The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-25

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Total number Of children. n...... IIos
Number Of persons employed to loo0 after thcm fss
Total connected with the institution ........ 1896
MIR Draper then went on to say-rhis little class before
you ointng to the regiment Of boys amidst loud laugh
teri are the elder boys In their presence, we the Ten
Governors, that they most worthy Of your rcgari
ladressing himself to the Legislsturc) They are ,oi
boys and good girls in this institution am satisfied
there is not another collection Of children in ths world
in which there much kindness pleasure and ay.
ness. (.oud checrs) There Is no bad languaze among
themno vile tricks Now and then. little fellow
in who may make mistake but he set right ani
these boys nuccus worthy Of respect and regard
and while Introduce to them the Lieutenant Governor
the Secretary of State, and the Legislature, beg That
they will remember tat the road Is open amt tire world
wide and that they may here day themselves
II not Legislators respectable farmers mechanics and
tinans viii now introduce ~ You Leutcmu, Governor
] Church.
Loud cheering followed from w andas nd Guard
lieutenant -Goycrnor Cu RoH then said You may
r9t assured that e Legislature the State Of New York
avsgreatl,l gratfeS With what they have seen toAky
coI.ton of youth rxb no father - ticnd but the pub
lie a1aset showins sseir signs Of orsr and dissplin
have so~ long dstasre here. and ~ish to inpress
TN. on. ss upon your ,osng mnAa 'dt !. the great
vent you oa attaining ts-lc highest honovs Of sovrrn
ment. (cstcrs) In othe- lands You Hfra bs ia
drudsery ssyosr live. but isrri Il il not so ~ hoa,-
ty and ndu'.r may moi only reach the sttions
occupy. but as highest in t'e country. Titr1h,y you
have no fathers to book oyer yeuno nothersio,e T.
nurse you. yet IN have kind friends who viii supply
their place ansS You contnu~ysood and obeiie.a you
may one day h,rc legislators to express your
gratitude for institution g.Gvous in it, ,lts
lsiueh applause fom all qu,riers)
Dir C,msrorpEn Nose, sccrcta.Y Of State.
introduced and sait -" Ladies' aad scntfcmcn l. ,n
those associstcd wits have had opportunity cs
visiting the noble c>ritiss Of this great city and stats
within the last few says, and every view unfpllr
ncS beauties have nothng 10 add 70 what hAe been
so eloqucny Expressed by the Licutcnast Goveraor
repeat wha, he has SAID you may yet b. legislators 1t
would not be at all surprising If Of sise boys. in
f.w years to vi. tss Institution Legislators
State oftcers or a. Governors, once knew q boy VIII,
him good education, knew him afterwards wh,n he
lost their help. ani when he wss-a poor Isl
apprcnticed to a mechanic; have him. in the
Legislsi OF the state and holding high Office in the
State; and look now and see him in te Presidential
mansion ~ Washington. (Grrat cheering) That sam,
path s open TO you; conduct yourselves we'll be good
boys and wise men, and i is not impossible trt there
boy here to-day who will yet b. President OF ths
tnit,d states Immense cheerng)
Here gentleman proposed three chHcr~ III. wash
ington Guards ~ RaEialls Island. u heartily
responded To.
The hcys having given three che J..utonant
covcrnor then sung, Happy A Ief LlnI ot the
Free and - The Star Spangled .agr' Aitrr which
they marched oil the groani to tn. .1,pl room They
looked healthy. and happy. and fun Il spirits.
The party were then Invited to enter th, building, ani
ook at the litic girls who sung for them and seemed
deghec to be asked, Ike their sex Of rpcr years
Mr.. pParrr introduced Mrs Lee the matron who he
said. w,s the mother of 5000 children. (fo,rs Of
aughtcr These children have here from the city
of View York some of them because they had no fathers
or mothers and others because they found in this insi-
tuition better parents than these nature gave thom
will not admit tl,at they here by charity. They
the children Of NV lork-loud checrs)-)f town ani
y.
srsArOr-l:ura districts and all (y,oars OF I,psh.
ter
Mr. DH.ssn-wsit ~! +! show you Circumstance
(l.iitirg up little child IN his arms Mr., Lee says
this ioohs like the President of the Ten Governors
(immensc liugh,er)
The party then withdrew ami proceeded to the upper
schoolrocm, wherc
MIR addressed the boys and girl, together in
the same strain Lieutenant Govcrnor Church and
Mr. SECRETARY Morgan lie said he was delighted with
their physical appearance and al>o with the sgs of
mental culture that they exhibited lie cxhrtei them
1 perseverance, they woui una ample the
atfcation Of their ambition in this great e,unry The
4 learned Senator concluded BY introducing
Dr. AphMIr. German D,ctor Il Laws. who sai in
broken English that he was glad 70 sec y ny happy
faces q children who had parents but those whom
/ the government supplied 20 thcni
Al O'Clock. the party len the island after visit of
two hours wrrr highly gratifcd with what they saw
About seycn-cighths of these children Irish. of
lrs Iarcnts and they d. great credit their teachers
and To all concerned They are ro.y with besti, AMI
csnce great intelligence and for their martial spirit
u was admirable. when the boat leaving. they I'll
lowed down to the bank a the river ani then drew up
rising ground. like n little regiment with
then flag flying II had picturesque
effect Mr. iiaiscJ one Of the Ten GuYernor.. ja.t
the boat was starting. called fr three cheers tor senator
seward three for Acknowledgements Church three fr
the senate. and thrcc fr the Assembly, T. III OF which
the boy soldiers responded With shouts which sh,we.i
they had sound lungs Three gums til IA irci aud
tie steamboat was on her way towards tn city The
Witt 10 t hland by fsr the interesting the
Legislature has yet made
warp's ISLAND.
The steamboat landed her passengers in ten minutes
at Wards Island witch j. the Emisrant Refuge un-
der the guardianship or the Commissonrr. Of Eniga-
tun. On this island there about LOO cmgrans in
Guiding children. The latter did look happy.
% we'll taken care Of the children Einiali's
Island there the evii,ncc Of or,sr a,i
dtscpinc They, too, gathered to-rthrr hut there
n" marching. order, and apparently M rad'rs The
visit wa totally destitute Of interest and only lasted halt
nn hour Doctor Griscom the general agent represented
the Commissioners oi Emigration.
BLACkwElt.s fsiAND-f1ir DiNNER-A Rlcu scEyr
AR - rrEn's EXTRAORDINARY srtnn:
AZ o'clock the party landed on Bl,ekwels Island.
aud after visiting the Lun,c Asylum tn. prisons AMI
other buildings they were conducted by the Governors
to the hoPitai on the south end of the island, whore
dinpcr laid for three hundred and my persons
the diSe-y wssthat there nearly double that
ber errohhs Mr Draper stood ON the sepsand raIu siei
all the scnbers Of the Legislature stand at,
white ai othcrs sc-i on t,c othrr This being Don't he
M, i,lcrs of the Legislature requested ~ walk up
and thcn the multitude rushed ~ after th'm. snrh
pres was never seen noe felt u took fun /
hHlf hour to get a. the top II the stairs ant
when that contamination gained. 60 the m,rtac,-
un 81 nl In the every seat occups leaving
man, standing a. sitting Many got possession = ss,t.
who refused to give them g. members of the Legss-
tue There great excitement some seized ~,ucrrs
and nm 10 ct some oysters from gcn"men. who h,t
charge II those dishes white others consn meet an
cnsisught upon the dessert. which table 1T
The cud q the ROOM dcsuuring r,sns appcs oranges
aud tbcc~c most rascnously. IN despite ~ the rcnpn
strancc- ~ the negro walters. u n complete
bic at length soue w. who had confederation srr h,se
standing vacated their seats. 10 maxi for the
hungry and thirsty hut the great nass of th.c who
we're in the the last got nothing cut or ,herc
No time.
when the psnrs q appetite. made keen by the
sharp cir q the fa-, river were somewhat aLiyrd
Nr DrsrIr being called upon. ofrrrl f-s obscrva-
tcns Ne sad he regretted sincerely that there
not more and better accommodation
br M,Ntrt followed in few observations that
utterly inauiibc
icrc there loud calls for "Tppes sni calls for
ny Oihrrs. aud great confusion
Senator herr aud called for hearing fpr
Mr. Tuppcr whom he described of the most lis.
tngi.sd of Englands ports Sonr had s.crbci th 80
Institutions to the Legislature aud some to the press but
they wtrr equally due to literature
Mr.. II rrrR then said-My dear fricnd. have M. i
prepared specch All have to j. thIt 1--we
have the Atlantic To love yDu~-
20 tel ynu that England loves you. You have soma
fsus. which do not 70 naitrr, bat d-erve
h. called fnalishmrn (Chsrs mingled With suppressed
munnur-) 1 ind dih.rcnre. | have crossed N,
ditch. aud find yun Englismcn at the 0thsr sir
Cfccrs and hisscs) Yankee Englislpen man (Chccrs
and laughtcr) wish To write n book about you.
Nopr--Not in the Dickens style
Mr. Ttrrfn-f want to tell the truth about ypu will
protect you. though am yon to not nscd pro-