The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-06-27

TIE STARVING Poor OF ALABAMA. A
e,rre nondent of the Chicago Tribune. wr,tino
,,,afo..o,,o -, 49,, y, ..,,
i-'u Aln'' si'os VIC ioAio"
ing ae-c1ption OF the scenes he witnessed In
travelling through the northern part OF Ala
hama and C.oryia. 9iot fHs Eld
- - - -. ble bae
passed anumber OF cabins, around which
were hal dozen nearly naked children, but
did not stop at any OF them until had reach
ed point about three miles nom the. edge OF
the Valley. Here, within ten feet OF the road,
was one OF those nuts in which the banisheo
poor OF the South, who have been criven from
the fertile Valleys and plains by the exclusive
ana lasp,ns OF sas wo"ssy sana a Hss5ea
ae aGs s troT, fonr - tSe'Se veorS
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auan, o'u ~, W" aceoiniuoua'e ine WIZ
o'uae' Souay
y =; pa'sea tioiuent, anu repeateu Tue
qas ,uoi; 80,
- Aaows, sls salu' anu I5ars began 70
=. 800 uowu nei SueeA !, .na. ! Wouiu not
sU-u s.i e'au q u as SiiSi always IVY .nIie
~, n's pssn an oulcs " nieA VI MSa1 III the
inou,e ioi nss uays, VIC auu oul Sn'iuIeI nave
nssa ea.,is.y, oulius tua1 periou, upon ooned
sf'ns, win ne,sle si sait nor pepp.r,,
.I ow many Snnua sa nave your ! askeu.
"au .nls iauy ewo ino.e- 'l. siillaii,
% ySa ses.sa we tays ~ way boHVs; We cln
no1 sven get sesu 70 plant our Sdrdens how
W. 80 " l.sS ~9u oiuy An9m W., a5al LA
aH yye 1..l u.panas uesu ~,
aASs, notn were kined M tne army.
way aiu tney go into the army
All she sanc, an tney staid out as long
as lucy S.u.u' lucy nxeu ia inc mountains
.9i wv years, pot weie naa.iy laKel ana ca
Iea away ~ IRONS, anu were DOM Riled, JUST
10 saw save s .,n, ilves OF tnose r,cn men.
40 you never 80 down into the valley
plan atlons Tor aid r inquired.
Ies, Dut Wnat Is the user! ana with en-
phasls sne repeated, "schGs IS the U.eY They
Will 10 mourning Ior Us tney tel us 10 go TO
WORK and heip ourse-vei, but what can such
a. we do? Win families to look alter, how
can We earn hvellhoodW
Lat, suggested, the people OF Tennes-
see, AentucKy anu the Yankee States have
contributed ilberaliy to all you.
"Yss,| she responded, but we live so far
anysalng Is at Guntersviile, which is twenty
miles. wouu nave 10 carry it on my back,
anu am scarcely aole 10 Walk alone; trled
70 porrow morse aoWn In tne vauey, put tne
man tolo me- ne hao otner business than tax
loX care Oh aii the paupers ID the country, and
Was compelled to ABANDON all hope"
woman or seventy wa, the next person
addressed mad passed all the huts for
three mics, not desiring to give my nerves
second shock that day, but On the road me-
an old, decrepid temaie, clothed In Worn
wrapps., of coarse domestic, carrying on her
buck sack, in which was halt a bushel of
meal.
".aadam," said !, "you are wearied, are you
not! lou are 700 old to carry such load.'
II have toted it eighteen miIes--clear from
G!lntersVille, said she.
dow lar do you live from here ?" I asked
"Haif mile"
"And you have carried this all the way from
Guntersv,ne; had you no one to send?'
No, SUI said sne; u had two SOILS who
nved wltn me, ana Two more VINO had fami-
he5' iIviig near. fney Were all killed in the
W4f, ana tne Vile OF one Oh tnem is dead, and
nAu 10 take care OF ms -FOUR children, the
Quest OF whom Is eiSnt years Oh age; had
70 csy tnis clear rom GantersVnle, or
starve.'