The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-06
Suffering in Marshall County Ala
bama.
A Horrible State of Affairs.

A Horrible State of Affairs.
We clip the following from the Huntsvil,,
Independent, Of April 3D.:
"Nhen a poor, unfortunate human being
meets US upon the highway, our sympathiei
are aroused in his behalf, and unless oul
hearts are not totally selfish and unfeelinl
wa throw him q mite 10 supply his urgent
wants, but here is whole community o.
people, whom the ravages Of a prolonged
war left without food, or the means to make
a living, who appeal to you, through theil
representative, for bread to keep them from
starUingl
"Judge Wyeth, an old and prominent
| citizen Of GunteIsyille, well known to our
community, is now in the city, setting be-
fore the people the actual appalling state Of
affairs, and soliciting aid for the starving
Three cases Of actual human starvation haze
atreedy occurred and there are several hun
dred more, who must perish if speedy re-
lief is not furnished. We have seen state
ment over the signature of the Probate
Judge Of Marshall county, setting forth the
desttution Of that people, which is really
horrible, 0nd must cause painful emotions
to the mind that dwells upon it.
"They call for bread, alone-bread to sus-
tain life. Think Of it, and respond TO the
appeal for resistance with the impulse Of
generosity which the suffering must arouse
in the bosom. Some of these destitute ones
belong TO the families Of deceased soldiers.
and all, Of whatever destitution, claim our
sympathy and our aid. It gives u plea
sure to know that the contributions on yes
terday of money and provisions was quite
liberal, and we hope no one that is at all
able will fail to contribute something.
Judge Wyeth will visit Nashville and
other points north Of this, and present the
cause Of the destitute to the people, and we
commend him as a worthy christian gen
tleman, having the entire confidence and
esteem of all who know him.
We append the statement of Judge May,
so that all may be further convinced of the
urgent wants of the poor sufferers.
THE STATE OF ALABAMA
MARSHALL COUNTY.
1, Washington T. May, Judge Of the
Court of Probate for said county, certify
that, in pursuance Ct law, l have made a
careful examination and estimate OF the
numbers, showing the condition, ages, and
sex of the INDECENT population Of Marshall
county, State Of Alabama, and hereby GER
tify that the following is a correct state
ment in relation thereto: OF helpless indi-
gent people, without any means of support,
including white and colOred, there are
twenty-one hundred and eighty persons
women, children and infrm men. OF per-
sons who are able to work, but have no
means to purchase supplies for carrying on
any farming operations, there are families
embracing about two thousand persons
white and black. OF the residue of the
population, not twenty have means more
than adequate to their wants. According
to the census last taken, in 1860, the popu
lation of the county, white and col0red,
was about eleven thousand, and at this time
is not probably more than nine thousand
five hundred persons.
Given under my hand, this 10th March,
1866. W. T. MAY,
Probate Judge for Marshall Co., Ala.