Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-02-25
That appeal for Aid.
For the Richlani Beacon.
ALTO, La, February 2ls,, 1852.

Np EDITOR
Will yoa allow me ,hc columns 81 your
,,er.n, papsr 10 discus, the merits OF ." Int
Appeal for Aid" ma ie by the citizen. OF
Caldwell PARISH ON the jr. day Of February
in behalf ,f several parishes, inciud!E. Rich-
lard
Since the publication Of ihos- resolutions
mach LA, been SAID pro and con. When
hrs, rea! them thought Ike you, hn' with
the present ou;,"ns anl hearing the many
compliant. OF my ur's''hors, am compelled
To- yen tu".- = -t''lrrtri, ~ T.. = APP
AT. sui 'A...s IL II iof 20. mr., r.o.i'r
they had To- speak out ~ 'h.>r resolutions ""'
ri.k the approbr.um tina, ui:ht attach 10 iirIr
fir name. for such an appeal. do no; IA
thus shor, article propose To discuss The shof'
crop Of the l,,r y-ar-all understand this TOO
well--bu, propose to look to the future ana
discuss the probabilities Of making another
crop, and the source from which iut PEOPLE
are to g-; the necessary supplies 10 MAKE II
with.
! have been in the boundsre, Of this PARISH
over ,hrry-five years. have never IN HAT
time seen such grea, and universal he.titu>
;ion al this SCISSOR of the yrar-noi even ia
Seventy -four The water Is fast inunda;ina
our lands, ard ri the same ratio If rise, IN ten
days or less time onc-hali Of the arabic land
IN the parish will he under water According
to the water n-ws reported by you, the r.vcr a,
Hck,burgis g. tee, inches and Ii>ing inch
IN e hours. The Missouri and Ohio rIvtrs
and rising fast; We all know tia, Bora. rIver
is very full and rising and running ont AT every
pom, and outlet inunda,ing IA" couh;ry rap-
IDLY Ia addition to ,his state Of facts there
i. not, IN my opinion. half rs,ioms for man
or brute in the parish for thirty days. HIS
being only the second month Of the year
Frbruary-ihe woods and the fields are alike
barren of yerdnr-; The trees have scarcely
buiGei yet aid no gra-s for out s,ock. We
cxnnM afford 70 feed our cotton seed TO the
cattle a. usual, else when planting time come.
there will be a scarcity Of seed. These are
facts, or rather fam, p,c.urc Of the re
facts.
And now, Mr.. Editor, the next question 10
consider is, where are the supplies 10 come
from 10 make a crop, Here are the rich and
fertile land. Of our PARISH. Must they he
wo..ed and made to produce or must they be
abandoned to grow up IN ,horns and thistes,
What good are the fertile lands If we are to
be forever making appeals tn others 10 save
us from starvation t-Ep There is little or
nothing on hand TO star, the crop with many
Of ia, r'Nniers are IN debt to their merchants
fcr last y-"rs supplies, Some will get aid,
others tanuot. The country merchants, as 4
rule, made meagre collections las, year.
Hence, they are reluctant or unable to venture
far this year, and If they do they mus, depend
To greater or less degree IN their commission
merchants for aid The commission mer.
chant has made poor collections. No doubt
son.e Of them put on, from $4,000 to $780,,
600 more than they collected on the last
crop. and they will &c, with caution. That's
what's the mauer.-Ep.l Then where is
the money TO come from to make the mex,
cropi
think cur Caldwell friends struck the key
note when they asked our government for
AID. We have great, grand and pow erful
gnvernmcnt-onc tina, is able to hel p her suffe.>
ing eop'e. The American people are noted
for their iberaity. In 1874 the city Of Boston
alone contributed $40 900 for the relief of Our
suffering people. took an active part then
in getting supplies for Richland, Franklin,
part of Caldwell aud par, of Moreh. Use par.
ishes. did not ask for nor use one pounl of
anything for rny.elf, 6u, had the proud sat,
isfaciion OF seeing those more needy recipi.
ents OF the bouniics of Others and the l,ber>
aiiy OF our government. have no idea that
will need any aid from this source, bu, if
can aid in any honorable manner in procuring
it for others who are actually needy, / would
feel conscious Of havirg done a good act.
Respectfully J. A. HxyLEx, SR.
Eorfv>sevcn yeey. ,yo a., L., 49,.