North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-07-31
Miscellaneous.

~ur PRESS We VIII venture TO say
,A,, mere is not leading newspaper OF
,,hrr political parties that dares discuss
1,nklv the question Of human misery, and
IN. meats OF aIIevisting il. There are at
.,,senl in this city thousands OF persons
..,t of employment, pressed by want, har.
,ssrl by snxlety and exposed TO semi-stsr-
,,dno. there are little children growing
an 10 ignorance and destitution; there are
yonnp girls who are forced To resort to
,ro,,ltn,ion To escape absolute want; there.
,r mothers who see the helpless beings
-, which their hearts cling exposed to
poyat,ons OF all kinds Wretchedness
osIef all these fnrms surrounds us, vast
,a, away the frame and tortnflng the
,o,,s III thousands of our fellow creatures.
,n,elhing should he done, and done quick
w; remedies should be sought, and sought
ronscirnriously, for suffering and misery
are sad realities, mourniul facts.
The political press dares not take up
hi. great and all.impottant subject: The
literary press has To cater Tor public aniuse
mrnt and cannot take it up. So that on
t1e important question If human misery.
dead silence prevails, and no where IS a
WIRE raised in behalf OF suffering humanity.
This nrgect IN the part of the political
rress, is IN the highest degtee 9repfehefsl-
be. anI ia the mnsi shameful and selfish
Characteristic nt our societies. IL has TO
pretend that Politics can remedy existing
wis, that a Reborn in the administration
cm ELECT all desirable authorizations. The
~euni8ry interests and personal AMBITION
- ~ ,rsscc p q
krd in with thesuccess Ut political par
ue.. tina, they must labor Tor party, not
or the welfare ana elevation Of the poor,
ne Impressed and the wteiehed 1t rs
,itilu that il is So, hut So It ia, and so IL
win remain, until deep FEELING for the
csu.e Of suffering humanity is aroused ~
,ocie,s, which viii fuce politicians !" take
g.. the question ADD discuss Il as earnestly
a. ,hey discuss The frivolous polltIcai q9es-
lions which are now the order Of the day.
We shan endeavor 10 point out some
practicable means of remedying the misery
waich exists. We have no doubt that we
Shall meet wifi the opposition Of large
portion OF the Press: that abuse and false
serusations, that the epithets chimer'csl 4
visionary, win be pientifuIly heaped upon
US; hut all that IL OF no moment, II we
ran hut succeed in reaching the hearts ol
the mass. The press can never accuse us
81 strongly as il accuses itseil; for there is
ose dark, undeniable reptoach, which rises
% aesius; II, aud that Is that, surrounded
bv poverty and misery under all their vari;
81 forms. seeing daily the woes and suffer!
iags of lie mass, IL speaks not Of II, asks
not ifthefe is reme,ly, needs IL no more
,haa If il were necessary and natural
lac, 10 the order of things, and passes on
in silent indifference. IF things were seen
IA their fight light, this would sppear a
lstrible accusation, and il they are NOT, 81
public sentiment il benumhed by the sell
i,h atmosphere az our societies, IL is not
the less terrible accusation. The Press
is shackled by party interests, and public
prejudices. aud being so, il cannot serve
The noble cause of the social elevation OF
The Race, but must saeti6ce the great ms
son which il should fulfil, to subjects oil
ninor and ephemeral interest.
We selected, the above from the Future
paper sublishcd. weekly at New feik,
aud devoted IN the social interests OF the
aqnaa race. It's object Is, . raise The
working classes up TO their ptoper pos'sloHn
"a soeiriy---and n tcIiese The poor IRON
wre,chedness and want, by placing before
them tile proper incentives 10 industry.
The object or desida Of this raref' IS
Eogthy ofl commentator, and slthooeh
ssr paper is exclusively deyo'ed 10 Ca0a'
fan affairs, vet as we feel an sinterest 70
the welfare az the whole human family
ve canno, DO justice either 70 our own
i,eEugs, OF to ahe philaathrcp'c motives
II the EDITOR Of the 'Fiasre, without
tdding him Ged-speed in ms noble under
sskine. We css bat regret, that M'.
saissASE, has any reason TO aI'preheod
q anticipate opPosiliaa, YET such a Inc
tEE 50 az FE HaH s"