The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-20
DestitutiOn in this State.

OWlnS TO tile losses OCCdSioHeu Wy tiS W ;
bellion, TO the short grain crops of last yearss
and the discharge of many laborers from en-
poyment for voting the Republican tickket'"i
there is.at present much destitution in this,
State. Many poor persons are suffering for,
bread; and thousands of small farmers are
finding it difficult, if not impossible to make
theiricrops, ON account of the want of proY--
ender fortheir horses, to say nothing of meat
and bread for their families The distressis
real, and must increase for the next four
weeks When the wheat is gathered some
relief will he felt, but there are many who,
have no wheat to gather, and who willreal-
ize but little if any benefit from this source
We know that Gen. Nelson A Miles, the
Assistant Commissioner the Bureau for
this State, has been and is now doing every
thing in his power to relieve this distress
But his means are limited. 1t is impossible
for the Bureau to give any thing like per-
manent relief. Its main care is the sick and
the infirm, and there are many cases of this
kind which it can not reach, or rather that
can not reach it to appeal for help ,,.,
The fund-sone y$9 9,0OO-placed some
time since by some benevolent citizens of
Boston in the hands Of Gen. Miles, Col.
Pulliam and Gov. Holden, to be expended
for the poor of the State, is well nigh, if,not
quite exhausted. We have reason to believe
that this fund has been judiciously expen.
ded, and has relieved much suffering. See
ing the destitution that exists, and being
aHxlVu1 70 -ei;~rv-:. -.s+ f.- possinle these
gentlemen have induced Judge A. W. Tour
gee and Mr.. James III. Harris to proceed TO
Boston and other Northern Cities, and make
an effort to raise additional funds for the
poor. They will be aided by the Rev. S. 8!
Ashley, who is. on visit to the, North, and
has kindly consentedto unite with them in
this benevolent work. We are not without
hope that these gentlemen will be? abIeto
raise an amount that will carry succor and
joy to many an humble, suffering household,
We appeal to onr fellow.citizeris Of the North
to contribute of their abundance to this OBJ
ject, which should touch the heart of every
Christian philanthropist,I. s,s.,Iy ~ n
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a1 Since the above was written, we have heard
of one case Of actual starvation in Wake
County. We hear, also that in one neigll-
bqrhood, in Wake, about six miles from Ra-
leigh, there are not enough provisions to
supply even one family for day. Some of
the mills do not get enough toll to support
the millers. We hear also that, some of the
Physicians state that in cases which they
treat no relief can be9administered, for the
reason that the patients have been so starved
that they can not recover, especially depriv-
ed as they are of any thing like ourishing
food. sDonidmE .huo1q 10 ariIu1aD r,
This suffering i, is eomfnonto both white
and black. WHAT'S to be donel9 We pro-
pose that persons Of some means unite at
once ibuyc corn, and loan and give it, as the
case may be, to relieve this terrible distress
# the Legislature we're a session, the writer
of this would not hesitate to recommend
! promptand' 'sffectivel measures, by taxation
and otherwise, to relieve the perishing III all
part parts Of the State. ,b9fiil? ne9d 'ii's
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