Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-09-19
9aiIg Gmptre,
New England Poor.

Brick Pomeroy, of the La Crosse (Wis
Democrat, recently copied an article from
the Hartford Tlmes entitled "Auctioneering
the Poor, y to which he appends the following
forcible and earnest comments:
What's the use of writing about the poor
white people of New England God cursed
them with Anglo-SAxon blood Had these
poor wretches whose bones are sold to doctors
and whose lean bowels are made into specu-
| lations, been black, all over the country their
case would be presented to the people for
interference. But they are simple poor, halt
starved white wretches Old men, who with
toiIing limbs hobbe along to the grave cursed
with a white skin. Old women, who with
watery eyes turn their wrinkled faces to their
dull ears will catch the sound of the pau pers'
bearse as it rattles over the stones OF a New
England road Wives, whose husbands are
foundations for monuments TO herosm Sisters
OF brave men dead in battle. Children of
white parents God pity the poor whites |
The negro is cared Tor by pious preachers aud
political gamblers, out of the public purse,
| Curse them--they are poor And white be>
sides Most horrible cr,mesl
Let them paint their skins black Let them
kink their HAIR, and powder it with burnt um-
ber. Let them cut their eyes open and double
lip their faces; dance the break-down, be fat,
saucy and happy. Then oil OF Christian Ame.
rica will pity them. Of late years the happy
negroes have been giving Us a breakdown in
blood-a breakdown OF credit--A breakdown
OF white liberties.
Let them become purified by the odor of
Ethiopia, and glory will burst on their vision
instantly
Churches will be opened
Fairs will De held
Taxes will be collected.
Bayonets will be ground,
Blood will flow like water.
Armies will be raised.
Debts will be hesped upon US as worthless
ocean weeds are beaped upon surf beaten
shores.
Taxpayers OF Connecticut Black up
your poor, aud the Government will support
them and land them cafe in Abraham's bo.
som.
Black them over--"shine EN- upl" and the
West will support them for you
step this way, gentlemen, the sole is about
to open. Here is the place to make money!
lere is fine lot OF poor wretches to be sold
to the lowest bdderl Being white the Gov.
ernment does not want the lot We will sell
their keeping to the lowest bidderl FIRST is
for hiu1 He don't eat much His teeth are
all out Examine his Aabby gums ladies
and gentlemen His appetite ID poor He
can't hear what you szy about him He
| can't see the dirt in his porridge. He cant
talk plain, and don't go visiting, "0ne dollar
a week !" My God, friends, this is extorton.
lie is old You can feed him ou broth, and
sleep him on straw. Down he goes to Deacon
SkiEstones for nineteen cents week Let
us pray.
And here comes next on the catalogue al
old female seventy-six years of age. Hurrah
for the days Of '76l She is old and blind
She sats coarse mush and niger molasses
She don't get in the way-just sits, drools
aud mumbles all the day, and sleeps on pile
of old rags at night. Her son is noted
Abolition preaeher--a bright star of Puri.
tanism How liptle for her2 She has bad
thing against her--she is white Cne dollar
. week 'Tis awfuit9 Her daughter, Mrs
Hon., will keep her for that. 1t don't
cost a dime a week to keep her And down
she goes to Brother r. Nutious for q shilling
week, Let us pray
And here, pslrouc cakes OF humanity,
baked on Plymouth Rock, here is u war wld.
ow--verY white and very poor She is forty
widow will be sold TO the lowest bidder, and
the brats thrown in She can earn money
by washing, and serve to practice vicious
sons on til they become hushands--all for
nething And her children will soon be able
70 earn their keeper money. How little, gen.
iemen3 Figure close She will earn twice
her board, and you can draw school money
for her children. Down she goes TO Deacon
Righteous for twenty cents a week Let us
prdyi li ta .s.r,
The sale stands adjourned till we can at
tend niger picnic, clambske and barbAque,
TO welcome our dear brothers to freedom
ladies will look sweet as possible, and white
men will stand the expense. After the pic
nic The sale will be continued Lei Us pray
NoTE-It may not be known TO oil Of our
readers that in several OF the States of piOus,
philanthropic, Puritanic New England, the
poor Of the town are put up ct auction TO see
who will keep them cheapest--which means
who hat the heart to feed them least, so as to
make money out OF the operation. The con.
sequence is that the panpers here, are in
many instances subjected to indscribsble sui
lering at the hands OF praying, psaln-singing,
hypocritieal sknAints.