The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-12

NonyoLK AND PoRTsMoUTH-THE PROPOSE
r,os or RICHMOND TO REMOVE THE Or.
pHArs-ARRIvAL OF THE Rev. MIR. HUME,
a, PORTSMOUTH, TO CONFER WITH OUR
COMMITTEE.
In pursuance Of The wishes of the large
meeting Of citizens on Thursday last, the
Joint committee of the City Council and cifi.
sens have been doing all they could 70 sio
our sister cities. Norfolk and Portsmouth,
On Friday last, they telegraphed the au'no
rites of those places, of the desire for . oon
ference with some committee, to plan ".ae
ures for their benefit; and they teieerapne1
them further to send up all those "no" NO.
o,uld sp.re. and especially the orphan Gnu
deem. and Richmond would tsAe oaie "a
them.
To this effect letters also were written
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nignt' anu ."
Monday night letters were placed IN 'ne
hands of Captain Davis of the Curtis fecA'
with instructions to employ specisi "es
ssneer at Hampton to deliver those ie''sls -
the authorities of both cities, ana 10 ofins
their answers to Capt. D.
No answer was received from those autnor'
tiles until last night, when Portsmouth re
,ponded by letter, in most feeiing manner.
The Rev. Mr.. HUME, of the Baptist Cnurcn
In Portsmouth, who has displayed sucn no.
ble frmness and devotion to the duties OF
his holy calling in the midst oil the piague'
also arrived in the city. to confer with our
committee on behalf of Portsmouth. Tnis
conference was had between him ana tue
committee, last night. and most Interesting
one Il was
Mr.. n. gave full explanation OF the con
di,ion of the people of Portsmouth ana 1ne'f
wants, and the committee have already pro-
fited by the information given by him. This
morning they sent down lemons and chick
ems, and other things that are wanted.
With regard to the removal OF the people
the letter to the committee expressed the
opinion that it was impracticable to trans
port any considerable number OF the aouils
now in Portsmouth but iG admitted that the
little orphan children could be moved with
advantage to the city, and no doubt to the
children themselves, who, in the condition OF
things, cannot be cared for as their tender
aye REQUIRES. Mr. HUME corroborated the
views of the committee, and in very clear
manner explained and enforced them.
The committee appealed to Mr.. HUME to
act as their agent on his return. and to collect
the little parentless children of both Ports
mouth and Norfolk, and send them up in
stantly; as arrangements had already for some
DAYS been made here to receive and take care
of them He promised to do this, and de-
clared that it would afford him the greatest
pleasure to carry out the wishes of the com.
mittee.
Mr.. HUME returns this morning to Ports
mouth, and we trust will succeed in accom-
pIishins the object our committee has
sonfded to him. In the meantime we
see Baltimore has granted the use of the
House of Refuge in that city for the orphans
but as the application of Richmond to be
entrusted with the care of those helpless and
bereaved little ones has been pending since
Friday last, we trust they will be sent here.
1t is certainly but just to Richmond, as her
application is earliest, that she should have
them. She has. besides, better place for
them than the Baltimore House Of Refuge.