The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-25

its merits but the main question Of inquiry seems to
have been. Has he ten dollars current money p
The Grand Inquest also present a gross violation Of
law. permits granted by members Of Board
Of EAcse allowing persons 10 sell liquor without license
Several Of these most fragrant violations of official duty
have been exhibited Want OF time alone prevented such
action would put the implicated officials their
fence II is Hoped then. an exposure public
OF such extraofcial acts will tend to their entire sup
preston
The Grand Inquest required by special sense of
duty to refer to another those prolific sources of vice
and eventual misery Every year the power Of control
men by parent and guardian the youth our city
diminish In part this may be the result of de-
feet in the laws regulating the relation between master
and apprentices: and, III part IL undoubtedly to be
ascribed to the willingness Of parents suffer their I'M
fedgod offspring to shift for themselves. Previous the
usedophilanthropst interpreting his mawkish humanity
and deprving the legal guardian Of the power whole
some restraint and correction the higher grades crime
confined to adults But since youth has been al
lowed to range at will with little restraint-with-
held from honorable employment. allowed to spcnd
their time in precarous and thus tutoed to cnt
the bread Of dlcnesswhat but the pro-
gresion from ideness to mischief from mischief to vice.
and from vice to crime
Such s the picture which has been presented to the
view Of the Grand Inquest this term OF the higher
grades Of felony fourhhs Of the complaints examined
have been against minors And full thirds of all the
complaints for crime acted during the have been
against between the ages and twenty
one-thus making these years of life three times
rs much involved in crime all the other period of
mans average existence.
This truly appalling state Of things calls loudly for
reform Parents and guardians must be induced to again
astume the possibility Of their respective charges or
the community will be compelled to undertake it their
stead The institutions of country Das solely
on the ntelg. and virtue Of people, and their
prpetuy Is solely dependent the right training Of
our youtl-the future of the land When tho people
become corrupted experiment in self government has
fu' I'd in the great end tor VIII ch 1t established
then becomes the duty of every citizen TO aid in ar
rettrg THU alarming and dangerous evil by timely anu
~ prop rinte action. JOHN A. KENNEDY Foreman.
JAMES 7. BERTHE, Secretary
TRIBUTE TO THE LATE TX GOVERNOR YoUSG-AD- |
JouRNAENT OF THE COURT
Previous to the OF the court MT A. y.
Hail Assistant District Attorney addressed the bench;
He r,pitt,d II. fad that this day being the ist Vt
Il, m IA, mark of respect which about to to-
ards III, M mofy If d. ccased mapiS of
tate cannot lie NJ fully made apparent the usual prac
tee II courts btetow-n an adjournment The
LIT Of yesterday H. mournfully distinguished by
he names of two citizens Of the United states I refer
10 the Hen Jno Sergeant and tho Hon Jno Young rhc
bonner although citiztu OF a sister state should never
be nDm, without at least passing rcverpnca by every
avJu who Nos his pr, fessiun and honors thOsc who
procti,e itt virtues But IL l. to him whose memory I
isi alluded TO tht my remarks rter lie died yeser
lay, In tl city ~ lingering dcuye disease icdied
q h' had ff many Jcpts lived. tho exercise oil high
Zeal ttnticp. Ills private character beyond
nth md BIZ domestic virtues shining ornaments
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