National Republican., 1877-09-04

.ai oi EteN enn growing nation. " " true tnM
anes, q Office or Of work, but many. falling to OBJ.
tun either, remain In our midst
PENNIES ~ Sor HoPE1Es.
And even the most of those who are successful find
their incJucs barely adequate 10 the most ccunoin.
iSM ,Sipr3Ii Of uemselye. and their families, and
ingS 10 contribute 10 the recfof tho indigrnt class
Recent discussions in the District pres show the
frugnlity prncticS1 by the families OF
many Of the ofiCe-hoders as iicccssary 10 keep
Within their meagre incomes lie Is said IT, bo All
adrOit ccachmnn who turns skillluily in the mar.
greater number OF families re>icut IN the District
whose heads were once but no longer, In once,
By the pSen dces,u INs SFn Of ya,urS and IN many
cases totally exlingr,ished. 1houSands Of other.
never In office, hut relying on their daily labor,
paS, there has been constant Influx into the bis
trict Of needy colored people nom the adjacent
States, aud who constitute at this moment the
Largest portion OF the ncccsSitous classes number'
ing many Thousands, without any means OF support,
The asyluns are taxed TO their utmost capacity,
the streets threatening if allowed tn swarm with
bcyyars.j and thesc destitute people upose daily
inc.rasins burden upon tho community.
1t was with the view OF discussing this moment;
weeks since and considered the project OF labor
exchango' as then proposed by our large hearted
AMI efficient Commissioner OF Agriculture. the
publication and circulation In pamphlet form of
that plan having given risc to the forming Of a
larger committee, ut whose instance aud for the
evening. You will perceive that from the incep-
tion Of thi, Increment the central idea or the pri-
c!ple underlying the whole rian has hcen to DO
giving OF mere aims. and to require
LABOR TO M PERFORMED IN RETURN FOR
extended to the needy. The anccnts were wont
It's nothing" GssInItcus or simple aims eneryste
the INDECENT who arc able 10 work. impariug their
scifTpcct whilst labor elevate, and fortifcs teIn.
In EhOtt we hold that charity IA the most effect.
i've hiCh lessens the number nf ihu>c needing Us
cxerciSe. t. arrange IN advance ftr work and
provide It for the poor who want u; 10 encourage
and favor them |, The mcaus whereby we mag
prove to them tho tIIth OF that Nin sanctioned
BY the w.,.iom Of ages: Hunger may glance IN at
the DIOR nf the fru a and industrious but Il dare
not cross tho thprshpli."
In addition to the report to which We are about
To listen second + unieT consicraton by another
permanent institution. Indcpcndcnl OF this move
mcnt Is another on smaller scale. hrt OF great
Of land In Virginia, within easy access ffSm the
To BE- owned by the subSC ribcrs 10 the nd
and cultivated in yincyar,ls-A plan which prom.
iscs q home and q subsistence to discharged
clerks and others at merely nominal cost
These. fellow citizens are the simple facts, aS
have asceriaincd from careful inquiry and obser-
walton. Cnwclcomc as the truth may hc. Il con
ffOns US, and cannot he galnsaid. How to cure or
even mitigate the evil is problem the solution Of
which may well engage the attention Of every phi
lanthrppst in The District Indeed II has occurred
to Inc frequently Of late that the propnsed perma.
nent society might embrace colonization feature,
to encourage and even promote with pecuninry aid
the emigration Of some OF the neediest among our
people Ia the southern Slatcs say to the Gulf where
u may be asccrtainei by correspondence that labor
would be In demand and he requited. and where
the mildness OF the climate dispcnses with any
great expense for fuel and clothing, whilst the
prevent any suffering from that hunger here so bit
tsrly complained Of Il strikes me that such cmi'
grafton would be the least expensive mode of con.
Ia .Ir fs=.I
aud ought i, te welcome alternative TO those now
| threatened with starvation. Another feature and
one which for years has been with me q subject Of
Thought ss worthy Of adoption, even II standing
alone, might be
ABurEAU FOR ADVANCING SMALL SUNS
Of money on the pledge Of personal effects. Omen
dci,rs for instant isc would gladly secure the re
duty. and yet would suner. BY placing Il In th,
hands Of some vampire OF pewnbroker the los,
Of s:yerai times the amount q borrowed; ~ ! dou6
like the French Mount de Piete. but conducted BY
person OF perfect probity, and with privacy and
deiicacy-wOuldb he Of infinite service TO the mcri
torious Few can roalizc the present pressing need
OF thousands who In former years were In com
fortable circumstances and with what JOY they
would embrace an opportunity TO get command Of
iew dollars in the manner indicated, II dealing
with truly upright and conscientious party:
o s. rp sfs you nass m S
rate. Is our Offering 10 our fellow man and rs ou'
incense 70 God Let every man In this little Con.
Join In tlils benefaction. Let every woman asi
herself H. like her sister Of old. "she hath don't
what she could" II was a woman who said ,ha
I'VE rich only through what VIC give and pOn
only through what We rfusc"-a psraphrdse o
Marx Anthony exclamation: we have lost al
excerpt what we have given away"
Is there man who hesltatcsf let him hehol,
his brother with arms crossed In enforced ldlcness
surrounded by his pale " Io and children
c,amOrous for bread as he uttess those sad word,
There u again no work todayr Behold hi
clsmmy forehead and shiverinR form, and tell m
IL ever chill so shook mans fsme as does this chill
Is there woman who hesltatesr let her entc
the home Of the widow and the orphan, and tel
!. me n ever fever burned into the human heart q
does this Fever Of despair as with trcmui voic
oh. ye. my friends. for the hand OF God hat
touched me-
! Mr.. Bryan's remarks were received wit
great appreciation. The meeting then pro
! cected TO business. Simon Wolf, esd. wa
elected secretary. Mr.. Bryan again brief
addressed tho meeting on points which he ha
neglected In his formal address He said:
Il II Is trus that there Is not a man Or woma
: slightest poSiLle conception Of the extent, ii
depth OF intensity OF the suffering In this con
, munty at this moment There Is not day, and
may also say not an hour Of the day. that som
20 " shlvefins iaan, wearing the senblance Of II
maker, does not enter into our presence and al
zeal &C. something to he done y relieve him fro,
appeal to the gentlemen present to make II know
III this community that instant and efficient scto
l. absolutely necessary to stem the tide OF deAtit
. ton which threatens 10 cnguh a large portion
y | the community.
This is not cxoggcnted. hut the simple Co
: spoken truth and it needs the generous rcSpnn
= | ~ every man and every woman w the communal
!. To render aid and say come brother, come sistI
. solnethins shall be done for your speedy relief.
/. The Chair then called upon the commit,
!; for its report and DIR. Cox assembled the pla
= form and read
THE REPORT oF THE COMMITTEE,
which Is published above in the proccedin
% Of the committee.
Tho report was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. A. s. Sciomons moved that in accOrdan
n with the provisions Of tho report the chairm
IT appoint q committee of five TO nomina
a officers fora
!, TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION
s. The motion was carried. and the Chair q
pointed the following committee: A. 8. s.
ONIONS, N. q. Emery, John s. Hitz, 8. A.
Marks and Lewis J. Davis. The commit
10 then retired.
Is THE MARHET-HousE FRAUD.
. Mr.. Appleton 2. Clark offered the followi,
| Whereas on the alth day Of May 1870 vRlunl