New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-26

4 clahy OF mpostors Dot IN seek -eliet in their owa
neaenoOFtood ~nere their case can readily be
Damned 6at IL parts OF the city so remote from
' -, notnef' that calling them by those 10
a.sli ,'Ty apply, Is out Of the question But an
tnere IS ttle or no disposition to
'iSlt the poor before aiding them or II in sop,,r
| instances attempted, the information ATTAINED in
/ ie" nasty visits particularly by die mex.
| perehced, Is TOO uncertain and defectN,, N ia
! serve confidence, so that with ali sbe;. ~ 80
tahirg they are likely to be deceived. md nsnrar.
ism in the end is promoted Tho time was 1ybsa
fraud and deception were not TO the same extant
rs now, characteristics OF our city poor and aid
could then have been given with less caatioa
But the immense influx Of foreign mendicanes of
late years has 90 generally deterorated the CHAR.
acter Of tire needy that though many are no~.
doubtless. worthy Of commiseration and aid, yes
she only security against imposition is found in
borough system otISrsonal Investigation,
And such is the system which this Association
provides. In the case of every strange applicant,
whatever may De his story, or BY whomever
eent, personal investigation, except In very pc
c0har circumstances, invariably preCedcs relief
and His it is enabled to do, by It's minute dlyls
len Of labor numerous visitors, and nIeshodicai
action. aot only with surprising facility, but with
rae bess practical results. PeFsenal ~intercourae
with the poor and their chilarea. qgshhes the
visitor TO act with intelligence aud discTimina
ton. lfthey are found worthy, he endesyors to
extend relief with sucb kindness and consi1eya~
ton as not TO degrade, bat so- to elevate the re
-cipients, physically ana morally, as to save them
from the humilasing necessity of receiving aims.
Ifon the other hand, the applicaats arc inposs
tors they will be detected; ifide and protgate,
they wilt be earnestly feprovedsan 7codnseied.
with view of improving their habits andamend-
ing their lives. II AIMS in short, 80 accomplish
great social good, without the usual attendant
evils and possessing in prominent degree, as
is believed, the essential requisites Tor tileews
administration of charity in large city, 1t asks
the patronage OF the benevolent not as perfect
system but as the best which human sagacty,
with its present knowledge 81 the subject, can
devise.
In order to keep pace with the rapid increase OF
population and growth OF the CITY, the Board nave
found it necessary again to extend the Northefa
bounds OF the Associatiohsso as to include the re-
Gently organized Nineteenth W ard. The city 10
now divided into,3l7 sections with correspond
ing number Of Visitors being ten more than IN
the previous year. These spread over the en-
tire peninsula extending from the Battery to
Eighty.sxthst, about SIX and quarter miles
and from river to river including population OF
$4,000 souls.
AS the Institution continues its operations with
out cessation throughout the year, the aggregate
of the labors thus gratuitously perteftned7 could
it be stated, would appear incredible. Some idea
of the amount may be inferred from the fact that
the statistical reports of these lebors during the
past yeur, fills nearly 1000 pages. But as the
Association with all it's expansions increase OF
Visitors. and multform abors, carefully adapts its
action to the various classes OF the poor, ana
adopts every improvement which experience sug
gests its operations continue to move ON with
progressive energy, economy, and effect
The following is tabular exhibit OF the Month
" District Returns, from November lst, l84s, to
Noyen her ST. 1862