The herald., 1837-03-03
THE HER AID. j



early--not 10 come in greater squads than TWO or
three hundred al a time. We also advise the admi
rers of the Herald to keep ceo calm and consderate
and by no means to lose their sleep by night for
thinking Of this great document. Martin Van Buren,
begins the most wonderful career that ever man went
through-so will be his Inauguralso will be his Mes
sages-so will be the whole course of his life. Dur
ing his Presidencyhis extatc, his enchanting Presi
dency, lovely and beautiful women will reach their
highest degree of influence retirement beauty, and
grace. Now begins the age of love and virtue.
A AVIsIT TO BELLEVUE PRIsoN.-Rumors have for
some ne been afioat respecting the management
and unhealthy condition of Bellevue prison; and only
a short time since, heard counsel declare in open
court, that SO foul the malaria, within its pre-
cncts that he could not venture TO his clients,
but at the risk of contagon and of life. We were
rather surprised the assertion at the time; for hav
ing frequent occasions to visit the prisoners in the
faithful discharge of public duties and having
hitherto escaped all the dreadful maladies said to be
psnt up within its walls we determined on the first
leisure opportunity 10 inspect the prison more mi
nutely than we had formerly dene and if the case
were as represented toarouse the strong pub
c opinion, against the continuance Of prison misrue.
Yesterday owing 10 the adjournment Of our law
courts, afforded US the desired opportunity and we
accordingly bent our steps towards those gates, with
in whose boundaries almost every grade of vice. sin
and shame is enclosed.
On our way we naturally fell into contemplation.
Ghastly remenbrances fitted across our brain-,he
murderer, the burglar, the hghwayman, even the pet
ty thief did not escape passing notice.
How many in fifteen years experience and remn-
scence of criminal jurisprudence, had we not in
the freshness and vgor of manhood consigned the
ignominy of the scaiiola or the gyve How many,
woman, had we not beheld
Lnrcd ~ false Williams from their native homes,
running for brief space the intoxicating round of vi
cious pleasure and then step by STEP sinking into the
lowest depths Of degradation and Of crime.
Woman is indeed strange anomaly y-naure's grand
rddle-insolved and insovable. Unlike the male sex
if she err-nay if suspicion of erring only be
whispered against her, she is almost invariably lost
forever. For her the
facilis est dessnsus averni,
Is peculiarly applicable. Once entered on the down.
ward path ofi 10 retrograde is all but beyond her
power. For her there is outstreched hand to aid
her to regain the she has lost Too often in
deed is she hurried her reckless way by those who
by word Of tenderness and mercy, might save her
frem perdlhon-but
Every tear may claim
Except fallen sisters shame
With man il is indeed vastly different He sinks |
but he may rise again to the surface Of society He
may do more-he may attain eminence and power |
his bygone vices shall become venial and be no |
more remembered ifnot forgiven His own right arm
is his acquired fame's defender, and an uawelcsme
truth may cost the hearts blood of its pronouncer
With woman, except in mere isolated instances, the
very reserve OF all this is her fate. With her
The Only way her skame o sover.
To hide her guilt from ev'y oe,
To wiring the bosom Of her lover,
Her only not he'd s-fo die,
But we are at Bellevue prison gates
Having entered we commenced our inspection. We
found every thing in clesnly orderly condition, and
we could not help paying Mr.. Daniel Lyons the |
keeper of the prison, compliment for the assiduty
and attention he must bestow, to ensure such happy
resulls from his management
Having visited the various departments-the public |
washing room &c, we proceeded to the kitchen. We
found here preparing various kinds of meat all of ex-
ccllen quality; vegetables ditto; and the large bas-
ferent prisoners was in judgment, of far better
quality, than is retailed at many of our bakeries and
groceries,. The female department in particular was
IN excellent ORDER and from the appearance of several
of the prisoners, we make no doubt that they find
themselves there, in a state of comparative happiness
compared with the misery they have endured before
their incarceration.
The present age has justly been described as the
age Of cani' and TO this and this only is be attr
buted the various melancholy relations we continn-
ally hear Of the suflerings and privations of "poor
prisoners" Why the rascals, many Of them were
never well oil in their lives, and this sckly phan-
thropy for criminals Is generally put forth by those
from whom homes, industry IN distress" would wiring
no compassion, and receive no aid.
We beg TO assure all tlmid lawyers that they may
enter the PRISON without risk and that its diliceat
humane and gentlemanly keeper, will afford them
every accommodation, while consulting with their
r.spccfablc clients in his power
By reference to our Corporation proceedings il will
be seen that these rumors have been investigated by
a committee appointed bythe Board of Aldermen, and
that Mr. Lyons has been completely exonora,cd from
the charges preferred against him.
PnoTs.-Three legislatures have been at work du-
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