The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-25

aely issued warrant the apprehension Of Prince bat
he had not been found at late hour last evening.
Hints for tho Mayor TInrpers and Justice
Drinkers, and the sngacious Moral RE-
formers.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
DEAR SIR mo rejecting person can peruse your
articles on the subject of our municipal affairs,
without being struck with the deep earnetaess and
the eloquent dicti0n which characterize them as
contrasted with III. hackneyed drival which his
long been paine of upon thu community by the
old rum and sugar press OF Wall street, and the
mere quacking 81 your nearer nelshbors, the catch
pennies 1t IS ~ be lamented that the subservIency
to ucre, which seems 10 BE- the sole animus of
most Of the newspapers, should SO efectuay para
lyze all higher motives of opinion ! have been led
to few remarks this subject from witnessing the
| single handed independence with winch ati ck
| our modern Pharisees--the white
our day, with their religious "ente %
erect temples in honor OF mammon, anu them
churches, while . the weghter matters OF human
suffering and its remedy, are left 10 the mercy of
political faction, to be bought, sold, and track ed
in for the best interests OF the party in power, the
height of whose zeal is the scooping up of parcel
Of wretched young women from the streets, and
thrusting them Unfortunately into that absurd
structure, SO aptly dubbed The Egyptian Tombs,' -
| till they CAM be despatched another degree lower
IN the scale of human degradation, by being sent
to the penitentiary, Tor what purpose, rumor, not
always liar, leaves TO the profound conectures OF
the enterprisng patrons OF gorgeous churches and
those angelic gentlemen, their apostolic preachers.
do not mean to cast slur on true religien, nor
Its professors, of any sec-the teachings Of chris
tianity have nothing to do with ihe enterprises
t"which Ireer. You may well rebuke the capt.
tasis who devote therpropeIty to purposes OF pros
t,tntion, in whatever shape those temples Of are
| reared | have been lately informed, on credible
authority, that capitalist is now engaged in erect
ing. in central part of this city, house of the
| largest dimensions, under an agreement with
one of the most Haunting bawds of the
| day, whose equlpage IN Broadway daily
| yes in spendor with the most aristocra'ic
tsturn outs" to be seen on that great avenue of
wealth and variety. With all Difference to your
superior sagaciy and el perence ALLOW me to differ
from you in regard 10 the rem-d y for the evil OF
female prostitution. ] cannot believe that Magda-
! len Asylums will ever check the downward eur.
rent of moral depravity which makes so fnghtful a
| progress among us The root of the matter mus,
| be struck. The causes of social evils lie too
deep for any stypck which ordinary benevolence
| can apply-they are, as II were, in the blood-we
| must put ourselves to a more thorough purgaton!
| We must look deeply into our social relations and
| see where the poison turks. We must inquire what
are The bats of sin and error which lean youth
| astray? Where are the temptations which seduce
| the warm and needless heart Of grlhood into folly
| and vcel What are the ministers of evil thai
lake off the rose from the fair forehead Of limo.
cence, and set a blister there 7" Without ventur-
| ing TO aneyze the profound causes OF social abs.
raiion,I will venture few enquiriesmerely by way
| OF suggestion.
FIRST, then, with all our devotion to tho cause Of
who leave our public schools at the most danger
age OF human life, the age of puberty and pas
| sion tie age when all the Impressions OF the soul
are colored with the glowing tints of rosy. youth
and even the monster torn of wee soOn learns TO
charm Cast adrift upon the world, the restraints
of public authority oil seyered-and, from the ten
dency of our social Influences, nearly all domestic
| allegiance abandoned, our youth OF both sexes are
exposed TO the most prrilous trials that bese'
| poor human nature. What wonder then, if so ma.
ny are swept INFO the vortex OF vice and ruin
| Here is an evil for which remedy is palpabe-in.
stead of abandoning the public education where il
does, the State should never relinqulsh its guar.
danship of its children, and least OF all at that
most dangerous period, the age Of puberty.
| The next question which | shall venture to pro.
pound, will, hope, give offence to the good
| nor "make the judicious greve"-"if the shoe
pinches'' any where it cannot be subject needing
extenuation. LET the CALLED jade wince..''
To proceed then, would not the capital invested
50 freely in the innumerable "enterprises' of the
day, many OF them, promotive perhaps Of the very
prostitution over which they meaat TO find lux
urious accommodations TO grosn, be better applied
| to the erection OF Public Lyceums in different
| parts of our city, where the leisure hours OF the
young, and indeed Of all ages might be spent both
| usefully and agreeably, where might be combined
the lecture room-not for the purpose Of exhibiting
! some PET lion, imported from distant town to ''f
| the gaping ear of idiot wonder'' with his roar.
| ing, nor as an arena for some wonderful tinker OF
| extraordinary tailor to display his more asinlne
credentials, but where plain and useful information
/
men, to be employed for the purpose-where those
who were inclined, might resort instead OF seeking
the haunts OF vice and dissipation, and from
whence the fair daughters Of industry would moi
be excluded, but rather, by their presence,
| render II more attractive. Here, too, might be-
| found extensive and airy halls, where light and
ventilation, cleanliness and order, were the first
Iaws-wth select library Of books adapted to their
purpose, and such Of the periodicals Of the day, as
would show the progress Of the arts and sciences.
Another floor might be appropriated to rooms, where
those disposed mis- form classes for instruction
in any useful SUBJECT, for when competentteacher
| night be provided and all tins might be effected
for one tiihe Of the supeihuity which now feeds
| aad fattens vice and depravi,y.
| These are few suggestions, which, for the pre-.
ent, may hope attract the attention Of more able
pens, and il they tend 10 arouse competent "a
/ he task, earnestly hope the subject will not b.
| tbandoned until some practical good is effected.
| Let il not be supposed that am an advocate 81
| intellectual, in preference to moral and religion.
| education. deprecaic such an idea. We wapI
| more reverence both for God and man--let the
| churches flourish, but LEI US extend popular educa
| ton, through system Of public lyceums providing
occupation for the leisure hours OF youth
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