The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-09-18
STATE OF IRELAND.

from ireland, and they are sill of the |
most frightfui and sickeniDg nature, nor
dare we, we fear, anticipate any speedy
London committee find that the distress |
is increasing in the southern aud western
districts. The calls, therefore, upon our |
justice and humanity continue to be most
pressing and to the credit Of this grea,
and good empire, the efforts Of bouies.
and oil individuals, appear to increase 10
activity and vigor. At the momen, we
are writing this, persons are engaged in
going from house to house to receive the
contributions OF the inhabitants. The,
cannot be too deeply impressed with the
truth THAI he gives twice who gives
quickly.
II our readers could but peruse one
half OF the details OF misery which it is
our painful duty to read, but which the
limits of our paper would not be large
enough to contain. Never was such
scene Of calamity, involving alike the
young and the ageG--the hardy and the
feeble. The district yisiters declare with
great truth and feeling, that nothing can
| be more agonisipg than the sights 10
which they are daily and hourly witness.
es. "Often, often, aIe they obliged to do
| violence TO their own feelings in resisting
the lmportunate. claims on their bounty,
of which they are the almoners-xthe pr
table appeal OF tho wre,ekSd parcnts in
I6ehaH G; their starving children, is Sc
coDded by their hungry and melancholy
Iciies. No sooner do they enter the a.
bode Of poverty and want, than they are
surrounded by the inmates, who with
painful and almost frantic anxiety, inquire
| That is to be their fate the ensuing week?
the announce ment oil diminuiion OF the
supply, already afiording too inadequate
a means OF support may be well imagined.
We lament to add, that persons onoe
in comfortable circumstances, and who
had hitherto abstaIned from seeking re.
lief, are now compelled To do so--an at.
Iecting case of this nature lately took
place: A very decent female, whose
| family the visiters omitted calling upon,
surprising their situation did not require
assistance, applied for ticket to pur>
| chase small quantity Of provisions at
the reduced priCe--she mentioned that
her daughter, the eldest of her family
ten in number, had that morning faintcc
with hunger " hen investigating This
circumstance, the poor woman burst in,
to tears, opened her cloak, and exposed
her almost naked person, declaring she
had first sold every article Of her furni.
lture.; next all her drrss that she could
dispense with, even to the shoes of her
feet; and, lastly, she had taken Tie wed>
ding ring from her finger, which she
! mad worn ior twenty-five jcars, and sold
10 assist her In procuring one meal ior
her hungry family. The ason,zing feel
Iings with which this unfortunate parent
ialiuded TO this circumstance, could moi
foil OF SNvriu.5 ~.ivu ,iIv
visiters, more particularly when they re-
| objected that this decent and industrious
| family once enjoyed comfortable stu
alton, and could then afford 10 others
that relief which they sough. fer them
| selves"
We have selected this one case, but i,
Is no solitary one, it is only one out OF
| thousands.
There is point to which we wish TO
direct the attention of the public, be-
cause it may be put in train OF &C.
>omplishmeDt, without, in the least,
| rhecking The zeal, or impairiDg the ac
;iyity of those efforts now making To &c
! Ieve the more immediate, and PRESSING
misery OF famine and disease. The Doc
| peasantry have deprived themselves O,
most of their Clothing, in order to pur
chase few. and but few, scanty meas
Winter will find them destitute of the |
| NOS. necessary articles OF dress, unless |
iJnd of clothes, blankets, sc. is prepa>
red before that pcrioG In every family |
acre are some ca. of clothes, some ar |
ucies Of warmth which mlght easily be
spared. let hot any onc suppose ,ba |
hey are too Insignificant ~ too tew 10 d.
any coed. The aggregate must pr |
uce an amount that cannot out be of IN
highest utility CarmarMan Jour
1t has been the practice in repeated III
stances, not 10 report cases till the patients
have been sick three OF four days, and OF !
ten not till after their death. This custom,
appears TO tie in all'respects uDlustisiabe |
IL is important, that tho p,.oisc ol,sS.i.. |
have the earliest information Of the NUN.
Der and residence Of the sick. snd ply.
stefan has TO excuse for negiectiDg to
make his report as soop as the case Is
clearly ascertained. NJ YORK bah.
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