Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-18

tho contrast vas perfectly heart-rendng Groups OF
iders stood in the midst of the street. their iaces nas
rard with famine and their eyes rolling WIN 'a'
ee.d ,,a,sy expression which have often noticed IN
-, r,.r won't IN 20 some OF them, and entered into
cnnro,s,,;on They were perfectly candid and conf
mun;ca,;v,: for tie of this part OF Lancashire re-
tam oueh Of the sturdy independence oi Tue ahcen.
fofesers-they will 90 miles TO do you service, "ul
by r;l, no, stir one inch 10 do homage TO wealth or
station. Each man hcd ms own 'ae VI so''o" ~ 'e'
WA ''o' .Thr short and simple annals Of The poor
,b.r ,,era complicated details of misery and suffering,
nr,d,al in their approach, and grinding IN Their re-
ul,. borne however, with an iron endurance, such as
the SaYou race alone displays AMI with the siernness
belonging to that noblest form of prde-the pride oil
independent labor. I'VE want not charity, but en-
ployment their unanimous deciara'ion' and proofs
of heir truth were abundant in the anecdotes told and
verified of men having travelled miles 10 obtain job,
however heavy the labor, and however wrelched the
remuneration.
"On reaching Colre went to the market place
ard addressed nvsef 10 The most intelligent, looking OF
Tho many idle operatives bv whom il crowded. j
nskcd INN 10 GUIDE me TO The streets where the uneE-
rloye work people resided, that nigh; see with my
own ovrs the condition TO which they had been re-
dnced AS had never been in this part OF the coun.
try before, i, impossible Tor lie to collect specI
me u.s. and took that my guide should not for,
thouyb he i'd me the streets, took the houses at
random In all, visited eighty three dwellings, Sc
lrcted at hazadtey were destitute Of furniture save
old boxes for tables, and stools, large stones
for ciiairs-,he beds were composed OF straw ana
savinrs, sometimes with torn pieces OF carpet, or
packing canvass for covering, and sometimes with
out any kind of covering 9hatcver. The food was
oatmeal and water for break tast-four and water, w'th
little SKINNED milk, for dnner-oatmcal and water
again 70, third supply, with those who went through
the form of eating three meals day. was informed
IN fifteen families, that their children went without tue
rblue milk, or milk from which the cream had been
taken, on alternate days. ] was an eyewitness 70
children appeasng the craving OF the stomach ny 'he
refuse OF decnycd vegetables IN the root market.
saw n woman in the very last stage OF extenuation
sucking an infant, which could scarcely era" single
drop of nu,rimen, from her exhausted breast.
From the excellent clergyman OF the town learned
that, on, of population of $4,000 no less than 1900
we're receiving parish relief that the poor rates mao
rise from is los the pound that the eiei grant
ed was deemed by the paupers so gate 10 'he't
wants that the relieving officer was obliged to he pro
tec,ed by military guard; and that the geheid' rum
was fast absorbing the shop keepers OF Cone, ana Tue
dairy farmers in their ne Ihborhocd went into seve
raj Of the shops the tale was told BY ALI lheF SD"
nothing before them but bankruptcy and run
At a meeting Of the anti. Corn Law Assoca''oh Oh
Manchester, England, it was
sRssatrfd That believing this country TO De on 'ie
eye OF revolution, and being utterly without nope
that the Legislature will accord justice to Tue starving
millions requiston b. crlhm iii prepared, sIgneo,
and forwarded 10 The members OF this borough ealing
upcn them, lin conjunction with other l.'cefa mem
bers) to offer every opposite and impeachment 10 t'e
taxation Of PROSTATE people, Tor ''e pu1ioses VI
.bre,I,axInr aristocracy-that the wheels OF Govern
men, may be at arrested through the rejection or
pre yertlon ri votes Of supply
in pursuance Of this resolution, petition was ior-
ward, 10 Parliament which received 80 eco signatures
in one day Can it be possible, IN TINS starving c"hu
on o the aborng classes for manufactures still TO de-
cline in price: Unquesionab.y not, without improve
men, in machinery or reduction in the price Of the raw
material Tins eng true the wGole duty laid upon m
por.aon rust aA non the consumer, because TO inc
extent OF the duty, The price must he enhanced ha'
HE Is known 10 be SO, is evnced in the anxiety oil the
manufacturers for the Tariff. Why should they want
Tarii, unless wo;'!d enhance The foreign article
and enable them 10 &c, better price for their own
We exported the following amounts Of articles from