Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-06-09
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| | rom tie Liverpool Mercury > Ist AurI1
Htate Of fftGe and distress Of tie ioor-|yc lament
to say, that great is the depression of trad, ,li
ont the country generally, and tie nanulactu,inr
P1ctS III particular that Thousands Of unemployed work
people are reduced to famine and misery. In Dublin
'erc are 1000 looms idle, and 900 persons mem
Poyed, ali ut them in slate of starvation AZ Prod
lord 1000 families require charitable relief In CI,s
gov" affairs are still GLOOMY and il is supposed 10 GOO
Is are dle. The stock of goods thcrc is how
ever behevet 10 be low, Great ion is alo f
IN ihe IRON trade and in the Birmingham manufactures
In Manchester, the distress is great There M n00 ~
me heceSsioIs poor are receiving the benefit of char,
- 'o"!'o4' u':itTised IN provisions of the
cheapest descriptions 1T Hume, the poor are marital
~ renewed IN similar manner. The Bolton ra,,r
gives Hl5huu account Of the dreadful misery prevail.
hS theTe. Hundreds OF families (sa,s the (hy,,njcj,
arc reduced 10 one meal per day of Tin oatmeal .rj
water PorHdge; and many cannot obtain full meal of
thls. Hundreds ithout bedding and are conncl
ied to sleep with other covering than the racs ,;
NC wear III me day 'iine; the greater part of their
coheS ana bedding having been pawucd or sofa to GOT
rnorsei Of food Tor their starving children nd ]
peSage OF furniture seized by their landlords for ROM
"e'c scaIcey house IN which disease has moi fol.
o"eu 'h tc rear OF sfnaid poverty; and medical men
"nen ci' m declare that ii is of tleir power TO
afford any help; the only physicians reouirej arc ,
butcher ana The baker. The small box of 2 porrl;,r
~ malignant nature has made lis appearance upon Boil
ION Moore and Is raging with terrific violence III
eu".CFip'"'s are nearly exhausted. At Blackburn
uuFiEg The last nine weeks 900 individuals r1oro
man i'" thc population of te nslp have been re-
l!e'ed weekly With food This has saved many of lion
from Starvation Gratitude and tan!fu!ncss have been
"fdeh'y expressed for this bounty. Tie Vicar and no
gentry arc actively employed in the work Of charity
NJ hoch'aie tie distress j, equally appalling Al
'cFselnehtS soliciting the bounty othe beuey1iont cr
'he ieef or tc sufferers in tlese two last mentioned
towns, VIII be found in Tie third page Of our roper. m
"h'ch WIZ be seen That the subscriptions re- made
9Na'e 10 alleviate Tie suheFiugs OF the desIiule ard
considering that Liverpool has conparativev escarcd
Toln 'He terrible rsItaoHs which alict The fropuGac
'"f'ng 'o"n5 her inhabitants cannot better manifest
ueuah Spf OF thaOi,iuIness than BY co;nir forward
." s emergency To- rescue their less fortunate rogi
oo!S from starvation We Shall gladly receive s,b
'o''P"ohs al our -tce for this benevolent purpose
in the House Of Commons on the 18Th Anil = n,G
uon was presented praying that the House ,youd take
res 10 bring about the abolition Of slavery in fine
Co'"hies wien Sir Isaac CofU rose aud remarked tl
ne was glad the people of England were al length corr,
's 10 lheir senses upon this question OF slavery Hell
VAIN those who proposed as an cxpcinenf uof
n SIah" should be bought, in order TO try whether
t"c PfiHc'pies proposed could be eHcctuay BROUGHT
'o PTacucc lie friend OF slavery; but he fs Il
.'d' '"c negroes were 20 be enauCipated tomorrow
lney would cut each others tbrOats, aud if vorJ take
Ii4'OVV'oOO to support them. Besides they should re-
uiemOeT the number of battles they had been obIrcd
20 ughl IN order to maintain those colonies all of which
must II This new doctrine established 20 10 decay.
ior the honse might depend upon ii the business Of The
islands could never be carried on by free abgIr AM
'ns Duse aud noise about immediate emancipation was
madc o' Two sets Of persons, called Saints AMI he