Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-02-03
To the Friends of the Freedmen.

At the solicitation Of the Executive COMMITTEES
of,bs National Freednen's Relief Association in
New York, I have come to Vernon; z, sssti.' 70
the friends Of the Frs~i>sh IN tsaalfofihe ua,-
I ,houssnds Of men. vomer and child-sn via are
/ IhroTu upon rs for Cur III and sympathy b.
this -onis-.i, sni unparalleled national war.
I This Association vas organised on Washing
'Oo's birthday, 1882, under the eve and approx
a. Of secretsry Chase. Its officers are among the
most distinguished and insosutisl men Of New
YORK Cits-sueh $. Rev. Dr. Tying. Francis
I Geo. shs~ (PresiieDt Of the Asssocstionl. sai
others Of equal note sni sbility. both clergymen
| snd lsymen. Il has done aud & dong glorious
work for the Freedmen by vay Of clothing ard
educating their. More thsn $50 IE.cHEzs srs
nov in ils employ. who &c; also Sc SCENTS IL the
distribution Of relief TO ihese destitute oae- -
they come among Is. These are thrcug;ng into
cur lines by thousands at once. AID W may
judge something Of their necessities sh-u it i
known that a. rule they h.ye had Do new
clothes since the var began. As long ago as
last April, g. they came into Vicksburgh in the
the train Of Saeruans returning expedition,
hundreds Of ihs children Tero literally naked.
The larger number Of the somen hal ire-s Of
scne sort, but as TO other clothing 1t rs nor.
These drrs-es we're inside 81 pieces Of Old tents,
others 81 IN. lsst remains ID. a slaves vtriro,,e
that hai I-; been rep.u.sl,l Co. tar-z years.
The men Ind clothing I-sde W p..e- 4 old
Competing. r.gged h-.-e t,suk,ts. stes,ax for
hsliug c,,rou, SC. hAts. csIs and Bonnet, rere
8 euri-si'y 20 them. Boo,s ana sa,.- bsi long
been FORK -ten. Stockings Their xsre uoas. And
these s5'.-hsd children Of Aires had TO be
sent out 90 Plantation. without even decent
bel. snd mol ore i5 Jh- ~ h.i 4, b..1s-- 70
cover them.
When Gsa. sherman rt.cl-i Jae eoas. LIST Ir-
cemo=r. more than 5000 cr,is,- suffering one.
fl,ilr-d bim-fail hall e them f-ou yl,eon
ant Atlanta. sni even from Chatsnooss. They
were su utterly d,sfiiH;s ~ 3}caksts stock
iays o. shoes; snd among 7o0 sent O. General
SiIioa 81 Beaufort. 90 Cir-tmas. there we're
DC, iAy articles in the shape ofpots and kettles,
or other ut-nsil. for cooking. no axes, very few
coverings ior many ds-i-. and tlech'I.rsn we're
.rappei in the only article not Ecrn IN some
frm lg The parents These we're tarus, upon
J6- cage Of 5er ageat there when he had but
u.. clothing boz dispense and he vas assured
tlat-.i- number was 90 d. 3I!ovei ia a few
1.. o. .ra three Co i've thousand more. equal
.y l.-utlt-. And these ~sre to b followed D.;
,-au-aui o. others. Au appeal has been sent
t-h 90 81. parts Of the Union. North, to nee,
tl.. urgent dem AMI, ani the people are reep3uI-
ing aly, 5ut more, -sry ..4ca moo. must b,
l-u-. These uazei .nes must be cisi-tne sica
mu-t have meiisius-th- hungry t1oi-ior
many ara dying-bunirei- VIII necessarily die
before our charities can r--,a them. bus thou
saris csu be- saved II We respond st once They
mus, also b. educated let .lr friends rally st
oac,. organize fr instant effort. not waiting for
tae agent 90 ue--e7l at Committees 10
esther clothing o. sd ,nI,. --reeiaIly for 80
men and children, ari s-liug snd axes aaI
cooking atseais-.-l vgSzI. Please do up
Oh, gin OF each donor 10 8 3eat package. and f.
Trt- upon il ia god piaiu l.ni .is name sui
Posrofee Of rh- I.-g-. aua urv.-. p,
Rev. AC. ROSE. BuI.-.-.a. ~.
Burlington. VI. Feb. J.. 1850.
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