New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-22

city having BEEN sppointed, who have shossu Ex.
MAYER E. 4 Lapber; ~ President, Mr.. II B Clahn
o. freuurer and the Rev. j. Z. Root q Secretary
The Secretary bss during The past few week., bsea
engaged in whiting the oes Of the city presns ssd The
by-4sys OF the poor dIstricts. He has fcdni many.
many cares where Children have been destitute Of nat
natural guardian shIp, and that sympathy and love,
which should BE- extended toxaru those al least Who
are Of very tender years. There are htte oces vho
might be happy INDEED if they frieodIess a. 81 ne
provision might then be made for teen in the sl-as
houses or ssylums; but, unfortunately, they have
frieI de who are their wort eLeues-whJ msIe OF
item 10 beg and steal, cot caring IN chat depth OF
degradation they may come In the absence of legal
'tority 20 .eparsie such p-rente and children,
great roik may sti be done by voluntary efforts
There is chord Of right feeling some~here IN every
parens be II which will yibrse t. the call o. daty
Tie cust of sefshuess Is not swsys so na-d thai il
cspIOt be broken through.
However tiuabie may be the condition If children
who reg Fl m door to door 10 aid e their meGcjess
parents, there is yet more cru.hipg .egat which
may fell the sprit ard character of the yoaog vhse
great crime after Al! is that they were born poor.
There legal Justice v hch al the humanity OF ouf
day has not yet remeci d How horrible system 10
that which PEI mi child of ten n be seized sod bur
red svsy TO the County Jail becsu.e hs has noShere
to step, OF because be has been unfOrtuD1e a. 10
sitLets oIiDe Committed perhaps has himself been
gqiliy Of pettytheft is suspected Of TIE same
Tie CouI ~ Jsi has ben the Receptacle for warrants
suspected Of criminal popensiues as well for crimi-
Iss-for Il ore guilty Of crime .el Tor tose ~ho
have been the spferiIg sutects OF the same but who
could Dot give bail for their appearance At court
Ii Is bad enough TO De KEPT for any length OF time in
cels Infected with vermn Of every description, still
10 be tainted 9TH vice by association sh other
ct ldren AID somehmes with older criminss; bat il az
gisvstes the cine teniod when political officials
neglect for Onth efer nth TO bring up the caee for
trial. The Grand Jury lately sojudged the system OF
putting lumber OF boys together into the same cell 70
be q npoitc." II might be ssd With more truth that
il il oirOc0usy rick,d thus 10 steep the sous OF the
youIg inthe polluted stream Of psou stion and
e1smple. Will rot the Brooklyn Authorities in the
lame Ct justice and humanity make some separate
pIOyHi1l for The young criminals where soDe moral
fuence can be eIeted over their minds and hearts
Ere the sbufe too great To Be checked 10 the
rapid growth of the city, surely proper place might
be found where clean liD,ss and good order and good
n sls could be enforced.
The fact that Of least one third Of thee Committed
to this Jrson under the age OF 30 and nearly one
half Of them under the age OF H. shoss the urgent
importance OF fOue movement for the Improvement OF
the oitic of the young who hsve not yet fallen
into the clutches Of the law well for the refor
lion OF those who guilty About 2oO, out OF 2VoO
committed during the past year, beneath the age
CT H. and about $50 from ID 10 ~ years OF age
The crimes were chiefly burglary aud lntoxlcafion.
The Ctldrens AID Society proposes, 1t possible, 70
stOp the supply Of criminals by P'osioing houee aud
work for thOse who most tempted 10 wrong through
vicious training destitute circumstances and that
the great Il Lumber may be effec,ualy reached the
co6 Grafton If Brooklyn citizens lie earnestly reoae'ted
A number Of childIen have lfe.dy been forw aided
tbrou. the New York SOcieuss. DESTITUTE children
may be directed and donations and clothing may be
cent the Secretary, al the office No. base nent OF
City Hail, Brooklyn. JP. r.