The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-03-30
TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE
COUNTY OF ADDISON.

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inc and in the name Of the perisl,ing for
whom the reliefis asked.
The occasion which calls fo- this appeal
is one ola very uncommon character in the
history of the world, and oae, which cau
never exist, without enlisting the strongest
sympathies of our natures, exist where 1t
may. But the spectacle becomes more
mysterious and painful, when famine
with his CHASTITY and hyena host, takes up his
abode, in the midst OF the richest and most
powerful nation of the EARTH and selects his
victims, from beneath the loids Of that flag
which waves, the ensign oil victory and pow
er, in every quarter Of our world. Ii speaks
10 us oil The inscrutable ways of Him who
rules the rulers Of The earth and laughs a.
the mimicry and impotence of human grear-
ness and power; but il does not the less call
upon Us 10 minister 10 the necessities and a.
leyiale the mseries ofihose, WHO, in tile mys~
FERROUS providence OF God, are the victims OF
This most appalling calamity.
Perhaps some may inquire whence comsa
our obligation 10 extend the helping hand 10
those who dwell aflr from us and who are
neither cur fellow citizens or immediate
neghbors2 Bot are we not men? lSnot
ours the condiIion Of humaniIy2 In 'he eye
Of Christian philanthropy are not the mcnoi
all climcs, our brethren? The ofsprings
of IL common parent ? The tenants of a com
mon heritage? The travellers IN n common
bourne God has established this brother
hood in our sOulS-has written he law ct
kindness OF every human heart and has lnk
ed man TO his fellow man, by impalPa,ls hu>
indissulublc bonds. in the Sympaibi'S whirl
He has implanted in our Tafures Who llils
bears The form and has the eImuun attn
butcs Of humanity. can fail 10 be moved III
the rCcit, oi human suffering Or ut lie sight
OF human misery? Whence The impulse To-
lly To The relief of the distressed. but from.
the mi,iIgs of human sympathy, whic:i
spring unaSkcd, Ia lie and nciInn} Wht
great and mmi-Iakeabe revelation IL I'm,
Ihen 10 nlan, That he is 10 ronsidcY antllrcaI
his fellow man. wherever he lives, whatcvrf
his condition, his color, or his rharat ter. rs
his brother, How well did great drama
tsI of anlqniIy know and heed This revrl'g
lion, WHEN he pUI into The mouth NJ one hls
characters HE cclebra,rd sentin,,ni--I am
n man, and hare an interest IN Srpyy HiiHg
Thich pertains 10 man. Is il nOt sufficient
then. 10 know. that thnsC who are prrshhi.
IN Ireland aud :, orland or in any other lau.i
are men. in order to know and feel that we
are commanded by the great Father of al
| 10 relieve them in their extremity az brrrh
rem OF common nature and Of common
destiny!
Bui when The objects of misery are those
who are more NEARLY connected Ia us by 9th
or ties Than the common bond Of humanity
how much more easily and powerfully. arr.
our sympnth;cs aroused! How much quick
er does the pulse beat and The tear start
And who are those from whom comes the
loud wall oil agony from beyond the shores
OF the Atlantic? Arc IhCy harhar'ats
upon when never blazed the sun of Science.
and in the midst Of whom, The chariot Of Art,
never ran its triumphant career? Are they
meniwhose forms 10 us are unrUuth and whose
language 10 US is iargon Oh no. The
cry OF despair and death comes swelling 10
us from Scotland-the home of hospitality
the birth place OF fidelity-Ihe fortress oil
free thought and independence. From the
land whose genius has been so APPLY and for
chilly described by great orator. "as VIII
ninGitsEagle flight againstFIle blaze Of every
science with an eye that never winks, and i
wing that never tires, from The land oil Wal
lace. and Bruce. and Scott, and Burns. the
poet OF the human heart, who has so touch
ingIy and ;ruthfully sung the sorrows OF the
poor:
"A few seem favori;es Of fate,
In pleasures lap carest;
Yet, think not all the rich and great
Are likewise truly best.
And Oh what crowds in every land,
Arc wretched and iorlorn,
Through weary life this lesson learn,
That man was made 10 mourn.
See wonder poor DER IIbored wight,
So abiecf. mean and vile,
Who begs a brother Of the earth,
To give him leave 10 toll,
And sec his lordly teLlOlr pornl,
The poor petition spurn;
Unmindiul, though weeping vile
And helpless offspring mourn."
This cry for help comes most agonizingly
from EIin-tEe green" but unhappy 'isle OF
the Ocean"-lhe home of genius, and co
quence and song-the generosity and kind
heartedness. Of whose children have pas
sed into aproverb-whOse sons have been
driven by oppression TO cultivate every sol.
and defend every land but their own--ahG
who love America and her institutions Will
devotion unaterable and unsurpassed;
The brothers, and sons. and daughters oil
those who are dying from want in their o""
land. are every where in the midst oil US
WlCTcNeT american lDuuStil i'hS 49,
golden fruit, Irish labor is there-HheresG'
an American sail whitens the ocean, an irish
arm is there to furI and un,url it-whereycl
the American Eagle flies. Irish vaiot IS DC
meath his wings, to herald him on 10 ,I ylcaOry
Ireland and her unfortunate children are
bound 10 Us by thousand Ties Of sympathy,
history and destiny. The cry for Dr. help s,IbsI IS
-, M. .noo,s in which il IS altered are
familiar 10 us as The tones OF our own moth,
crs voices /! How fearful Is the appeal:
aBrethreu of America! Children q me
happy, free and plenteou' land, gre rs
Jr rprYc or ICE perish We are dgf,s.ggoon5ff
d,;nc a,,t! he dead are around us-fOOD'
FOOD y for The Starring
Such is the appeal and such are are, the ,.6 sor
ferers from whom it comes. And 10 "nou
is il made &? To people who are POO,
and who have no more than enough 10 sup
ply their own wants No! j IL m"ae "