New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-17
CITY ITEMS.
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81 attention II 10 impossible to 20 rod In any OF The
ors ,hieklv requented thoroashisres without meeting
With anne apparently miserable suppeansior the bounty
the charitable AL kinds OF deformy and suffering are
mt 10 use in ihi business msshspen children psie
and uulng infants wresehed old age smenes' ononess
sod disease are brought forth as stock 10 trade which,
- i,.ys hv the ,,eadtnc.s with which 10 followed
must more than pay expenses
M.,v Of these offsets are shocking II no. disgusting
and ousht % DO strictly excluded by the authorities from
the public street. where persons of all sses and eOnti
ron. ara constantly psssiug and where the sight
of such begssrs BY ladies' may Often produce disastrous
4 eonseou-pces This 10 a confederation whose force
ought not to be overlooked.
his known to the readers of The TIibEHs tha, We re-
cognze the duty of those who ae favored 10 the goods
Of this world to aid the suffering and destitute No
doubt there may sometimes be cases where necessity
overrul ali thought Of shame and the deserving needy
resort 10 the street 10 beg These cases sre however
almost always exceptions Moreover IL can rarely hsp
pen In such cases ha, the requisite assistance cannot
In season be obtained through the regular channels oil
public benevoerce whose duty Is to know those they
aid ADD who aFa not likely to be imposed upon bu' As
general thing those who resort TO street begging are
either the vicious no thus seek the means OF CRAFTY
ins their depraved sppetes the lazy who prefer 10 i've
without working; the knavish whose object Is 10
make money out Of the sympsihies they aruly excite
Indeed 1. may safely be assumed that those oesgsrs
who regularly frequent the beau or occupy the
same stands belong TO Of these classes such per'
sons are Of course not isir candidates for charity
But what remedy Is there for this great snd growing
evil Thl. /. not IN easy question TO answer In every
respect Its difficult In any law which shall prevent
eros. imposition 70 avoid the risk Of being harsh TO the
unfortunate and nowhere Is the Judicial maxim that 1t
ia better that ninety nine guilty should escape than that
one innocent should suffer more strongly sustained BY
all GENEROUS instincts than here With regard to such
nersons deformes and diseases As We have spoken o.
h.lr exhibition In public BY way OF begging should be
prevented from the positive injury may do to others
but law forbddng ali persons 70 ask charity of private
individuals would be not only cruel but imprsctcaole
The only tolera5e mode that think Of 10 alleviate
Il no, remove the imposons prsctced by oeg2as 10 To
make II the duty Of policemen to bring before the proper
authorities al public bsggars and not to allow such IN
the ,treet, II 90 investigation they are found deerv'
iny IL, their wants he suitably and promptly relieved
II thoy are impostors let them be otherwise provided
FIR Especially no habituAl boggars should ever be a.
loved as We said they almost necessarily imPossors
Blu, after ST. what is this great fact Of Beegary bu,
ons of the EXTREMIST aud mot papsble proofs Of the
inberep, imperfecon Of the prevailing Social system
Would bessary be possible 1t public charity were
itself or included perfect plan Of mutual s''urance-
and IL an integral Social Providence, watching over
every beine were to take the place of our Alm'sVins
noble a. that Again would II be possible II the com
nuuity were 90 organized TO otter no stimulus 10
mere sel6.hness or to hypocrisy, snd II unity and mol
hostility Of interests were the fundamental principle oil
socie,yi These ere questions worth thinking OF BY
those who think at all and do not decide all things from
the blind prejudices either Of themselves or others
TIE DUTCH PRIScE.-We have once or twice
recently INDUCED in little j. sting. harmless we sup
p,sed-lu relation T. this distinguished individual with
. the Commercial Adr9iisr. Ga Saturday evening the
Editor Of the Commercial replied 10 pleasantly in a
s.rsn Of personality which impairment not to say
unssntemanly and which happy to add Is in
the columns Of that journal This makes regret hAv
ing touched our neighbour tender spot great as
was the lemptaton would rather have oregone our
fun than have given the Commercial occasion to fall into
nat at oke and say disagreesbe things which it could
not be betrayed into ordinary state of good nature
! The Commercial concludes In these word'
lnssmuch as we know nothing of any Pretendero the
Dntch Monarchy and hare before made aIus0R 10
such persoEoRs we must beg The Tribune man 10 put
his queries in some other direction. His suscns and
inueDdoes are " gil Dutch ,ous
We do not know the special strength Of the Editor
memory bu, mere readers Of his paper will rsmembe
q ~
from the London Tmts about gentleman alleging him
self TO be The heir of the Duke Of Brunswick and
Princess Louisa sister of William The First King OF Hol
D land The TINES ~ quoted by the C0mm0cia hnshe
its .tste rnent 10 this wise;
That his claim however legal will be resisted by N
Court of Holland may be rterred from the nature OF Inc
circumstances birted at as attending MS Dtn ana IRON
:, | some reasons Of perhaps still greater cogency
II in particulars bic chsrseeristcs are less iaVor
v able hs appears TO enjoy The esteem OF many unuenus
persons and it 10 alleged that bic claims are sus
. tained though not openly BY many OF high standing
>. rei IN as out Of Holland
e To this our foreetful eehbor sdded the following
TO The italics ours
10 We have strong suspicion that the gentleman refer
- red to in the preceding paragraph has been for som
y lime residing ia this C Al least haze 0ccGsi0nd
~ H. and IN rvy good circles gentleman TO whom III
description given seems applicable and OF whom certsi
mysterious girtn1s have been whispered correspond
;, ing generally with those which seem TO current at III
!. Hl9aG.
" Now We reckon these both the rgnsl and comment
good for nothing but to laugh at not only account
their contents but for the oraculs penny sne sort
- style In which they conceived To all persons ih
d story does however ridiculous and BY va
At Of letting both sides be heard make for the fol
80 lowing communications.
~ NEW YoRK Aug H. Is47.
" Ny DEAR Friend trust you will be very csrefu
how you write snyhing rdieuling the Pretender to III
All Dutch Monarchy They say he 10 man Of woDderiu
energy and hrmness, and very passionate, snd az
afraid he will attack you Ia the street and perhaps
% you seriou. injury in your present state OF health
r hope therefore that you will be prudent and not 10
" far. Your friend and well ~sner' l. J.
-. Ma EDrroR think you must be mistaken 10 Say
- nz that the Dutch Pnce stops 81 the Franklin Hous'
- went past there to-day lite after noon but sa'
10 no person Al the window 10 toe position you spoke
~ Rat At the American windo. there was q very We
dressed and good looking gentleman In precisely the
u, at He sppeAred Ike person endowed win
~ gre . .egree OF Ermness and oosunscy and tnougr
"a there wa. something royal in the manner In which b
IN lower limbs propped sgaiDst the easement IL
hnd on. nythiDg more about this Interesting ndViou
-. / will be sure 10 1T you know. BAoAD"Af'
by Saturday AftaraooR
SrR lam delighted 10 hear that rere real Prince
the City OF be must wear long black curtin
g moustsches and patent leather boots Do you think
will 20 home soon and when will he DO klngi Perhar
after the Mexican Ia be will get General Tayls
- aud bis soldiers have heard there were great man
Dutch among those brave heroes) and 60 and take nc
10 and But do let Us know all about him saw somethif
in that delightful paper the Home Journal but II didnt %
l no be looked and brother Henry says the Editor