The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-06-06
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TowsoNr"~S. Mn. May 25th. iS6s.
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rersity ~ the inevitable consequence. of space.
plaa". aud dis-imilar peculiaritics "f people.
hhHgc is pcrc"ptibly moving the whole mas.
oi matter that coagulHtes upon this tcrraque
Gus sphere. Nature is fertile ia Dangerous con
stituents. aud all the animal world is ritz with
misrhiei aud destructive proportions. Man.
the n"st miserable animal Of all, grol,-s hi.
way IA darkness aud doubt blind rs a bat.
m all 'hr sre,ehr creatures. 1t all the ~r-tcd Kind
Nan !" tnost weak rslAmitpus and biind.
We have msny men who are truly noble anI
generous. with hearts as larg. aud warm a.
any that throb Tor other. wuo- but. a. i,
general thing. scif seems Ia be- the first grand
consideration. even 81 tho Statesman, !. = the
politician. aud asoa,y the lever. the mighty
mainspring. that keep, the machinery of the
world "a perpetual nuton. Here aud there We
find sH1 ysHeris, aud at best the greatest Adrpts
in the Vaccinations of the ag. are but f,1l..
aud strangers I" themselves.
The Pharasees are still operating hytirriti
rally, aud will. doubtless. Gpr all time. Those.
voluntary missionaries of nercy aud g,-pd vii,
towards all men. entertaining the people by
projecting great designs. building chap-ls aud
sanctuari-s and parsonagcs. collecting funds
Tor charitable purposes, ax,oriing money tby
mercantile tn.ans.l from the class Of hard
working poor people who strive On. and nn
aud ARE still ever buifettng the waves of ty
their helpless ones but a little while upon the
surface, cognizAnt VI which IL the favored host
OF pretending beneiactoTs who are contributing
and donating thousands 10 build a church,
fashionable resort for the ctiquetical and arts
tocratical Boa tons. Hut oh lrhere is the ari.toc
racy' II is all assumption. God makes no
distinction.-only by neritorious qualities. -
While their beautiful public achievements
stand out in bald alto r.iiero adorned, the far
famed edifre all frrsroe'l and vanished VA
delightful seinblAnce, receiving the approving
smiles aud patronage at the favored strangers
that come within their .syrcnic influence.
Thus held up aud " bowed sbou: ." rs tn. b..
nehccnt friend IL all deserving rxtollcd to The.
skies as the patron. Ofcharity and benc volcnc,
All this far Shon 90 'front.' hut stop aud take
y peep away down ia the ekgrouri-- behind
the orreens-in the private wake. g, n lot
of small donieils allied with the -" -niRcant
and perishablc objects 81 huma' barely
living. crushed Ia earth by povcri reum
stance. earning all they can. con 'ed Tor
the hardest kind 81 labor By "A 81. ttlnec.
(sinsll receipts for services rendered . OIL. iliv
alent Ia the work. much less io their wants.
Nevertheless. Msy E,"'i pay tcvcn {" th"sc hon
ored PhaTisecsl the highcst prices for all the
neccssaries Of life. Aud for their small iucon
venicnt aud Incompatible novels they are com
PEELED to mete ""t such enormous rents that
nothing. comparatively, isleft to live on. From
thus being taxed so heavily very little can be-
invested in any accumulative interest. Those
pulled Prctensions. giving largely the earn
ings Of the poor.l would seem 90 be mere de.
signs for selfish interest aud aggrandizement:
without derilection, the controlling element
Of the Noa Dc gHerrej charitable capitalists
could let the poorer Tin pecuniaTy substance.
have n better chance 10 live without COMPEL
ing the more acquisitive 10 resort "a stratAgeui,
population. speculation and crime. 4.