New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-03
INVITATION TO A RuMstlltR ON THE FOURTH
by REV. JOHN MARSH.


Numerous invitations are extended, all over the
country, to individuals to attend public and enter
tanning meetings on the Fourth. But there is one
class which may be overlooked. We would there
fore give them an invitation on the morning OF that
day, as we hope it will be to them morning OF
leisure. to take walk with us and make few
Waits in their neighborhood. II is the morning OF
aur glorious independence. All are in the enjoy
msnt of the greatest privileges with which any
people ever were blessed. Every man is sitting
npder his own vine and fg.tree, with none to mo-
lest. All are protected in theirpersons and proper.
ty have rich enjoyment Of the past and bright
bopes for the future. The bells are ringing, the
eannons are firing, all are clad in their best vest
ments, and ii seems as if the whole creation was
filed with giadness Come then, we say to the
Rumseler, for il is him we have in view, unless
otherwise engaged, and If you are willing with
other men to close up your business on this Nation
a jubilee, come and take walk with as. 1t will
be but few steps from your dwelling.
First. Wen enter small habitation not In
deed much resembling your own-iti is scarce tit for
haman beings;-there is mother with six chill
dren, with scarce clothing sufficient to hide their
max edness, endesvorDg to satisfy the cravings OF
nature over mess Of cold victuals which the eldest
daughter has that morning begged from the neigh
bors. The husband and father was the night before
IN your store and bought bottle Of rum, but has
not since then, been seen. Next we will call at
the house Of once independent young farmer, who
owned thirty acres Of land with comfortable build.
inss all was flourishing till he found his way to
your store he soon became restless and uneasy
with labor he speculated, gambled, and drank ;
YOU lent him money and sold him rum he is now
feeble and wasted away; his wife is thin and pale
the children are scattered, they know not where;-
they smile as you spproach they are your de.
pendents; you have a mortgage on all their prop.
erty and it is Of your mercy that they stay. On the
morning Of National Independence you survey
these possessions with pride, and say "they are
nine"
Next. we viii take look into the Poor-house;
hut stop as we are on the way, we hear a
shrek from dwelling-we look in. o, it is hide.
pepdenee morning. 1t is nothing-only man is
whipping his wife; he last evening got bottle Of
vum AZ your store but on TO the poor house
Here. YOU say, as we enter, how comfortable and
Independents iuSso PS0f4S oASt ~ N@tcs nV dOuolS
no anxiety, they can go and come as they please
INV poor tax, last year, was ten dollars, which oOs
me hard days work. Good morning, Mr.. VIII
oox-Mr. Bundage-Mr. Truman. Independence
asyi Yes sir-we were once independently
had comfortable homes and good farms and trades
bu, now we are poor and despised town poor
And how came You sol o, don't know, har'
times. Do You know, Mr.. RumseIer' 0, don'
ask me. They were drunken. lazy set Iuse'
70 tell them If they drank SO bard they would CONF
TO this. Bat why did you let them have i'll o
because they would have II, and Il dldnt sell
others would. And here are the women-hov
broken and crippled, but they look oonsensed Yes
Mr.. Rumseller, they are contented, but not brigh
and joyful O. are our wives and daughters this
dsy. They have no home but the poor'house
Rum broughtth here.
Next we will take walk, If you please, to the
Insane Asylum. Here it is IsDEPrSDEScE day
The whole building is adorned with Gags. The
superintendent has kindled up the spirit OF lnde
nendepce in all the inmates. Some are dressed up
IN military costume One man says he is Genera
Warrington; another. he is the Marquis La Fay