Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-06-28
HOW THE SYSTEM OF PROTECT
I'VE TARIFFS WORKS IN ENG
LAND-WEALTH AND STARVA-
TION


LAND-WEALTH AND STARVA-
TION.
The following items show the degr ada
ton and misery existing in England where
the system ola Tariff for protoction has
been fairly tried. Who, in this Union,
wishes to see such immense wealth as
that possessed by the Duke Of Cleveland,
in the hands Of one individual. while thou
sands and tens otthousands Of his fellow
men, perhaps more virtuous than himself,
are starving for want Of bread The
wrongs ofthe oppressed have at length
reached the ears of their rulers, and
trembling for fear of an outbreak from
the hall famished operatives, the Ministers
have brought forward amotion, which may
be regarded,as tho entering wedge towards
breaking down the system Of miscalled
protection. They do this, not because
the poor are suffering, Int because they
dare not any longer disregard their cries
for bread.
A RICH NOBLEMAN.
The enormous wealth of some ofthe
English aristocracy, is almost incredible
10 US poorer republicans. Some idea Of
an English Dukes fortune may be gather
cred from the following
sin consequence of the late Duke Of
Cleveland's death, his eldest son, the
present Duke, succeeds 10 ESQ 900 a
year. Lord William Pouett has legacy
Of E560, 900, aud Harry anotherof C l40,-
600. There is legacy Of E200, GOO to a
grandson; the dowager duchess has the
Yorkshire estates, the house in ST. James
Square, and an immense amount Of plate,
iewelry and furniture. A large portion
of the uneniailed estates in Durham, gees
TO one of his daughters. His Grace had
El l,250,00O in the 81 per cent. consois
besides plate and jowelry 10 the value ofa
million sterling. Only think Of an income
of 400 900 dollars. or upwards ofa thou
sand dollars day! Think also Of the
immense number Of poor fanished fam
iles in England.
AN ENGLISH POOR HOUSE.
In one Of the richest and Rost flourish
ing agricultural countries ofEngland, there
is union formed under the poor law,
which is called the "Seyenoaks Union."
Al this time public investigation Of the
condition Of their poor house is taking
place, which has already revealed some
most revolving scenes ofmiserY.
This house was calculated to hold 500
persons. LII 1899 there were at one time
325 inmates; in 1910, 29S inmates at one
time; in Feb. last 347, and in the last
week OF November, 3l5.
For the lodgings ofthe children, there
are two boys rooms, attics, ,-One fifteen
feetby twenty seven, the other fifteen by
twenty nine, and two girls rooms fifteen
by twenty nine each. lii March last there
we're 81 inmates in the boys rooms; and
in the girls rooms there we're SO odd
There were is beds and half in the boys
two rooms, aud Is beds and half in the
gil's two rooms. There were Is chill
dfen in two beds, feet TO feet, and Is
children in three teds; tho remainder Of
the beds had four each. The ages ofthe
children varied from to IL years. The
beds we're four feet six inches vide, and
the Two in which so many children were
placed, were tied together SO as TO form
one bed.
In 81 beds there were 81 mon, and in
2Obeds 40 women. When the house is
crowded, the paupers are put in stable
with some cleanstraw.
During late visit the yeslry clerk found
in loft thirteen feet by fourteen, twenty
boys apparently diseased, huddled to-
gethet in four beds -and this was after
he and Others had bocn told that they had
seed every apartment. The state Of dis,
ease was rs follows sin February all the
children inthe house, Ofboth sexes Tex,
cept two OF three infants, had the itch;
about dozen had bad leeland chllblams
with the bones Of tl.eir toes protruding, in
consequence Of neglect On the 29ihof
April, tliefe wcts ii The house rs Sshoys
and y4 girls and infant childfea; al Of
the 70 boys had enlargement Of the neck,
and II llad likewise goiltes; Kind Of
tumcur;l oftha giSls and infants. OI had
enlarged glands AZ the back Of the neck