag Slares from
CaHo, and their Be-e5ti5n iats tis Fauiiiss Of
Cui-eHs. The Eelais5c Merits of Ifhas rersas
BtGeL PhaaHttTCpy.
As might have been anticipated. the influx Of
| runaway slaves into Chics-J has followed cIoss
upon the great emancipation event of tina times
Ihey are coming by every traiu and We shall
not soon see the end OF them The morning
train over the Illinois Central railroad. yestsT-
4 day, brought about forty of these negroes. the
same being ChcsgO's first instaIlmsut Of a
! staTveling lot Vf thee thousand, more Or less
now awaiting transportation al Caro- This los
| OF forty was composed Of males and females of
all ages, bali starved, sparing'y clothed in rags
acd as filthy and miserable SIS dht and huUgsf
could make them. IL must be remembered that
these are runaway negroes, who have spent e0n-
Siderable time IN their SLOW journey 90 the
camps Of our army
On reaching here they were met by a small
0ut Jealous crowd of admirers At the depot, who
manifested their interest in thu new c0msrs by
inviting them 20 a shelter bensa their respective
mansions The negroes readily accedsd 10 tho
proposal but being about as ignorant as the
African gorille, would probably have accepted
an invitation 70 enter the BndeH5u with ll5t
abou. the same willingness They were dragged
OF singly, or In pairs, 70 tine homes, where they
are now snugly ensC0lcsd with plenty % eat
and new clothes for their backs. Another crowd
Will come to-day, and another On Monday, with
repetition Of the visitation each successive day
until Chicago's population shall have materially
increased.
Persistent effort has been male bY certain in
divi1ual5 ever since the announcement by tsls-
graph that these slaves were collecting as Cairo
TO raise a fund for their relief Is is said also
that we shall soon have fair and festival, ths
proceeds Of which viii 6e devoted to the sSme
object. And this so-called philanthropy does
nos end here. Oar labJTDg classes are already
experiencing the In6vitasie results OF tins negro
immigration. A hsrl winter is In store f.r those
who ere earning their bread by ihssEeat Of their
bTOWs- Unusual CestiuI0u viii prevail, and
every Tag Of clothing and every cent OF money
that can Be spared for the purpose Of charity
VIII find a huudEsd needy claimants. And
above all, the wives and families Ol our v1luu-
teeTs have q claim upon cur sympa-hles far
more than any Others. They are 90 day suffering
tor bread, and many poor woman whose
husband Is fighting in the army is com
PEELED TO depend solely on charity or crime
for th5 necessary food and clothing tar q
large family OF helpless little cbi.lrgu- Perhaps
these lovers yt the negro as5 not aware th5t our
station houses are filed always and tIa. many
of these inmates srs women whose only crime
Is that they have yielded 10 the temptations
induced by destitud0u and hunger Scores Of
poor women, unable yet 10 so far forget their
early training as TO sink into vice till al least
the last chance Is gone, may be daily met with
in our streets, suIi0usly looking round tor some
opening. Afraid 10 beg openly for fear Of tn8
vagraut clause, they examine earnestly the faces
Of the pGssers-oy, aud, when they nsst with
plying glance and o word Of encouragement,
viii pour forth tssrfu-y their tales of s5u0wi
and those who arc the first to pr0tf-r assistance
to the African are the very ones who turn deaf
ear to the plants If white sou0N- or gather up
their skirts sc0Tuful y as they pass with the feel
ing Of Stand aside. I am boiler thau thou.
We are accustomed % think and speak Of
American civilization as the highest present
development of m0sl and s1c.-. p1lity. We
must At least except from this comp Imeut indi-
viduals whose sympalAies are So misguided,
whose judgments are so lameuts0ly perverted.
They are eeftaiuly NJ better than the Hind5o.
- b isliuA down before an snimal which bis
b indignation has co1iared into an
ialed God, for-b with builds a hospital for
c5H as. dogs, or sHaArs, anil a-.aws ala
beoshsate die Of starvation within SIGHT OF his
dwelling fFifh0ui Offering assistance or bsst0W-
ing so mach ss d thought upon him. Poor
humsaity, how can it a. how completely can
the angelic lusser .Qf uaiUral instincts b
clouded by Tidu a5T How 6espicsbla in
the eyes of all g0ods lisssald risht-minded
beings, must BE- tRs creature who can co0ly
pass by bis sulfsflg 5ro-liss rs rarn-snln{
sister, 20 help a creature wh.cd, Wazth5r human
or not, IS at leastsso far ineapa5is OF appIe-
ciating q generous motive as % turn upon the
hand that feeds hiu, and srllauger the structure
Of ths society c0ntataiuatsd by his preseneb.