The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-31

"'~'J- AuS ioho"'Hk ouuicso WAS ucveieu On uc su
instant by Judge Perry Il. Brocchus at the request Of
the Ladies' Union Benevolent aud Employment Society
The compliments which the pays 10 The ladies' Of
Washington are jussy their due. and the srpess which
be makes the community 10 behalf Of the poor ana the
needy will be responded to by every who has the
heart to feel and the purse 10 contribute.
address Of Judge p Broess before ths Ladies' Uaioa
benevolent asd Employment Ssciefy Of MS ehy on the
Oh instant, al The Fust PsesbytsYan church.
Mr.. CHAIRMAE participate in what must be a COM
mon regret that the number OF persons present is SO
small-so inadequate 10 the object which has called
us together il is, however gratifying TO observe that
The right spirit exists amongst those who are here Tor
We have this evening received The that there is
determination on the part of some Of those present thai
al effort shall yet be made worthy OF the cause in view
OF which we have assembled.
Having listened with attention and pleasure 10 the read
log Of me able and interesting annual repor, OF the
which we have JUS, been isvored beg leave offer the
following resolution.
Resolved. Tha, the managers Of the Ladies' Union be
the puzzle for the faithful which they ha We dis
chaged their official duties daring the past year. and
the society merits more liberal support and
ment Tor the future. ~
AS compliment, this resolution wotld have but
little any value In the minds oil the ladies' But when
in passing such resolution we Impress upon them
consciousness that their Tolls and self sacrificing charities
are appreciated and approvedbat Their kind mnisra
hons TO the poor are not unheeded BY The community
anu CedSeesb BileVldOnS Oh the
wants Of suffering humanity are associated with sent
mebs Of gratitude and praise in the hearts OF those in
the midst OF whom their charities dspenscd-,hen it
is that they may feel true and lasting qualification
Such is the purpose OF this resolution Ii is to express
to the ladies composing this society and especially The
managers hereot-,he assurance that their work has
with that warm appreciation Which seldom fails inspire
energy, and to stimulate to higher and nobler efforts in
the paths OF virtue and OF duty,
The success OF their arduous and eless devotion 10
the great and good cause in which they are here
gagged affords another striking testimonial of the truth
that il to hem The arer and better part OF creation,
that mnst look for leaders in all works of active and
untirng benevolence that it is from their midst
take the pillars OF all hm and enduring structures for
the refuge OF the poor; that is from their hearts
flow those unfailng and perennial streams Of human
charity which show no change amidst the changing
sons and the OF e and gush with equal funess
beneath freezing winters sky and burning summers
sun.
They turn not aside when barriers obstruc their way
when thorns beset their path, when the OF hope
has almost faded from their view. As trees the will
deIness fall before the axe OF the pioneer, fall Their
difficulties before them As the marine in the darkness
OF the night upon the misty ocean, when the stars are
yelled from his view is guided BY his compass and his
helm IN bis course upon the painless deep, they
in the night OF Encouragement, when the msts OF inhu
many peryade the world guided onward in their voyage
OF mercy by faith, hope and charity, unfalering and
undlsmayed amidst the darkness OF their and the
rudeness OF the waves.
Man. endued with less patience is not well fitted for
the unwaveflng perseverance AMI almost sleepess vigil
lance that such enterprises require Possessing less
derness OF feeling, he not much inclined to seek
objects OF charity Bearing in his person less OF that
geneness of and bengnity of mien which are
grateful TO the humble the unfortunate, and the af
cted, he is less fitted for tender ministrations to the
wants oil his suffering feow-creatures.
Nature TO have made these duties almost peculiar
to 1T her gentle hand that soothes most fondy
Il, is her unfang pity that pours the oil OF consolation
most freely into the bosom OF sorrow Its her sympa-
thKing voice. her look her smle that give The sweetest
comfort TO the heart when it is ready burst with The
notifications and the pains of poverty.
This has always been the peculiar sphere OF woman
10 all ages and all cosnlries OF the world she has been
foremost IN acts OF mercy and earliest and latest every
enterprise Tor me anelioatlon OF the wants OF suffering
humanity and am sure that every person present will
accord with me in the opinion that the ladies' OF this
ciciy have well sustained the character OF their for
works of kindness, OF charity and christian love
But, gentlemen, we also have duty to perform in this
great matter Our want OF patience, want of tender
ness, our want OF that genteness OF and beng
nliy OF men which distinguish the other SEX do not
absolve us from the duty of lending aid 10 these
bic ends.
We exhorled to this duty by multitude of consd.
eraons-by many OF the highest considerations that
influence human actions The OF benevolence
appeals to sympathies human beings 10 in.
hrmes as mortal creatures subject to the mutations and
msiorlunes OF lie 10 ou peace and security members
OF society," and TO our national PRIDE citizens OF the
greatest government on the face OF the earth
The flow OF foreign pauPers in our country is calcu-
lated, under the pronptngs OF philanthropy and patriot
ism, 10 arouse US 10 the cultivation OF feelings OF benevo
ence and The providing OF the means OF more enlarged
and systematic illusion of bene6cence amongst The suf
erpg poor We cannot be nsensibe to the truth that
paupersm is OF the baleu evils that af1
community or nation II carries IN It's train every
grade and description OF vice and crime When unre-
strained by the influence OF benevolence il fills streets
with spectaces revolving TO the sight, jals with
prisoners and pententiares with convIcts II
sta nty engendes Incidence drunk theft murder,
and every other vice and crime that tend to disturb the
public peace or degrade the character OF a naion.
The of country IN obedience TO our laws and
the high impulses of freedom. are thrown widely open
to the poor and oppressed OF every clime and foreign
countries taking advantage OF our generous piiay,
sending their starving psupers countless numbers,
to shores. They into seaporis etnacia,ed
by sickness and maIened by hunger, and their cry IL.
give bread~ They find not the stsH OF li,e a. iney
expected scattered along the streets They seek employ
meDt, but in vain and then driven 10 ind through
the channels of crime, that subsistence which their
dusiry procure, which their enaciaon places
beyond their honest reach.
This il evil which is not confined to our seaport
towns Foreign panpers TO be seen IN almost every
city, town, and village, in our country - the duty,
ben OF every American citizen, TO lend the aid OF his
purse and his influence toward the aresing OF this fruit
ul OF social annoy ance, moral depaviiy and
tonal degradation II IL the high Office OF such societies
this contribute the achievement Of that important,
object and everything do in contributing to the direct
purpose OF such societies act in nrherance OF the
general and final great result, ..t
But you have here your own local poor 70 clam your
sympa,hes and To that end, more immediately are me
OF this institution directed You have here, as well
the poor OF other lands those who born beneath
our own sky--wbose humble homes of Indebtedness
within the limits OF your own community. but whose
suiferngs and sorrows alas known only to few
10 that few who explore the abodes OF penury 10
you, bene VIOLENT women, who co. like mniserng angels.
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