Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-11-06
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THE CHILDREN OF GOD.

irrquect perpeUation OF 0utTages 70 90.
tain property, il sends pang 10 the heart
OF brnevoleace, tina, ought TO awaken Tho
Dormant sympathy OF our nature for the
relief oil The poor, the destitute and the
distressed. When uani leads to crime.
society is the offender. Let us DO careful
never TO give the weakness Of humanity,
even the shadow OF an apology, for a vi.
olsion OF the laws. In well regulated
system OF social government no human
creature should be suffered to want. while
one Loaf remains to be distributed, or one
dollar remains 10 be expended IA the pock-
els OF the benevolent. Tie first law of.
Ter that Of seli-presefvatIon, is the relief
of the poor. Nothing can supetcsde this
high aud solemn duly--which God has
enjoined in his laws--and which man, in
the very weakness Of his nature, ratlfes
as decree lha, applies 10 all, who in their
turn, may taste OF the bitterness Of want.
The rich man blessed by The poor, ia not
only The happiest Of all human creatures,
bu, the nobiest. He bears on his heart
the stamp of Cots approval. He feels
IN his soul that he is nearer 10 God, be-
cause Of his charity, his kindness, his be-
nevoence The prayers OF the poor,
soothe his heart to slumher. The greet
ings Of The victims be has saved from the
desperation of suicide, or the ignomIny
Of more degrading guilt, shed the sun
beams Of joy 10 his path, on the gloom
Test dav that sinks others into jesponden.
cy. If there is man who enjoys bliss on
The earth, il is the rich man, ,cho snccours
and pours balm into The hearts Of the poor.
The most eloquent speech that ever wa
listened to, was pronounced by gentle
man from New York, 10 the Native Amer
lean Convention on the Fourth Of July
last, and yet this gentleman was far from
being an orator, in words, speech, gesture,
o. action--but the goodness Of his heart,
made him eloquenl--he was friend Of
the poor, particularly of the foreign poor,
because, ss he remarked, he was solicited
for charity by fifty foreigners, where he
was petitloned by one American--not that
he ever paused TO ask mau, woman, or
child, the place Of Their birth, when they
wore the badge Of sorrow on their cheeks,
or the livery Of want upon their bodies.
II they sought relief, he gave it, because,
as he remarked, 81 consider that | have
no right TO single dollar that call mine,
while one human being remains in dis
tress. If have one dollar, or one ,hous-
and, or ten thousand, 1t is not my own, if
one Of my fellow creatures is naked, hum
CRY, or houseless." Can any e.oquence
of language go beyond this? Can any
touch OF pathos, or power OF wisdom. ex.
Gel it. II was The truth, uttered in all
the simplicity OF feeling all the ardor Of
benevoence--all the sincerity OF kind
and charitable heart. Cicero and Demos.
thenes-Burke, or Sheridan, Webster, or
Calhoun, never uttered a more gloous
specimen CT native eloquence.
Men are not hard hearted or cruel to
the poor; but the poor are overlooked and
neglected, IN Tie hustle of life, rather than
spurned from the impulse Of callous feel
ings or mercenary spirit. We only re.
qulre 10 be reminded Of our duty 20 the
poor, 10 perform it. Hence il 10, that
''woman"appears more touched with char
iiy than man; because she has more time
at command, and more leisure to feel and
to know, that when ''lhe blast OF winter
bowls" the naked perish, and the poor
are iamshed. Always a m,nisrering sn-
gel TO man IN distress, woman is ever more
alert, 10 open her hand TO want, and 10 seek
out distress, in order 10 yield i, solace and
relief Her task is at once sublime, beau.
tilul and heart.touching, and in its perform.
ance az angelic halo surrounds her.
The occasion on which We now speak,
is one of the most extended public inter
esiS, that can engross the attention OF he
press. No community can prosper, that
allows the poor TO suffer. If Idleness be-
the cause, it is the interest OF society to
reclaim the idler, not destroy him. vice,
passion, sensualiy, or weakness, be The
cause. ii is still the interest Of the commu-
nifty. as we'll as It's duty, to reform the er.
ring, and to enlighlen the ignoraut--to
strengthen the feeble, and 10 sustain those
who toter and fall, without help. Benev-
olence has 10 charity in il, that does no,
look with an induIgent eye Oh the infrmi-
ties oil our nature. Ii is the weak, that
we must hold up, not the strong. !, is
the uieious we must reclaim, not the vir-
,uous. True charity says, "never rebuke
those who suffer from their errors-but
pour Kindness into their wounds. and lead
them gently back 10 the temple Of virtue,
from which, in au evil hour, they stray.
ed"
Think OF the poor! when in the halls OF
pride, oh man! you revel IN enjoyment. -
When all that can minister to pleasure, or
10 pomp--when all that can crafty the
senses or delight the soul. is yours--when
music floats around, and perfumes load tho
gale when the eye Of beauty sparkles
with rapture. md the groaning board bends
with peniy--ihinkl oh think Of the poor!
How small pittance of thy superiority
would gladden. his bosom--dry his tears
land hush his signs.
The extreme contrast between the con-
di,ion of the sons of luxury and the child
rem Of want, is ore painful to contemplate
to feeling mind. 1t is our solemn duty.
and most pleasing one. 20 diminish it TO
the utmost Of our power, bv carving
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