The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-05-03 00:00:00

. Duman IN -
TO TRII PROPRIETOR OP Tat PRIMER II JOURNAL
SlR—Permit me to request the insertion of the fol-
lowing appeal to husisaity in your truly valuable and
extensively circulating newspaper.
At.the present crisis when the ladivideals of this
himgdom are called ape. almost imperatively to
subscribe for Church, hlissioaary and Bible Societies,
and plans for the conversion of the Jews, it is indeed
most strange that not a single voice is raised to submit
say mode towards alleviating the inisferunes of our
ewe starving popolatios in the South, and particularly
I. the county of Clare, which alone c..ntains a popu-
lation of 209,009 souls. The streets of this metro-
polis have lately groaned under the weight of the
splendid equipages Of the nobility, the hierarchy, and
the. gentry, hastening to attend the above mewing'',
sad liberal, subscribing large toms to ards further
ing such purposes. and declaiming in elognent orations
on their absolute nec-ssity. I do not question the
twits or value of such societies, but I cannot help
Cashing it would bare been better, much better, if at
the present moment of wretchedness, discontent and
desolation, the monies so collected bad been ap-

repriated to the relief of oar own needy, woe-
begone, sod nearly famished enentrymen. " Cha-
rily begins at borne," and there never was a period
fit *ltch the Isimrclay. with their large incomes,
94 the wealthy individuals of this kingdom in ge-
seal, were so imperatively called upon than at this
resent one. to assist the truly unfortunate and mi-
serable sufferers of the lowe► class. If some relief
be not soon. ',ay very soon, afforded by Government,
and the affluent sod prosperous classes of society,
pleigne"pestileoce, and famine. will shortly rear their
squelici gums. and commence their awful reign. and
so one can presume to foretell where their desolation
and ravages will stop. When any district in France
happened to he visited with a calamity each as afflicts
the South of Ireland, daring the war of the so mach
abused Napoleon, he, with all hie faults, not °sly in-
stantly directed a considerable sent to be granted from
his Truancy, fur the relief of the sufferers, bat also
net down waggon loads of C•tf 0 and other provisions
from his Growlers daGoodattee, to the quarter threat-
ened with even a comparative scarcity!
Will, thee, the present humane Government of
this unfortunate kingdom, hesitate a single moment
in proffering its aid to a starving people ? Forbid it
Heaven. I am convinced the excellent Nobleman
at ►he head of that Government needs only to be
told of the desolation that prevails. to employ every
mesas Is his power for i$ relief—waggon loads of
oatmeal (the but description of food to afford
immediate relief in a ease of this kind, as it Is port-
, hie sad eoorisbing) should be forwarded instantly
frees the nearest convesieet places to the starv-
ing districts, and other aliments should speed-
ily follow. There should be seve►al depots
of provision formed in mural situations, to
be portioned out and distributed antler the
especial direction and seperintendasee of the Ma.
gistratea of the different districts. and particularly
rode the guidance of that most excellent, worthy,
and efficient one, Major Warbertoe, who so thoroughly
knows, mid who is so Intimately acquainted with, the
seferiege nett want, the poorer cl a are now la-
bour*/ ander. This would completely cheek that
dreadful havoc which. -I pion so soy, his already
begoe. Ir is truly horrible to relate. that souse
'fetched families ha►e been lately found shut up and
starved to death in their miserable hovel,. The whole
kingdom should exert itself for the relief of their se-
feriag countrymen. The Hi by, the Nubility.
the Gentry, and, in short, every individual, shoed
immediately some forward to subscribe for the relief
of the starving population of the South I the smallest
donations should be most thankfully received I a sin-
gle sispesce would even be the mesas of supporting a
very largo family for a day. The three next entails.
months, preview to the coming in of the new crops,
are the terrible sad dreadful totes which the poor have
to encounfer ; though with the affluent, they are those
of pleasure, festivity and merriment. No time should
be lost then in end lag to put a stop to the ra-
vages of famine and disease among our own patient
sad starving countrymen; and I cannot believe the
endeavour wilt be antennae.
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
April2l, 1824. HIBERNICUS.

TO TIIR EDITOR OF TllB STATESMAN.

Sta—Despera•e diseases require desperate remedies.
To put England in a healthy state. I would employ,
First, The reduction of the most oppressive taxes
Secondly. The annihilation of the Sinking Fund.—
Thirdly, The reduction of all sinecures, places and
useless offices; and if this were not sufficient, the re-
dating the in t of the National Debt one fifth, ex-
apt so much of it as is called the new four per cents.
With respect to :the first; if I am asked what causes
the Agricultural distress? I answer " Excessive tax-
sties!" What causes emigration to France, to the
Netherlands. and to Italy?" "Excessive taxation !"
What causes distress to the Slapping interest? Ex-
cessive taxation !" What has caused the numerous
bankruptcies? "Ecceuivetaxatioo!" If lem told.
that the taxes that now exist, are absolutely neees-
envy. 1 deny the osertion ; and that the endeavour
to comities to raise the 'lame I sum, by tax-
ation, is as idiotic as was the conduct of the' boy, who
lipped open the body of the goons, to see from whence
the golden eggs came! it castiot continue to be paid
mach longer. My Lord Londonderry may tell me
*at I have an ignorant impatience of taxation. I an-
swer, that as I believe the amount cannot continue
long to be paid, it is better to lessen it in time. If
weLook at the sitoatioa of the emigrants to France.
sad other places. we shall find all ranks and dercrip-
tioss. from the Peer to the Pe►sant, aud,though in some
perticelar cases, o different reason may be given, yet
the far greater somber want to live cheaper. and to
avoid the " Recessive taxation" paid in this country.
Perhaps Lord Fife. and the Doke of Hamilton may
asoplaits of the measures of Hoveroment. John
Remble's health. sad *desire to live is society of a'
higher rook say be 3sl excuse; bat what shall be
said, es as sense for the shoals of the Commanders.
Cloptaios. Corporals, and amuses teen, of the Volute-
neer Cowper et Englund. " now life and property
mos." "Thais Finites to the back-bone." those
uses who mood to say, "That those who did not like
isglaal might tears it." Thom, sea who caused