Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-05-10

covered by rags and clothes Of no dislin-
guishable color. the rubbish of bones and
dirt only displaced by their emanciated
limbs. The sight was 100 sickening TO
endure, but there was no egress without
following close 10 the lantern. Another
door was opened to the right. 1t first
disclosed a low and gloomy apartment,
about eight FEET square. Six or seven
black women lay together in a heap, all
sleeping except the one who opened the
door Something stirred 10 a heap Of rags,
and one Of the party removing dirty
piece Of carpet with his cain. discovered a
new bora child. Il belonged to one ofthe
steepers in the rags, and bad had an hours
experience of the tender mercies OF this
world! But these tales are disgusting,
and have gone far enough when they
have shown those who have the commoH
comforts Of life, how inestmably, by CON-
parisou, they are blessed For one,
had never befpre any adequate idea of
poverty in cities.
| did not dream that human beings,
within reach Of human aid. could be aban-
doned to the wretchedness which l there
saw-and | have not described the half of
it, for the delicacy of your readers would
not bear it, even in description. And all
these horrors of want and Abandonment
lie almost within the sound Of your voice,
as you pass in Broadway The officers
sometimes make descent and carry off
Swarms TO Blackwel's lsland-for all the
inhabitants fthe Five Points are suppos,
ed 10 be criminal and vcious-bul sill
thousands are there, subjects for tears and
pity, starving, like rats and dogs, with the
sensibilities OF human beings.
AS we returned we heard screams and
fighting on every side. and the officers OF
the watch were carrying off party to
tae lock house. We descended once
more 10 the grand ball room, aud found
the dance going on very merrllv. Sew
era very handsome muldto women were
in the crowd, and few "young men
about town. mixed up with the blacks I;
and altogether it was picture ofamalga-
nation such as had never before seen.
| was very glad to get out of the neigh
borhood. leaving behind me, | am free to
confess, all discomfort with my earthly al
lotment One gentleman who was with
US left behind him something of more val
ue, having been robbed AT Almack's Of
his keys, pencil-case, and few dollars,
the coulens Of two or three pockets. l
wind up my "notes" with the nope that
the true pictured have drawn may touch
some moving spring Of benevolence in
private societies or in the Common Coun-
Gil, and that something may be soon done
TO alleviate the horrors oflhe Five Points.
MARKS.
The writer has given the case the most
reserved and delicate touch it would ad-
init Of And yet what is here disclosed ?
| have this week commenced copying the
current accounts OF missionary enterpfiz-
IS Cor the season, 10 keep the readers OF
the Telegraph acquainted with the facts.
II the missionaries who go abroad find a
worse state ofthings than exists here with
in a few rods OF the mission rooms,
should like to know in what it consists.
And what are the leading ones in these
missionary enterprises. doing for the
wretched and perishing at their own doors
where their money could oe expended tc
much better advanlage2 John r, Nc
Dowal found the biuerest opponents Il
his missionary enterprise in behalf o
these outcasts at home. in those who are
among the most Jealous for carrying The
work abroad. He found. on examination
that deacons and elders were renting on
Y splendid houses in the city of New York
for the purposes of lewdness. And 70
aught any one knows, the rent none.
may have been cast into the foreign mis-
sion treasury. with the avails of frat
and speculalions, and Of human Aesh-selI
ing in the public markets of this snttght
ened land