The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-30
0ashrille Alniun.
WM. CAMKRON . DOL, PubIIshsr..
SATURDAY. sEPrEMBER 30. Iss5.
AuetiOneering the Poor in New
England.

| England
A few DAYS ago Che New York Jourusl of
/ Commerce said=
/ =" Il would &c, we repeat IL, more sensible
/ for the peoile Of New England who are
| given o. philanthropy aud misanthropv (ior
TIE lover Of the negro slave Is the hater Of
the white slave-ownerb if they would de-
| vote some att ntion 10 their home slaveries
and sorrow There are agonies 10 the D. or
houses OF the N0rth which humanitv mirbf
/ well seek 10 sooshe. For sena wears nast
I these Institutions have been neglected. while
the attention Of the people has been turned
% the war but It is now greatly 90 BE-
feared that OF the widows aud children of
! the ialicn soldiers, without other prov lsinn.
many must g. there. ID would De- curious
- know the rates al which the poor ere now
sold ia the Eastern States. Can any on,
furnish statistics OF this marketg"
The Hartford Comm Times suswers the
inquiry
:. In Connecticut, the State and town
white poor ON many twusl are let out 10
the lowest bidders. and we iud that the Sta;s
poor have been Bet for St,sol % s. .oaa
year; and that the towns have let their ns.,r
az rates as foil VS.: NewtoWn, geo inhabi-
iauts, $500 year last year, owing 70 the
nigh rates Of provisions, about S5o0 extra
was paid Bsrkhamstcad. 500 inha hi'auts.
the sum Of $40 was paid, and the contractor
was Mr. Mss, Of Nsw Hartford. who also
keeps the Hartford poor. Towns OF ] .00u b.
l,5oO inhabitants pay $500 20 5000 a wear.
the lowest bidder taking the paupers"
The La Crosse Wis., De Locrat comments
as follows:
What's the use OF writing about the poor
white people OF New England? God cursed
them with Auglo-SaX n blood Had these
poor wretches, whose b0ne' are sold 10 doe
tors, aud whose lean bowels are made into
speculations, been black, al over the couu-
Try, their ease would be presented 90 the
people FIR interference. But they are simply
poor, hali-starved, white w-etches Ola
men, who with toiling limbs. hobble along
10 the grave, cursed with white skin. Old
women, who, With watery ewes, turn their
wrinkled faces % their duh ears viii catch
the sound Of the paupers bearse as ID rat
ties over the stones of New England road.
Wives, whose husbands are foundations for
monuments 20 heroism. Sisters Of brave
men dead 10 battle. Children Of white pa
rents. God pity the poor whitesl The ne /
gIo is cared for BE- pious preachers sud 20
litical gamblers, out Of the public purse.
Curse them; they are poor. And white be-
sdesl Most horrible crimes!
Let them paint their skins black.
Let them knk their hair, and powder It
with burnt amber
Let them cut their eyes open and double
dive their faces; dance the breakdown, De |
fat, saucy and happy. Then all Christian" /
America Will pity them. OF late years the |
happy negroes have been giving US a break |
down in b oOd-a break down of credits |
break down Of white libetties
Let them become purified by the odor Of |
EthioPia, sud glory will burst on their vision |
instantly.
Churches viii be opened.
Fairs will be held.
Taxes viii be collected.
Bayonets VII De ground.
Blood will dow like water.
Armies will be raised.
Deb's will be heaped upon US as worth |
less ocean weeds are heapcd on Euri-heaten /
shores.
Tax payers Of Clnnecticutl black up your |
poor! and the Government viii support |
them, and land them ] safe in Abraham's |
bosom.
Black them-"shine 'em upw and the 4
West will support them for you.
Step this way, gentlemen, the sale is about /
to open. Here is the ace 20 make money /
Here is a fine lot Of poor wretches 20 be sold |
to the highest hidderl First is an old man,
eighty winters living. How little for him /
He dOa't eat muChi His teeth are all out /
Examine his tlabby gums, ladies and gen
tlemeni His appetite is poor! He cannot /
hesr what YOU say about him He cant |
see the dirt IN his porridge He can't talk /
plain and don't 60 visiting Gone dollar Il
week % NV cooi friends, this is evtortiou.
He is old. You can feed him on broth, and
sleep him in a hog pen Down he goes TO
Deacon Skinst9ues, for ninety ccnts week!
Let as pray!
And here GENES next on the catalogue. an
Did Tensile OF seveniy-six years OF age.
Hurrah for the DAYS Of 20! She is old and
blind. She eats coarse mush and Niger
molassesi She don't get 10 the way-iust
sits aUd dro0ls and mumbles 10 the chimney
sofner all day and sleeps on "a pile # rags
a. night. Her son is noted Abolition
preachcr-a bright star Of Puri anismi
How little for her? She has bad thing
against hrr-she is white cone dollar "a
week - "Tis awful! Her daughter, Mrs.
Hon -. will keep for that. 10 don't
cost dime "a week b keep her. And down
she goes 10 brother p. NITROUS for six shh-
ings a week. Let as prgyl
And here, patriotic CAKES Of humanity, |
baked on Plymouth Rock-hcrs Is war
white ADD very poor! She is
'0rty years old. aud Is cursed with SIX white /
children Her husband was Michael
)'Brien, a fool Of an lrishmau, who went 60
The war without getting bounty lie was
luckily killed His widow viii be sold o.
he lowest bidder, snd the brats thrown 10;
she can earn money by washing, and her
children will soon be able % earn their
Keeper money. How little, gentlemen
Figure close She will cara twice her board,
and YOU eau draw school money for her
children. Down she goes 90 Deacon Right
sous Tor twenty shilliugs a week Let rs
1rayf
The sale stands adjourned until We can /
Intend nigge- picnic, clam bake and bar
Decue, 70 We ldome our deer brothers TO free
dom. Ladits will look sweet as possible,
md white men viii stand the expense. |
After the picnic the sale will be continued |
Lff rs n-au