The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-06

ing bread IT'S Il the Same as If the grain had porshsd
by blight, or the root by rot for, thorgh the food II
mans Of purchase ar not 10 BE- found ard people perish,
as sad in the das Of 'Protton," Il, the mida ef
~ gaarsss and sbs q p.0ssioas An nscras.bs
assai system then il wa bal harvest; then II
overstecked Market the was the per odical rebellion
Of labor against capital Ingenious endeavored 70
forecast the next shape Of calamity. and imagined
quarrel with the United states IN which they would
attempt 70 sarve US out, ad humble US 70 torn. By
grew proud or dependence But that has now hap
psnsd which neither happened before nor so much
shu. up on the soil that bore by disruption Of The
states and for once we are tins baser Aas
ture'' that
Between the pass and fell inccnscd poinss
on mighty Oppostss.
the tragsc tale Of negro SUFFERING and wrong iiaE shcssM
tlGt they could dry erchas.c sentimental for
taal participation in that story The American abolition
lists having preached to them In vain, snforces
ctdht Consistency, aud denies them save 0ro.n cstos.
The resH Is national disaster. It docs not seem -
For time there was hope, founded chiefly on the d-
Guilty Of supposng that SO strange state OF things could
pro- Il exhaustion Tne blockade was 60 BE- set Is
nought. There was to be European interventeoa.
There might be circuitous traffic. Perhaps the cal
cuations wrong Perhaps tho stocks were larger,
India productive. But all these expectations
have had their day, and the result Is now before
xNcFe ~ 0d0TJH OF COtJn mltlb passing Jay
day from full timo to short time from short time q
closing. The mill owners tired Of working their
ma.n,nssy 70 no psont or msntsinng those VINO cs.
private benevoence The operatives haze exhausted their
sags out their credit sold their furniture and at
Boards Of Guardians and relieving officers. This how
ever, is not the most miserable result letter pub
scrbsd the sad straits TO which tho poor factory gs
reduced and the appeals to which they driven
There cannot be heart IN these islands that will feed
NJ uir init no mn in Nut dsv
and reduced to breathe in under tone the casual
passer byCanno you do something to help uss, Cam
not we do something TO help them? Woro there the least
hope of that miserable in the States ending within
the few months that vie men assigned to II, should
Be- s9 ss 10 IL ssas
In the Union Of Ashton Lyme there about
Ave thousand receiving relief compared with half that
number the bad times four years ago. and little
than q third last year. In the Union OF Blackburn
there are moro than ten thousand receiving RELIEF,
Compared with less than half that number four years
ago, and little moro than quarter last year.. The
Bolton Union Is somewhat less dependent on cotton and
matters only about Is cent worse than last
In Burnley Union than twice many receiving
relief last year and good many more than In the
Taa icn a. o snu nsnnors astara wsrS vesr Zoo
Chorley Union half many again. in Chorlton Union
third more; in Washington Union about twice as many
in Liverpool % 900. against IA 900 last year, in Mac
cesied Union quarter more than last year; IN Man
chester township near 900 or more than twice az
many last year In Oldham Union tire ters
than last year. Preston Union about IL 500, be-
tween two and three times as many as last year in
Rochdale Union twice as many as last year; IN
Stafford Union, three quarters more; in Stockport
Union three times many In these Unions alone there
mol less ton SO 900 more persons receiving relief thda
there Hs last year, when manufacturers
already reducing their produce, and keopng their mills
oncn mo for kindness than profit. These 900 per-
have been driven from their only employment to
the hard necessity Of demanding relief and above
the applicants of period which might be called one Of
anxiety and approaching distress. Yet arc assured
those so coo additional paupers do not at all represent e
nlpster made absolutely destitute ~ the dearh IF co1o
AID thore are behind them many thousands badly os
whom nothing will induce TO come forward and parade
their. misery 70 tho world
Now, what Is to be doaes Leeds suffers Sheffield sur
fers; even birmingham suiers-thcrc are three thou
sand more spaupefsn there than last year this time
At Coventry there three times many; such
Unions stokeupon-Trent and Fccesall Bierlow
suffering considerably. Enterprise Is tagging at many
other places for people do not know how soon the Hood
may reach them DO they much OF. Of the cotton
district But the other day 200 persons were starved to
death, nercfuliy sulocated In c0alpit. With
the wives and children, here about 600 persons
thrown on tho public benevoence The details for
them deep and peculiar interest, and f70 GOO
flowed in with scarcely an invitation. Probably
hundred times tta. number Of vlcnss SUFFER
ing only rrotracel form of Me to,tres, and
we are almost afraid to plead for them there are SO many
scrupes and difficulties Has not cotton produced ioakA
and ariaocraey Of as oony Has It not been stated,
without contradiction, that i've millions, and indeed
much have been made by this very rise in prices
which call the cotton dearth Have not OF the
mill owners themselves laid up stocks, and then sold
thom at great prohtndy, ~v.n for exloGon to Ncso
Fork? = y Would that something would inspire .
millionaire or two to address themselves to tho noble
and necessary Of supplying hepmeets for all these
scattered and solitary Adams But cannot wait for
this. We must look ahead and watch the peril in
course. Here fearful OF restitution that may
any day prove great for tho local 1t must
not be too adopted by the State baa may be to-
late, and meanwhile 1t must not be forgotten by any
whom 1t may concern
Dcstftution OF the Artisans OF Belgium.
AN ARMY SUBSCRIPTION IN AID OF THE TRADESAEN.
The Belgian Minister OF War has addressed to tho
Generals commanding territorial divisions, Generals Of
infantry cavalry, and to all the chiefs OF corps the
following Circular
Anrt 1890