The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-02-01
LFor the Crescent ]
The RepOrt of the Grand .Iury

In relation to Prisons Police Jais and Work houses within
the city and corporation of New Orleans remarkable
document indeed, shows the paterna of our city
authorities for the costly most troublesome and the
most msehevous part Of our children doubt that they
will feel very comfortable in contemplating that those who
stole money! aaed PERSONS on fired our houses are
rendered 50 supremacy happy under their parental equations
enjoying home and accommodations far superior than most
OF our honest common abore able to earn by the most
strenuous exeions for themselves yet for the support Of
which they taxed vigorously and heavily What do you
THINK Mr. Crescent must be the feeling of aboring
classes when they read-if peradyenture they can find time
Tor reading-the following extract from the above headed
: Report of the Grand jury
Our visit to the Work house and Police Jail of the Third
Wss in many respects productive of unmnged
e the dry and pleasant yard the well aired
labor Everything eyineed Intelligence, zeal and enshened
eSps IN e Pa q H ri The prisoners
Then fare excellent and unlimited. Every inmate of the
upon admission, is dyee of his her gar,
Inc clothing previously worn by the prisoners washed,
tie term o e denoo s Is 6e bSTs TO Their when
s9 can T9a he Admirable system and order which pre-
establishment and Its regulations might be protably observed
by the Work houses of the other sections Of the city
And what do you think must be the condition of those
very prisoners when the of their detention shall have
EXPIRED and they will be again adt upon the uetua-
ting waves OF social turmoil search for habtaton and
shelter under the roof Of unfinished houses to pick their
food and clothing with the wharras Levee or from
O V'pH VI i"hcheuhlousesi or TO watch Tor gOdsend
sieam-boller explosion rowdy row. confiagraon; or
some such blessing of our highly civilized condition. with the
delightful prospect If worse worst of returning to
an edce OF extreme neaness spacious dry pleasant
yard well aired apartments, floors absolutely polished with
fare excellent and unlimited and to be clad in neat and
comfortable uniform ~
Yet seems strange that has occurred to those cal
culatng administrations of the public treasure that prisoners
so highly pleased With such patea treatment could be rem.
deFed si more if those prison houses so much superior
IN every respect to the dwellings of the greater part of our
aoorng classes could be made permanent and undurbed
home; II they were permitted to extend and beautfy them
oy e own industry, under the direction of intelligent skill
iu and humane patrons, guardians For you may be sure
that this will be the ultimate form which the Work house
system, as It is at present conducted assume whether
Dc intended TO doso not. Lett for once Work house
discipline have its gradaton of honor and benefit properly
estanhe and you may the free competitive system
OF labor with IFS wages reduced the starving point sup
planted For this seems of those instances which
the oy OF man Is made to cooperate in the mysterious
signs OF WISE Providence, in advancing and lettering the
eohaion OF the human Has already the immense
saving Of the peneutaes in the free States arrayed the free
aborera against them: and, prisoners freed from confinement
have they not voluntarily returned to their home?
IL therefore, the temporary managers of our city
intend 10 continue the treatment Of perverse population
IN me above msnne-whieh God grant they may-let them
make provision for the means of doing
ses Mil be incurred more adyantageonsy, bring better
return. TIE orgdNisdtoR Of Labor will have TO be
introduced somehow and somewhere no if il should
begin IN workhous with without design Of the workers
conceive it has begun If the model establishment and
lis regulations in the Thd Municipality Work house are
indeed what the Report Of the Grand Jury . makes he
hey may be considered an atOHement for the folly, trouble
and expense which have been Incurred in ieastg. housing
and treating foreign seoundrs cost which would have
suilieed to form mede Labor Organization city.
CHRISTIAN BUReHALDkR,