The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-01
petr,o,ssm Va. Poverty.

Nm EpIroR :-Disgusted have been with the Kos
auh madness WI ich lately had taken such fearful hold
upon the universal public Misunderstanding has been
this mad house oratory this convu sve and eec
tive effort 81 mems lungs and purses in what seems to
q sadly msdirected philanthropy-I am happy TO OBJ
serve the numbers Of the NEw YoRK HERALD
signs Of consolation Of Ugh. returning break
Ing forth this young chaos which had upon
us The epidemic OF the mind to be abating it is
moving westward like the cholera OF yore; and really
ought to be grateful to the ruler of the universe
that this visitation is departing from city. In
the name of eternal truth, Mr.. Editor what sort
Of people are we? What sort Of Christian people
are We? How peculiarly Christian has been this
Kossuth manifestation Doctors of all Professions
physical moral and religious, divnes modern saints,
and old fashioned sinners religious editors rell-
tiers Of that gospel which, 1900 years ago. proclaimed
"peace earth and good will towards men, with their
whole pious locks, with the Bible in one hand and
Sacred cannon ball and grape shot in the other-all
all contributing and dvinely eager to contribute toto
do What Aye to let loose the fSrss Of dsos.ion
down the threats Of The nations on the Continent on
the other side of the Atlantic; to make republicans
of them, in some cases, in despite OF themselves;
to give them universal suffrage and all the other
adjuncts Of republcanism thing which, 1t is very
ses-may not after all be the thing them happy
contented Be this it may however bs the prin:i
pie Mr. Kossuth ncanates Chats the word belirve)
never 80 beautiful be it efcaciou curing the
political and ca diseases and deformities OF conD entail
Europe-be it all and everything Mr.. Kossuth claims
for It, ttl fear religion Is curious one, not quite
like the religion taught in the New Testament-not
quite like that apprehend not at least some fool
sh EoChristans read and interpret l-not Ike that
any of means, when spend $4,000 in
absurd receptions and paradings and shows and BAN
quetipgs when our pous editors, pious matters and
pous dry goods merchants give their checks for $1,000
eac Ii; when good ladies pay So head for a sight
and a speech of Mr.. Kossnths and hatulent orations
from all sorts Of reverend hd irrsverend gentlemen to
aid in berating people across the ocean from slavery
and bondage being again quite bematcal that the
dollars will reach them say it is curious reii
gion that does all this while the slaves at very
doors all around in every bye street and of
this vast the most miserable the most AFFECT
the world eaw--slGves to tyranny appre
bend than that of the Gear of Russia the Nero of
Austraslaves to poverty hunger starvation and cold
slaves whose very hearts blood cures within them
this bitter, freezing weather--they meet in the
day time at every corner, in all great thorough
fares with unutterab!e agony aad wretchedness
stamped upon their hsggard faces; they are crowd.
ed together by night in cold and wet cellars,
wretched novels unable to keep out the cutting blasts
ofwinter from their naked and freezing limbs. The
poor the poor"thus Mr. Greeley Of the Tribune headed
an editorial appeal to the public, few days since
Alas the poor indeed Back your appeal Mr.. Editor
Of the II dune with another check tor $1,000; induce
halter to ad his 0eo, convenient its
value in caps or cheap furs let us have another
chemical conversion u Of cannon balls and grape shot,
pig iron you pleasenot into gold and silver, to
buy muskete but ye pious dealers in dry goods into
blanket rather other substantial material to
and to cloths Let your churches be thrown open
more at SIS head christians get some reasonably
get half starved halffrozen woman, with her little
(near enough TO any church msgine) let these
be brought to plead to the ladies and gentlemen let the
famehed mother with her he'd babe at her cold and
ehiverng breast be the orator of the day let their
misery and wretchedness be the silent eloquence that
shall speak to the hearts Of the assembly ANA if their
eequepce do lot sink deep--dseper than Mr. Kos-
suths why Mr. Editor, let US all 60 home to own
closets, bumby praying that the Lord in mercy
from the thick blindness Of ielf deception that He
make christians Of and US from the death Of the
hppocTite Get up another entertainment mr. Editor
for New Years Day, make happy few Of the poor
Put me down Tor Eve tickets, at s. each orro.