New-York tribune., 1842-02-08
A Nos1E Es7rRrElsE.-some months ago a

A NOBLE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. months ago
ptilanthropic citizen Of New-}ork, who Asas ear
nestlv engaged in he conduct Of a Sabbath School
in the rei-hborhood Of Orange-styeet, sar1ed that
the saIutar- Influences Of the school upon the dcstl-
,ite and ignor1n, children of that vicinity were
entirely councrac,el hv the vice. want und uli-erv
TO winch thos. poor children were subjected at
home. An investigation Developed the appalling
fact that hundreds OF families were hudd!ed TO-
p,,;,cr il old brewcris.5 and ot.cr uatenantable
rooscries in taat aei=ibor!iood. without food,
clothing or fuel. or are-places. In risany
cases. families were grouped arounda pan OF
burning charcoal inhang lis deadly fumes and the
poison Of intoxicating liquors together-drlnk
though furnishing destitute, while dying OF ex-
cess Fhat=use 10 attempt ilstiiag moral and
religious truth into children living amid such
horrors
The good SamaTi;Al, after seeing several t'.s1i-
lies die out OF these wretcicd= hove.,. and finding
al palliative, ,.!lav;ling, at length driven 10
bold attempt 10 remore ms sufsSers from these
scenes Of. degradation and despa He accord
ingly fltel up capacious dwelling on Bergen
Nights, about mile from Jersey City. and com
lnonccd removing 70 it all the destitute and
wretched who would sign the Temperance pledge
and desired to go there. Many of them were
drlnkards who for years had rolled weekly in the
cutters: there we're wives and mothers equally de-
graded. with great number: Of sick persons and
helpless childn.u; with such materials was this
new colony commenced. Ever. orlc was required
to work a, such labor as could be procured for the
support OF the concern, being free to leave when
ever he could do better. All were supplied with
plain, wholesome food and such clothing and other
accessories as could be procured; and thus, onthe
principle OF association in abo. and voluntary
sclf.suppor,, was this home Tor the degraded and
unfortunate commenced.
1t la. now b,.ctl in operation several wcchs and
the e!f;cac! OF the principle has been prored.-
Nearly all will work: work in abundance can be
procured: and their labor lrll pay for their sng-
port Du, the outlay has been very considerable,
and the benevolent founder has been s;riencd
for means, though aided b. donations and credits
from several charitable friends. Ii he had had
thousand dollars in addition TO his building, &c,
hc is confident that ne could have gone through
and paid all, fairly demonstrating tha; The Lab0'
Of Paupers generally, under proper manage
mcnt is adequate to their .tull suppor,. But
much labor has been necessary preparing to live,
and in preparing the means and implements Of
gainN employment. Half the industry Of the
fifty or sixty persons there assembled has thus ar
been unnvoidably diverted into these channels.
The enterprise needs Immediate aid, BY way Of
loan or donations. Mr.. G.. NJ. Danforth, the
philunlropic director solicits aid from the humane
and the Christians and invites them 10 visit the
establishment and nqsirc thoroughly into its orr
gin, objects and management. Any aid left for
him with Mr. Daniortll, l59 Watcrst.or Mr. Beatty,
corner of Washington und Jay-st. will be thank
fully and faithfully applied