Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-22
New England Poor.

Brick = BOmer0ys 81 Tue La crosse I W 20
Democrat, recently copied an article from The
Hartford Times, entitled "AuctioneeriEg the
Poor" to which he sppsnds the following forci-
BILE and earnest comments
What's the uss OF writing about the poor white
people Of New England7 God cursed them with
Anglo Saxon blood Had these poor wretches
whose bones are sold 10 doctors and whose lean
bowels are made into Expectations, been black,
all over tho country their would be presented
10 the people for interference But they are
simple. poor. halt starved white wretches Old
men, who with toilng limbs hossle along TO the
grave. cursed with white skin. Old women,
who with watery eyes turn their wrinkled faces
to their dull ears will catch the sound Of the
paupers' hearse az it rattes over the stones Of a
New England road. Wives. uhose husbands are
foundations for monuments 10 heroism Sisters
OF brave men dead in battle. Children Of white
parents. God pity the poor whites The negro
Is cared for by plous preachers and political gam
blers-ou, OF the public purse
Curse them-they are poor. And white be
sides. Most horrible crimes.
Let them paint their skins black Let them
kink their hair. and powder IL with burnt umber.
Let them cut their eyes open and double p their
faces, dance the break down. be tat, saucy and
happy. Then all OF Christian America will pity
them OF late years the happy negroes have
down OF credit-a break down of white liberties.
Let them become purified by the order OF
Ethiopia, and glory will burst on their vision in
stantly
Churches will be opened
Fairs will be held.
Taxes will De collected
Bayonets will be ground
Blood will dow like water.
Armies will be raised
Debts will be heaped upon Us as worthless
ocean weeds are heaped upon surf beaten shores
Taxpayers Of Connecticut! Black up your
poor, and the Government will support them and
land them safe in Abraham's bosom.
Black them over-"shne 'em up" and the
West will support them for you.
Step this way. gentleman, the sale is about TO
open. Here is the place 10 make money Here
Is fine lot Of poor wretehes TO be sold TO the
lowest bidder! Being white the Government
does not want the lot We will sell their keep
ing to the lowest biddeIl First ID an old man
eighty waters living. How little fer himi He
don't eat much His teeth are all out Ex-
anime his haoby gums, ladies and gentlemen
His appetite is poor He cant hear what you
say about him. De can't see the DIRT in his por-
ridge he can't talk plain and don't 90 visit
Ing. Zone dollar q week 20 Ny God, friends
this is extortiOn. He is old. You can feed him
on broth. and sleep him on straw, Now he goes
to Deacon Skinsiones for nineteen cents a week
Let as pray.
And here comes next on the catalogue an old
female seventy six years Of age. Hurrah for the
days Of rs She is Old and blind, She eats
coarse mush and niger nolasses She don't
get in the way-iust sits, dro0ls and mumbles all
the day aud sleeps on al old pile of old rags at
night. Her son is noted Abolition preacher
a bright star Of Paritanism How little for her +?
She has bad thing against her-she is white
One dollar a week lis awful Her dsugh-
ter, Mrs. Hon. -, will keep her for that 1t
don't cost a dime a week 10 keep her. And down
she goes. to Brother I. NITROUS, for a shilling 4
week. Let US pray.
And here, patriotic cakes of humanity, baked
on Plymouth Rock, here is 4 war widow-very
white aud very poor. She is forty. widow will
be sold to the lowest bidder and the brats thrown
in. She eau earn money by washing, and serve
To practice vicious sons OF till they become hus
bands-all for nothing. Ali her children will
soon be able to earn her keeper money. How
little, gentlemens Figure closet She will earn
twice her board, and you can draw school money
for her children Down she goes to Deacon
Righteousness for twenty cents week Let US
prayl
The sale stands adjourned till we can attend a
niger pic mic, clam bake and bar5aqse, to vel
come 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 Let US pray
NOTE--It may not be known to ali our read
ers that IN several OF the States OF pious. philan
thropic, Puritanic New England. the poor oil
the town are set up at auction TO sec who will
keep them cheapest-whieh means who has the
heart TO feed them least, so AZ to make money
out OF the operation. The consequence is thai
the paspers here are in many instances sub
iected TO indescribable suffering at the hand:
OF praying, psalm singing, hypccritical skin
fints.