Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-27


To MaJor Geze-al r. 7. !SssnSa:
SIR: The undersigned, 49,
members Of Council forG
for the tine being the
the people of the said ci
wants and wishes, ask lea
but respectfully 10 petition
sidsr tie order requiring then
IantA- At 5rst view, Il st-uck
usAEure Fo1ld iuFolFe extrAo.alE
ship Rnd loss, bat since We hATe
practical execution OF IL, 80 far As
progressed, and the individual coodirS
many Of tbs people, End heard The EtEN
usuts a. to the IncooEenieocssI loss, AZ
suffering attending il, We E-e sAtisSea that
the AMOUNT Of II viii involve n The Eggrs-
gate consequences appalling s1a heart
rsoding.
Msny poor women are II Al advanced
stkts Of pregnancy; others having young
children, WBose h6ssEn8s7 fssIhs greater
part are either in the army. prisoners o.
dead. Some say: u have sncb 8 oos Eick
at ny houss; who viii Ezit On them when
/ An gonei" Others say Whist are we
to DO; We hsvs 10 houses 70 30 70, End no
means 70 baE, baild, OF rent any; no pa
renIs, reistiTes or friends 70 60 To-" An
other ssys II will Try and take this OF
that ErtjcIeD Of prOpert! but such and such
things uusr leave behind, though l need
them much" We reply 70 then; "Gen.
ShernRn viii csrry your property 70 Rough
and Rssdy, and then Gen. Hood viii take
II thence on )" aDd they will reply 70 thst !:
nBui I want 10 leave the railroad 81 such 8
place, and cannot get conFeya1cs RON
thence o."
We only refer 10 S few fHctI TO illustrate,
IL p6rt, hoE this neSsUrs VII cpeEste n
-
ao-th of rs EeH back, and bsfore your A.
rivsl here 8 large portion Of the people, here
had retired south 50 that the country
south Of this is already crowded, and with
ont sufficient houses 70 accommodate the
people. snd ws are informed that many sre
asE sts5InE Il chErcbss ana other ont
buifdipzs- This being 50, how is II posi-
bic for the people gt!li here (uUstly women
and childrsn) 70 h1d shelter, and bow can
rbsy HTe through tie winter N the woods )
no shelfer or EzbEistsnce IN the midst OF
strangers Who know them not, And EIthont
the poEer 10 assist them nneh If they were
wiling 70 DO So
This is bat q feeble picture Of the eon-
seuueness Of this DeEsure- You know the
woe, TIE horror, and the suffering cannot
be described by words. ImaglnatIon ean
onIy conceive of II, and We ask ysu 70
take these thInEs lnIo COosLoSEAaoa' We
know your mind Aod time sre continually
occupied win the dEIisE Of your command,
Ehich almost detsrs as from asking your
atterrion 20 the matter, bat thought it
might be that yon had not considered the
81 6Ject in ALI Of lis EEfnl consequences,
and tha1, en- refsetiOns you, We hope,
EouId nof make this people a. exception
70 All uzukInd, for We know Of no such
instances ever having oecHrrsd-surely
Tot in the United States And What has
this belpIess people done. that they should
be driven from theiz homes, 10 wander a.
zIrauzsrs, uusessss AID sEIles, and 70 sub
sl5t On ehAsIty2
1--WE DO rot know as yet the number Of
peopIestih here OF fh0ss Who are here,
a resosesAble nnmber, # allowed 70 rsuzIn
at home, could sabsist for several months
without Assistanees and respectable nun
ber for much longer time, md Whe might
not need GssistsRps At any tina
In conclusion, We most earnestly and
solsnnly petition you TO recsnsiasr tn1s
order, OF modify IT, And sERer this unfor-
innate people Co renEin n home and enjoy
WhEt little ueEns fhey have
BesPsetfapY % buftts5s
SO l-Laz GAHEsLA- CALHOUH, NsgUr-
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