Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-12
Mr.. Peabody'B Glfl 70 90 LoBaOn Poor.


!. is an established Law Of political coon
omy that all giving is, scientifically, blum
der but It lie 9 blundsr which, happily, it
is impossible to keep the human heart from
conniving ct when deed Of private char
ity, dtly bestowed, or Of public benehcenoe,
/ wisely directed, oontrayenes our cold econ.
omios. We do not csre to inquire what q
Mill or McGullOoh would ssy Of Mr.. Pea
\ body's gift Of three quarters Of q million Of
/ dollars 10 the poor Of LoBdOn, satisfied that
/ this munifoent largess justihes itself by q
/ higher economy than that Of the schools.
\ The distinguished American merchant has
| made . benevolenoe which is Indeed prince
y. in the best meaning Of the term, and
Ib,' Nh Eidens our experience Of the gener.
ems -, Nlities Of human nature. And Mr.
Peabodv,>, gift acquires a peculiar moral
inisrssf f-o. y the fact that II is to q con-
siderable des zee the fruit Of vow made
Win himself ms ny years ego. We learn
from thA latter nh, ah conveys the offer, and
which Is addressed 10 Mr. Adams, our MIN
ister at London, that he. vt 8 comparatively
early period Of his COM Nercla! life, re-
solved in his own mind Ii vt should his
labors be blessed with success, ne would
devote portion Of the propertlN thus &C.
quired to ''proraOte the intelleotus moral
and physical welfare and comfort u his
fellow-men, wherever, from circumstal Noes
or location, their claims upon him shod..'d
be the strongest" BE has already carried
this resolve into effect in tFo conspicuous
instatess y his own, polhtry, having in
1862 founded an institute and library for
the benefit ot ths people Of his biEtbPlaOs in
Da1Vers, Mass, spd in Baltimore on insti-
tute deVoted % seiarles Z and sEis, With free
library which Is nov completed though
not yet opened. The present glft accord
ingly, he deVotes 10 the benefit Of the Boor
Of London, whore he has resided for the
past i've and twenty years, and been bles.
sed with great worldly prosperity.
Our Minister at london, with Lord Stans
ley, Sir James Emerson Tennent and
Messrs. Curtis Lsmpson and Junius s.
Morgan, are made trustees Of the fund, end
to them be transfers the sum Of eI60 900,
Tor S15O,OOO,) to be used in such ways as
shall .ameliorate the condition and aue-
Eent the comfoFts' Of ths poor Of the great
English capital; and, among other WAYS,
By tbe construction. Of such improved
dwellings for the poor as may combine in
the utmost possible degree the essentials
Of healthfulness, comfort social enjoyment,
and economy. The trustees have certainly
a vide feld Of action before them in de-
seendiDg t5 benefit that class with which
Ma5bew makes pc acquainted in his terri
bic piece Of social anatomy, the g London
Labor aud London Poor" Onr country
man thus not only does an aot Of very pure
and noble charity, but st the SANE time
teaches s lesson q praa,loal de1ioofscy.
Sack asts put the whole Verid under con-
tribedpu, hld il can scarcely be that this
muni6oeut benefaotion Of enc who, BY his
sympaIhies and ties Is, a. Il were, at once
Aueriosn and Briton, shall not prove new
bond Of International amity,