The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-12-20
For the IIillsborou=h Recorder.
70 MsssrI Lnne. Thornburgh and
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Poor Horsgs. Nv mind is frequent
~ exercised an the subject Of the Peer
House uf Randolph, and IFS inmates.
The whole is reported TO be in a dis
rrediiabIe situation, altogether insult
ed TO soothe, comfort. and sustain the
unfortunate aud afflicted who are des-
tined 10 be members Of such a misera-
BILE household. hope to live to see
the day when the entire system 0f
Poor Houses will be cxplnded. IN my
humble opinion, il should be ONE Of the
chiel Concerns Of All who are 80 fortu-
nate as not 20 stand 10 need or require
the aid of charity, tn apply portion OF
their means in the mast effective way
tn administer ta the comfort 81 thnse
who are less Fortunate. Humanity IN
all Christian countries prompts ten.
der uf the necessary means. II Is.
then, fur ihosc to whom the trust and
pDwer is delegated. to pruvide Tor the
application b,.sl suited TO the occasion.
regardless of the expense while the
means are ample. cannot believe
that humanity ever dictated the prac-
ticr II crewding parcel Of poor, mis-
cradle, afflicted, wrctched human be-
! ings Together, to be turmen, to each
other BY the perpetual sruans and az
nnizing means and complaints ever
sounding in their ears, together with
the frequent ghasily sights exhibited to
their view BIZ their crippled aud ulee.
rated companiuns-all calculated to Ia.
cerale the already ton severe reflection
on the cause of their lurlnrn condition.
Then. | would say. repeal all laws es.
tabli,,iug and regulating the Poor
House in Randolph cannty. lay oil
the county into as man, districts as
necessary; appoinl three jnticions men
in each district, to Inquire and exam
inc into the necessity of the INDECENT,
and for all the real subjects Of charity |;
let them provide the necessary relief,
and call upon the County Trustee for
the money 60 detray the expense
They can be the most competent Judges
as to who are iii subjects oil charity, and
to what extent. The amount would
vary in proportion tn the inability; in
some cases only little help would be
required. Upon the whule ! am con-
fi,ent that rhe expense would be less
to the county; and il was even greater,
humanity and sympathy would say, let
them remain with their relations, if
they have any, or at least with their
associates; ii with none OF them, the
Commissioner can select suitable pla.
ces within Their neighborhond upon rea
sonable terms. which wuuld be much
less annuyllIg To the feelings vi poor
paupers than to DC dragged 70 puor
HOUSE to groan out the remnant of
their days amongst group Of agnllz-
ing strangers. ii suffered to remain
within their own ncighborhoods, they
would occasionally ace and have the
sympathies Of their old acguainlances,
which would give them Ear more com
fort than the iaet of living in the fiaest
house in the State. with all necessary
supplies, amongst strangers. ! will
admit that in some counties there are
built fine Poor Houses and the wants
of the poor are we'll attended to. But
my observation and knowledge of hui
man nature teach me to believe that,
to some in extreme affection, with a
knowledge of their own destitute cir
cumstanccs and entire dependence up.
on charity, those accommodations at
the hands of and amongst strangers
are more Of an aggrayation than com
fort. Of such it will probably be said
they are mot entitled 10 either sympa-
thy or relief IN any way: From this
opinion i.di;seat. We insx.;nquir