Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-06-18
Tue CONDITION OF IREI

y flm, wealthy merchants, belonging ID H. ew'y
city oi.Fnends, must be familiar as bonaa 1oc !,
word. These excellent men We're selected nod
almoners of nearly all who contributed IL ~ Z ue
lei Of Ireland on this side of the Atlantic ~ re-
many in England. They disburscd, in tba ~ 81
faithful and ludicouS manner, many thopy,aISoS.
dollars and distributed vast amount of nroI
IONS consigned 70 them. They have lately n.S
lIshed an address giving full account Of r"o
gency. The total sums expended by themeol,."
and others, in money and provisions, is esna,Ss
at million and half pounds sterling, while tta
British government advanced ten millions mo- "e
making in all more than ffy one millions nfy-
lars expended to prevent the starvation of3 ~"
pie, in two seasons. IVY
\ 1t is most melancholy to reflect, that. IN IA
pinion of these philanthropists, no. pcrmaneU,
good was done by the outlay ofthiS enormous snm
They say: "'
eve are saddenPd By the conviction that with
tw exceptions no permanent good has been done w
feel that the condition Of the country is not improved
her prospects are even worse, because her people b,
less hope Many Of those who most active n ~
mniserng to the relief of their uhbo7s have ri1
victims to eXertons of mind and body beyosd ,h;r
pacy 10 sustain. Others have withdrawn frm i
work IN despair Of efecting any good. TIE pressnra ~
private affairs, and in many Of rccuniary difI
has forced Others to discontinue their Efforts Tins
untary exerons have almost ceased and even fpr tb II
mnlsratlon of the legal relief paid agents are pecns
throughout large part Of the county,"
! They then set forth how the calamity f.u g..
upon the laborng class-how small farmora
were ruinedby the loss ola second cIop-tben ~
injurious operation of the poor tax, in dcprc~v;mp
those who might have sustained themselves NJ
for this imposition. The landed proprietor obl;.
ged to provide for the payment Of the tax. cnr-
tailed his improvements and dismissed his labor
erS-then came eviction Of tenants to lesson No.,
ulation. They proceed; F'P'
1.-The paupers merely kept alive either h, ,h,
crowded warehouses;, OF in alarming Numbers deno,a
on out door relief. But their health is not maintaind
! hIr physical strength is weakened their mental ~
pacy IS lowered !: their moral character is .eoradod
They are bel ess themselves, and they offer M bono "a
their country except in tile prospect abhoent to bn.
mainly and christian feeling, Of their graduaf erocfo,
by death. Many families SUFFERING extreme MI
iTess, who, three years since enpyed the coErs and
rehnements Of life, and administered othe recessites nc
those around them. Thus have seen the Ard f
panperlsm widening and more engulfnp one cl,e,
after another rising higher and higher in its effects u,
society, until threatens. in Of The worse disirc
10 swallow up all ranks and all Glasses within s hti
vortex
meanwhile, there is much land lying waste which
was formerly cultivated while the strength of the cam
try is standing by idle anXiousy asking for work AID
willing to accept the lowest wages; but finding no one
to employ Them because the owners Of the ground hava
not the money % pay Them and the dread of undefped
taxation and uncertainty to the future prevent others
from taking the land on lease"
The remedy for evils 50 appalling, calamity
SO overwhelming, is then discussed We pass
over this, which, in brief may be- said to consist
IN their opinion, Of improved cultivation Of the
land, which can be only effected by afordng Sc
cnrlty 10 the cultvator
The address further says:
can enormous expenditure Of money has failed 10 re-
leve u.s. could not do unless free scope were orened
to the energies Of the country. The partial remedies
which have been applied have served but to tighten the
net which trammes the eXerss of the great mass of our
population. Measures Of much more decided character
are necessary TO produce any permanently useful effect
The situation Of the country is daily BECOMING worse
there no time 10 lose if those suffering are to Be
saved. Money must still be advanced for temporary pur
poses during elnterval which will elapse before efficient
measures be brought into general and ac i've oppra
tlon But our paramount want is not money it is The
removal OF those legal difficulties which prevent The cap
lta OF ireland from being applied 10 the improved cult.
vaon ofs sOand thus supporting its poor by the wages
Of honest and useful labor"
This is frightfu picture ola country, which
if not prosperous and happy, we had fancied was
at least not worse of than it has been for years,
now that the immediate danger of famine was
removed. The Address speaks of the whole Of the
South and West Of Ireland. Here is a picture of
local distress. A writer, in the Dublin Freeman's
1 Journal,say
" On my way here I called at BalIinasoe, Ionchra
and Galway. The first mentioned town | found vast
hospital, having 3 II auxiliary Poor Houses They
are situated IN every part Of the town. consequently YOU
cannot 90 70 any District without coming in contact with
Cholera Hospital. person from AEascragh small
town about five miles from Bainasoe contracted for The
supplying Of coffin. for that Union and such has been The
demand, for me last month, that he employed 40 men
saving boards and 20 men mailing them together Not
whsandng that number constantly at work, (even on
Sundays the Guardians had to engage an additional
contractor With their united exerols, and the nu-
merous staff mployed by Them they are scarcely able
20 keep sufficient numbeready Many Of your readers
can have no idea Of The description of collins thew ave
The boards are nailed together in the same way boxes
containing yellow soap sent to the country by the
Liverpool manufacturers. but not with as much care
(wlthout planning or panting.) You can judge what
number ~ or 50 men would prepare daily''
G57 We find in Brownlow's Wing, now pub
llshed at Knoxville, the following letter from the
gentleman who lately addressed our citizens, un
on the subject Of the Virginia and Tennessee R2-
Road.
LYNcHBURG, Va, May 80, 1s49.
| DEAR BRowNLow:
We are on way to the North,
IN part for the purpose Of getting stock subscribed 10 the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad which is to extend 10
Knoxville and thus far, we have succeeded beyond
expectations. We obi aimed some subscriptions along
the road to this place Here, we have held meeting
| and held forth to the people, in way, and at the
close of our address, several persons came forward and
took stock in part Of the road with free hearts and
good cheer They did WELL when il is considered that
they have already taken FIVE HUNDRED THOU