Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-07-16
From the OHIO Statesman.
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mind, caI!ousaess and obduracy of heart,
az : u 5. of
d The Island o. csyl55: ''.0l & ; 'Ats
wha, the minister meant, when he asked
for Billet! And others knew not that
they had an immortal soul!-And this
amaziHR darkness in one Of the most en-
lighlened christian and phllanthrople ma
tons on car,h! And generally I find
among the lower classes, especially
among the State church folks, a spiritual
ignorance and superstition, which legal
establishment alone, perhaps, is. capable
of producing. And, indeed among the
lower classes generally, ignorance la
mentally prevails And, no marvel, for
they are no, a reading commaoi,y.. Here
we have class Legislation, ays, and class
educalion too.
The Rev. Mr.. R. then speakeof q friend
Of his. thus:
aThis benevolen. man wishedta inspire
Ia pious man-servant Of his, witty thirst
for information, and put suitablsSooks i,l-
to husbands for the purpose, butshc poor
4 man. though pious, neglected than as If
the least spark of mentet fire exiNed not
in his breast. This somewhat Surprised
his master aud he asked mo il csild nc
count for il. told him could lender
one reason which appeared to lnato he
the cause. 1t was the desperately gsomy
prospect belo the mind OF q labofsr in
England. There appears scarcely d, los
sibility Of raising ones self out .lthe
gulph Of degradation and overwhelming
oppression and poverty. So that thereis
no motiue to mind-l,o encouragement 10
effort; so that man settles down in tie
gloom OF the prospective, confidently loaA
| ing for life Of toll aud drudgery, and Ill
he marries, Of want! And thousands al
single men, by the punching hand Of pow
er,y, are driven to different extremetieS'
some to steal and others to enlis, fos
soso.ssss A except th5if day d sor1dw are
Shortened i'll the held OF battle! Orifthey
apply for admission into the sUnion,' aud
are permitted to enter, itisiike self-incur-
.ceratien, il Rot immolation-for if they
are married, husband and wife are seper.
ated like prisoners in q peni,en,iary, and
|if they have children they are placed
apart from their parents; and II any Of
them should sicken aud die, in many in
stances, at least, their nearest relatives
the partners Of their breast, have not even
been informed Of the fact!-The tear Of
sympathy Involuntary starts in the eye,
while ! write o. such sufferings in my ma
tive land. How does the bosom swell
with gratitude and Joy atthe remembrance
OF being now q cttizen Of america 9-How
deplofable the condition of man, possessed
Of mind, and an immortal soul, must the
state be, spoken 81, above! nut you may
say that have been preaching about it.
Well,R and who could avoid it, that has tho
soul ot a man IN him? Suffice il then to
say, now, that the good brother and kind
master, received this as the probable re:-
son Tor this seeming absence Of intelligent
taste and energy In his servant.
These difficulties with the labcring
[clnsses, which, ofcourse. are far the most
numerous, are serious obstacles in the
way OF religious prosperity. And have
no doubt that while many moneyed and
respectable men bring themselves to pow
erty by drinking, many Of the poorer class
es do SO partly Tor the sake OF company,
ana partly from the thirst for liquor; yer,
at first they are often led 70 the Lewitch-
ing aud destructive influence Of the intox-
icatiag drinks, to drown their troubles
Poor creatures!--What a shocking ren1e-
Idy! This is to multiply their sorrow in
this life, and secure their everlasting sui.
terlng in the life to Gomez
There is . picture for you, enough to
Working people OF this happy and trss|
land, what think you Of the BritishFpoiicy
British tarif'-Brilish monopolists-
British ''class Legislation, . like legislation
Tor exclusive privileges IN bankers, US ad-
vocoled BY the wings here. Yes, what
DO You think Of such systems and such
laws upon tho laborcr, as shown ia Eng
iand--a couatry that prqfes.es 10 be the
most humane and .philanthropic on earth,
and that rebeiyes the. euiogios Of an Ohio
Governor. English philanthropy is like
whig philanthropy in the United States = /
torthe pocket andtor power-tor the ben,
ent OF the lew at the sacratice Of the many
IA real coon skin humbug--a promise OF
two dollars day and roast beef.
How long will an Americans heart ia
swell with gratitude, tina, he is
an American, il the system isongers here
succeed in dsiudlng our people into the
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