, 1863-06-27
WHAT SHALL BE DONE
WITH THEM:
rFrom the Cairo Mornin. News.3

(From the Cairo Morning NeWs1
It will be remembered By our readers that
S38 refugees from Cor1nth, arrived here few
the railroad Part Of them went to Quincy,
part to Decatur, and 120 to Centralla. Tie
arrival Of these people at Centtalia, has called
ont me following correspondence which has
been kindly furnished us by Gen. Buford for
publication:
HEADQUARTERS DIVISION OF CAIRO,
>. CAIRO, juno ~, 1858 {
Samuel storer, Esq, Mayor Of centra1ls:
s1R: I have just received the following telegram
from you:
lBy telegraph from Centralia.]
JUNE n, 1861.
To Gen. Buford:
By what authority do you force upon the peopte
Of Centralia the one hundred and twenty Southern
san iSr
eportation South.
lsigned)~ SAMUEL sronzn, Mayor
i answer that Gen Dodge sent ne those persons
with the following touching letter:
HEADQUARTERS D1srntcr or Coa1xru, |:
Brig. Gen. Bnford, Cairo:
send you ave hundred women and children,
refugees from the South. They are loyal people.
Their husbands, fathers and brothers are In our
amy doing their duty, and ask as favor to me
as well as Justice to them, that they be made COM
Portable and settled down in the Northern States.
It will be well for them to scatter to the different
towns where they hare friends,
They have already suffered more than death. and
hare been kicked about till they are t1eheartened
and ready, many Of them, to die. could tell tales
Of their suffering under JET. DAVIS tyranny that
would mike every loyal man and wonan's heart
bleed, but all they now ask IL place where thcY
can lire comfortably and in pence until the war
closes, and their protectors can join them; 1once
mora bcspeak for them your well known kindnesa
and efficient aid.
Io1r obedient Servant,
G. II. D0DRE, Brig. Gen.
Of the mnos centisl slisead. s W Z. Hrthar
Esq., to reduce the rates for the fare Of refugees,
which he generously complied with.
and humane officers, who distributed equally
among them about 81 800, which had been collect
ed for them By Gen. Dodge. Iproyided food fol
the sick, aud graves for the dead. allowed them
all to select their places to which they would 60
and it seems large number selected your beauti
the right to 60 where they please. They all have
money enough for few weeks support, furnished
BY the benevolent and humane in the army.
Of them he dnty Of making PROVISIONS foF the IN
fortunate loyal persons who are forced from thell
homes in tho South.
which you win matuTsly consider before ron o1e
cute it. Your obedfent seryant,
N. B. DUroRD.
Brigadiar General Commanding.
The Generals object in furnishing this cor
respondence 10 the public Is to draw the at
eention Of the people to the responsibilities
the war is throwing upon them. He asks
"Where shall the refugees go? Our officer
are en1istlng the fathers, husbands and broth
ers of THESE loyal people ut Corinth in the 1s
Alabama regiment. They are in destitute
and forlorn condition, and SIX Of their mum
ber have already gone to that bou1n from
whence no traveller returns. Many OF then
and their enlisted relatives Will undoubtedl.
send them large proportion Of their pay
Our people are contributing thousands TO
| sanitary purposes, but here are objects Q
| charity brought 10 their very doors. TIL
tru1y benevolent will provide for them home
and opportunities for making living"
Part Of these refugees went to Quincy, par
to Decatur, and the remainder to Ccntralia
Slavery cIushes the poor white man as etfectq
ally as 1t does the slave, and tbs North ]
charged with the duty Of picking up the de
| bris Of that accursed system, whether black 0
| white, and comforting on 1t liberty, rights an'
| education. But 1t WI be found that thos
who object to the binding up Of the blac
mans bruises, using his color us the pEete1t
scattered and peeled Union white people {
the South. II these poor refugees had onl
been slave owners they would find sJmpash
zcss enough among the Coppcrheads, but tt
trouble is, they are only poor white trash
at best; aud those who apologize for SLAYER.
love tyranny and aristocracy at heart, whate'
er their lip pretentions may be. and those VII
down-trodden, It il want Of "tke milk
human Kindness that makes any man :
npo1oeist for slavery, or callous to the sute
ings Of its victims.