Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-20
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From the Wilmington Journal
This town, not long since a5urishing and
beautiful, is now q smoking ruiR ThTes-fOurths
of its buildings are in ashss; delicate women,
feeble old men, helpless children have lost their
all by the fires of the Both of April and the 9.h
of May, 1864. They have been turned home
less into the street,; their provisions, their fur
niiure and thsir clothing having psrished in the
general wreck. Washington, before the war
probably contained a population OF something
ike twenty Eve hundred. Of course the active
men are mostly In the army or exilss at other
points, and unable 10 assist the sufferers who
are loft, while the adj acsnt country, hsrTied and
pluRdered By the Yankees for two years, is
equslly unable to render any assistance, which,
if itcomes at sll, must come from more favored
sections, whose people, if they have not escaped
the cOnseq usEces of the war, have ct least been
saved from IFS actual rsvsges.
We have received q copy Of the following
circular, which we lay before our resdsrss
WILsoE, N. c., Nay II, 1864.
To the condustors Of the Ncrsh Carolina Press:
GENTLEzEE: Before tae Ysnkses evacuated
the town of Washington on the 30lh ult., they
set FIRE to the town IN several places and about
one half OF it was consumed. On the 9th inst,
the town was again fTed, las is believed by an
neendiaTy,) and ons.hAlf of the remainder of
was laid in ashes Three-fourihs of the town
are destroyed. Hundreds of aged men, women
and children have had their houses, furniture,
clothing, pToviHions-lheir ali-1eslroyed, aud
they are now enduring all the horrors aud suf-
fsrings incident to such calamity. The pso-
psssE BsaafoTt county b&ye been 50 completely
robbed and stripped By the YsGkees and NO
groes for two years, that they are unable TO as
sist or alleviate the wants Of the s1ffsrers Many
of them must perish unless the patriotic and
liberal citizens of more favored localities come
TO the rescue. They have responded nobly to
sppesls made to them ia behalf of other suffer
ing communities, and cannot believs thai they
will refuse their aid to these sufferers If their
claims we're properly presented most respect
fully request that you viii cali the attention Of
the public 70 the necessities of our people, and
urge them TO prompt relief. Any sums Of money
forwarded to me at Raleigh prior TO the lss Of
June, snd after that time to this place, will be
placed in the hands of discreet citizens Of the
town, for tho use of the most needy sufferers.
Mr.. Jas A. Willard, of Wilmington, and Mr.,
Marlin Stevenson, of Greensboro, viii receive
aOy contributions which may Be hsnded or sent
to thsm for the same purpose, and I have 40
doubt bat that the editors Of the different newa-
papers in the State will also rcceiVe the cenir-
buttons Of the literally disposed.
Very respectfully,
JEo. A. STAsLY
p s.: It msy not be Amins for me 10 state
my lines for over two years, has sent to the
Geld thirteen full companies by voluntary en-
listment, out of voting populsh0n Of shout
1900. and that many Of tbs gr$ $sfss sufferers bg
these fres are the aged fathers, mothers, wives
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