The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-31
sexes who, between pride and want, are starv-

sexes who, between pride and want, are starv-
ipg by slow degrees in unventilated garrets
and mephitc cellars; we say nothing Of these,
and nothing Of the twenty thousand abandoned
females of this great commercial emporium.
We simply take the list of the twenty thousand
absolutely dependent from day to day upon
public or private charity for their existence,
and ask our abolition philanthropists where
there is any thing in the South to compare with
this dismal army of twenty thousand paupers?
We have many good people among us-many
benevolent institutions; we have hundreds of
costly churches, and some religious societies
as rich as Jews. Nor il it an unusual thing to
see in the viii of some deceased millionaire his
tens, and twenties, and hundreds Of thousands,
bequea.hed for religious purposes such as
the diffusion Of tracts and the circulation of the
Bible among the heather And we have those
among our philanthropsts and churchmen who
are proud Of those things, as the ancient Phari-
see, who impudently thanked God that be was
better than other men. They are distressed
concerning the denominations OF Southern sla-
very; they deplore, they agitste, they de-
nounce, with the venom of their Christian
hate, the degrading, the impoverishing, the
demoralizing influences of our Southern
domestic institutions. And yet these meek
and lowly followers of their Divine Mas
ter are guilty of these hypocritical pretences,
with more crime and wretchedness, and demo-
ralization all around them, taintipg the very
air they breathe--more Of all this, we say, than
they could pick up in tour Of observation
from Washington to New Orleans. . Thou fool,
first take the beam out Of thine own eye, and
then shalt thou see clearly to take the mote
out OF thy brothers eye' The Bible is the
true touchstone for this mock philanthropy.
THE BROADWAY RAMRoAD.-There is to be
no fmeme tonight. Broadway is not to be
torn up. One Of our Judges has nipped the
affair in the bud, by the following injunction,
granted yesterday
THR ATTORNEY GENERAL AND oTHIRs, AGAINST
THE MAYOR, ALDERMEH AND CoMaoNALTY OF
THE CRY OF Nsw YORK.
An order having been heretofore made by me re-
quirng the defendants TO show cause, on Saturday,
the 3lst Instant why an Injunction should not issue
meantime, anG Il appearing to me that the said re-
straint ought 10 be vacated far as relates 70 the
Board of Assistant Aldermen, do hereby order
that the same be. and it Is hereby, vacated, and the
said Board Of Assistant Aldermen are ut liberty to
act II it bad granted such order or injunction,
until the hearing, on showing cause and my decision
thereon. JKO. DUEn.
New York, Dec. 80, 1853.
But even higher law than Judge Duer has
interposed. The Injunction of our courts has
been rendered unnecessary by the injunction
Of the Storm King. Thus Broadway is saved,
for the present. against the expected attack
upon the Russ pavement. What blessing q
snow storm is to the metropolis!
RELIEF OF BRoADwAY-While a powerful
combination of spectators contemplate re-
lieving Broadway by blockade Of six months,
in building railroad for its perpetual obstruc..
tion, the simplest expedients for the relief Of
our great thoroughfare are entirely overlooked.
Widen Church street, and run it through to
Greenwich, or to the Battery, and at the other
end. widen Mercer street, and run it through to
Union square. This would afford great relief
to Broadway. Then, on the eastern side,
widen Elm street and run it through to
Chambers street; and on the same line,
widen Crosby street. and run it through
Lafayette place to the Bowery and Union
square. These two lines, thus opened and
widcned, would answer the purposes Of Broad
way railroad and the mass Of through passen-
gers between any point above Union square
and the Battery. Do this, and put the fare be-
'ween Union square and the Battery at three
cents, and the omnibusses may be ruled off
Broadway by the simple rule ofmore attractive
competition. We submit these projects Of sub
stantial relief to Broadway to the wise heads of
our new set Of City Fathers.
A DREADFUL SMASH UP.-The summary pro-
ceedings of the authorities with Perham's gift
exhibition, and other lottery swindles Of the
same pattern, is terrible smash up to the al
ticipations Of green goslings, and ambitious
servant girls, concerning those farms on the
Delaware. those splendid pianos, gold watches,
and so forth Eighty thousand tickets sold by
Perham and the cash pocketed! Why did the
authorities permit this? Perham may now snap
his fingers at them; and his poor silly dupes
may whistle for their prizes. But better late
than never. A dollar for Perham will be useful
as warning for the future
Marine Affairs.
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