Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-09


affair might have been made Of the most interest
ing and beautiful that seen in New York,
doubt for moment. That is ,cas made,
through the ignorance rascality folly, avarice, vanity
and vany of some Of its managers and arrangers one
of the most scandalous and cruel scenes that ever
disgraced our city, no one who saw the children in
tears, heard their cries for water" "water," and
followed them sinking and suffering to their humble
dwellings can dare to deny, however hardened in
hypocrisy they may be.
We very much desired to see the sweet little
children collected together Staten Island that
day. provided it done with proper attention to
their wants and comfort But as we expected that
the whole affair was intended to minister to the
pride and cupidity of few hypocrtes and foels we
objected to il first, and only withdrew oppos
ton when assured that sufficient number Of kind
hearted ladies would attend TO the wans.of the chill.
dren and prevent them from suffering fatigue, hun
ger, and thirst.
Previous the 18th Of July the parents Of the poor
children received notice to have the best clothes
they could afford for the children and many parent
Jared scantily for several days. order to deck out
their offspring who to be led ornarnented like
lambs to be sacrificed at the shrine of foly PRIDE
and yillany. On the Sd the conductors, or rather
misconductors, issued the following
NoricE PARENrs-The parents of scholars
formed that the plan of arrangement for the 4h July
has been formed BY the committee with much prudesce
and deberaton that ever, confidence may be felt that the
will be ofccmort and those who unite with
The committee with desire carry out successfully
their good intentions have to that the parents will give
their children caution obedience Of
always in large assemblies and particularly
this They earnestly the children
may bring money that day. gnpooder 1re crackers,
torpedos it will interfere very much with the propr
ETY. and order Of the occasion Abundant will be
uteusy distributed constantly through the day Be pune
tua 10 the hour Of sending your children We shall leave
dock at A. NJ and land again at Nj preci,t w. giving
time to all 10 be safely at home before nightfal.
In accordance with this notice many teache
and children eft their homes at six O'Clock, without
breakfast and SO excited were they at the prospect
OF anticipated pleasure, that they had appetite for
breakfast They were drilled, and schooled and
tasked, and fooled about till eight o'clock. They
then reached the Dock and shameful the
management, that they stood broiling in the for
two hours without drop of water 10 drink and did
not leave the dock till ten o'clock. They were then
tive hours reaching the island On their way down.
few children succeeded in getting little dirty rain
water, but nothing else. Arrived at Staten Island
they were again marched and paraaed and drilled in
the scorching sun for an hour, when few dirty
chunks OF filthy salt beef were brought the ground
in baskets dirty, that neither tie children the
female teachers could touch them and they began TO
cry bitterly, both children and teachers and begged
to be taken home. The water was filthy the bread
too to be eaten, without sickenng the sto-
mach; and the tongues literally crawling alive.
Had the whole been good, and pure, and sweet there
was not quarter enough to supply those that
were there and il was, their suiiorings were
most excruciating Many tainted nearly the whole
Of them wept bitterly and every child and female
teacher regretted that they ever left home. II
a most shameless outrage, and will rcco on the heads
of its infamous perpetrators with tenfold fury ana
curses; and will DO more 10 nlHre the progress of
true pety ana Of right teaching than all the de.
vices the devil has concocted for the last cen.
tury. II was project Of Bce2ebub, and was arran-
ged and carried ont By lis aps Of darkness aud
coadiutors. We must accord all praise 10 cx.Alder-
Zebra ard his purv:yors, the Downings, father
and son. The Aldermen mad provided a most prince
~ repast for His Republican Highness, Martin Van
Buren, and after Ills Democratic Majesty had eaten
and drank his fill, the worthy Alderman sent abun-
dance the best Of nourshment such Of the poor
children as could be reached and the Downngs
labored in the good cause of relieving the juvenile
sufferers with zeal and alacrity that entities them
to the gratitude Of all good citizens The loafers Of
the " Express and . Commercial" were there. and
made famine amongst the little good food there was
and therefore praised the party, in which they had
assisted to much misery. But day Of
reck 1ning will come, and of them, like Dives,
will ask FOR "water, and not get IL, although sur
rounded by the flames Of the FIRE that never dies
cc5- THE LocoTocos Ar CnAPEL.-The Amer
ican is making great noise because the locofocos
made great noise in Chapel; and repeats and
tradicts its assertions again and again Now who
cares, whether the ocos laughed, cried, wept. or
prayed whilst in Chapel DO what they will, the
devil will have his own when they die They al
always do make great noise and great fun in every
place and all occasions. IL they made a noise in
Chapel, il Characteristic Of them; il they did
not do SO, why, who caresl
A CoNsTIrurIoS AND STATE GovERSAESr LOST
ron THE WANT or ELEVEN VoIcEs-The "Talla-
hassee Star" Of the l9h ult states that tho official
returns from the Alachua territory received, and
that the new plan Of constitution for the state OF
Florida, has been rejected by eleven votes.
A-
o.. We Rave seen print cf the "Old North,
line of battle ship, lying in harbor. All we
have TO say Of il is that she is laying to in gale Of
wind with reefcd foresail AND topsais, and her main