The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-26


~ as an established fact, that it IS III,
increasing, aud now enormous weight
of our taxes, and tat only, which has
caused the fearful increase of pauper.
ism, crimes, and capital punishments
Away, then, l say again, with all the
projects for enlighteniDg the people by
the means of schools, aud of enrichinp
them by the means of. saving banks.--
What Put up the ss savings" of my
twenty eight paupers and thirteen la
borors, few of the latter of whom taste
meat once week! What ! project for
putting out the savings OF such people
to interest! Yet should not wonder if
this project were TO reach you ;ihcre be-
lpg Tone Of our projects, Of the humane
ity kind, that you do NOT adopt, as 1T
were IN the way Of rivalship. Would
you not do well to make haste and ri
valus In the number ofpaupers hope
to be able to give check to this ape
like disposition, which leads you TO
look Tor example to follow, where you
ought to look for example TO shun.
AS to the proiessed object Of the saving
bank project, nothing would be easier,
lit were worth while, than to show the
impossibility of its doing any good in
any country butas TO the real object
word or two may be said With re
gard 10 The lsboripg people in ccun!ry
places, they will never hear oftbe thing
Sui, IN large towns, where there are
numerous journeymen. who may save
now and then shilling. and VINO al,
sturdy chaps that read new spapers and
hat talk politics, ii is ,hought to be Of
importance 10 get sums OF II opey ,hus
collected, and thereby attach these
s"atms OF sturdy taking AID active
men 10 the system. Not another word
need be said, only the project will iail
ne friendly societies were great favor
h's George Rose, ,heii patron.
Drought IN many acts of parliament t.
encourage their increase. Their me-
ney was put into the funds too Blu,
'nesc societies are ROW found not - he
good They drew men together ana
~hen assembled together, they talk
ca Wicked rogucs
The saving bank project, which Aas
originated Ia that So al Of all that is, az
once concerted, impGdep and servile,
EhihOurgh, Whence, TOO, is coming a
PROJECT Tor changing our weights and
measures, and for throwing Into utter
Coblusl ln Inc trade ard transactions oil
England, the colonies, and the Uniled
otates, as CONNECTED III trade win Eng.
'and this saving bank project mas In
view 10 avoid the Coz gre gauon evil Of
the friendly societies Ii Is intended to
coiiect the money without collie tihe
Tue people. But, the projectors do moi
seem to r. Hect, that la getting rid OF
ING eSarioGs quality, hey throw a.
side the strongest lures of all such
schemes; TO VII : the POT, the pipe,
me song, and The chat. For the sake
OF these. Isurneymen will yield up a
iittis wages TO go into fund but, when
.here are nc lures Of This sort they viii
not SO easily discover any solid reason
ior their giving up The means OF pre-
sent qualification, with a view to spare
he purse OF the parish in their old
age.
Back, then, we still return TO the old
point ;the taxes While We are loade,
80. N''N'i' GO We tO W arg DCtEIuK ca
reiard the progress Pauperism and .,
crines a tradesman. ~ no works foi
me, and TO hom was taking, ths O.
Their day, about the dis,resses of the
times, observed, that he iodnd it hard 10
stasger along with four children upor
MS back. +" But" said he, could
make shit TO Carry them, If had no
somebody else to carry have a SOL
der or two To carry besides and yoD,
SIR, have a general, ! dare say, upon
vour back " The idea put me in mind
oRHannah Moore's religious trac t, en-
tIled" F" Beer ys one anorher's bur
dens, which Was intcOded 10 reconcile
hat nation 10 Ire suferings under the
calamities Of 1895 and at head Of which
She pat wood-cut, representing par
Gel of people carrying bago and bales
Ut sins and mislortunes for HanDat
was, perhaps, as ar.ful, as able and as
useful 4 scribe as ever drew pen in
re cause Of the system. Butt Mrs
Hannah, with your leave, it is not ex-
actiy one anotber's burthens that we
bear, 1t is, according TO the idea OF
my tradesmaB, that some Of US carry
Others upon our hack. In the frs
place, !, for instance, have tweBty-eig ht
paupers fastened upon me- Then, ],
paw taxes, direct and indirect about a