Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-04-13
From The National Initiiigencer.
THE FIVE POINTS.

THE FIVE POINTS.
AZ rreaume Yum interested ~ Tho portion ul
New Inrk made classic b, ffcign pea. lei Jt yri
down mem two itIm MY hfst Visit 10 Dickens. '.
Hole II the Five Points. nade evening last NJ, /
with Distinguished part, und'r eliss' q tbs B0z p0i
Ger.
had had idca tia; his e,lcbiard sg.h WIS on the
eastern Init u, the city, at the end OF one OF tho onni.
bus r'uies, snd WIS sniprsfd 10 Ind that II was not
mafs than ,hre, minutes waln fhan Broadway AID ia
full view from Of thc fashionable cgfnrrs Il lies
indeed IN lap hca Broadway and BINrr, IN wh.l
VAS > secluded vale, ii The lsand Of Manhattan
though 10 believe To have he green - clean 10
quifes powerful eiipn ii imagination. We turned IN.
" Anhpny street. al hall asi tn. p:.s,d tle nnbs -
and took the downward Rad, ss dld Orphsus and Dick
ems betoe u.s. II Was cold al. + hut woIuen s;aud al
every dour with bsrr h ads ahd shoulders r., 81 al tlr
with snetinp say. and, hy their aliiludcs shonlno
acumplee In.ensi'lluy 10 c1d. In cvrry lhing they
said. they e0nirived 10 bring the wrfd 'shillInr y
Ihess were very few men 10 be seen, atd those mh'.n
We met shuiked passed as II avoiding ussr,aIhr-. pos
efh1y ASHAMED Ia lie there. VS. Sinking lrlm any
urthur acquaintance wnh oieer Strihfn. lh0uih ael
thsr q! irse rchnss sen"d To he 'har Toy the irnacs
n The Community llitie turn to the liI bruught us
up against what Inok,d 10 nir blind tumble down
beard ience hui the officer pulled latch and o,cnru
daar aud flight oi steps Disclosed. Ito went down
hrsi and threw upen do,r al The buuln ht,Inn IN
blaze Vi light, and followed int grand suh rrauo
IN Almack's Of the Five Poiuis. And really /, lpk,d
very clean and cheerful. | nas \ suacnus MON will
a lew ceiling. excessively whrV ashci 1ficrly eludN
and well h. aud thu black proprietor au@,s .'mn.secr,
Ing sprits'' fueray ulfliiop then prtalun L,linJ
yer, tidy hsi) were we'll dressed .nI u.l uanp,r,d
pa'pr, and received Mr.. Stevens and his breads with
the pucnaSs Of gfand ci.ambrfialns. No wef. hui,
early fH the fashionable hour. the ladies not hsvIna ar
rived fom the Tnfsres.' snd, proposing Ia hook IN A.
gam after nahlng The nurc vi the 1he resorts We clcp,
Up again IL the street.
Our nrxt dive was lntp -rllaY crowded ND, nc
grss, eating. drinking. and dancing. one ,rry we'll
made mnlatto gr paying ihe casiaups ard Imita, II,
Elssler in what she called the crdcoter ayan In Their
way theee people seemed cheerful dry and comir,a
bic. We looked ~ Afterwards several dnnLing min
COS. ihroneed With CREATURES VIA locked over thelr
shoulders very significantly the elirr; found ni. ar
two barrU'is kept by wnnen who had prrstfI cd III,
rns virtue Of ncaineSs hongh in very clean plars IN,
hsiess sssned terrible vIrsao,I and was then pnpp
sed that We should IT The loHlirl,s t Inns A.
eaiis Aud al this pni must end all thu cbrcYhlt,ss
of my description. Tnis.is called ''Inunl,tny .llc,
said our guide. We entered belween wa high bick
walls. with barely rn'n II pass. aud ny the p,l CO Ian
tern made our way up brIken AID hy s,arrasn tot he
hrst ho'r uia 'sge hu ldns Ind roaf the 9Th
cor thong tthrr US ialy srpia thousand tbese vt,,h
ed oulcas's. lie knocked tie duor IN tie tn Gv
Opened unwingly oy woman whl held dl,,y h, rs,
blanket over her hessl. bn Al the police lantern she
stepped back and lei pass IN. Tue H ar VA, e,y,r
20 with human beln.s astsp IN their rags, and when
. " M,yt
we could hardly put our lrCl 10 the ground they az g.,
rlosely together black AID white uan women and ch
dren. he dporless apartment beyond II the sir ,t
Kennel was occupied by woman aud her daughter and
the daughters child, lying together nn THE l,ur. and
covered ny rays aud clothes OF M ds,nguishshc char
scieT the rubbish OF bones and dr., only d,sparrd Ly
Their emaciaied hmb The sight VAS loo slcktaInp Ia
endure. but there WAS cgress without f,own, els
70 me iantera Another duut uptned to The rlph,
u Disclosed low and lsony apartment perhaps ripht
leei square, Sx OF seven hlar omen lsy tnr,th,r in
heap, all slerpng eXcep, the whu opened the dur
Something stirred IN heap oil rSss and one m the marry
removing dry piece IL carpet with his can. d,.r,v
errd newborn child Ii belonged to nne Of III, sic, n
es the rays. and had an hours perec. of the ten
Der nercies oi this wurih But these dr,sils are dis
gus''hg, and have gone lar enough when they have
shown ihosc who have the cummn canf..is ,f life huw
neS'inaoly. ny comparison. they blessed, Fur one
nsd never oeore any adequate idea af avory IN c,,
oio Dol dream that human beings within reach Of hu
nan aid, could be abandoned Ia The ure,ch.dness bich
There saw-and have moi described the nall il. fl III,
Neea'5 " )ou' itaufrs wnnh moi bear IL, ,ven IN des
eFiP'inn. Ana all these hufurs Of want and nhand,n
men lie almost within the sound of your voice a, 10,
pas ;" oioadway! The ,ficers s meilines make
,a' "ha garry N smarnis Ia Blackw-ll's Island
o al Inc inhabitants II The Five Points are SUPP ..d 10
e'''na' aho 'ic9us--but still thousands arc there
s"ecs 'or tears End pity. starving like rails and DOCS
WIN the ssnshiiay0i human beings,
AS we returned We heard screams and 6ob,;nc =,
esy S'ue' ana the nic.rs OF the watch wrrr c,fryjn,
on party to the lick up house. We Descended ,nce
more To the ground ball room and found ,he dance oe.
Ing on very nerrily. Several very han!sma mus,,o
~o'nsn were in the crown, and few Young men a.
bout Town." Sxed up with the blacks; and al,ooe,hrr
u wasa picture of"ama gana,ion" such So h,ye nov
~ nei"ie seen was very glad get ont If the neigh
norhood. leaving bcbnd ne, | am irse To cnn,,s Ill
discomfort with my earthly allo,nen, One y,n,Icms n
who was with us left behind him .m.ihiur If mn,o
value. having heen naied si Anpck's tfhs KEYS. non
ecsse. and few dollars the enne.s II .xs or ,h,.e
pockess. J wind up my '.nuies" with the hope d.,
the true picture have dra may teach sumo povies
spring Ut benevolfnce in private sciess or in the COM
phn Council. and that something mas 10 soon done
Alleviate the horrors of The Five POINTS.
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