The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-07-09
WHOLE NO. 5ss.
From the Genesee Farmer.
HOMES FOR THE POOR.


By I. T. G, r. OF onosDAsA HILL, n. Z.
PETMrr me, through your pages, 10
call the attention Of wealthy and phlan.
'hropc agricuturisis to The importance
o. providing homes for The poor, pariico-
larly ,ha, class employed as iprM laboreIs.
A large portion ofthis cIass Of our inhabi.
lan,s have never had, and never niII hdss
without liule assistance, q homo OF
their own; and many Of them depend upon
shifting their quarters as regulary as tho
spring returns. The idea ofcyer owning
a home seems TO them an imposibiliiy;
yet there are few fsmilies whose unneces-
sary expenses, in the course of fonr OF
five years, do not amount 10 moe than
sufficient 10 purchase home that would
make them az comfortable as the owner
Il thousands. A man who never expects
TO earn faster Than he spends, will have
hut little calculation or economy, hence
it is that those persons who live in daily
want Of the necessaries Of life, usually
spend more time and money at paTades,
exhibitions. and for all sort Of fsighi-sesing,
lhan those who have comfortable fortunes.
'his miserable hsbi, Of continually shift
ing quarter doubtless bepeis those shift.
less, uniidy. and not frequently dishonoss
habits, which are almost invariably found
connected with extreme poverty. But
isIead Of wondering at those traits Of
character, when connected with physical
and intellectual destiiution, VIC should
wonder at the exception. He who has
nothing Of his own, will moi be likely 10
he very conscientious with regard 10
wha, belongs TO another; and i, is useless
to expect man 10 have The same care
for nea,ress or economy while residing
on The premises of some wealthy landlord
which he is TO occupy but for year or
Two, or perhaps at the option or caprice
Of The owner-as he would have il the
premises were his own, or that he will
have the same inducemeni for becoming
All honest, industrious, and reputable cit.
zeu, that he would have II he expected
10 become permanent resident. Give
a man snng liule cottage, with bur an
acre Of ground well stored with frni,,
with his COW, pig and poultry, aud bs
will have no more disposition 10 eprscacil
npon his nslghbors ,han IL be .sas World
len times thai snoua, ,--he has his tights,
he will consequently respec, the rights
Of others. And If he were obliged 10
pay his own school bills and bis share Of
taxes, however small they might be, his
children would be more likely to be sen,
to school, and KEEP, from breaking win.
dovs and committing other depreda,ions
upon public property. | do not make
,his suggestion as grudgiug any amount
that may be expended for the real benefit
Of the poor, bu, because whatever is free
is generally considered of little value.
Bnt the greatest evil resulting from
this unsettled mode Of living, is the in
fluence it has in forming the chatactes
and habits Of children. They are na,ur.
ally fond of novelty, and moving into
new neIgbborhood soon becomes with
them very imporian, desiJeratum, they
have never had home long enough to
become attached to one; they have moth
ing 10 leave or lose; ami every change
even for the worse, will at least crafty
their curiosity. II they are naturally ac-
tive and intelligent. they carly acquire an
uneasy, rowing disposition, which units,
them for perseverance in easy pursuit,
they &c, an idsa that "lhe world owes
them living" which they intend to
mad for the least labor. Some OF them
will on doubt make very expert gamblers,
jugglers, mesmerizers, spirit.knockers,
and no, few will become inebriates and
felons. If they are dull and lazy, they
become iayern-loungers and vsgrants, ill
necessity forces them TO seek mn asylum
in poor house; aud majority of the
persons who havo once resorted 10 a
poor-house for relief, imb.be fondness
for that mode Of life, (which requires
little exertion and no calculation OF FORE
thought and become attached to the 90.
cie,y which such an asylum always affords,
and read! on the slightest pretence TO
seek admission again within its walls. +
have known veteran paupss who boasled
nf having been in every, or nearly every
poor-house in the State. Their children
in turn becomu paupers, and in this way
pauperism will continue 10 increase I'D
i9faitum.
The following are the five last boliot-
ngs of the Wing Conveniion.--Sco,t
was nominated, i, will be seen by onc