I have received this morning from the mayor of the city of Wydindotte. and the chairman of the relief committee of that town. a communication upon a subject of public importance. which with the permission of the Senate I will read. It is addressed to my colleague and myself: COMMrITTER. oons OF CITIZENS ]RuInEF COMnUTTEE. Wyandotte. Kansas. Aprif 19. 18F9. GrvrLEIEN: Hundreds of colored refugees emin the Southern States throng our streets. sick and penniless. largo numbers hace died. IV> andotte has exhausted her resources in relief that she has already extended. Large numbers of equally destitute are at our threshold.
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