Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-08-15

irles aor suc1 purposes, topethas. .sna u.
s~000favbich had been placed 'a ~ Nllh @,
to conmepce such works 4, "as aaad
relief From the accounts he h haSaa Gle
ed, ne believed that the works ,ees'-
places had already Commence ~ nav
flespeotst TO future measures. wh.n Wiz
should arrive. ii would be bis dn,, 'ae Ne
NIT to the house The placing Of .s . ~
ther sums at THE disposal ocihe io ,uf1l b
tenant as might seem requisite 10 Vru Lsu-
far as government could meet i 'sse1.s
tress under which Ireland Iabon,aSa' lsa o.
DIR Smith, Chairman of .he T..
Committee for the relief OF tbe d;a saaa
IRISH believed, that conyersai;Sn essd
subject was irregular; but hs n q as
the state Of Ireland enough 10 iusl; s' q
an irreguIarity. From facts wi; ;s| ssa
coine to biz acknowledge, he could J. VI
be surprised at the speech Wb;e y
Right Hon. Secretary had lust dsra us
The Dublin committee might bs,a Ss
,much-alf perhaps in lis spo,yer I sM
had not done sufficient inihe wav 4 s sS9
for the last accounts from Ireland sss
more calamitous. He would state y
House some accounts Of the extent a|S
distress in Ireland, derived from .sa.4.
and in a manner that could admir-
doubt as to their accuracy. Such w,,a i.
situation for instance, of the counI, i
Clare, that there were not less Than % "a
individuals subsisting on charity. ill.,,
hear,) In Cork, from an estimate mad,
by a Committee Of CIergymen and n.
gistrs!es, there appeared to be 1921 N
who had no means OF their own Of suS.;,.
tence, and must perish with hunger with.
out charitable relief (Hear Accom-.
which had not been twelve hours IN Inn |
don. stated that, in a Barony oftbe conn,
Of Clare, many persons had actually ues
ished from famine. Now what tie iiM
government vas doing he knew NOT, bit
the first dnly Of any government worI.
farthing was to remedy such a stale 4
things. He was sure that The lr sh ew
ernment had not enough money al its con.
mand for this purpose-the committee
was not sufficient for the exigency Of he
the case, and he implored the Right Hon.
gentleman to lake more active STEP. than|
have yet been taken for the relief Of this|
overwhelming distress. (Hear.)
Mr.. Spring Rice said, that in the couu1
ty tLimerick) which be represented, u1
OF a population oil not. quite $1,000 perl
sons, 10000 we're subsisting merely b1
charity. However great the sums placed
at the disposal OF the London Commute,
it was impossible, even if they trebledtSei
amount, that they could do mtre lba
relieve the present suffering, and that %
~ in a slight degree. He trusted d,
measures Tor employing the poor would b
iesoried to, and speedily; for while the l.
gislature deliberated the people persisted;
and il the deliberation lasted long, The re.
lief would be unnecessary
Sir E. OBrien thought, that il an effort
were not made to relieve the Irish before
harvest. they would fall upon the new
crop so eagerly and p%rematurely, thatnext
year would be equal to ibis in misery.
Sir j. Newport was of opinion that un
less means were found TO employ the pop
ulation of ireland, and that extensively
the foundation of an Interior evil wouldh
laid more formidable even than that viii
which we have at present 10 contend, az
evil which would not only exist through
or through the next year. but wblcl
strike at the roof OF all industry la
a long period to come. Large as lk
means and great as the benevolenced
this country unquestionably were, ibOs
means and that b%eDevolence were incaPi'
BILE of affording efficient relief unless ls
means of existence were drawn IRON lbs
neighborbood Of The sufferers.
The aid that might be afforded ought TO be
given in such a way that it should tase
The shape Of reward for labor, rather lDan
hat OF a boon to mencicity.
Mr.. Secretary Peal appealed, TO lne
il enough bad not been said upon
the subject TO prove that further discussion
was at this time unnecessary. he per
agreed with the Right hon Bar.
hat this was not a mere pecunlary 9ue,.
ion. The question was not whe'bsla
sum OF money should be advanced 10 ne
and but, besides considering OF tna''
her duties of no mean importance, de.
upon the government. At preseD'
he could assure the House that the allen.
ion of the Irish government wa; ahno''
exclusively devoted to this one subject:
They were endeayoring TO give Iel'e. y
every possible way, not with str'cI Ies1 q,
the principles of political economy, II.
lnbappily the case was one that co'DPt,
ed them to set all ordinary rules al ush
nice. The Irish government, hen, WIZ
,ut any view TO the mere saving OF 9 uo"d
money, were labouriDg to DO as nnuen svyo n
IS they could, at the same time slrlYlpfi IN,
,uard against those evils which were -.
90 likely to be concomitant win lne ~
orts thus made. In order TO accomg,, =
ii that could be effected for the relief
he millions who now called for alo, 81.
were engaged to see what ws',,
be commenced, that woulo anu,.
to The people. Three enss
'eers were now employed in the s sSi VIZ
vest OF Ireland for that purpose. .r