New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-14

~. We hope we dc not. by copying the ieaalns
article Of yesterdays Courier g. Enqs'rer draw
ing attention 70 some Of the more important pas
ssges By italics and small capitals and saying that
we heartily approve every word o;it endangerIne
appearance Of more such in the same quarter
that the Rich would but take these truths 10 hesr'
and no, merely the naked statements OF the Co11er'
but the great PRINCIPLES which plainly under
lilo them Bear in mind reader that the follow
inx is from the Corner g. Inquire, and ii you
are Progressive. give thanks aud take courage
pwy11rscs FOR THE PooR-A very great portion Of
the misery and suffering endured oy the poor o. tnis
city results, directly or indirectly roin me rs,oe
lo5gngs which they inh 4tit If any person VIII oui
~ ,brouph the streets which most derseiJ nle1
with the poor he cannot doubt the truth Of tnls STATE
n,ent and If he viii make personal xporauoh OF ne
b,nses and rooms in which they live. ne nA N0or f1
s,..os "a. Be erer ol7abls undr cYcnuGncz 80 nity
5erusye Of comfort oqd ieoh Ia the neighborbood
OF the Five Points and in other sections more respect
abe but scarcely less htny and revons mos q tne
houses are The Oldest most ricketty, wooden buildings
open a. the wind and the s.orm-and foT kss oooTiq-
BE Than he butforgs ussa as barns or caae aat o. re
rsqf body Of farsers throughout he c0uRry. And t0i0
t,ss tcr,cksd tes az cOod>d cn'issmen women and
chdrep-dlsftflfs Of food n cottir1, ~ fuA ana q
erebirg uecfssavy for o0rf2rsnd exposed 70 all me
ygors OF cement weather and 70 every possible cause
Of wrstchedness and fufeTng. We nave Known ch'1s
In which nearly ao-ea persons were forced to i've IN one
snail room less than ten feet square Immediately unoer
an old dapd sted roof which let IN full 1.-THE OF the ran
that fen upon IT, and entirely destitute Of any means Of
keeping warm a. all adequate to the vgors Of Winter
These cases are not rare smong the poor THOUSANDS
ADD tens Of thousands compelled 70 exist from DAY
TO day. und1 bs constant erasA'n9 Ve'HTtg nssS Is
BE srs7trgs reslkng directl; from The ms1a5is dee
fpo, ~ a,kich teg Ire Some live in cellars and nhas
disease 9Th evsrg bTe94 n drdr Others innaoh gar
rets and take colds which lead 10 consumption or SUI
fer rheumatic pains from the cold winds winch tneir
small ingenuity and smaller resources cannot exclude
And among them all few provided with Lodgings al
ali adequate 10 their necessities -
Nov very many of these houses belong 10 wealthy
men or to large estates and rented at prices which
WELD an enormous interest upon their value ne per
cent Of profit which they yield 10 far greater tnsn ns
of any other class Of houses in the city But cefany
Is not RIGHT for the wealthy thus to pront % TIE
Xretehedness Of the poor thus 10 make gains out oil
their sickness and death They have 10 RIGHT 10 aio"
thee wretched houses 20 be human hsbitations Wnen
they are abundany able with no sacrhce OF tnelr es
sentis interests 10 replace them by substantial whole
and yet cheap houses which would protect ana sheer
those who nhsoii them We cannot doubt that an I'M
nense proportion OF the suffering OF the poor would be
reieved II their landlords would do their DUTY IN tins
respect One great and fruitful oaee OF misery ana
wreichedness would be thereby removed. Inc SICK
ness and suffering which flow directly from exposure
wou5 no prevented Nor would this necessarily in
voice any loss on the part Of the owners Of the properly
nor any sacrifice Of their interest Houses bot enuey
for comfort without regard to SHOW" and adapted 70 he
wants Of the poor could easily be erected al very
cheap rate and would command rent suffclentiy m
creased to any apprehended falling on IN .,le
profits Such lodgings Of Themselves would enaOe ts
poor man 10 pay higher rent for them Tor ne "ou1
save the expenses consequent upon that sickness whch
his present exposure and desttuticn Involve
There is among citizens a prompt beneVolence
which readily applies itself 10 the relief OF suffering
Cur wealthy men as a class. liberal men, ana give
freely of their money to relieve the distress oil me
moor Much of their bounty has hitherto been wasted
because il was bestowed in wrong olrecnoD ana upon
unworthy objects The admirable Association for tne
IMPROVEMENT of the Condition Of the Poor has pro
vjded an agency which remedies this evil and ensures
the uroper appcatiOn deserving objects OF all the
funds that may be entrusted 10 its care But TINS soe
ETY. cannot OF course extend its operations mo tne
departnent we have been noticing. The DUTY o. pro
r;diHg rood uhole and hahhy dealings for TIE poor a
rolres dreelv upon those rho ora ne properly ana ne
boses tbL he poor Hol occgpy They can easily erect
new buildings cheap. cOmmodious and comiortaoie ana
nj the time serve their own interests "hIc .ncy
are doing an imnense amount OF good by destroying
one great source of sickness and misery among the
poor SINGLE might easily De 50 coFsirac'ed as
10 accommodate NUMBER OF FAMILIES, ana IN a "oae
infinitely batter than that m iot,ch msy "o@ tt.e ~
present we can only suggest the importance OF this sub
ect and commend ii the notice OF the many men IN
our city who have both the means and the desire 10 al
Ievate the sufierings of the poor among us rev
thousand dollars invested in this way would yled large
returns and al the time do an immense amount OF
cood rwcntv or even more poor families might bs
well in a single house, erected LOT thh
special purpose warmth for the whole cou!d De sup
pled in common. and other means devised 10 pace
within the reach of the poor comforts OF winch now
thew are entirely deprived We hope these hints will
aid in directing attention to this important SUBJECT
W We iorbear improving the foregoing
though sorelv tempted farther than TO ask II any
can really doubt that the wretched hsbitatlons so
truly depicted above exert a strongly preludiclal
influence upon the moral as well as the physical
condition of their inmates