The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-07

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As iis aolsciiAisoa & tlis Eaeeais,
Cgmmiuee a tht Naaoaai Fired
uzses Relief Asaoe sa,i = n Neu Yei
! baye oome 10 Eerne.i 70 appeal e
tie foeoas a lhe ffee8asn ID behalf
a lbs Bany ogssuafst men. womsr
an3 ebil8rra Wha arc ghfosu upon o.,
for eur az sa4 sympstty W slit w.
pafallclcd sad aanseffal natoasi y &
Thss Atsoelztias uss ofEsHitrd oH
Wssbisgoas uiftb-iay, 1869 under
ihs eye asd approval b Secretary
Chase Is officers ar, auung ihe
most disiinga and inGBtnsiai mea
II Nsw iufk CaY--secf, - Res ~.
TynF. Francia Gro. Shas. President
q tic Associsf.onl and others 81 equal
nsis ard slilly. both clsrEymen aa1
laymoa. II has done sud IS dsiuz q
glorious sefk for the Freedmen b.
az u eiaihiag and eJocaaHg ihem.
More than d "a TEAcuEAs are nos h
- employ. who act siso a. ngsB's ia
the dfUibgiioH q relief % tbesc desii-
tuge ones ~ shey csme among us.--
These are ihronging into our lines By
thousands 81 onec, aud We Judge some
thing Of their necessities since the
wsr began. A. long ago IS iaFi April
As ibey came into Wick .bargl in The
train % Shcfmans returning expedi-
iion, hundreds Of the ehildrea were
literally aaked. The larger number 81
the women had dress OF some SORT,
bot ~ 70 other clothing il sss nor -
These dresses were made 81 pieces I'll
old tents. oibef of the lasi remains 81
slaves wardrobe that had 30, been
replenshsd % three years The men
had cio,biug made u pirers 81 90
eAigeilag, ragged horse blaukea.
sacking t9r baiiug cotton, &c. Hats,
caps. AID bounels we're curiosity to
thsm. Boots and shoes had long been
forsotep. Stockings there Nefe noUe.
And these wfclehed children u Arr.
ca had TO he sent out 20 Plantations
wi,hsui even decent bed, aud nUi
orc IA ten bad blanket to coYeg
ghem.
NheB sherman reached tic coas,
l.E December, more than 10000 o.
these suffering ones followed him full
hall Of them from Macon and Atlanta,
and even from Chattanooga. They
ve5h all utterly destitute n Naakefs,
stockings and Shoes and among zoo
sen, 10 General saxtoa at Beaufort,
on Christmas, there were not Ally ar
tielcs ia the shape o. pots and kettles,
or other ulensii. Tor cooking, 30 axes,
very few eOyerlags FOR many heads,
and il,e children were wrapped in lie
only afUclc not worn Ia some form hy
iLe parents. These Eere thrust upon
lhs care " our sgcnt there when he
lad bot little cloihing 10 dilpcnse
ena =. S4s assured that this number
via TO &c follow d IN q rev DAYS Wv
from ,hrce u Eve thousand more eq.
uaily destitute. Aud these were to |
be tol.oeed by thousands uf Others |
An sPpeal ha. bean seat Firth to all !
parts vi tie Uuion, North, TO meet
ihis urgent demand, and tie people /
are responding nobiy, but more, rcyyI /
much more must be done. These ma
kei once must be clad the sick must
have medicine, tire hungry food--ior
many are dy,oe--huudryds Wlll nee
.safily die before our charities reach
Ihein, but thousands can be saved if
ee respond At once. They must also
be educated. Let our friends tally al
once, organize for instant effort, not
waiting for The agent to come, send
,us Committees 10 ga'ho clothing Of all
Ninls, especially Tor women and chill
Acu, bedding, axes, cooking utensils,
lnd MONEY. Please do up the siil OIL
Zach donor 10 neat package. write
upon il n good plain hand llie name
and paaofice Of tbs donor. and for.
yard 10 REy. A. e. RosE,
Burlington. VT.
Eutliaeou, VI. Feb. /, 1865.
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