Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1818-03-03

Maine, compare the prices or the following
articles with what they may be bought for in
this market, and take into consideration the
immense price they must pay for imported
articles-and then Judge which country af
fords the greatest facilities for the accumuia-
ton of wealth -
Prices an Ohio,
Corn was selling in Ohio, on the 5th instant,
al 81 cents per bushel, and wheat at 10
pork d 81 per cwt. and beef al "a so. But
ter however, had been for near three months
e5 cents, cheese l2aa, potatoes 81.
Rsform.-The following PLAN, proposed witt
view to prevent the increasing causes,
and, in great degree, 10 perfect the cure
of Paupera sm, calculated fer the town OF
Boston, will answer for any other meridian
and is here inserted for the deliberate
and serious consideration of the inhabltants
OF PORTLAND -
lst. Let schools be established for the in
struction OF all the children from A TO years
OF age, at the towns expense.
"a. Let the present system Of Sunday
schools go fully into operation.
3d. Let three discreet, Judicious, prudent,
industrious and pious men be appointed IN
each Ward, whose duty it shall be,
1st. To inquire into the state and circum-
stances of each poor family several times in
the course of the year, and note them down,
and at the same time, encourage them to in
dustry, cleanliness and good morals, and by
their advice and friendship, to assist them in
contrivng ways and means by which to gain
a comfortable subsistence for themselves and
children.
Cd. To persuade them to send their chill
dren to the public and Sunday schools, and to
go 10 meeting or to church themselves with
their children on the Sabbath, and show them
what will be the result of laudabe and useful
and pious practices like these.
81. To ascertain the number of the poor
in each Ward, male and female, where they
live and where they were born, and to what
meeting, church or parish, if any, they belong
and report their names to the minister of
the parish, &c. and request him to visit and
shew them the use and necessity of public
worship, and the advantage it will be to them
and their children. And,
4th. As fast as they discover an inclina-
tin, in any one TO attend public worship, and
having ascertained the name of the minister,
under whose preaching he or she incines to
sit, it shall be their duty, by the permission
CT the church and parish over which he pre-
sides as pastor, TO furnish him or her with a
seat, and direct each where to find it.
4th. That it be recommended to the Board
of Overseers that no money be given to, or
expended by them, arising or growing out of
the public funds, grants of the town, private
donations, or public charities, upon any poor
person out of the alms-house, except to such
as shall be pointed out and recommended by
this Committee as suitable persons for charity.
9Th. 1t shall be the duty Of this committee,
also, TO take up all Migrants and street beg
gars, and deliver them to the Overseers of the
Poor, to be committed TO the Work house or
Alms-house, as the case may be-.
6th. 1t is recommended, that the above
Committee of thirty-six gentlemen shall form
Board, called The Board Of Primary Schools,
for the purpose Of putting into operation the
above plan, except so much of it as relates to
the Sunday Schools.