Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-01-23
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were SuIhcitut, "uiic tutS SOH''"N'N, ~
attach interest to your paper; and have
been looking for the rest of them for some
weeks but dare say he is as busy as
myself, and unable to write them up.
hope we shall have them all, some time.
Winter has fairly set in, and we have
had some of the bluest kind Of weather.
Just enough to arouse the sympa,hles OF
the public toward the suffering poor.
There is not, by any means, however, the
amount of interest manifested, in that
respect, there was last year. Benevolence
becomes, like many other things, fashion
able now and then, and we find men with
their hands in their pockets, vino We're
never known to have them there before,
unless button was off But fashion is
fieer!ng. aud so the fever wore of, aud now
the burthcn is left to those who never tire.
These benevolent fits are very mischiev-
GUS in their tendencies, for it is a notorious
fact that ii the idle aud improvident are
taught to expect sympathy, and lots OF
help, during the winter, they only become
more careless, verifying the saying of the
Spartan, that be who first gave the beggar
aims, taught him idleness and the worst
Of all impositions is city pauperism.
The piteous complaint Of that famished
mother, and her dirty, half frozen child,
drew from your purse the means, after
returning the borrowed brat, of nights
carouse in some filthy den, under ground /;
and that palsied man, who could scarcely
drag his powerless leg in at your door, you
may meet in the next square torgetful Of
bis smitten members, and staggering with
the rum you gave him the means Of proru-
ring. The generous housekeeper gives
away loaves of bread, AMI plates of meat,
which disappointed vagrants throw in the
street at the next corner, and our dear pious
mothers, and wives, aud svee,hearrs ac'u-
ally 20 begging for them, and get together
whole piles Of clothing by means of Dor
cas- societies, which keep the children of
the crogselers SO warm, and lie SO snugly
on pawnbrokers' shelves all the cold win.
ter, aud give business to the auctioneers.
am not deprecaiiug charity, nor mock
ing the suffrriugs of the destitute; but |
am angry with the miserable management
of public officers, and the culpable blind
ness of people, who had rather be fleeced
thus than buy a hundred acres of land and
build a workhouse, where the destitute
could support themselves, aud where they
might DC brought under some moral re-
straint. But We are free people, and ii
might be blow at the root Of our lIber-
ties to restrain men because they are poor.
| give notice to the Democracy in Harris
burg, that this last idea is patented, in ease
this subject should come up again for dis
cussion.
Before your next, I suppose we shall
have new Senator elected-shall il
be Mr. Foruey? thrust not; | hope that
Judgment" is not yet " fed to brutist
beasts" and that the time is not very fal
off, when such men will not be the choser
representatives of such a people. Only
think of the numbers Of respectable, reli
sious, intelligent and incorruptible men
any one of US could point to, who wouI'
adorn our Senate, and give character to it
proceedings, but who, in opposition to sucl
a man, would not get vote. 1t s 81
burning shame" as We say in Ireland
With Tom Florence in the House, an'
John Forney in the Senate, our Stat
ought never to aspire to anything aboV
second fiddle to Georgia. L.
presumable, that in case he is not elected
be will of course get seat in the Cabinet
like Judge Campbell, OF replace Mr. Dalla
in England. l dare say Mr.. Forres
will "see him through" with his power
full interest.
Who among your young friends want
to smell powder? There will be gori
Gus chance to aid Switzerland, shortly
Switzerland, the land of Tell, and Calvin
aud Zuiugle, is marked for destruction
Who will volunteer for Switzerland
Greece awakened our sympashies, and va
promised aid. Ireland mustered legion
on our shores-Bob Tyler even volunteere
to "strike down the tyrant," the cruel Vi
and shall not Switzerland claim our aid
Perhaps she will not need it, and so v
can keep our aid for Walker.
must close, and with the promise
address you again, profess myself,
Yours. s. H. F.
AGooD REToRT-A lady, whose hu