Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-10-12
THE ORPHANS PROCESSION

treat God That ever, in this country should
be called upon TO record such facts To what are
we, as nation destined Has the spirit of truth.
honesty, and honor deserted US all! o Heaven.
Can the spirits Of Washington Jefferson, a Mad
son, Howard. the spirit of Grard himself
be lowering over our country Nay, Has the
Almighty left work out our eternal destruction
We had hardly believed. we hardly could believe
without unimpeachable evidence that the following
could have taken place. The Orphans Procession
For what! For their lost heritage For the bread
stolen from their lips By bank robbers now rolling
IN wealth and luxury For the loss of the means
appropriated to hide their unfortunate nakedness.
and TO shelter them from the blasts Of the pelting
and pitiless storms Of winter Yet it is even So
The failure of the United States Bank now prov
ed to have been rotten and bankrupt years upon
years, has brought misery and upon the widow
and fatheress. Every dollar left by the philanthropy
&c Girard for the orphan has been squandered to
ward partisan editors and politicians. Millions of
his money have been squandered by those who
roll wealth. And what has the poor ophan got
Nothing Millions upon millions gone, which
intended for his beneit-for the benefit of the
whole Even hundreds of thousands have been
squandered on unfinished building-merely to
We have not patience pursue this matter at
present as our feelings dictate. We extract the
following from al article in a Philadelphia paper:
TnE ORPHAN's PkooEssIoN.-The procession of
the Orphan Boys on Saturday afternoon was truly
imposing and solemn spectacle imposing from
the number of orphans, and solemn from the con-
temptation OF the wrongs they have suffered at the
hands of the wicked robbers of their inheritance
The procession formed in the State House Yard
between the hours of two and three o'clock. The
boys were of all ages from twelve 10 SIX years and
were many hundreds IN number Each lad wore
Grape on one OF he arms, a mourning token in
memory OF GIrard and the loss to the poor orphans
/ ct their munhcent bequest. After the procession
had organized, II marched through the prnci pal
streets To- slow and mournful music which called
up melancholy atons, and added interest To
the pageant. The banners, for the most part were
PLAIN white muslin, trimmed with black and let
tered with important and emphatic sentences such
as
:" Freemen, come to the rescue of the Orphans, and
/ punish the spoilers of their inheritance
. The Girard Orphan Boys Will remember those
who robbed them to fatten upon the spoils.'
= Danish from our city the rulers who have been
! guilty OF deraudlng the Orphan Boy"
Our beEefactor cries aloud from his grave for VEN
gcance upon the vioators of his trust"
We mourn for the loss OF the bequest of Stephen
Girard, but much that of mental improve
! ment."
beautiful blue silk banner, with red and black
ribbon, and wreathed with roses, contained the fol-
lowing lettering, wrought by the needle of benev
client and accomplished lady of the Northern Lber-
ties
" Serenh Yard ". l.. We Lament our Loss"
Another beautiful banner, contained represen-
taton OF a house, and an oak tree overshadowing
1t ami the motto, Great oaks from little acorns
grow"
/ In the procession noticed very handsome
model OF the plain and substantial college-in-
tended by GIrard for the orphans. 1t OBJ
ject of much curiosity, and was borne upon the
shoulders four small boys who relieved at u-
tervals by four others, who walked by their side.
The model was lettered The College as intend
ed by Girard, not the Grecian Temple of the plum
derers'
! The procession directed by very ntellig
looking lad, mounted a small black poney, with
a baton in his hand, and a badge of :. Marshal in
gold letters OH his hat
Many of the boys in the procession plainly spoke
by their appearance their want of father for rag
ged and patched garments, and feet without shoes
and stockings, - have tongues of most miraculous
organ" They spoke tale OF poverty, ignorance
and misery, and plainly revealed how much they
had been wronged by the high born villains who
have sIuandered away, and feasted and rioed upon
their sacred iniIeritance.-P Philadelphia Spuit
ofMe Times.