The national Republican., 1869-01-06
LOCAL DEPARTM ENT'


AN ArPEAL ron ArpIA Torcniso ,,SGpd. ST9nr |
lion scarcely neads = comment. The wtitef
has by long service become fully eonversant
" ~, and understands thoroughly the rea-
Sona why 80 many have sought an asylum IN
tbiH District. Read the communication through
and 'SSs heart Ia and eontSute 10 The fclei ohc
miserable and the suffering, We especially
invite the attention of members OF Congress
the necessity of making immediate provision
for the relief Of the really needy
To THE EpIToR OF Tns REruBLtcAN; y
no matter OF surprise that the poor OF tnls
District are underrated In point OF numpets,
and undervalued In their claims upon prvhe
and public confederation, when We temenoss
that the story Of want has in 4 NJ ehaIm 70
popular understanding unless me nero mas tne
good fortune to be trkcn 10 the heN. Anu in,.
agtnation OF some HlrLa, peeSner SeS nc SeoW' 'te
maTve1ou, magic OF romance or the dazzle OF
the drama. II the tears shed over Uncle
Mills. for the struggle Of life to live, are
Capitol, and see there Mary Herbert, a freed.
woman, and her children. LOOK In her lace,
and listen 10 her story. In a room that your
lray.horse would refuse to enter, sitting on a
stool, on the ground, under large open ehlm,
pey, warming a half. clad infant two weeks old
BY the embers OF q few elhoops, her only
stock of fueli with two-year old child sitting
at her feet, on the bare ground, also nan
standing as near the ere as their bare limbs
will allow. To the visitor on Thursday last,
the mother said, 1--WE have had nothing TO eat
aimee yesterday morning, and the osoy Is sui,
Iering now for mothers milk" No one
could doubt 1t who heard Its piteous moans.
Hungry and cold through the day, at night she
and her four little ones retire on pallet made
OF unhewn timber and pieces OF waste boards
wide enough for one person only, with no ped,
nor cover, save few pieces OF the easti0n f..
blankets Of a more fortunate eolored family,
near by. stranger In the city, penniiess
and without friends, she represents large
number OF the destitute oi % tn,s Si rSilos vim snS
Kentucky, but a few months, perhaps weeks
since, and such must still come to the seat OF
'hf fse sent story Of Mary Is the history Of many
She was hired on 4 plantation n Maryland
Her contract whieh she ,1 has WIZ henusry geT, wT'
ls6s, until 1st January, 1897 in It The EN-.
ployer promises "to give said Mary me sum
oi $40 for hire the above Tine speG1msu ,sp- pro
and conditions She is to feed her own (thTecl
children" "Mary is to sec that they
10 not destroy anything about the pltcei u
allowed to do SO she Is TO pay for ~ she wlll
have to cook, work the garden milk "nsh
and iron, if necessary, and do whN'eyer else
pNrties5 She says she has received peek OF
meal, six herring and slice OF meat from ihe
table for her weekly hllowanee ol toQd, hlt
no money Her treatment since emancipation
has, she AYERS, "becn cruol,m though SING
the election OF the new President, benGo'c
She has often been told mat sue snouN y
back TO slavery. A few weeks since ht
Young master beat her without known prov
cation, and with An oa'h said ihat II sn
breathed again he would blow her oInhs I,sn - o1
What could she do but Lea ioI her lie 10 IN
seat of Government, q city o. refuge, M wMhsi
she hoped for personal protection II not ieS
justice. ,orD.o,, slave.
whom the blessings OF freedom must come b
yond the grave or In the night OF years, "a
we not let them "stay where II seemeth inc
bestTr Shall we deny them the right Of nppe
as the only alternative from eruei i.lns,,
and absolute wantl Shall we md nny ex'li,
10 turn a deaf ear to the cry OF widows AZ
orphans, aged and inhrm, whose condition
the result OF slavery and the war LOT lteedoI
for both OF which We as natl9h s,e fesPVNH,
hlei Shall we repudlate their claim NJ
Rather tax US more, but give them brea
So say the people, and let Congress not lei
TO do right. ,..,,,
the past year shows three thousand more &C
ored women than men In the city. Two thltI
of these have the sole care OF en- iotht ~
and education for them. A brave sIugg
worthy OF notice. In summer and autuu
barefoot and haIfnaked they cannot bear Il
exposure OF storm and cold, AND latge hui W
her have, within the last three weeks, pc
withdrawn. Besides, as the severe Weath
comes on, the elder boys and glrls must
kent out to pick up coal and rags from u
cutters, and help the mothers meet the ste
"ifts wss 81 ,oSchinT , The other day to see an
woman, whose whole life had been given
slavery and her heart to God, ruieiy dehi,
the poor privilege OF picking from the ash
OF the Capitol a little coal to keep her iro
perlshIng on a stormy day and TO see IL ca
ried round the streets TO seii iTom NM, Ime hn -,
Generous TO believe that "Uncle Sam" woul
strain a point of economy to that degree
There are now six thousand colored chlldre
out OF school in this city caused partly BY y
Above.named destitution, and parity oy "
withdrawal OF the nineteen teaehets sen. ~, =, =,
American Missionary Association OF Ne
York. with the withdrawal OF thess Gae e
ers we lose also large contribution Of eios Sn
10 the children OF their schools =, =,
Take these facts, and the expiration oi u
bureau ii tHat tna1S haS %iaS%s aaa Orphans
children food, fuel, elothinE, peS"ng, PEG Ing, n, IN y,
and medical treatment IN Limited ltanut
for what purpose we appeal to Congress
reiief nor cry out against the demorallEatl
Of giving to the poor; Fhe .npb nnpbb'Sp'fter ~ fSr
the destitute colored populaloh are c
cerned, for the. above-named suffering class
and 70 furnish only me nD6s ths iusi prinei
do touan J. S.
AN ADVANCE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIo'
On Monday night, December y, the l
Councils, at the earnest request Oh the MAY
nsssed an act which the Mayor has approx
and which provides that all moneys receiva
by the CORPORATION for the redemption OF pI
erty sold for taxes, for the procurement
licenses, for the privilege OF opening sire,
avenues or alleys, to tap water or gas ma
or for the privilege Of entering sewers, and
moneys due, accfuing or receivable, or
other account which are now required 10
paid to the bank, which 10 the depository
the funds OF the corporation, (except payne
made by the treasurer OF the BOARD oi 70
Commissioners on account oil c0llectloh
fines, SC, and payments made on the same
any other account by officers OF the gene
Government, which shall continue TO De y
directly to the bank, as under the pres
law,) shall be paid to the collector OF TAX
issue therefor, without charge, oertincate
payment in each case, which cerhhcate sh
be deemed sufficient evidence by the MAY
and register, that the sum therein named
been paid into the treasury OF the corporate
and shall constitute legal charge against I
collector.
The custom, heretofore, has been to Il
make a trip to the First National Bank, :
there deposit the amount named b. the vi
Register, or other person; then TO return
the City Hall before license, for even
keeping OF dog or permissi ion to open
street TO lay down gas main, could be {
tAined. Now, all this business can be tta
acted night IN the building.
FAIGFAX ANU GEORGETOWN TUHNrI
MEETlSG,-At mCetlaS OF the how'd of
Fectors of the above W, TX, held atthe house
Mr.. Allen Pierce, In AlrXsu.Ila crunty,
Saturday last, the report OF the engineer "
received and the line Oi road "a reported "
adopted and the englny et directed to rf0e'
Immediately to prepare the road To be \
under contract. A large portion Of the 80
has been subscribed, and this work VIII, :.
expected, be completed early In the SUNNI
The road starts near the Aqueduct bni
which Ia now open for travel, follows up u
al In thu tim of the hlrh l.nls "A nj n q