Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-10-25
STATE OrDhau AsyIuu,.


Orphan asylum TO be located al thu point and
pnhc meeting has already appointed com tee to prepare
the the subject With all proper de-
ference neighbOss the Capital, must he allowed
10 say that he in too much OF hurry, aud That
Of kind would have with better grace
from another quare The Deaf and Dumb, Insane, aud
Bind Ayuns have ju been established there, and that
US should suffice for The present 10 nothing OF
the doubtful sxpeiency Of the State becoming the step
nf all the orphan chi dren of Indiana We say ALL
for the State sdpls ohao should adopt every one
OF ay equivalent ios its support and education IL oc-
cn4s TO u "a a FIST glance this proposition,
for d., remember my State Orphan Ass lums-hose
we near ely und.T State control New York, Boz
ton Bamore Phi'sdelph, sc have their city c"unty
As,Ium-supp"Tted By municipal individual chaTitV-but
if there are State Asy ums should be glad 10 know IL
The STATE has already done well in matters oil charity,
and the pOple should be allowed little breathing spell be-
fOe levied. We want to see how the three
Ayums already established get along how they aIe man
aged and what they before lend ou aid to thus
orphan speculation The citizens of Indianapolis may rely
upon that this thing wun work now and our advice
would be- that the citizens proceed at once TO raise means
20 build Asylum for The orphans Of Marion county aSo
let Of the provinces take care OF ourselves, ia the
quiet and uDOsentatiOus manner.
There riding free horse to DEATH, and thi'
should be remembered by our metropolitan friends There
is abundance Of wealth at Indianapolis to build an Asy-
lum for that places and every county, following the exam
pie If Marion Will be induced to and do likewise
We hope ct meeting will be again convened and the pro-
gsmme changed to leave the poor STATE out OF the
scrspe."-Wd5aSh Express Oct. H.
6--Whe we regret, we confess that not
at all surprised the objections thus raised by the
Express. We hardly expected much unfaIrness,
however, from that paper. because we give the editor
credit for some acuteness and judgment if not for
much benevoence of disposition. He suffers his zeal
to mislead him in this matter. Who, for instance,
has said any thing about boating the proposed Asylum
at Iadianapolis1 Nobody. That would be matter
for the Legislature determine. We accused
Of haste, too! Why did not the Express and its
friends moVe first? The other objections of the Ex
press equally futile. 1t says if the State adopts
any orphan. it should adopt all. We disagree with
it. INDECENT destitute orphans, without property
natural protectors, in fact PauPers, and are
only saved from wretched alms-houses, by the
Kindness the seLfshness of strangers who may be
disposed 10 adopt them. To transfer them from poor
houses to more wel-regulated State Asylums,
would ultimately increase the public burdens
while it might confer incalculable benefits upon the
bene6ciaries- II would be only changing the burden,
and IN fact tightening it by concentration. In some
way OF other the State is bound support many of
these unfortunaes and all ask is that the people
should think about IT, and decide as to the best UaV.
As The personal interest, have except such
as grows out Of al ordinary feeling of humanity.
We have children likely to need such relief,
are we, at present, likely TO have, far we know.
Nor has the Rev. Mr.. Myers, who moved first in this
matter. any children of his he would like to
have two or three, doubt but he would expect 10
take of them himself, just every other
expects and hopes do. But he. well
selves, believes that there many children more
unfortunate than those Of the editor of the Express
children who have legal protector but the State,
and many of whom only be saved from poverty,
temptation and crime by such institutions pro-
pose.-and in which they shall early be taught that
primary law of honesty and virtue, their bread
by the sweat of the brow.
That no other State has a similar institution is
nothing to Us. 1t is the very reason why we ought
to have one, to set them good example. But
then the expense! Aye! here have manifesto
ton Of thnt unfortunate spirit by which legisa-
tive councils, as well popular politicians have
always been actuated or controlled. We may egis-
late for the benefit of the rich to all eternity and
body but sOme poor " demogogue will demonstrate;
but propose any thing for the benefit Of the race and
the first cry that sautes your ear, will be, &c o, the
expense" But in this thing. we repeat. there will be
no expense,-or if any, it will be of so triAng an
amount, thai no will feel it. The plan, by the
way, is not fully dgesied but far we know, it
is understood that the institution, if established, will
De based upon the principle of the manual labor
schools. The children would support them
dustry.
As to city and town institutions let the Express
attempt one in Terre Haute, of the weathest
towns in the State and see how it succeeds Let it
the advice it freely gives to indianapolis
and we shall the product. We know what our
g rich men" would say. most of them: they would
tell you that they paid taxes enough already, espe
cially, rate for the support Of poupers, and they
would refer you the almshouse. if you had one.
And any of our little towns, by the way, are very
different things from those great cities mentioned by
the Express. some of which contain population al
most equalling the total Of our own State.
But enough. with the Express, at present. We
turn with grateful feelings to the following par
agraph the subject, from the Goshen Demo-
crat of Oct. II, io-wiI:
"The Citizens Of indianapolis making movement for
establishment # Asylum fr the benefit Of destitute
orphan chdIen. II nObe charity and uUgh long
To- have brought the noce Of legislature Such
would cali down the head OF it, ogIns-
tor may poor mans dying blessing a"d make many a
suggest the pIopIiey n establishing Institutes work
shops foe the reformation OF Juvenile offenders. Add these
institutions for the InaDe, the Deaf and Dumb and
Bind and Indiana will stand 10 the front rank Of phi
lsntbrOpy."
An Institution for the reformation of juvenile Of
tenders, suggested by the Democrat, is very much
needed. We should have had something to say about
il loug ago, but we have postponed it, in order TO
bring it up in a discussion Of reform of entire
criminal system, previous and during the session
of the Constitutional Convention.
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