Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-09-29


return of Ulysses Ithaca, as described in the Odys
sey thus =
The man for wisdom's various renownd,
Long exercised in wees, oh muse! resound;
Who, his had wrought the destined fall
OF sacred Troy, and azed her Heavenbult v ali,
Wandering from CLINE TO cline observant strayd,
Their Eanaers noted, and their states surveyed.
On stormy seas, unnumbered tolls he bore,
Safe with his friends gain his natal sflere:
Vain tolls! their impous folly dared TO prey
On herds devoted to the god of day;
The god vindic,iye doom'd them more
iAii men unblessd y to touch that natal shore
Celestial muse and TO our world relate Odyssey Book
The annexed is the exordium in The report. Read
and admire -
Before entering upon the r ohjec, Of the resolution,
The Commissioners deem II proper to PREMISE
Place before the public many OF The facts
Contained ia the following report,
An imperative duty on their par.
TO reply the expressed inquiries the City Government
Into the condition OF the departments lhem;
While they do not shrink from this duty,
They viii endeaver TO perform il in such manner
As their station demands avoiding, consistent
The expression of opinions,
Whenever they would bear upon vdua; entering
Upcn the involuntary task Of reviewing
The acts ofther predecessors" withihat
Feeling Of respect, due to fellow citizens selected
And gratui,ossly engaged in public duty;
Which, experience has taught us, subjects
Its ncunbeDs 10 severe animsdverons, and
Affords no other reward than That which results
From upright motives, and being
The aaoners OF immense bounty to
The poor and miserable
Here II will be perceived that both Ulysses and the
Commissioners enter upon their wanderings and their
discoveries with the same deep emotions concerning
the duty they have TO perform. But let us proceed
The following is highly wrought fight from the re-
port
The adult male department, comprising
stewards charge Of inmates, and their portion Of
wasin a filthy and ragged condition;
Esh3lung throughout, evidence Of neglect
70 p Se see e. Of ans regard
OF poor and scani provisions, and
~ ana.allnlg applications Tor reief
Numerous and 5eluntary.
Many sssre ,gitsOui ssrts; their other clothing
Ia miserable cosien aestue u sheets and blankets
And The bedding they had in use
In the baildng assigned TO colored subjects was
A. ssh,sian q sSssd misery and It's eonconiiant
In any public receptacle for even the most abandoned
Had o. scts for is highest coms,seration, was
neglect and hlh, putre ia.on and vermin
Ofsysem or subordnation
Apparel and the same bedding. had been
Alternately used by the sick The diving the convaescen
And those In health, for long period,
As We were INFORMED ~ INMATES
Tint il would have created contagion as
The warm season came the air
Seeming 10 carry poison with every breath.
The recoll-ctions which are too sckeniag
Recurring % the Middle House,
The eating hal Of the males should be
Noticed a. Far from decen, cleanl,ress in It's
6enerai appearance. III was unprOyhcd
With the requisite dishes and spcoss,
And the occupsnts were l.und
Using their fingers, OF the latter. 10 take up
Their food
From the information of inmates and others we learn
That he be-. .icA reoms bad not been tswsshsd
va, osn .sr y az 1nG,es sTs 'ae
wthsat the used next the skin,
.g s sas. ss s, a s, S ,Sta tT AS'S"'''
We will not lenctben out this tale 81 misery,
BY describing ~ suffering and NEGLECT
o. particular cases which would pressna pi,!ure
Al Intention Of casting odium upon individuals
We s.y that, as whole
Great neglect and ind ference towards
Us mserah. iama,es, and calculated,
From u hlhy state and neglect q ventilation,
To produce eontagion, ualess
immediately cesnsea and purified.
About thirty fenal. ,ta,e prisoners occupied,
As PAY inmate, one section Of the building
Allotted 20 the Peni,sntary and chaos regned
Those passages are all highly wrought by our
modern poet, but we can match him with the follow.
ing from Homer-Pope's translation -
Around, the rnan,sn in . circle shcne,
4 rural portieo ofrugged .ese:
Ills industrious hands had raised the ple)
se %i With o1s e@ ps,e"eIhf@T 0''
AID strong 9Th pses py mr n,, weary stroke
Frequent and thick within the space were read
Tsy, ,% .,Dsu s the q BIS hers
The males without "a smaller race reoandi
stock by daily luxury decreased;
Now scarce four hundred left. These 10 defend,
-Four savage dogs, watchiul guard, attend 80.
Ody az, Book nv.
The difference Of manners, not spirit is apparent
In the age Of Homer -four savage dogs are the
watchfs guardians OF their palacos--now we put FIVE
or six poets at the head OF such an establishment
Again the palace Of Ulysses and Penelope is not equal
10 the palaces Of the poor in New York. They probs-
bly, have no, such prosperous trade in the island of
Ithaca as We havcia Manhattan.
The next important passages we end, relate 10 the
cooking apparatus, the kitchen utensils, the cows,
pigs, and poultry Of the pauper palace in 1886 after