American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-01-15

and mn other means than the direction OF puOic
opinion, /, had done much towards the mtgauoh
of hat evil which presses so heavily upon our Guy
He observed that stranger would naluIaly suppose
THAT in New York beggar was rare obJect lhat
such was the yigor Of our institutions the great eS-
tent of back country the high prices OF ahor' aho
the numerous AVENUES to industry that none wouid
seek public harity. but such we're compelled BY
sickness or other msloltunts yet, that IN his CITY
famed for its commerce, its enterprise and IT'S re-
isources, we compelled to supporter Thousand
Ipaupers. That TO prevent this growing eVll whlch
Ith estened To ovefwhelm u.s. to relieve the olh2ens
from the oppressive load of taxes raised by public
land private charity, support this band, and to pre-
serve the integrity and independence OF individual
lcharacter were the great objects OF tue society
which deserved the encouragement OF the cllI2ens
and the support Of the public authorities. lie OBJ
served that an investigation into the causes OF pau
Perism in this city, was an int esling inquiry; hrSl
on the long list, as the most prominent ne selected
TdieeeSS and intemperance That the report advo
Gates a position now generally admitted IN England.
and in this country; that is, The necessity Of gradual
abolition OF the laws making provision ter The sup
port OF The pooF. la the laborng classes Of this as
well as oil every other country, there were many
who, de stitute of the moral feeling the result Of
correct principles and vlttucuS hd6its) required the
strong stimulant OF necessity To make them work
nat Wtlen thty KNOW lhat te laws PTONiue LOT tlt
and their families comfortable home IL the winter,
with food and clothing where they can spend their
time in idleness, all necessity oi their own eXertlon
is taken away and the produce oil their labor (if
they conlescend work. was spent in vicious dis
sipatlon When they had once partaken oil public
charity their independence of character was gone
TO ever and they ana thu il families were paupers
for lie. That he would nave every American in.
dependent, a. wen in his feelings as by blrhigh,;
that he should know that he must depend upon his
own exerons and thai the laws made no provision
for the !mprudeEI, offered no bounty 10 the udo-
lent
Mr. g. hen gave as an example Of his ptinci-
pies, ne poor laws in England, that the sum raised
yearly in that county for the support Of the poor
Sas greater by many millions, ;han the yearly eX
ptnses OF the Unlted States government, and all
state governments together; that this munlfe entl
provision for the poor III England only increased
their number; that IN proportion the poor rates
we're raised. paupers sprung up 10 claim Il He said
that that system IN Enga was 3 aeon TO warn
US OF the danger which had threatened her political
existence. Ehat the enormous taxes forced from
the people 10 support that system, had threatened,
revolutions to the British empire, and
shaken to its centre he BRUSH throne; that the
alarm of danger had excited the estis cation OF her
political economists and aroused the fears Of her
abltsi statesman That this country ought not to
pursue hertraCk ks Keep the laboulnE classes so /
be- and industrious, preserve their moral Character,
and lei lavn know that ~en ,hcy serk pu Tic chart /
~, they must expcc; to labor in our warehouses;;
and 10 short time we would not requi hill the
accommodations for the poor Whleh our aims house
provides nor hnd half The number o, criminal, I'M
our prisons. lie then made The distinction which
should never be forgotten, between the involuntary
pauPer. redut Ell By 81 ErSs OF sudden calamity and
m il hV ut
lndolent habits, i Dat II was not their design ol
steel the heart against real Indulgence and distress;
thty would not chill the current of sympathy, nor
lreezl 10 the soul The fine feeling CT charity, tbs no
best attribute ut human nature. That they would
not lake from infancy lis proet or, from the Grip
pie his cru CHI, Or old aye us support TO build as,-
iums tor them and make them comoi table, we
should drain our public treasures aud ou towering
edhceS should he proud monuments of the publ,
charity Of the city OF New York: but that in admit
ting paupers 70 our public CHARITIES. we should take
care todlscrimnste between the Two classes
lie then observed upon the great necessity Of
reform IN the selling Of ardent spirits that thei
board OF managers were determined never to relax
their Efforts on this subject, uuil the evil was mitl-
gated; that there $500 dram shops in our CITY;
So many nurseries OF poverty and vice SO many
scenes Of riot and debauchery, at we need look mol
further or causes OF pau, esm, when we know thatl
10y '"S"'" h"uSe III the City 10 uTah snop-thdti
liquor almost literally ran down our Streets andl
that this statement Of facts should alarm every mani
Tor the character OF our ciy, and axe him Jremble
i the public morals ~ hO compose the greater |
part Of that vast and increasing number oil pauDers
winch croud our streets and fill public instiu-
IONS! Who are the greater body If culprits ar
ralgned before our police, our grand iures and GU,
criminal courts? Who fill our penitentiary and curl
prisons! The victims OF lntempelance! That his
alarming evil should arouse the citizens to take
measures to suppress it. That the corpo alton had
al the present the subject under consideration andI
ne trusted thattae result fheir deliberations would
,ehd TO alleviate this dreadful scourge and thereby
lessen our taxes by thousands Of dollars, and save