Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-30

| In land, the munihcent ,ndo,.,..,. n ,..
., o'ea sanitary causes place the Of sub
our cnlens, that the contributions OF an. rch ar. ,.don
required LOT thef support From year to wear the SAM
o'esshs MI uie purses OF the wealthy. and In smaller ye
more Important dcgree aid the INDECENT and needy Th
rarity Of occasions appealing to our rener,v ,houd hu
the better prepare us TO give efficient aid when
and Its attendant horrors call for H. either n, hom. a
abroad Chariiy-sympathy for the Ch,.,;.,
PhlanthroPhy-ean no moro be confined to ones owI
neehSorhood than poverty and want be chained
! TO onespot
Wherever suffering exists the alienation sbould Follow I,
Wherever .he wounded man lies dying, the good Sama
IAN should be found Not that would advocate the neg
ect oi Directs OF charity in own neshborhoods
IN their absence It must be heartlcss and ,suy bne
| man who cannot lind enough abroad With us there Il
os VI o shape o. suffering, approaching that endurcS
thousanus IN uensey Popuia the toemnl
hives OF Europe-or among the lower classes of
and lrelsnd-espcoialy the latter. In Virginia sbst the
pooiei are suffering their CREATES, privations, they
are IN possession OF the neccssares of are
most unknown TO similar classes in Ireland To die TO,
want OF ood-o cry tor bread and receive it motto see
employment as means OF supporting Lfc and no, pro-
cure its something OF which we read with as,aniSb
meni and scarcely credit the accounts Yet ar, b,y
uue ana more Than pen describe remains vet 10 be
known only by the whose lot /, falls 20 witness
last extremity OF human misery and wretch,dnessspfer
ing which breaks the deep affection, of for
ehd ana husband Tor wiie-desroys the love OF virtue
makes the honest man robbcr-and tho robber more
herce than the tamiShed VIOLA want OF bread which rem
ders poPuous country like beleagIred city-where
the living stop bury the dead ana and
woe reign paramount desoate and blghted land
sawide spread tragedy, where each closes with
death IN It's most lingering aud tourng foms-a curse
which smcs the first bora alone, but eonsign, Who'll,
families TO the grave throughout the sndfrom infant
at it's mothers breast the prop family itself This
IS the curse now visited upon the people eand-6ctcer
than the paguc-hcrcer ihan the fiery and devounr ee
ment-yet which timely aid may DIVE from that unft
tunaio land In Christian land whose shores may b..
reached iiom orr ports in twenty days by the reighed
ship-in land known by former reuown and by
us present wreichednessa land redoent with the stoa
associations OF the Pastin land where in its inhabitants
can be found all that noble, and brave
STALKS from county county, knocking at the doors of
the wretohed novels Of the peasaniry!
Though the Irish people always suffering in y,s,t
degree TOT want OF food aud muudes forced TO de-
pend upon The poorest kndsyet heretofore kind Proyi-
dence has given them enough prevent ncal starvation
In times II the greatest plenty they are but few degrees
removed from the lowest depths OF misery. The Irish Ia
ooreT works With the toll knowledge that an accident sick
meas, want OF employment. would make him n bsygay
HIS wages smaso to tho support of M,
iamythai 1t Is next TO impossible for him accumulate
either provisions money in anticipation OF the yarous
events that may throw him Of employment fair 70,
munetaton Tor Iapor and exercise Of skill is unknown
Inc failure OF wealthy msnufac,urer-he change OF fash
ohsthe temporary want Oi demand for article in the
manufacture OF which the poor engagcd-wiu throw,
'housands OF these poor wreehes out upon the wod-o
starVe to rob- or TO die from exposure and disease
ireland suffers from these causes IS much as her sis
England Besides this, the means afforded 10 Ireland NJ
procuring relief far smaller than those of ENGLAND Ia
the one the wealth OF the higher clases-he various
means OF supPou-ihe easy with other nations
tho more prudent habits OF tho peope-he vast superor
OF s-and many other causes render the suffering poor
less objects OF compassion than those Of Ireland In the
o'he the depend upon the potato alone for
the proportion Of the poorer the weather classes
greaer-hc latter, BY leaving their native land remain
osEiny ignorant OF the wants OF the poor Ireland has
lost oil her intercourse with other nations since losing her
independent government and civil powers. Her districts
and Counties made support hreing soldiers and her
peasant the greedy clergy Of the established Churchhet
population s dsProPotnonaate to the extent of territory
auG those who 10 leave are from mover
~, too 10 do unless wanis drive them 10 the
pepeuaon OF acts which induce their Judges to send them
away al the Puoc expense. And change of coun-
nv under any circumstances, preferable TO starvation M
home.
Indeed know OF nation having more complicated
evils TO contend against than the Irish. The suffering
classes in Ireland principally those engaged 70
agricultural pursuits. The land principally owned bv the
wealthy, who, living abroad, leave the management of
theit estates 20 their agents they are called Md
die NsH'-a miserable of rascsls who make ,b,i,
fortunes at the expense Of their employees and by rnd
ing the faces ct the wretched peAsantry The large es
safes IN the absence OF slave population are divided
MO small farms Of one or more For these peuy
tracts ths tenants pay from six ten pounds Irish cur
tshcf' per Hnuum Few are fortunate enough 70 have
lee simple estate IN their lands They generally hold bv
Tar more plecarous tenure, and their Ignorance places
ihem IN the hands OF the agents OF their land
ior-s' Onen does 1t happen that the very moment
when tue por tenant i improving his condition the
Middle Man" 'hrasts him oug rom his farm, alleging
me law N the written instrument, Of conveyance.
Besides al this, he has 10 contend against taxes the mes:
5uriheusome. The rcGt j. oliprmoas-he ttbea be,vv
add the pous clergymen Of the Church of FzI,,d -,
often the prime sources Of his misfortune Tom Pslpe,s
ides u ia Pason, wstdIing off with the tenth lamb
and tenth shelt Of wheat, bad if ireland was
as Tue scene OF his picture The poor farmer s ever
ei'' al the commencement Of the winter with SUNNY OF
potatoes Row no special objection be urged 10 that
very valuable vegetable production when il IL accornn,
MED 6y something more nu ruous. But the IDEA Of ly-
ne upon eScusively for eight out OF the twelve
J. rather Objectionable. Tins, however, the Irishman
does and beses his good luck when he can get enouob
Of item Bui poor fellow. this privilege IL often denied
INN. And, when the supply OF "prGties" is exhausted
on. means o. support are generally end.
Ihe horrors Of starvation increased in Ireland by
other Pnvauons equally To a want of bread Is
added an utter destitnion of comfortable clothing and
haoaons which render the misery Of the poorer classes
complete.
They cry to ~ for bread and for clothing and tell us if
suffering arising from hunger squaed by any other II
oy mat produced from the want Of clothing protect them
rom the calling blasts OF winter, and The changes that
take place their temperature during the spring
4 ne contribution OF money may enable many To r.p,i,
their wretehed homes, if made speedily by the wealthy
Their novels wretched almost beyond descrption
They occupy msny districts huts covered with ,p,f a.
poor and eomioTtess a. those Of the Hotentot Indeed
stranger could scarcely believe that they were the dwelling
places OF human beings. Yetthe thin column OF smoke
rising IRON their centre tells Of the wetched inmates
eo"eng around tho peat IRE, enjoy that warmth which
thef homes aud ragged clothing will afford Should bo
TOOK INTO the interior he will ind, perhaps numerous srn
Voi STRIVING chdren, suffering the lot Of their
PAehs lher scky irpmes, covered with filthy rars-
er iace', pi7ched and emacaiod for want Of food,he
ather with despair and huuger, rendered half nad-ho
pol ln'iltGs Bearing hef fearful
~ vain 10 hush tie wailings 4 htr pefishng fint
You look Tor the places where these poor people seek
pose and heaps OF straw, uncovered by coarsest ban
kei meet the eyes Thus do they suffer during the cold Bit
tsr nights OF severe winter. And II often happens that
ne father upon whom the support Of the family depends
u Tor long period Of time prevented from earpng ,gcs
by sickness and partial failure OF his crop renders i'm
pos pe That he should pay his the specified
a failure 10 do 80 calls upon him at once the Middle
Man. Who seizing all Of his property, his clothing In,
Ter sii more.
~ IS no uncommon matter IN Ireland to find fnmie.
wandering about seeking where they find shell or Tor
the night, or the coossst aud food. This frequent
eecmeni OF the tenant from biz farm aud attachment
oi his goods The prime cause Of Ireland Tho
poor peasant hndng OH hopes Of honest livelihood blast.
ed-hadng his constant foe Famine, drawing still nesre,
10 him-duyon 20 madness by the cries Of his Children
having no announcement 10 DO Understanding that hs
laws Of his land have stp him Of oil that he possessed
u H strange that he should IN Of desperation
commit acts Of violence and crime want Of food h,,
produced more disturbance 10 Ireland than oil other caue
combined. And has been observed that murder arson
robbery end other crimes have increased in the same I'd,
no that tie demand food has become more general anone
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