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Look at the country from which we have derived so many of our institutions. Our ancestors began this system in the forty-third year of Elizabeth-they began with the very measures we are now pursuing-they put out the children of the poor-and they supplied the parents with work--and what has been the consequence? in fifteen years the poor of England have multiplied tenfold-and here, in this new country, they have doubled in ten years-Look at the example set before our eyes on the other side of the Atlantic. In England there is public support for the poor-in Scotland there is none-in England paupers are swarming-in Scotland they are scarcely to be found.

He said that it was not impossible to break up this system-if done gradually, its total abolition might be without diffculty accomplished. Look at us, sir, in the country-with us there is not one pauper to one hundred inhabitants-in some neighbourhoods, not one to two hundred-while here, I understand, you are supporting from ten to twelve thousand people. Sir, it is monstrous! You come up to your legislature for laws-and we can send them to you in bundles--but they will do no good-continue your system, and they will go on increasing. Instead of looking for laws and taxes, inquire how do paupers come? In the first place, your city is open to all comers-that, it is true, you cannot help-but when the poor of other states or other countries have flowed into it, instead of warning them that they cannot stay, that they must find some means of support or starve, you welcome and provide for them-no, sir, send them to us in the country-we have room enough for them-we will give them six and eight shillings a day in the summer time-do this, and make no provision to maintain them, and you will eventually prevent pauperism entirely. The gentleman illustrated his doctrine by the example of a young man, a cartman for instance, who set out well, and falling into bad company gradually abandoned and ruined himself-at his death his property is divided, and his wife and children go to the Alms House. Sir, asked Mr. S., had this young man, when he started, had fall warning that unless he supported the wife of his bosom, and the children of his own body, that wife and those children must starve-that if he did not provide no provision would be made-can you believe he would so easily have yielded and fallen? no, sir,--he lulled his conscience with the secret thought that if he did not provide for them, the public would; a great palace of charity would open its doors, and give them as good, perhaps a better, maintenance than he could earn.

Mr. S. proceeded to notice another topic of the report, the diminution of tippling houses. He acknowledged and lamented their number, (he had that day heard of FIFTY-FIVE in one square in Bancker-street,) but he was astonished that gentlemen should look for any great result from his source. What reduction could be effected? at the very utmost you cannot cut off more than half of their number-and what would this do? You have now one tippling house to every fifteen houses-suppose it was reduced one half, you would still have a dram shop to every thirty houses. Could pauperism be materially affected by such a plan as this? and this, he repeated, was the utmost that could be effected. The interest and influence of the gr ocers (he meant no disrespect to them, would never allow of a greater reduction. Public sentiment would not admit of more-it was universally held that people had a right to make sugar, and if they had right to make sugar they had the same right to make rum of it—and if they had a right to make rum, they had a right to sell it—and if one man had a right to sell it, another had the same right. This made it a difficult and invidious task to curtail the licenses.

He again called the attention of the audience to the 5th report of the society, and observed that the celebrated Mr. Malthus (author of the essay on population) had proposed as the only remedy of pauperism a prospective plan-which contemplated that no child born after a certain period should be entitled to any public support as a pauper. This was the only thorough remedy-it must be gradual-but it will be sure-and let this be fully explained to the poor themselves that they may not be taken by surprise-but may understand that the measure is aimed at their real good. We were bound to do this-let it be done from the pulpit and the press-let them all know beforehand that if they flocked to this city it was either to work or to starve. Let this once be known and the lazy among the poor will turn their backs, you will see them no more.

Every body knew that full grown men were not reformed but hardened by punishment-it might do something with children-but not with adults. We raised

great palaces and called them houses of penitence-it was a misnomer—they produced no penitence at all-but rather prepared the inmates for farther crimes. Here the gentleman related an anecdote of a decent man in his neighbourhood, who was suddenly absent, and after three years suddenly appeared again-when asked where he had been, he replied that he had been "on a visit to his country house at Greenwich"—why, sir, with us they call it "going to College!” (laughter and applauses.) Surely this was a burlesque upon punishment. The report made a distinction between paupers in general and involuntary paupers—this was a distinction he could not clearly comprehend.

Mr. Sedgwick closed by recommending the religious instruction of the poor. He said he had that day visited one of the free schools, and described with much animation the interesting spectacle presented by the children-and paid a deserved compliment to the people called Quakers. Our happy institutions could not be expected to continue unless religious instruction was given to the mass of the community-it was too late to ask what was the benefit of children's committing to memory verses from the Bible—the ag› of infidelity, he trusted, was past-the mass of enlightened public sentiment was getting fast the other way-one reason, perhaps, for this was, that we had no religious establishment to force men by its oppression to infidelity-no man or set of men can force their creed upon the conscience of their neighbours, the public mind was free, and had freely decided in favour of the truth. Let us put the book of truth into the hands of our poor, and into the hands of their children-it is the book of eternal life—this will teach them sobriety, and industry, and economy, and all those virtues which are the best and most effectual preventives of pauperism He had been told that the Sunday schools were flagging in this city-he did not believe it*-they would not flag. But he learned, with alarm, that there were in this city fifteen thousand families who never attend public worship, and receive no religious instruction of any kind. Sir, I have been in your churches-the poor are not there-it was once said, “to the poor the Gospel is preached"-but here it must be said, " to the poor the Gospel is not preached." This was wrong-wholly wrong-it must be remedied, or it would destroy the best interests of our city.

Mr. Sedgwick was followed by HIRAM KETCHUM, Esq., who made an apppeal to the audience on the pecuinary situation of the society. He dwelt, modestly, on its utility-adverted to the period of its origin-the documents which had proceeded from it-the impression which had been made on the public mind-the institution of the Savings Bank and stated that, besides the funds of the society being exhausted, the managers were $400 in advance, out of their own pockets. He invited gentlemen present to subscribe for membership, and the ladies to exert their influence in favour of their doing so. He concluded his speech with some affecting observations on the number of poor children who were every year sacrificed for want of instruction and patronage. We might as well, nay better, lead them out to the funeral pile-then their sufferings would end with this world, but, it is,there was too much reason to fear they are destroyed for ever.

SUMMARY.

Jew's Society-The agent of the A. S. M. C. J. the Rev. Mr. Frey, is pursuing the object of his mission with success. In New-Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, &c. much christian liberality has been manifested, as will be seen by the list of colletions and donations, which we publish every month.

R. MILFORD BLATCHFORD, Esq. of this city, has been elected Treasurer of the

*It is but too true.

Society; and to him all communications relating to the pecuniary concern of the society must be addressed.

It is stated in many papers that the society "is now negociating for 20,000 acres of land on the canal in" this state "to give employment to emigrant Jews from Europe" &c. The late revered president of the society devised 4,000 acres of land in Pennsylvania, for supplying Jewish settlers with farms of 50 acres each, and left it optional with the society to receive that, or $1000 within two years, A committee of the Directors have this subject under consideration but as yet they bave been unable to make any very definite report to the board.

Donations.--Received by the American Bible Society, during the month of January, 1823:

To constitute ministers members for life

To constitute laymen members for life

Donation, $3-annual subscriber, $3
Donations from Bible Societies

Payments for Bibles

Bibles issued 1805, and 2443 Testaments-value, $2,079 93.

Eight new auxiliaries were recognized in January.

$ 90 00

30 00

6 00

575 13

3331 77

$4032 90

Received by the United Foreign Missionary Society, during the month of December, 1822, $616 67.

Received by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, from 13th December to 12th January, $4,085 67, also, part of a legacy, $750, and donations in clothing, &c. amounting to about $1000.

Received by the American Education Society, during the month of January last, $1,765 25.

India-Late intelligence received from Mr Fyvie, at Surat, state that 10,000 Guijuratee tracts have been given away since the press began to work there. The New Testament, in the same language, has been printed in eight parts, and 1000 have been distributed A second native school, of about 50 children of the Dhera Hindoos, who eat carrion! has recently been established. In printing the Old Testament they had proceeded to the end of Leviticus, and expected to have the whole of the pentateuch printed off by the close of March last.

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At Malacca on the 27th of May last, the Rev. WILLIAM MILNE, D. D., a valuable and devoted Missionary of the London Missionary Society, Dr. M. was the author of several learned works on the Literature of China, the historian of the first ten years of the Chinese mission, and superintendent of the AngloChinese college. The London Evangelical Magazine, for January, 1823, contains some interesting notices of his life and last moments, but we have not room for them at present

At Bethlehem, Penn., on the 31st January last, in the 79th year of his age, the Rev. JOHN HECKEWELDER He spent the early part of his life as a missionary among the Indians. He possessed those qualities which command love, esteem, veneration and respect; and contributed largely to the cause of humanity and religion by his justly celebrated work on the history, manners, and customs of the aborigines of America. We hope to be furnished with a memoir of this excellent

man, who was the ornament of the United Brethren's Church, and the Christian profession.

At New-Haven, Conn., the hon. JONATHAN INGERSOLL, L.L. D., lieutenant governor and president of the senate of that state, in the 76th year of his age. "He was from early life a member of the Episcopal church. His piety to God, and good will to men, were evidenced by his Christian deportment, his faith, and his practice."

Notices and Acknowledgments.

Reviewer Reviewed, Christian Union, Mr. Strong's Sermon, &c.—From among the communications on these subjects with which our correspondents have favoured us, we have selected that of "C. U.," which will be concluded in our next number, with such remarks as the subject seems to us to demand. What we have already published will, we trust, be a sufficient assurance to "Laicus," and "Depulsor," of our willingness to let "both sides be heard," although we decline inserting them, and although they should differ from us in sentiment.

"A. B." is so manifestly ignorant of both the doctrines of the Gospel and the English language, that his "latter request" was immediately complied with.

"A Morris-County-Man" is received. His opinions do not appear to us to be supported by such a train of reasoning, or Scripture authority, as to lead any one, not already convinced of their correctness, to adopt them. It will be returned according to direction.

"Practical Education, No. VI.," came too late for this number. "Amicus," will have an early insertion.

We have received the 3rd annual report of the M. S. of the Synod of S. C. and Geo., which shall receive an early notice.

Our subscribers who have not paid for the 8th volume of this work are requested to reconsider the notice on p. 406, No. 13 of this volume.

Our Brother Editors.-"We would suggest to our brother editors the expediency of giving credit for summary, as well as other articles which we copy from each other's papers." Boston Recorder.

On this subject we have exercised our patience for nearly four years, without any intimation of our being dissatisfied with the weekly and monthly plagiarisms committed on our work. We agree entirely with the Editor of the Recorder, and hope his useful suggestion will not be lost upon the parties interested.

Chalmers on Sabbath Schools.-This pamphlet should be perused by every Sunday School teacher, and other persons engaged in promoting the spread of the Gospel at home. It may be had at this office.

Book for Seamen.--A small volume, entitled, " Accounts of shipwrecks and other disasters at sea, designed to be useful and interesting to mariners," by the Rev. Dr. Allen, President of Bowdoin College, Me, has just appeared. We have not seen the work, but understand that it is well calculated to answer its design.

Bristed's "Thoughts on the Anglican and American-Anglo Churches," is published in London.

Scott's Family Bible.-By our list of advertisements it will be seen, that the first volume of the 9th American edition of this Bible has just been published.-The terms are very low, and we hope every family that can, will possess themselves of this valuable work.

An abstract of the 6th report of the American Bible Society-Notice of "A second letter to the Earl of Liverpool, by Mr. Scholefield"-Mission to the Osages -Palestine mission-and several other articles prepared for this number are unavoidably deferred.

CIVIL RETROSPECT.

FOREIGN.

Europe.-The congress at Verona has at length risen.

The results

of its deliberations in respect to the affairs of the southern and eastern quarters of Europe are as yet unknown. It was agreed to be permitted to France to protect itself against the revolutionary principles of Spain, and this permission, it was said, was obtained by a great exercise of diplomatic skill on the part of the representative of France at the congress in consideration of the abilities displayed, the French negotiator was elevated by his king to a higher rank in the peerage and every thing was supposed to portend war to Spain and to revolutions at large. But upon presenting to the French cabinet the note to be addressed to the Spanish court, prepared by this minister, and supposed to express his warlike views, it was not agreed to, and one of a more pacific character adopted. Upon this the French minister resigned, and the general impression again has become favourable to the continuance of peace. This impression we deem correct. We do not place our belief upon the language of the French court so much as upon the resignation of the minister: this could not have taken place if the course of France was expected by him to be war; since if only a short delay, and a pacific overture, had only been intended in the course actually taken by France, no opposition to his views would have existed: as it was known that the conditions of the overture would not be accepted and such a preface would have been but a consistent opening to schemes of violence and bloodshed. We cannot think that France, composed as its society now is of materials so inflammable, and so heterogeneous, and needing so much the healing effect of time on its internal wounds, would suffer itself to be led, or even driven, into war merely to suppress revolutionary principles, a purpose of all others the most apt to produce mischief in the nation which undertakes it.

Spain in the mean-time, both for purposes of internal security and external defence, is augmenting its armies, increasing its resources and exhibiting an attitude very unlike that of submission or of abandonment of its principles.

England, we are truly happy to understand, was averse to the interference of France in the concerns of Spain, and it is attributed, in a very considerable measure, to the influence of the Duke of Wellington, that the course of France is so pacific.

We do not learn what has been determined on as to the affairs of Russia, Turkey and Greece. The Greeks are carrying on the war with rigour and success, particularly on the ocean. The Greek sailors, with very signal intrepidity, have burnt another fleet of Turkish ships,

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