New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-09-07

fo'ERri.--lhe following passage from I" Harry
Franco concerning the ills Of Poverty to those
born poor az we'll as to those who have suddenly
become 81, cmbodics much that IS true and earn
cstly expressed
10 a man who has been born poor and who
all iis life has lived poor, poverty Is not very
terrible evil 1t Is his natural condition, TO which
he has instnctively moulded himself, and his
wants arc no greater than his means Of satisfying
them; his appetite ig good, his sleep refreshing,
his cares few, and his friends sincere ; for no one
thinks it worth his while TO play the hypocrite TO
man who has nothing to give or to lend; the
sun shines for hIIn with DE bright an aspect as
for the rich the fresh breeze kisses h!s cheek and
PLAYS with his locks, as though be were part Of
the elements; the whole world out OF doors
open to hn and the outsidcs Of the houses Of the
nch. no, untrequcntly their best parts are as
much source of pleasure TO him as 20 their
owners. HIS children are very dear TO him, and
almost always To condition above Their
fathers; and his wife. although compelled TO labor
hard and endure what other women might con
sdcr grlcvous burdens, ~ always true 10 hun,
and loves HIN better, as he docs her. Tor the very
toll and priva,ion she has had to encounter for
the sake of him and his children. But to the
poor man who has once been RICH poverty Is the
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first comes TO his dwelling, the first glance at her
rncacrc image almost drives hm mad: indeed, 1t
not unf,caucnty happens that her cold irown kills
hirn outright But If he sustain the first shock
OF her presence, tic danger will Coon b. over.
and day by day the unwelc"mc andhAte TlSitant
will grow less and less rcpui~lrc, until at last the
poor will nar"e why she should have 50 ten
fed hun IN the beginning. Absolute, uniih'i,
gated want Ike pam and disease, must 'i.''ct all
alike bu, tins is not the kind Of poverty we mean
snch a condition is hardly known IN our happy
land where there are few cases of suffering from
want except amongst the dsouif ana idic ana
they arc always wrctchcd, whether rich or poor.
The sudden breaking up and ovcrturnlng IN
the family of Il merchant when oycrtakcn by
bankruptcy, cannot be fully understood, except
by those who have experienced it. 1t is like
chipping the wings OF a wild bird and shutting
HIM up IN u cage, to beat his breast against tho
cruel wires oil his prison, while he catches
glimpse of the blue ether where his mate and ms
companions are soaring with ontstrctchcd PhohS
above HIM The real deprivation OF the Injuries
or even comforts, IN winch he had been uScd 10
indulge is not the Chief cause OF suffering Win
the poor bankrupt; us the altered tone OF ttiosc
with whom he associated IN his prosperity, winch
giycs HIM his kccncst pang. The easy AR CT
familiarity of his equal. TIE dticronllal respect OF
his dependents, and above AL the manner OF l'!i
creditors, are suddenly changed IN night his
companion becomes cold. his dependant CToNS
insolc and his creditor looks at hum with su>-
pico,ls glance, which seems to accuse HIM OF
embezzlcnent and fraud. OF sudden ne feels
that his responsibility has oozcd away from hun
and when he finds that he has got nothing but
his character to depend upon, he begins to dis
trust his own virtue, as he discovers that 1t Will
neither gain him credit FOR f dollar nor insure +
him the respect of his acquaintance; and he al
most wishes that he had taken better care OF hm
self when he had it in his power to do so. But
he has given up to his creditors the last copper
in his pocket and he meets with no compassion
from them, if they get copper less than thc"
dues lie remembers IN his trouble how differently
he had treated those who were indebted 10 him.
and takes comfort in the recollection, but h Won
dcrs why men will continue to treat their fellow
beings according to their possessions and not &C
cordng TO their merits.
FATHER MATHEW ~ ESG1.ANp.-Thc London
Correspondent Of the Journa! of Commerce writes
as follows concerning the labors of this eminent
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