Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-07
Poor Folks.

Poor FOLKS,
Connected with this Office some ten or fifteen years
ago 10 the capacity of clerk collector was very no.
torious hdivdual-que famous as the rosy and ever
smiling Commodore, with his fascinating baro-the
charm of ali female beholders, VINO frequently loter
around the OfHes to get peep at him. The individual
Of whom VIC speak-Eewton Hill by nsme-wss known
to all the people Of Richmond, old and young. He was
mn OF free speech, lived fully up to- hisincome and
littl beyond, and never had surplus copper Accord
ing o the designation of parties at that day. he was
dam ing Democrat-whch he interpreted to mean high
ton, d gentleman, who never dined before oeocA.-
Dr. srockerbr6ush was the only person in the city, after
the ieath Of Judge Marshall and Nj: Wickham, Tnom
he feccgnz,d as a specimen or the genuine psmocr"
and the perfec. neutrality-suspicious. in his vocaou'
ary It will be observed tina. he gave very peculiar
sisn6ca,lou to the word Democrain embracing Judge
Narshil and Mr. W.ckham in Its meaning In this, he
somewhat rCsembled our old friend Col LArkiu White
of Hanover who long led the Democracy Of the sashes
to victory; may be live thousand years The Colonel
was Of very social turn and his. habit was to take out
With him TO his plantation of Saturday evenings OVAL
party to spend the Sabbath. Sam. Servant, John W.
Murdfugb Whit Tuns,aD Jack Psndleton and other like
fast boys, buSan bloody Wings, were invariably Of the
party Ms W., knowing her husbands invsserate De-
mocrlcy and obsery6g that bis guests we're all Wigs
vsutured to solicit ISOLATION Of the mystery. MADAM
vote with the Democrats, but associate with gem
tlemeu." Poor HUI and De-. BrOcksfbroush, governed
BY the same arisOtrso habtpdes were wont to Sc; ou
abOu. she hOarO enjoy thar meal which Is Justly
pronounced the daily goal OF every wise nuns ambition
Their way being the same they not unequenty fell to-
gsthcr and were seen proceeding with beftng dignity
sp Governor street to their respective msnsions-H to
hs, sitrs,ed where DE-; NOores church stands and
where the Resolution of 'sS ere psnaed-fOr which
he entertained becoming reverence D, B. tOhis the
present residence of President Davis. : -
I, vas The prid, aud,y of His heart, on his return
from hs dinner a, tie pne Pltrcian hour 10 vent his
rra: and fury agsn thc onOrmiy Of poverty and tte
inqs:y of poor men. Theicvery existence stirred his
gal to tn, point Of sSf,cl,on They WERE nuisance
to sociey-e fruitful source cf all the crimes
and misery Of lie; an eyesose on the face Of creation
he would exterthin.e the las: one of them. Inste.d
of catching vagran: dogs if he police would go round
town twice week, and catch every poor wretch, bag
him sad throw him into the river they wod be fender'
irg al eternal coed the whole human family Poverty
and eentility could not coe1.-the Eant.of money was
the root of all evil and there poor man YET
who wouldn't Oe asre apt to comm. a mean than an
honorable action, and who wouldn't steal IF he could do
i; with mpuuity o. if he king for one day he
would rid this fair earth of Is greatest ourss-poOF PeO-
pie.
he not reading man, bu., Ike NJ. Bolts, boast
ed that he bad never read book; Of course he had
read R,beai and did not mean his oSinrgstions
against the poor elise! to Panurgas famous gloHh
eltiOa OF poverty. They we're not effected. but we're
the homes, convictions Of his mind For when remind
ed hat decree Of determination against the psn6ysss
would embrace him'el, sithevsry appearance Of SIM
ceri he would declare bis perfect readiness to be sacr
ICED Il be could thereby deliver mankind from its great
est Ahanie and rspsOach.:
Mr. HIS scheme for lettering the condition OF man
kisd may be harS and the end itself be .atoplan and
iup-se:caSls are assured high authority that
the poor sail be with us always bu. Il is suggestive
and -eu,nisus that II i our dufv u-;ats what We
cannot At th!l i1gsment s:a'ou, aud TT those
tryioZ tines there ars uuwonted numbers Of common
humanity suffering for the neeessAres Of IfO; and Il
poverty be misfortune or sin, or crime, st i neseS
ee.s one of the sEeees, and most satisfactory pleas
u-ss in nature to minister q its relief We shall erjoy
souy pleasure ourse in ndugiag the hope that thesa
racs NAV stimulate some to contribute to the:rcef
Of a suffering fsoK being.