Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS

Weak Enthusiastically day passcs that some On.
In the instance OF DEPRIVED you,hs aud disspssJ elders
huddlsd before the Mayor for offences copg these
peculiar heads At least akin them The only alter
native within the scope or tho Mayors jurisdiction Ia
dealing with offences Of thls character h the commi,,a
OF the paries In default Of ball to be Of good be-
| havior.
Aud this Is no remedy for the evil While In .i ,b.v
arc tax upon the city State and they iesvs Il still
moro demoralxed and dspraved,su invariabls conse.
quencc Of such condition. II perchance yodth Who
novice In deprsSity 10 committed, hs comes out a,
tho expiration OF his term OF imprisonment stripped OF
all that dear to hni-hs character-destiued To be
come periodical visitor Of Mr.. S.arke or perhaps Col
Morgan.
However indulgent and humanely disposed his Honor
may be, In the treatment Of youths found wandering
about. aud brought before him for offences he will DO
bound TO commit them Aud thus IL laid the Foundation
Of their ruin.
II their novitiae u the sil-or rather career Of 10.
smy-uoud DO obS'~tsd BY their commii,.i to Work
House where employment Of kind would be Afford
ed and their morals attended to- the sad issue which In
vataoy awaits career begun under such auspices would
be wardsd of; they would become useful members Of
society Instead OF reckless vagabond ready to do any
thing to crafty their morbid love OF rum
the carly career Of such characters was reviewed Il
would DO found to present those features the
sares to such condition would be found 10
indeed they should not be dep those 10 which NO
refer.
But apart from the benefits which Work House would
suord TO tho city In social and moral point of View there
are advantages In pscuni.ry connection which shoa I'M
huenee the Council in behalf of this project Ir as
was contemplated q short Time ago, they purchase
tho farm OF the Shore In tho suburbs besides
supplying suciency OF food for the Work House sNer
reserving portion OF t for burying ground for Jfar
son Ward supplies could be raised hercfrom for the Poor
House. tho cost Of which to tho city amounts TO about
$4,000 year.
There would always DO hands enough TO work a small
farm Ia connection with Work House, Judging by Tho
number OF subjects every day seen in the city So
mat considerable saving would DO ELECTED 10 tho CITY by
this eIpedient. ~
We have heard Il said that tho Council were pepoti.
ng or the purchase Of the largo brick house and farm
formerly held by the Right Rev. DR.. wheeIan as Col.
lege. We know of no place better adapted for such
purpose IL situated about miles from the city In
the direction Of Union Hill. Tho house. without any ad-
large enough to meet the Of the cy At
present and Tor long time There Is every con-
renence in connection with IL that would be needed
wha the iam, which comprises about ~ acres Ia Ia
eonnon 10 be turned to valuable without the no.
ces oil any greater outlay than the manuripg the soil
H. as We are Informed il would be sold for sic 600 or
Ssoooo We cannot see Why the council shout not take
advantage OF such offer. The house We should think
cost at least that amount Independent Of tho other m-
provemsnts.
The universal cry lie Work House. Tho council cam
not much longer continue to in defiance Of this
demand Tho Necessities Of the case are too clear TOO
strong and the advantages pspabe to Justify thi.
shrinking from duty which tho Of the city 30 OBJ
viousy require.
H. aswe arc informed tho house and farm referred to
can be obtained at the higher figures OF tho two given
above they have excuse.