Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-11-18

bushels of oats: All, 100000 Of Indian corn:
81 COG 900 ofIye and 10, 25o. 900 Of buck
wheat? Forbid il Heaven ! and We winds
that are harnessed and awaiting TO bear
across the ocean the surplus food ola great
nation to the hungry of other lands. Let
all the ships in the Atlantic ports waiting
tor freight, spread their wings and fly to
the relief Of Ireland. 1t will require 400
ships of 400 tons burden, TO supply that un-
happy land with corn'' He farther says:
''The English government and the English
people are moving with great earnestness
for the relief of that distressed county
But with all their wealth and all their pow
er, with all the proves of their navies, and
their dominion over the waves, they can
not overcome OF repel the "loreign nva-
sion" of this fearful calamity without the
cooperation of the U. States.
1.-The wheat harvest OF France has come
short Of the necessity Of that nation by the
deficit Of one sixth. France will have 10 buy
bread enough OF other countries to feed her
forty millions for tro months, before another
harvest. She is in the market early 10
provide for this deficit. The merchants Of
England are selling lher bonded corn TO her
at an advance prIce,-com not raised IN
Great Britain, bat imported for export
Thus this vast amount of food for Iceland
must be chiefly drawn from the u. States,
and hope that, as every consideration thai,
can appeal to human nature ispressed upon
American agriculiural;sls and grain dealers
to meet this exgency, they will avail them
selves of all the means that God and ma
ture have pu, into their hands TO rescue a
kindred nation from the merciless misery
Of famine.
1.-The Government mills at Plymouth
are working night ard day for Ireland.
and turn out, understand, 35 900 lbs. of
Indian Corn Meal every twenty -four hours
but what is this among five millions of
hungry people! believe the kisory Of
every extremity Of popu'ar distress rec
ords, on the same page, the extremity of
human .depravlty in the conduct OF mlser-
" few, in whose lean souls there is "A fa-
mine that eats out every sentiment OF hu-
mainly; who speculate OR the misery Of
others and coin tI.eir sharp necessities into
lucre of the fllhiesi stamp. wi give
but one instance, as reported in an Irish
paper, and in It's own words.
I've have heard OF one person in a south
ern city, who purchased $4,000 quarters
Of indian corn at rate VIII CHI would leave
him about G26, O00,-more than one half
Of the Government grant, yet he deci-
mes to sell in the hopes Of realizing still
hgher prices. The worst species Of ex
torton and monopoly has been toslered;
the distress Of The people has been increas>
ed as much by the cause TO which we have
referred as by the failure Of the potaIoe
crop"
DO not the facts related in this extract
illustrate The necessity of the most iWme
date and vigorous eXertions on the part of
the corn-deale.s and producers in the u
s. 10 change this condition Of things, by
freighling every vessel that can be hred
with grain to ireland? | hope that this
great work will no, be let entirely 10 the
impulse Of self-inerest or the course Of
trader but that philanthropc men, who have
no corn 10 sell, will, from a sense Of duty
and force of sympathy, do what they can
to turn the commerce OF the country INTO
gulf-s!ream Of food towards Ireland.