The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-06-17
AZ sScoMIum ON orx ahpvIicAN ISsr1ry-
Toms.
HOUSE OF COMMONS,
TuvRspAr, February 10.
POOR Lars.


which he had in view, WIS 20 regulate, modify
and 70 add to the provioas made for the poor, and
:. we Mould some 70 q period when thsie laws
would become ablolete thing of which he die not
altogether .deIpar, there would be reafon to
rejoice. His object was to make the poor, ifpoli
bic, abfou;ely a!haned To accept of relief and TO
give them the frongeIl motives provide for them
telves and opportunities for that prrpo.e, 70 rs
render them valuable members of foeiety, iniiead of
being a burthen to it. His deiign was TO exalt the
mind OF the labourer, and to give him greater
treeion-so Emulate him bv rsward,---,o render
the burihens more equal-to make paroehal relief
matterof degradation, and to- discriminate Between
thoie who had been reduced to poverty by crimes,
and tho!e who lad become poor through misfortune
F.e would ProPofe two three regulations with
chat view--Hs would not introduce any thing new,
except where it hould be called for BY all the Ell
ightened perfans who had written the fubjetl,
with whom he had converted, Nor would ne
alter any part OF the old regulations, cxcep, where
be found that the alteration had been proved have
been good in practice forne where. His hr0 objea
was the exalis:ion OF the character Of the labourer
ED with hat visw the principal point to be attend
Cd res was, the education of the poor. He would
therefore prepoie, that the whole IF the population
thoud have the of acquiring infurmation--
Frsudices lad exited aganft enlgh.enng the people,
bur thee had nov in grsas nisalure dfappeared He
"oGid refer to the condition of the poor in Scotland
where the poor laws had IL Conc meaure become alb.
soiste, and what was this circumstance owing to -
bue TO the etrtts oifupesior education. you found
that tie Poc- m that couatry had bean in iit
ration no les dreadful than the Door of England
mad been III the cartier periods of our hlorv but
That afterwards their condition had been 70 much al.
ttFed Tor the better, it Unreasonable TO expect
that the fame efeas would De prulocsd in England,
II the fame means s'eTe apFliedi He beggei leave
TO advert the deIription OF IA. ooor OF Scotland in
iS'o, by Andrew fietcher--Il appeared that then
hara tafa h. ofANfSt (.
from door to door, and though the number was
greatly ineresied by the peculiar d.hrefs of tina,
time, yet TO lefs thau 10000 oe ;hi. ealcrption
SehsTaiiy eS'itec; an enormous number confiderpg
the Rate OF the country at that time. Theie were
addicted 10 the n,ol abominable vices
lac f-ned. which Mir. Fletcher propelled, wa, to
give I better cducation TO the poor Then the fyf-
tenn Ct education began in Scotland and the evil cea(
Cd aud the Whole was aoribed the effects of edu-
cation; TO tho iyiten of parochial fchools To this
the lord advocate OF Scotland, in 1908, when the
tubJeet OF taee ilhoos before the houie cribed
the GOOD morals of the Scotch He Gated that iron,
MancAsGer aone conviets were iept abroad
shan from the whole ~ Scotland and thar no more
Than TX PerioHs annually, upon an average iufered
capital punithne0t IN that country. Thele fchools
indeed terved fort OF Barometer 20 arcertan the
Tate OF the poor IN Scotland. The poor laws III, re
had lately been more TeioTted 20 tkan ufual. The
fa!ar'-s OF the ichsol matters being only the fame
as & was 20 years ago, it happened for lome time
that ione ichools were actually given up aud 20
t.s c4uie might the evil b. properly afcribed. He
had Tad enough ne believed to convince the houfe OF
the rToprIrty OF introducing plan of education into
tAis bill This N: ght be done at mod crate isxuencs
but If the thing :houid b. iuccefsfu the exneuce
was 10 ernlds- alton. Wha,eye- it might Be II
Tould be repaid ten thouland told in ha.d money
and more shan thar in the improved fate Of the peo
pie in point of morals an cnn.fort In the interval
setw=-n Mr. PITS plan AMI this time q Cglem of G.
ducatisn mad bcen partially f.t on foot which he
was happy find had received the Royal pstrpnaqe
This a. 10 plain and 70 fnpfied that i, might Jun
~ be called grand di(covery he alluded 10 the
iyi'em OF As. LancaEer. He thought that n.an had
MET with difficulties from prejudced perfons vet he
was happy to ind tia, he itili retained the Royal
Patronage.
I!s feeond plan which he mean, TO promote for
exaEns the character of the Iabourer was that WHICH
had been propossd BIZ Mr. PIT; which was 10
throw open the law Of iett!s1ents altogether which
produced mere bad Pafilons, and gave location to
more i;gation than ano!l any thing ellie conBe ed
"I,hthe poor avs He then went into the itnry
oil the Il oi settlement, by which perion having
-siIed three years without interruption in one pace
was entitled relief Mr. PIT promoted s v.ars
aud this was the tine which he had liked and he
vo1.d add t!.1i no peron having been eonv:Sed Of
e1'me ihouId nave the benefit of ths. The over
fer be thought, houlH.Ive the power of exanip.
Ing 20 what paEh AIRY psrion belonging before thi,
period u Is!'ience was expired, which would snt;te
han 10 rshet rom the psriih where be dwell. An
apes. 'h0uid be allowed the qaarter felli9ns an
thls to nc decided upon within two fg goni from the
time Of the APPEAL 1t preient no noice was taken
o. -e sreanl'anee OF t'i pfo?er parih of each ill
the time when "a Perion was dying or dead, and
when 10 coIlequence the ben fource of Information
~as lott. BEYOND this he would prop.fc thar ,ar,.r
ieiions houid gra'r rewards to laoprers under con-
nned circumstances, as Giniulous to ndunry.
Fie alverted 10 sls beneficial effects of the Y,psf,
Societies, AID the rewards granted BIZ Aqr;cltu,al
5;e;e:ie5 TO PeFion' in INDECENT circunnances, who
had brought up large families without yaroetnai re-
ci, and praiied he late dake Of Bedford for his
tive bsneVolenet n iuth cafes He approve Of thers
rewards although he 81 J not think ,hele vouli be
May claimants, but he hal been srreeably tur,ri
led 10 fad Che CLAIMANTS Numerous lie ihoul there
fore, Propoie, thar Jiess Mould have n pyNer of
graDJ;ng rewards Of this natare according to the
number OF ehd.el, and tat tie reward nionId
only be given. Beyond that liz wosId promote
that luch psfions hlould have f,n,e babe of dif.
function to point out that they had been conf
dered as meritoraus psrons---Thig would bc 4
theaP AimuloHs to indulry and powerful one, as
man is loud OF dntnction. Another ching which he
w0gld prOpoie, to give iecsrity to the property
which the poor llaI accumulate. He could not re-
cOnc!le hmeli to the fyGeni OF forcing them 90 Law
Up ary other money lie thoughe the notion Of
couaty banks !sarted by Mr. Nautilus, could not be
Erlussi to praace; what he would propore, there
fore, vas, that cGriain coaImilianers Geul be an.
pointed IN London to manage Fund, which lhoud
BE- called the Foors' Fond. THAT every poor man