Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-02-18
FOR TIE srAuNroN SPECTATOR.
RELIEF OF IRELAND.
Meeting IL lie PresLgicrian CLmch

oh iaSl Sabbath, agreeaDly ~ notice given during
Ol'lHe SEN ice III The ioienOun 4 meeting Of lie
Gong Ga.iCh was heiu ut the elise Of the pubic
"oien, iOI i!e fuIpDse u cOnslueIug seine iuea-
sulee iOi coitliLut.ng 10 The relief II Ireland.
l'eV ID. M SiII..h, fasivr vi the CnuIch, took
"e CLaii. and III e. itudtUn Oh The object Of the
intel.nS "iieitd Tie following lenarns:
h.s HetiiIe has LeeG sugg,S,,u by represen-
'"''"''s ii sueliS lii lleianG, which are niaue in
INC he"Sl "fe!s III tLese Representations rclia-
BE, theie must now exist III llcanu an amount OF
Phy seal sui,ci!hs unknOWn The annals OF our
lace. 1t eed hot lie attempted TO excite Your SEN
SiD!iiteS, cl dWahtn any mere SentInlen,aSIil, by
dwelling OH The delIis. The accounts rcprese nj
10 Us iiii 'Iiie poor In Ireland are dying Ga y -
1t 10 beieFed liltre is not sufficient u suS-
ei'''cc '1l Ie population dependent Un supplies
lasi lew weeks. The breau carts are stopped in
tIe streets Vi Dublin by rendered miserable
and Gtsl erate " the Cravings OF hunger. The Police
ana military are requisite 10 preserve oder among
thUse Who aie ready 10 sacrifice LIE in he effort 10
sustain IT, Parents driven to that most terrible
vi ali lf'ais, The Conflict between parental tender
ness anu the instinct of Seii-preservalon Those
scenes Of famine which are depicted. where the
poor die at tie rates oi 80 or 40 each week are
merely cons'lnmatUns Of more narrowing scenes
which have produced them. Ii is hard to conceive
more horrible suffering than that Of parents who
grudge Their childtn, begging i'll tears The bare
InUISel Of the plainest food.
these ianishing mulutudcs are not here 10 meet
us with their squail.d looks and pierce Cur ears
WIN their hamlIc screams, or tear our hearts with
'heir piieuus means they not nearly allied to
us ~ bl'Cd they may be aliens from us in Go
Vernlnent and religion but they are our fellow
creatures, and II was Il Samaritan who had pity on
the jew, wien the priest and the Levile Uassed
by Oh the other side. They are moreover. a peo-
PIE cecCla'ed Tie world over, Tor that nObest of all
'i'e natural emotions OF the human hearl-GENE-.
kosiTY. Such Is the mode Of life Of the iaboriur
CLASS lii Europe, that this famine falls peculiarly
nea'y. Accustomed 10 live one day on The indus
try ot the preceding and even 10 cOisume enc n,e;
before providing for another, they are poorly nrc
pared to bear up under the state of utter dcsttuton
10 Whici, In the wise and holy Providence Of God.
they nave been So suddenly reduced IA is urt
uouoea mat the feelings Of genuine benevOlence in
lhis community Will be aroused, and an opportun-
~ Will now he afforded lor such suggestions as to
'he pest hIdt "i procedure, as may te Cflcred'
tUl. Crawford then moved the appointnent oPo
Committee fisk persons 10 receive Contributions Of
money or provisions.
Aiier SINE remarks 10y Col. Crawford DIR. Wad-
del. Rev t. w. Bailey and Mr. WIN. Frazier.
Tue resolution was unanimously adopted The fol-
rowing gentlemen constitute the Committee -
MesSfs Samuel f.. Clarke. VIM Frazier r. g.
Biclic, Alex S. Hall, Adams LusLbsugh aud il.
}. Crawford.
Inc National fntelllgencer states that the sum of
one hundred dollars was generously subscribed in
lew minutes. on "Wednesday Of last week, by the
HfPoT'Ts IN Congress for ihe relief If the poor in
Ireland.
meeting for the relief of the poor in Ireland
was held at New Orleans on the 9Th inst. The
Mercury says-Mr. CLAY addressed the assembly
Tor about hail an hour, making one Of the most
touching and iOrci5lc appeals 10 The humanity of
rs amNcncn we haNn nNnr Leard ., - |