Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-07
were aSstit6EsE they FOadd 400 we're en-.

were destitntes they found 400 were en-
tirely destitute, and would actually die un-
less they got assistance. He stated that a
gentleman had told him that he saw lady
and her children out picking buds off the
trees and eating them to keep themselves
alive. They had had nothing to eat for
two days that when he left home, women
sad children were in his yard crying for
bread, and begging him to do all that he
could to get them something to. .eat,grrn
The following are the resolutions
W - Gf MAcoN, April 80, 1867.
At a meeting of the citizens of Polk
county,, Georgia. held this day at Center
| meeting house, for the purpose of taking
into consideration the destitute condition.
Of the county and to adopt measures for
he relief thereof. the following preamble
| and resolutions were adopted 90
| WHEREAS, Our two last crops having all
most totally failed;a prior to which the
! contending armies drained Our county and
surrounding country of both grain and
stock of all kinds; which in our present
| condition, with q few exceptions, leaves US
destitute OF bread or means to buy with !;
and,T3 p Hfip III DaIaf f&8Ya
WHEREAS, Many widows and orphan
ITehildren, together with manysunfortunate
/ freedmen, who are now, and will have to
suffer beyond endurance, unless they are
speedily relieved; and further, that many
of our prOminent farmers will be forced to.
abandon their crops unless they obtain as
sist,nte,
Therefore; be- 1t sesoEued. That aecordingl
| to the appointment heretofore made, James
F. Dever and Joel Brewer be, and they are
thereby appointed to solicit aid from the
| North, Northwest and elsewhere, whom
we hear are so noblY contributing to the
relief of our famishing country.
| Ard be it further resolved, That they be
and are hereby appointed to receive and
fdistribute any contributions that may be
made to this county.
.,s.r. q ssGEORGEW. MORGAN, Chm.
JOHN NJ. STEWART, Sec'y.
f. Gov Cox stated; that perfect arrange
ments had been made for transporting con-
tributions in, kind.li tuos l8f .s7ots gs1sE
Mr.. Sullivant moved that a committee be
appointed to prepare an address to the citi-
zeps of Columbus andvicinity9 guT
Mr.. Dennison though it would bewelI to
appoint committee to meet with Mr..
Dever tomorrow to arrange a programme
and address to bepublished in Wednesdays
papers, and Ethat a subscription should be
taken up now.
Messrs. Joseph Sullivant, Thomas Spar
row, Judge Thurman, Thos. Lough, Peter
Ambos, J.'F.t .tBartIitt, Jacob Reinhard and
Theodore Comsteck were appointed said
committee. .--,.... ,rsb.-eo.f.5; IS = -
! Judge Thurman was opposed to address
es, He thought it. sufficient to say that
American citizens were starving. When
Valparaiso was destroy by an earthquake
the American Congress appro opriated money
Immediately for the; relief of the citizens.
j When there was famine in ireland the
American Congress loaded a vessel with
provision and sent it to them-thought
it only necessary to say that Four fellow
citizens were dying for want of food He
4 agreed with Gov. Dennison, that subscrfp-
tions 81 should y be E. made now-he was ready
q to make his. sdi NJ ssLsfe,} y q 10 3so Il