The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-05-18
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fon TIE PORTLAND GAZETTE.
Prorsde.s Limitations for Savings,
Ok SAVING BANKS.
TIE writes Oh political economy, disagree
Dp aany important and practical principles
hhpg 70 the management OF the poor,
npb rhey ali concede that industry, so6rte-
u.d ecaaos,y are the hrmest supports Of
immunity. TO encourage these virtuous
hits. schemes have been proposed almost as
ne,e,s as the writer's upon the subject aud
wnous as The channels through which the
tsns Of living are obtained. MaiheFs,
ptern and highly esteemed writer, has lad
sown,a as truth, winch experience certainly
bof nos, that lhe ample provisions made Tor
poor, IN Ergiand, and the remark applies
osl,y 10 ibIs country, has hac vast len
(ocy to increase the number OF pauPers, by
sruing too much encouragement 10 adte
ns. w snt IS the strongest stimulus 10 ex-
hon, tut dat stimulus Is taken away, by
tsclIfy with winch legal ald may be OBJ
ned from The town. That spirit Of nde
aeeace should be fortified and that dellca
Of mad promoted, winch viii prevent a
bon from applying for to5gn support, until
is Disabled from earning his own living.
Aaihers would by no means shut tue
BID Of the benevolent, but would conhne
III charity principally 10 those whom mrs
lune has rendered unfit for service, but for
abe. he maintains, tbal nature has I'm
fnled ~ our Constitution, IN The pam aTi>ihg
u hunger, sufficient guarantee against
Ipatioa. Ii the sums whicl are now spent
support the poor, were paid IN giving them
p.o, aent, greater number would be re-
Jed and more happiness difflsed through
6ely. Those endeagoars, therefore, which
" been made 10 encourage industry and
psomy anJ 10 give tone 10 the moral char
ef d toe poorer classes, have been found
NJ fruitful Ia practical results: OF these
rs Sunday and Charity Schools tor the ed
aliDa of poor children, and p oUldeat insti-
Dasj for sGeiags have been most eihcacious.
b iormer have already, by the h6eraity Of
dElduals, been successfully attempted ia
y Town: the latter wherever they have
en established, have proved a powerful
nilIsry in diminishing the number OF The
poF snd increasing the stock OF morals and
happiness societies have had their
npn within few years in England, and
rs spread with great rapldity through most
lhe coa:ideraDle towns vi that country and
Scoland. Their effects were OF too ben
pal tendency TO be confined TO that king
-, they were introduced into this country
one OF them las been in very successful
saiioa IN Boston, for more tnan two years,
another In Salem for shorter time
iae subject was infinitely investigated by
pei Committee OF the House of Commons
" b. ia 1871, and an examination OF wit
fes iullv made as to their utility, lew ex-
Es tom their repo-t viii convey clearer
ss OF their Importance, than my OVID Ian
ee eau. Mr.. dale 10 bis answer 10 certain
R'ions, stated, " il is very rarely that iob-
y aay inaiviGuais apply for relief who
e benin iae habit OF saving any money
US TIE Individuals who have never saved
lei their earnings be whai they viii
1ey Know they Gao take parochial relief,
"un 'nebl their present enjoyment is BET
Van their future comfort." = Have you
g instances OF the lover description Of
.ph making savings? A grea; many.
"nat are tie wages out Of which they can
nsed Perhaps not SO much as those
Z 'sSe relief In proportion as individuals
al'tue money, their morals are much
<': they husband that little and iheE
superior tone given to their morals and
behave better from knowing that they
aii'tle stake IN society. There are men
can ean35 or 40 shilIngs weekswith the
7 q heir family and children, and il they
WI Of work week they become pau
Mr.. Vivian, another witness, was
- do you believe that such establish
a'would have The effect Of reducing the
rates in proportion as they should sue
~ he answered, :" think that such
'''snnen's, if generaltbroughout the coun-
Would have the effect Of sbolishng the
sisIes i would entirely alter The char
o'sne poor. think, with general edu-
sasln. banks, The common name for
institutions, 50 aud such an equaiiZa
4, = have stated, in few years the rates
- vanish OF themselves, DO you believe