Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-11-01

one OF eleven and one OF nlne, between /
both decent tuit could be mustered,
and they went 10 the Sunday school on
the alternate Sundays. The hay, straw
and shavings spread as substitute fOt a
bed 81 the floor, were contined with
boards and stakes the Test Of The floor |
was kept clean and sweet. In no single
instance was asked for relief; a'six,
pence given to one Of the childrsn was
not refused, but il was hsSei soliCited.
Nearly.all give descriptions OF a former
state 6fpVOsperily such as ] had witness
ed at Hollywood. And never shall for
got the agony with WHICH young widow
described her par:ing with wooden
clock which her late husband had given
her on the day Of her narriage. | never
beScFs ssw poverty which inspired re.
spect, and misery, which demanded in.
voluntary homage
From the excellent clergyhon Of the
town learned that out of a population
or $4,000, ne less than $4,000, were
receiving parish reIief-that the poor rates
had risen from 3s to los in the POUND
thai the reIiefgranted was deeHed by
the paupers so inadequate to their wants
that the relieving officer ia one district
was obliged TO be ptOtected BY 4 military
guard and tha The general ruih 70 fast
absorbing the shop keepers of Oolno, and
the dairy farmers Of the neighborhcod.-
| went in,o several OF the shops; the
same tale was told by all, they saw
nothing before them But bankruptcy and
ruin.
II must be added that Chartlsm, aud
particularly the phase Of it which threat
ened an appeal 70 physical force, appears
| to be advancing with fearful rapidIty in
this part Of the country. More than
twenty said, I'VE used to think that some
thing better would turn up, butwe have
waited SO long that hope itself is worn
out vs. ,wSis must do something for ourselves,
benaiss those above,us will not do for
us! Connected with this subject, Imay
remafk on the rapiditS With which polite.
al Intelligence Appeers to be promulgated
IN this district. The mail bringing the
account OF the debates on Mr.. Ferrand's
proposed grant had arrived that mornings
had not seen paper, but 1 received a
yery full account ofthe debate in house
at the outskirts Of Inc town, which con-
,ained neither BED, chair nor table, and
heard it mentioned in score of places
J besides. - 60 y.
On my return to Burnley LpasEee thro
MaFsden; externally the village was il
The same respect as Hollywood, AND
boped 10 obtain some pleasing pctur'
which would relieve the recOllections o
, The horrors | had seen in Colne. WA
mistaken, extremely and internally eyer
/, thing was scrupuIously clean But the h"u
/. ses and their ,inmateb has neither ct9thes
food nor furniture. Imust add 9 bobl
i. trait. went into the house OF wido'
r Who had ihree chtdfefr; she was one q
' The most intelligent and naturally polit
. oersops / ever saw; she told me that th
r. earnings Of herself and two OF be
o chldr6n amounted to about eleven shl
4 Iinos per week, and thai though tRey ha
h once been better off, they,felt lheltselye
Al comparaliyel5shappy when lhey contrSs
Il ed their condition with that Of thei
I. ne;gh56rs. remained With her som
"a tim E and Oh parting offered her z shl
n ling for the trouble i had glfen-'No, ,s''
II she replied, 4 cannot take your mont
= wbiIe there are many so much wori
Is around me allow me to send il 70 iar
he liz suffering from sickness as well
Ia want;;r-and forthwith she sent b
an dauqhtet with the shilling 10 4
Il. houSe whose misery she had been desc
Nv bing,,k ~
f. sd.s,itu,iou, but infinitely worse in
,ot description Of its inhabitants. Moral
IA. Jrrance, universal or nearly 80 in Coll
he Eas Rere scarcely to be found. AT
MT bonse which I visited, the bead OF
"a. family, on my giving sRPence p his p
pIi. sick child, said, with 4 SARCASTIC sne
for dim sure YOU are poor YOURSELF, o.
are uo,,ld not BE charitable" In Colne,
cls Rol,on and in Burnly there was gene
Nv i an absence Of yioleece I'd the r1cl
that oF suffering, but ~ ies.h! Msfe
IN hands - wsFs Ts cIenched cid curses OF
val ,erHsss prouounced With har7oY'ng 81
!, i. sy awe VET But forihe word 70 BEG
A. 81 Sas a,ed;bfoadly and openly by q
suA nsndloon weaver or block printer
I'M i ''tbo place, and the tone in;Nbich
Z Il. saclnrstion was uttered, gave evidIt
+ NV aSns sincerity. There was d rec.
,spi. desperation about the aspect of mi
1car. ~ padinham, which was unlike any
I 81. I ever saw in Lancashire, butt dCv
W S2ss.L aaugsrous than thesteady
Sd i xedtesolption to obtain 4 Ey redrsss 2 2
Itl or or imaginary grievances which lou
4t,l lghcAp Shstpeeple. i'm Golna Aaf NaI
sppl. S iihe Aastitptl6nniih hisIlithske Plafes,ls
AIidl, alike, n'al you may hear tlIas sasis
d tho aIafaiioH, thai tNhlngslstef wCssen!fhs 3
Sre 'fh lSll.ti5S, Iobtmty find 'solhSthing
patch. .deteEminsHdh 70 effect . change
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