The national Republican., 1866-07-14
THE DEPART4EHTS

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III. soIIowiue ssvssspsadsss. wiIi rsSsys mis-
sppr,hsnsioa il ~ uisds II nasy. - y skssuf.
hiring at present s.is,Ins is South osroIina:
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aovrssos. AZ there ss.ms TO BE- conflicting tss-
tinoay of an othsrvi.s rsliabi. shsrse,sr, :. to
SUFFERING for want of food 70 Boutb Csrolins, and %
Gee s,shss hes disapprovsd Of the ration returns
upon yoar statement that the want 10 very much
sxpeksfatsd, and o. thsss returns have been re-
fsfed 10 me .fsr oehctal action. 1 respectfully re-
qusrt from VOC some stsssnsnt that will justify me
b. Stthbsldiss bspp,lee for really u fs not The
purpaps 70 e,ss sksrs there 10 oot abscluts want;
and iaaoss's ~ssisvsr 70 eBeoarAss idIsusss, but
the direct rsverss 'H'''-"
Rsspsetfsily, 10, ,1,e o. q. HowANp.
e'rs'sepsr kaj, Gen. oomuissionsr.
rhs follssibs b Govsrsot 0w's tspiy,
i,ti@ssf t.'SysTs SS.u.p,a pssAss; jsls = iscso
" gaxaaAL: fhass The honor 70 sekso.,sdse the
rsSsste f yosr letter Of the Nd Inst informing ms
thst tbsrs vss veiisbis t<sttm"py e 10 the sufss
ING. for sspt Of food, hy the pHer u South Carr
lisa. Of both rsess, and that Gen. 6ehlss hsd dis
apprsrsd o. ths rasios rstsrs upes ~ s.sss.sns
tssn rscsivsd and hssssp Vi reply with view II
correcting any nirepppDh hsnAle3s - ~ .SxAjset
growing out of ssy sSsvsbs tos vlsk 4sa. iiciirs
Tbsts sbrsst need fdistributingv vss1sss stvehsh
~ prsssnsp's paress n every district n The
otbsrst and N attended teiupsees On ess. siek-
lss was, that applications were made BY many pss.
soss, white and colorsd, who were not a. suhjso,s
NJ relief ana that Ill Tho stories told the ocsts
Of The bursau Ii different ss6,ous were 70 be orsd-
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rsrgs. sssnst tsat General eiaklss should havs
uudsrrseSd tton .ns that ths aecstst,y ~ irseIny
rasiSns 70 very many psspls, white snd soiofsd,
As ssay q March last an s,tlmst. vas mad. IN
chsstsrasld dsst.iet ND 4 vas Found that there
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for the fssaiss tbs stock the supply vas issds.
qusts 10 broad the people. Other districts ats
nearly - dsssltuts 10 'Plcksus am informed
that some six hundyd fsuiliss srs without sun,
Client sdPPllss 9! sgsai.st .Ths ssarsi,y b .i'o
wIllisassurs,1 Ls.lsstos. sp.vsabsburs Lsnoa,.
ter, Rlehsnd, Fsifasid ana Ksrsbsw, and the local
autbofti,s psppot passihly furnish ths pesdy The
tax levied for the support ri the poor district
tax ssd II hsppsns thai sthoss sections where the
scarcity e most fslt tss general ,pepul..iou are
thousands 10 ths State, white and ooorsd, who must
suffer for The eommons.t means Of subsistsnes un.
less rstions are issued FROM your Barsau and I 70.
IRE, extremely that any opinion Of mine should
Savs bssp 90 updsrs;osA asto justify or rsquirsthe
suspension Of the issus Of the raii6as which IL w
prepossd to distribute In the state. Ny object
and intention was simply TO guard egainst the 10.
sus TO persons without claim, and thereby increase
idlsnsss and vsgabondism.E Doubtless did not
suiheisntly explain my visws end Gen. 6ieklss was
justiasd On bis soncf1siou. *
A month ago II %, generally believed, about
the time Of the wheat harvest, that an average
srSp would hs made, bat since the crop has been
thfsshsd oat Il 10 found not TO exceed half aver
sgs YIELD and far lsss relief will be farNishsd the
needy from that source than bad anticipated. j
tkSrsfore earnestly request that you will have tie
rations aausd ~ sesimAtsd for By your agents 10
this State, and which wss disapprovsd By 8susrAl
6iekIss. .tstTFIt
I Proper instruet,ons 10 dlstributins agents may
be- II they h.vs set already been, given. 10 guard
asaiust imposition from those ~ho srs mot prapsr
subjects Of relief have wtitfen to-day 70 Gen.
sisklss. and hsvs explained to him the sxtsnt 10
which I intended my eosvsEsa.ioa With bin TO 70.
havsths honor 70 be, vsry respectfully. your
obsdieut servant ,'A'1'Ni JANIS ORR,
G ~ - 8' fovsrnor of South Carolins.
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