The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-01-04
This Appeal is Earnestly made.

Ana 0YpVN - 0Q1 0Uo4y 0Quks -
Repeated spI;casions Tor relief have
been made to me Tor months past. by
p.'r~oDs claiming to be sufferers from
yrssshopper rsvagss in various frontier
coa"ties Of this State. Although
these appeals we're spsraatly support
I'd By various concurrent represents.
'ioos, they we're received with some
d'stru~t on sccount "f the abuses ire :
qnently resul'ing from the uoau,hor
'ssd and unworthy solicitors Of public
aid.
In order, therefore, to ascsrtaia bs
yond question tho actual eondi.ioa u
these people. I have visited msry Of
them in their homes. and verified by
personal intercourse aud observation,
the worthy character Of the suif
and the urgent neocrsaity for their
speedy su:cor from impending aad
extreme d..st.tution.
Many loo .Iities in the ffontier coua.
tbs Of The southwestern portion Of this
State have sus,s ,siu-d su almost total
l'ss OF cr"ps for four years in sncces
sion. and the people who have Suffered
these constant ravagcs have been com
PEELED to m"rtage not only their farms
but their entire stock and hou.ehold
goods to procure means ~ avert star
vati,n from their families.
Most Of the improv,dens and ua-
crnplous persons vino were di-p,~ed
70 begging aud to trade upon tn. dis
tress Of their neighbors, have been
forced to absent themselves. aud those
who remain sre sm"ng the very bes,
people in the State. Indeed, their
humble. pride aud noble spirit of self:
dependence, ~ evidenced by their ia
d'>p s,ion to reveal the full extent o.
their poverty, appeal 70 the worthless.
impulses "f our common nature. la.
sta"c,s sre not iatrtquens OF strong
men reduced I" ex'ren,. p,verty. who.
II behalf of s.i'l more destitute neigh.
bors. p"r>istentls disclaim any need of
aid f"r themselves; while the specsscie
of parents who maintsin thcuselve, iu
fauh aud hope. but kre.k ,d,wn 1t any
| .iiu-ipn to their hall naki.i children
Is such ~ to tou"h tho hardest hearts.
Many Of th"ss people are living up,n
u single article Of ivd -iu some IL.
stances h'ur. j" others potsto.s. aud
not unfreqaent'y ;bran and shorts.
They po>sess. vari"usly, from twenty
to City pounds of a,,r per family or =
like quantity If Inferior food, ~ thei.
sole dependence until the co.n,ng .!
another crup. lJuless relieved. they
nust resch Tho point ot starvation be
fore the vinteE u hail gone. So,
Il Is precisely the people thus mos
deserving If aid who cannot b. resell,
ed BY ordinary modes of distribution
They must be psrsistly s,aght out
For this ressoo. ss we'll vs. the doubt
fnl consti:ns ionality ard the still more
questionable policy Of the measure,
hesitate :" recommend any plas u gen
eral relief by the State; which how
ever veil meant. must Inevitably tent
70 agyrevxte the evil. by tempting th,
n"w1rthy, aid impsiring smoSg oil
whulrso ne habits Of self relience Bu
there can be no question either of tn,
neccsssi,y or Of the happy results 0
The individual aud associated Chart,
now solicited. However it my b
with those who rrccire alms, the effec
is always good upon thuse who yio
item. 10 this csse, both givers aus
recsivcrs must experience the sslusar,
effect Of generous aid towards deserv
iog reeipien's
I respectfully and earnestly ask th'
pastors of our several religious dsnou,
iustions " appeal to the christian char
ty of their respective congregations
and | suggest that they set apart = DE-,
for special contributions toward thl
object. And | moreover invoke th
aid Of al benevolent socisties, snd .
individual charity, 10 such shape IN,
ny such means ~ may be deem d ex
p,,.imnt towards an object 20 obviou.l
c"w wuendable Surely in this gta'
srxson, which celebrates the cvmml0
III Him xhO Was - man Ut sUrtUw
aud acquainted with grief" there O.
uo more d,t,ug or blessed servi.
shant hat kindly remembrance Vt the d
fl,cted, which lie oo,,stsst,y e"j j,snet
Contributions may be made i, NJ"
ley, provisions aud clothing. lhe ir'
i, preferable. as BY judicious exp:"d
lures in most urgeut directions. III
best results are cbtsined. Ii fvud b
coutributed, a nr aud belns are mos
serviceable xrn cies in pUiot Of susss'.
ance aud economy. Cast IF slOthin
ii al sizes, and especially Tor Chi 4
reo. vii, bs gladly received.
y | propnss, myself, 70 rsvisit the de-
,i'uts localities, 70 persooslly dissr
i,u,e the contribution, aud " csreiull
sell L out the mOes secsssitOus "a
~orthy recipients; aud I ask contrib
utors to advise me By letter. Ut Il
. moa-y and character Of the sstiel,
, contributed; whereupon instruction
sill b. given rela;iye 70 the disPos,tia
, II the contributions
JOuN ). PILLssURY,