The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1863-01-29
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sUFrEsINg AyoYn THE ErAsCrrArgD
SLAVES III 81 IOUrR


during the past few months bee
"mancipr'od from slavery. They cot
sii'utc hrt small portion Of a miQE
! ty hostof cpntrabnnds that have bee
scattered throughout most Of the mi
cipal cities Of the North, 10 enjoy th
dressings OF Freedom They hav
beru put ashore here from time Il
tim" without leave or license, an,
nohody's permission in the prcmesi
has been asked. Il is sufficient fs
; onr city authorities t. know that tn
great emancipation rattle is in pro
grcss that the ebony elephant i.
being drawn and that a portion
If the huge beast has got to be quar-
tered in St LOUIS
! The negroes now in -. Louis ar,
mostly from Southern Plantations
They are r. ye' wholly nnaccnstGmed
TO TIE blessings oi freedom" and
are Consequently ia condition vt
absolute suffering From Firth street
To Eight, between Franklin avenue
and Biddle streets, hundreds # those
poor creatures are now crowded.
into small tfamc tenemcnts. IRE.
queuily as many "a ten or dozen in
a small room. They are, rs general
thing, destitute of fuel. have scarce
clothing enough to cover their persons,
and are, IN a great measures depeu.
dent upon the charities # their csl.
orrd .btcthercp. who pc mouently re-.
side IN the city, for sufficient food to
Keep them from starving. umost in
stances they have 10 furniture, save
an occasional bunk or a broken chair.
They are incapable of dong anything
whereby their condition ran hc bet.
tered. E0ors have berl made hy
Rev. Nj Anderson, tie culured
preacher, to oif1rl them relief He
has procured for them situations IN
the country where they culd earn q
dollar day. but the men ia most IN.
stances, have rejected allsuch Efforts.
/ Ihcy seem tmii and iBilpnt. Their
/ mode ct life at present II such AS 70
[ produce great deal Ut sickness
among them. Within tir past ten
( days the Health Officer report. that
no ."ss than i,tcrn deaths have oc.
cured among them, rsnSri SOLELY on
account Of lack Of medical treat.
mcut and proper nouri,lmcrt As
~ instance Of thr.r snfrings. we
saw III afnpm, destitute OF everything
ia the shape OF furniture. bite Ne.
! gro, m the last stages N sickness.
+ with scarcely any ,l.thng ou hs
/ 10 dy, lying N tu#nt ~ small ire.
/ place, cudpNurirE - .reu warm by
pacing hts feet Iu tiH4sllas d, 'hr fire.
/ place wherein there Inu boon a fire
short time previously.
In addition ~ the large number Of
negroes ia che locality above named
wo are informed large numbers are
quartcrcl IA building cornnr of
1 Fourth aud Myrtle stroess and tbat
/ they are ma ike .t,tc VI destitu,ion
/ Unless measures are ~ once taken. in
{ soma quarter towards the relief Of
thcsa sufferers. they will die hy hun.
! dreds W. understand the subject
/ has been brought 10 the attention of
the Mayor. and by hm laid before
/ the military authorities The latter
consider they Uavo uoihiu. p, 10 in
/ the premises. Here. then. Is a chance
/ for the admirers and wpishIpers of
F Of the negro. when be- 81. a'ar iii. to
manifest the strength u their love
/ tor Tim when be- is brought b their
/ homes \ movement Il some sort
/ should certainly bp speedily uanuu.
rated IN behalf 4 these suffering CON.
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REFLECTIONS FlK ua IsGi>f trr2g 49,
! In otb manners "a. h.vr ,.tv.n ia.