The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-02-16
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HEAnQu ARrs RS. l'esr or CAirn,
CAIRO, Ill, Feb. CD, 1865


IEAnQuARrt RS. l'osr or Caro-,
CAIRO, Ill, Feb. Oh, 1868
Rec D. ". .EaNoyy, Ta2c,'o, 1ora:
Ms nEAr EEuruMr: = Enclosed Won
Will please find a nHnb2r of appeals il,
behalf q The sn!in.ius 'Whi,e R,iu
gees N Cairo, one IT which [ would
hc glad to have You read from YOU,
pulpit on next Sabbath AMI take col
lection for the benz ST of these poor SUI.
tprcrs.
DoUatlcss, my Brother, with other
Pastors, your sympa;lcs have been
appealed to Frequently during the last
few months, and were this not an G.
irc,1c cefs6 I would not urge the mater
now; bat the suffering among the Ref
ugees, women and children, Just at this
time. is terrible III tie extreme. II Is
impossible to depict 1t and unless We
receive some further all immediately |
greatly tear many Of these, Union fam,
lies, will perish inr;ng the winter
Soma haze already died through eS
noSure.
| am Chaplain Of the I'D ct wis.
Vols. Oar Colonel. &c. T. Sprague,)
under whose order am acting, is com
manaing this Post. For scyora, months
past have been Agent and General
Snperyis n Of .White Refugees al
Cairo. | am almost constantly work
ing with them day and night. | have
given IT my salary, others i.avo con
trlba.el literally, and with tie aid We
have received from abroad, we have
been able, il great measure, To save
them up to chs .,i,ac; but aow our
means are exhausted and we must have
help Immediately.
They are now landed on our levee
Il the rate ct les per day. They are
generally Union families, who have He'd
from ,hc land ,f tyranny and crpres
sion. About nineteen ,wcn,ic,!.s Of
Them are women and children. Il is
impossible to paint their terrible cnnli
ton. We are under no more oblira
tons to then, thar YOU: the Only dift.r.
ence is, we are daily brought into con
tact with them. / haze written Is sev
eral preachers, in other states, as well
as your own, and, as far as I have
heard from them, they viii present the
matter Immediately to their cancrcga
lions. Some have already sent me
money. What ya7e Hiost neesl now j.
meaey o:.ranspart these pan,}v immn
dia;ely to points where they can be
saved from rcrishirg. Tlev mnst be
taken away from this place. Every
cent You send Us will lie most ju,,.
cieuIy anpl'ed. You can OIL, appeal
% the humanity Of ,yan.. people, and I.
! can conceive Of 10 canse Which calls.
more lsnl'y upon lis ust at this tir2e
DO the best YOU cantor Us, my Brother,
little none, vii 20 a grea. ways inst
now.
You will enclose the money, or
draft, and l.ec, 1t to "Nsifa Refu
gees care Of Chaplain John W. John
son, Cairo, III. (cla;hiag vii also be
usefal. and il sent, marx rs abovc,} send
particulars, amount, 10y whom contrib
uted ,an.cs Of churches and Pastors.
will send Won a card Of tharks, prei-
erlv acknoH le,lginy what is received,
which you can read from. Your pnli.
or have published in your papers
Your papers would, doubtless, be will
Ing 70 publish the appea SEN! you,
if so, will yon have the kindneSs,o send
NE copy Of the same. Will you hand
10 the Pastors of other denominations
copy Ct the appeal send you, aaa
AK them to read them t. Their eongre.
ions, and take "a collection. Do
what You can FIR us, Immediately.
Que Government transport landed
on our ievoe, last week, $50 Refugees.
Yours in Christian bonds,
JOHN w. JOHNSON.
Chaplain, Agent and Gea er al Snper.
visor Of White Refugees at Cairo:
Illinois.
(Con'ributed)