Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-06-09
Observation-Disclosures

SUFFERING: sN >aUras CAROLINA
The times ara indeed hard, and not
MY with ourselves but with our
neighbors For some time past our
accounts from Sontl Carolina have
been of the most distressing character.
The following report of public
meeting held in Beaufort county,
South Carolina. shows only too plainly
that the accounts We have had from our
unfortunate sister State have been
only too we'll founded.
From tho Charleston News and Courierl
VARNvILLE, s. c., June 1.
Pursuant to public call the citizens
of Beaufort county met at Varnvl!le
on the Both day of May TO take into
consideration the extreme restitution
of the people, and to devise some
plan whereby an alienation of the
sufferings may be obtained. Henry
Goethe, Esq, was requested TO act AS
chairman and J. 0. I'll. Sanders az sec
rotary.
The Hon. James e. DeIIoach then
addressed the meeting, representing
| in feel,ngly sad manner the dreadful
results that may be occasioned by the
continuance of the present state.of the
people, and introduced the following
preamble and resolution:
Whereas, it has come to our know
ledge that many good, honest and
| worthy citizens of our county are in a
| starving condition, in consequence of
| the failure of crops the last year caused
from drought. Therefore. be it
ResolveG, That a committee of five
be appointed who shalt be. stated q
committee on relief, whose duty shall
be to ask aid from all who have chart
| ty for their fellow man and are willing
| and able to contribute something to
the relief of the destitute who are
| without bread, means or credit, and
| that the said committee make imme-
diate application where they think best
| aud by the most practicable means to
| accomplish this end.
The preamble and resolution were
| unanimously adopted and the follow
| ing gentlemen appointed the commit
tee on relief: Col A. Mob Peoples,
Rev. Fl. G. Smart, Hon James E.
DeLoach, George II. Hoover, Esq,
and the Rev. Mr.. Stevens.
| Subcommittee were then appoin .
| ed, consisting of one from each town
ship, whose duty shall be to receive
all applications for relief in their res
pective town hips and transmit them
to the committee on relief.
| The following gentlemen compose
th"se committees: Capt. W. J. Good
ing, for Peoples township, James W.
Moore, Esq for Coosawhatchie, Rev.
W. Fl. Shuman for Goethe. John Law.
ton, Esq, for La "ton, Or Isaac Gre
CORY for Pocotaligo. Henry Fuller,
E-q for Sheldon, VIM. Elliott, Esq,
for Beaufort and the islands, Frank W,
Harky, Esq, for Yemassse, John 81.
Roberts, Esq, for Roberts, and E. W.
Sanders, Esq, for Bluffton.
The meeting seemed to have been
fully and seriously impressed with the
vital Importance of the subject under
consideration, and we trust that oul
efforts may be overruled by the mercy
and goodness of Almighty God.
| The Hon. James Z. DeLoach then
moved that the proceedings be sent to
the Port Royal Standard and CONNER
ciaI, the Charleston News aud Courier,
| the Savannah News, and the Augusta
| CCnstitutionallst and the Columbia
| Union Herald and that others who are
| favorable to the cause be also request
| ed to copy. The meeting then I'D
iOurned