Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-03-17

on account OF III Keith = letter. send SOU the
following .ard si-ned by sou OF tie best men i'm
town. wh.clI would commend 20 Dr. Keth'- care
iul attention:
N'""gp . s,.,eS r ,'..,n1 N,gllarA'sA.}
We, tie undersigned, have rcld % published letter irirt
Samuel kcth. ,ln- JANUARY q ,Is add umk ihsi th,
,1i ,. =. ~ ~ii % VII 'nI. sn ,.g tgls eonfsa
heed and q ehrd o. iie nse m r of donations to ir sIuss
he those n nrghhldug slte- who trr able i0 ii M
.nher7 ~ ne g'..,-hepler -0n ana g. sal d" be- Sc
aeet Those who needed help lat iili need d -tll and
many who dd NOT neci Dc then. neei O. now ilh SOME Who
THOMAS lttALrf, Postmaster, NiIflri
n fmscn, pastor Ff.i Congregational church,
Jons q Al ,Gi ofl II F'.' i, ,i 'N' ''' -'' 'A
5 4" Mttm Ah i"un'y from W,,tiord chluenlen. Co.,
The facts stated hy Dr. Keith betray want of
correct Information Of the true state OF thme.
here, and seem To- siuack of the cant OF hand Job
bers. 1t is stated Boy him that there are siAty
Thousand sufferers in the different states IT,
then, We allow twenty dollars for each sufferer
which is far below the estimate OF the committees
OF the various counties of this state twill amount
to one Million two hundred thousand dollars
Here fuel comes into the account There is no
timber but on the borders Of the river. Five
acres Of corn would supply family, but il the
corn was sold and the proceeds laid ont n coal 70
would not last nearly Us long as the corn Yes
terday called on the Rev Mr. Bluss. q Congre-
gatonal clergyman from New England, one of the
committee Of distribution ia Saline county While
there a man Of Dis acquaintance came in 90 ask
aid Tor family of twelve children from Canada
Their wardrobe he represented as the most scanty.
and their means Of living exhausted This family
had now for the first time asked for aid This
man, who was Intelligent, said there were many
families in his region in similar condition. II The
representations Of reliable men are true, and
have no reason 10 doubt them, there will be much
suffering until harvest There are now probably
not less than twenty-five thousand sufferers i'm
this state, and there is little probability of re-
ceNing more than 100000 from all souraes
But it needs $4,000 To furnish food clothing
fuel and little seed Now, Mr. Editor. /.
it probable that the supply trains nom the rich |
West will meet these wants Send an DIR
Keith, from your state, some OF that surnlus
OF which You have spoken for, in the estimation
Of good judges there have been thousands and
thousands Of dollars made hy buying up the hogs
and stock here, az uinous prices 90 the settlors
and taking them to Iowa and iattenng them on
the large crop Of corn you have made. Send ON
some of the good things you have, aud many
mothers agonizing heart win be made glad
Whence that ieauuness that New England
should do something for these people? Did Won
deem it necessary to shake the bones Of Jim
lane at those who sent aid from the East 10 Iowa
when the gnsshopper scourge was there? II the
West is so rich, why are funds still drawn from
the Fast for benevolent purposes, such as the sun,
port OF ministers, building churches and endow
ing colleges, besides the vast sums expended in
railroads. saw notice this week in one Of the
papers, that one Of the officers Of Western col
lege returned from Boston with more than two
thousand dollars for his college This has been
done more than once during the year Where ire
the bones Of Jim lane? Are churches and coll
leges Of more value than the comfort Of many
who know not how to meet their necessitles9
Now about the beam Il we hang ON 10 |
that side where the good people must kick !
the beam, all the railroads built by Eastern CAPT
tai, and colleges endowed, and churches built. To
say nothing Of money expended for other ppr- ]
poses, and mortgages and liens on property-how /
much Of the surplus Of beef aud pork will il take
to balance it2 hope the good people Of Vermont
will remember the poor II HRnRlcK. !