Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-04-12
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THE POOR.

THE POOR.
EiTtf dfidence / undertake the tax OF drefling
*, .ublc, and partcu ariy the inhabitants of this
soua. On A fubjea VII CD equally concerns their good
f,ae and their humanity. In country, where def
nl,s has not YET reared his hideous form il is the
privilege and duty Of every citizen, to declare his
t.ptiments with an honen freedom, wherever general
ngslu.neh is involved 1t is true great proportion
iucety have not leilpre and opportunity f3r making
Fneh accurate obiervatons the ltase Of civil life,
arc ncceGary for propolng Tchemes of amendment,
mt on this account IS the more incumbent on tho G.
~ho enjoy favorable ftuations il this rept9 to ule
-vey exsrtion for correcting errors, tor relieving
4vOidsbe difrels for enIarging the circlcof human
snoyments
hmida thoie jealous and euterpri6ng purfuits which
tsrye 10 multiply own faisfactons can we, tn
r,t great njaltce, exclude from our tender regard
rhofe miirrablr obccts, whom Gcknefs misfortune
A,.dcDrived OF the power provioc for themleves
I, will be laid. thar every town, BY law is charged
vnh the care OF their own P'or. The excellence Of
hs clabhIhmen Is not qutA oned yet in the opera.
ion is il altogether free from defect How often d.
We meet with wanderers, whole birth place IS dtAtn.
ADD unknown, Whole hAhitation i the world VII Vi
friend is mankind Becaule thele belong TO no corpo
taon within their reach, ihaiI they be excluded rom
me sompaiOn of their fellow beings, or depending
the elssnings OF pilgrimage equally precariou3 and
Tororu themtelves, trOu0eiOne 10 indtgiduals an
digraceful 70 fociety How often too has humanity
bscn hOcked, how mach time ard properly have been
walled by contentious IN of iItce to difcove-
where the unhappy vagrant torn, TO determine
where be iha be permitted to die
But it IS farther matter of juG enquiry, whether
the public duty now IN view be ducharged in other
rsprets, with that eity which ia Importance de
nands For induigiag our ierupies tn point, We
need not 60 oeyopd own reitence Aliow me
then 10 ak plain queitiou ARE the inhabitants OF
this refPect4be c, Popu ors, and growing town, fluff
Gently atsnuvet TO the OBJECT under our CONFEDERATION
is prevailing practice, IN large and commercial
places, TO collect the par into bod, and to provide
ior them iueh accommodations as their various necef
fies demand. But what is our own itu.tion IN th 5
ripect 1t Is true we have bal ding which is known
by the denomination OF po0r bogic but from the &C
count have had OF Is. different name would be much
more delcIiPtre well dilpofd woman has lately
been removed from IT, 6eCaue uGahe 70 live ia toer-
sbs peace | have heard perf0n, 10 extreme DOW
rrgy expire the greateit averlln At the lea Of BE-
roxing inhsSitan. Of this dreaded manGon. The
eommittec for he poor 70 fenGbe Of his defect,
that they 20 e. the expeuce Of maintain ng ome and
snhng hers private ana UbLure ltuations where
hre knowr OF them, ihAa thar they arc obiel9s Of
charity. Goes NOT appear THAI any particular atten
ton i paid 10 theIr morals to the employment Of their
time, and remaining itrengtb; or TO the e1scatou of
Their children. As, il general, they arc un4te to
how themieives in places Of worihp they are % Of
cn overlooked by mnlters Of the golpel and thu, live
and die, deiIute OF that prtual portion upon which
ot al Others, they have the GET aims. 10 fhort.
ihfie victims OF want and dieals 70 lcatered 70
ming ed with the multitude, thAI il would not be
orange, if iomeumes they lhoud 5icape the 2 lance
cfthcir overieers, by whole they are 20 &c fur
Difhed with toe means Of lubhlance and health.
Perhaps the fmAi Inhuence hope O acquire IN the
management q public charities may &c affixed by a
declaration of the motives which have led me 10 en-
isT held which, within few years, has been e1por-
d BY 10 many eminent characters Next TO the CON
liberation, hat The relief of trc mas ever appear
Cd to purfut Of frit importance, and reverence
~ ihole religious principles which houd govern All
human conduct, ! place regard to the PROPERTY,
tad txfence Of our focie;y Il muG he acknowi.
edged, THAI extraordinary efforts in the aue OF public
hnevolerce this country, ref on The fame
ground, winch fnpp0rts them ia Europe, bec4ufe the
number and drredrs of the poor among u bear no
proportion with thoic fornd IN older commu Aries
bai though the principles Of our conduct, Il fome
fpets, diltnguilh that OF other yet thu nc
Gently ioi PHHuing u may he the fame. For, let me
ak, whas the point which the genius Of pni4n.
fhFuPy now aiming in foreign nations Is it not 70
'smeoY 10 iomr meAlure, fuCh evils have been aca
eanuia ing Tor ages winch P1wrt wealth and inven
u0n'al put 10 motion BY The energies of hcncvuence,
cannon wholly remove NOV, who VII lay tha; en-
ct2pors 70 present. rather than The Is incident
% human lite, not be preferred, both With re
Kd TO the greater cafe attending their uc, ana the
nope more complete fuocels. Our country Is I'm in
aer infancy, We are jun laying he foundations u
happneG Let the materials be OF the mot aling Mod
Leg rs not wait to learn by bitter experience
OCT take lefons from the mfeles Of thofc VIII have
already differed from public neglect. Lei us be wife
s'sn youths before he per Cd draws nigh when we
ma Vainy with to 60 back and rebuild fabrck,
winch we inall then perceive havs been continued
e9on the NOT elhfh principles. Let US, in fiort be
ore attentive 70 the extenfve good Of ages come
NAN 70 any immediate convenience; and look forward
O'he haPpineis of dihant millions innead of being
sosd 70 the lsllure, luxury, and diff patton Of pre-
NJ "oment PROSPECTUS.
Fs'aa1s, ,<9rI 1909.