Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-07-18
Fol tht thltlllSeessF
pannete and their Support.

| beneY0lence anu klHuHeSS 70 tHe poVt-ou' MsN
duties II this kind. like lie duty Of attention anu
kindness 10 thssiok, OF Of help 10 the distressed,
whether itch OF poor, was one Of nofal anu Ee'
giOuS obligation. and not OF legal OF compulsory
kind, as In the case OF tie man who went dow q
10 JsElcho and the good Samaritan who relieved
him. This class Of statesmen argue, 10 0tlei' 'ha'
Il Is tile will, OF the philosophers soy, The econ
omy OF Heaven, tiIat in The "Sweat u mans lace
shall he cal his btead," and that bya contest
with The uncertainties o(theseasoliS and The stetlI'
iIy Of tie eatlh.-that thtEeIote no man hos light
10 look fot exemption from labor, OF lot ceIlnin
suppot-that what God hos not Utdeted, il Il vain
for mau 10 atledlpi, WheIherthis cotfcct view
VI The subject shall moi Stop 10 euq0iIe OF Dis
cuss, lot such Is not my present purpose. aid
cetlain II Is thai such Is mol ot system, OF That Of
out falhetlanh. We attempt 10 give Tie paupef q
certain support with certain legal tights. But
whether The system advocated by The class Of lnen
have here alluded tots wise, whether II eqlIila'
bly, Lsposes Of the burden Of pauIsrism among
The residue Of the community OF liOt, II Is certain
that IL teaches US, that The subject is surrounded
" difficulties, and like many other questions
glowing out Oftle "woys Of iOd 10 man." Is one
which Is mol 10 be solved OF settled bya lnete sell
timentAl philosophy, but BY severe thought, and
sound, OF YOU please, hstd reason growing ont
Of that ntttssiiy Of things. &hich The world al
large Is apt 10 think aud call hard one.
make these observations before proceed 10
notice The letter Of The lion. LEWIS SrEESEop.
which appeared in the lnteligeuCer souIe ten or
twelve days ago, TINT we may be lie Uettet pie.
pared 10 look at the subj cot as it's, sldp u cx'
tfaneOns considerations, such as the influence of
names or persons, OF the popular at Of pleasing.
Whom called tho attention OF The County, n
few weeks ago. 10 some questions pertaining 10
tue support Of our paupets, lille Did expect 10
encounter NJ. Steenfol " any one else by name.
10 not say our Ror, ! say our PAtpets, aud !
say Il on purpose, that being The propeF name Of
all who, from choice OF necessity depend on The
bounty Of The public lot biead. Our community
as every other, is eompo'el Of large humber Of
poor petsons; bnt thank Gul, but few Of theUl
nte p'uptTs. choose to sptaE Of things as they
are, and 10 call them by their right natts. II Is
seldom We see paupeGSn where there is even q
small amount OF virtue and common industry !
have seen petSous WHO made tlIett 0toH dCiugs,
with scarcely one Of the Gvc senses, and | have
seen many begging who hail them all, in full nlea'
sure. Yet, admit that occasionally pelsons ate
innOcenIlyand vittuously paUpetsi bul such cases
aEe few, and without contradiction vice is tue
principal source Of The eytlof pOupertsnL But
desire moi 10 10 misunderstood. wish no ono
10 suppose would not relieve the Immediate
wants Of man because his want was the fruit Of
his cline. Not so. The gtHsS grows IN lie field
VI The wicked, Of the Just. II God Is good 10
all, why not mani The good man relieves The i'm
mediate necessity, und afterwards inquiries into the
cause and The remedy; md as GOd allows indi'
vidual paupetikn even wtete there Is high virtue,
and sometimes visits whole communities with Ia.
mine aud lIesllsnce. -inOkine fot The timea whole
nation paupetS. we ought 10 look al lie matter so.
berly aInl as a stern reality. ButifitiSmy duty 10
ftieve the immediate wants Of The suffering. lei
Il also bV remembered that Il ismy right, under
God, 10 decide Ile extent u the relief will afford,
aud also 10 remember thai II lie who made US hos
ordettd Il that by labor we shall live, il is not wise
for MIN by lis bUnevOlencct 10 attempt 10 place any
above The necessity oil labor; and that at last dU
as we will, and do as We may III this matter,-tlu
nigsaEdly or 10 bOunliluIly for the paupet, we DO
hut lltlle,--I may almost soy UOhins 50 fat as our
legal provisions anu establishments 90, f1t the re
lief Of suffering humaniy--anl that at last, the
great aud principal relief which comes 10 those
who ATE In want, comes from Personal AMI indivil.
Wal benevUlence aud bounty, Which is voluntary,
and not from that Which Is legal. All these thugs
almonSh anl instruct rs that, when considering
The question Of legal provision for The pauper
patl Of men, we have hold Of a yeEy complex sub.
ect and one which Is full OF hard realities il he
true that the days Uf men "ars few anil (nIl Of
Trouble"
propose 10 notice The letter OF Mr.. Sleentol IN
another communication, this one having already
gown loo long. DIT II may not be Improper here
10 remark that regret he has discussed lhc sub.
ject under his oWM namf. When truth is our oh.
jet, ,Iahts ate Of no moment. When we pto.
poSe tointtEctlarIge opinions OH such Subjects We
doil tot the benefit Of the public and not Of our.
selves--anl they nre more fee and easy, aud by
consequence more instructive, when conducted
under assumed, than when under teal names,
The Use Of our real names, while they add nothing
TO Truth, Ctamp anl STATEN discussion, and some.
times occasion offence where Il The writer was un.
known, none would have been thought Of; and
readers ATE TOO APT 10 regard statements and afgu
ments according 10 thcit pattiaiIy fot pctsOus
than fot tlIeif regard to principle or truth.
will also observe hetG. that Mr.. Seenioll Is
mistaken IN suppostug | uesigRel to advocate the
6u'ldlngOf tork.shops IN Town Tot paupcfs. This
was not my purpose--l meant 10 say thai II il is
wise 10 bring the IuuPets 10 ore place, as sup.
posed It was, 3 house OF houses must he provided
fOr tllel--and that thought, that us geuetal
thing pauper could earn Inutc BY some indoor
E0rk, In the house necessarily provided lOr him
with Ut without farm, than 10 could 1y WORK in
The felds--Ihat so far as thetc may be ony ability
in the panpet to labor, it could be more proftaby
employed III doots OF within lie compass Of mete
sateI u patch, than Il could Ile IN the fields Of
fatm. But il was no part Of my purpose 10 advise
the expense Of work. shops in The city for city
paupets.