Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-04-17
Mr.. Hillhoufe's Speech,
IN THE SENATE OF THE U. STATES.
rsBsuAsr 81, 1879,
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10 Convince the Senats that the
ioiferings of cur people are real AMI
not imaginary, | will fate one piece
OF Information from New Haven, on
which may be placed the fulleit reh-
anee. During the preient inclemeut
iea'on, hundreds of applicants for
adntrance into the poor-houfs have
/. n deaied. In ordinary times the
poor-houie would accommodate three
unes the number in it. Always till
now II has beer more than fuffcient
20 accomodate, all that were under
the aseeiAty OF going to it, In addi-
ton to the proyihon made by the
town, and tie various charitable foe
ietles reiort has been had to the rail-
ing Of money by fu 5fcriptions, to pur-
eaate wood and provilions, TO prevent
people from psrilhing with cold and
hunger point of tutoring this to
which we we're never reduced under
AL the prehure Of the revolutionary
war though in that time OAR little
town fulfered much, and was once
lacked and plundered by Brililh
army. This, for the moment, was
diltreiIing. but the ufual occupations
OF Its inhabitants, fure iource for
the fupply of their wants, not being
taken away, they were foon atle to
procure for themfelves the necef1aries
and many Of the comforts of lie.
Sir, II is no pleaiant fpeaacle to be.
hold flourifhing little town, where,
thong wealth did not abound, a COM
potency, derived from honelf induit-
~, made every man happy, reduced
TO fuch dlltrefs; and that too by
he mea(ures of their own govern
ment.,...Thefe fuferings are not con.
hned to New-Haven; they pervade
all our commercial towns. l have
zen very affecting descriptions of
hem from other places descriptions
shich mutt touch the tender feelings
every heart not rendered caLLous by
priy fpirit. From the tafristic city
oiBaltimore, where the embargo has
b1n Appreciated. we have the follow
Ing Information, being an extrad
from the communication of the Ma
\ yer to the city council -" The gen.
semen appointed TO diitribute the
funds, have, with zeal and induary
t'uv commendabIe in every initance
IN Pe'on viised the families apply
'ng iof.eiief, and extended the hand
Oh chali>to them, in proportion to
their lever' neceliies and the iums
collected. your WILTON and hu.
manly man We eoni'entIy repoie for fur
Their relief; as te reports of the gen.
tlemen appolnttdS,o Witt them are
truly diitrehlng tote feelings of hu,
manly, both as to ter number and
their rcceiIitiss". In7his fame pa.
per find the followin account.
The Marine Society oflhilsdclphia
have dilcovered upwar1 of one
thoufand objects OF chariy, who,
from Rate of comfort, lave been
reduced to re loweh abyf of pow
erty II ihallnot take up I'll, time of
the Senate IN noticing othe official
accounts Of fdffering equally diitrel.
frg. j, will be dopbly afiiaive to
thepcople to fad our government
ultimately bent on perleverng in
mealures which have produce, 70
much individual! dtreis, after they
are Acknowledged to have failed to
produce the de6red eifed on foieign
Eatiops This will ieem to be more
chan riiling with their iutIering'; and
l will nor be aniwsrabl: for the con
tqucnces. For my part, | believe
the ,oinr of Tutoring is as great az
Can be endured; and ma no
be permitted to ak the aueit'on
whethcf much more ought &c be en-
dured /!
| am not one Of thole Who advo
cate the doctrine of fagfvi obelienc
and aoa.r.jglaHce OF that opPreiiion
even from our own govemment, i
net TO be reGited. | do believe tina
il is not only jaiti6ablc, but para
mount duty 10 reiif, whenever rh'
opnrelTi IN becomes intolerable ,or I'M
eonlt:,utioual meaiures, Which ERIK,
a, the founda:ion of civil liberty. are
ate upted 10 BE enforced. This doc