Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-03-02
NV England Generosity.
BY REV. DIR. STOWE.

" Nv f"g'iins hhd tneT ucRcendanfs hav
always brcn remarkable for their yrbllc SD,
il. mud their generosity in sustaining the il
siiu,lons aud appliances of cnilznlinn.
know u Is customary To siIgma'rzr them a
avnrlclous, selfish and mean Bat how doe
This appear? is II seen IN The moHnncss &
their dwellings. nv the pnrsimonionsncss q
their style oi living, The niggnrdliness of lhei
public improvements, the want Of regard ia
that WHICH constitutes the uliimnium, the re
fincmop, ~ society," Show me The pnr, q
the United States which cxcels New Erc
land in any Of these respects.
! IL this meanncss and selfshncss sccn il
any attempt so IN control The Gcnernl Gov
'rnineht as 10 promote their own interest n
The expense of the interest of The nation n
large: u rcnd Alright the history or Amori
can legislation. The enactmcn;s of Conyrrs,
have never promoted New England interests
but the wealth of New England has been re-
p"aicIly and la,shly sacrificed iur The pccu
mary advantage of other pnris of The Union
E'nbnrgocs have been put on. and rmbarpocs
taken of. inrlfts h0ve been imposed. ard ,nr.
IFS have been rcnoved: change after chance
has been made. by every one of which Now
England has suffered and so soon as she
has turned hcr wealth aud industry into the
new channel 10 which The law has forced Le,
and she begins again 10 prosper, the General
Government epforces nnother chanpc. and
III" ngnin must suffer This hncrun,ing lcy
lslation has cost New England millions re-.
dnced her most "pulent families To povcrty.
aud filled her streets with Distress and vet.
instead OF rcbt Hing against the Government.
NJ every new change. she goes resuutcly la
,ts, ,tI n1l h.s L., L..
which nre thrown IN against her and nd.pt
ing herself a. speedily as p"s.ibl" Ia her rir
DOES she conduct herself like
n selfish or mean n"mber at this great Con.
icd"rac,? F.? ! should think the sclfi,hncss
and mcanness belonged some here else.
Does she show herself avarrions, selfish.
and mean in regard To public charities and
tho support of religious and literary insti,n
lons' Not only are her own charitable. I,
'rary, aud religious institutions known 10 be
more nobly endowed aud better maintained
Is whole than those of any part Of the I'm
on, but she Is continually sending into other
States vast sums OF money for the supper, %,
imlIar institutions there. Scarcely is an cdu-
nll"n or rriglous enterprise started nj The |
south or West, but New England Is solicited
or men and money To sustain II: bat when
Ias New England ever srni South or Wcst .
or money or men to sustain h,r charitable
forts?
To The Theological Summary Of Prince
edwards IN Virginia, Boston alone con,r,bu-
ed Al one time $40 600. aud this institution
robably received in all not loss than $50 coo
rom the Yankees. For the Tbeolop,cul n
IN Columbia. South Carolina. some
hing like SlT.OCO was subscribed by tho II
nmr class oi people. Towards erecting the
rst Presbyterian church in New Orlcau.
'"v gave go Goo towards the second.
2O,ChO and other donations. amounting in
! to nearly ScOOOO, for the support of rcli
ION ~ that one city, and that, too, for n
rm of religion to which they are not them
Ives attached, aud which has manifested
'ry llltlc of either sympathy or gratitude To-
cm.-Whcn has tins lbcraltv ever been ex-
hlicd in the other directions +? When bisb
~ solicited from the Congrcga'ionali.ts ot
CIV England donations for the establish.
ent OF Episcopal institutions At the Wcs,
rlr requests were Literally responded to-n ,,
nriy which perhaps. at some future time.
ny be reciprocated, though the past has civ
but few examples of such rcciprncaiion.
During the ihIriy years succeeding the .
ar IeO0, there were gwen in the city oi
S'on alone, Tor general religions and cll,ri- '
lie Objects. and ~ II way that admitted ni
accurate estimate, more than 80 600 600
ring the same period, the Thcoloc,cal
lOol at Andoycr was endowed at an px-
Use probably of $500 600, and the three u
leges Of the ) ate received during the =
ne period and from similar sources, nt y
st 100000. Probably TIE whole State OF
'ssuchuse''S, during tha, period, contrbu-
n, lcas, S5OOOOOO. and perhaps SO OCO.
}, ta objects of tlnsklnd and her char. .
: have not diminished since. Indeed. u
hbt whether the world has ever before far. :,
he'd an, instance OF such long continued :
en-handcd generosity. so entirely free from =
scctarlan aud sectional bias. aud with such c'
gardIv remuneration, even IN the way of -
nks. New England has received her W
ncs and reproachcs, IN some instances. W
n from those whnm she has benefited.
OF whom seem Ia b" entirely incapable n,
;"mpTehcnding the idea that any class Of "
IstIans ever willingly made sacrifice for cI
promotion at religion without reference ~
he advancement of their own sect II no "A,
lsh motive can bc seen. they think them r,
ts IN duty bound To Imagine one. MI
y looking a; these proofs nf New England n,
crosby. II should be rccollected that mon f.,
here, at least great potion of " hat is
ended IN religious charity, Comes in very
Il sums, and by very hard work. One OF my
old cnlzens Of OHIO, who is n native Of Il
England, once SAID to me: III
When ! was young man, on the south W.. w..
Z oi Massachusetts, and hord my corn ''
tunes n year, and worked the earth r"'
nd with my fingers among The plants to WV VI"
g them grow, and aircr all. ihouyh, did p'l
TO get twelve, or even righi bushels to wv
lcre. did not know what it was to 1--we 'i
:" Nor do the New Engiand people ''''
rally know what II IL To 1--we easy. Yet. 'F'
gh II requires double the labor Ia Obtain car
the income that may be oblanpd in some ''u'
portions OF the country, their religious Wv
ties on the whole are nearly double '"'
they are any where else. Aud these WV
he people who are called selfish. mcan, "e
y Let those who rcproach them de- an An
rs much for the public interests oi any ~
aud we can then listen 10 their inunrs ~
less contcmpt.-Chrisiidn .Soupenir for ,"e
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