New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-26
THE ARMY OF WRETCHEDNESS.

To q. fsso, u ThN. y Trsogos
SIR: Fifteen hundred recruits have been added 10
The army Of misery in the City OF Neg-York since the
Suspension Fifteen hundred young women driven il
six weeks By desperate want to al infinitely deeper
asspair-thst, too, in Getty whose merchants are
princess" when mas its Fifth Avenue aud supports its
Aosaery Of Music while the devil is s.riding up and
down the streets, winning nsw victims at every STEP
Ihsye org been an stensiye observer Of the course
Of phsnthropic effort in the City Of New York. par.
tenlarly ssce the oonvusion, sad wss totally uapre-
pared for 90 shocking statement as that have re-
pested. have seen frequent appeals for money to
aid 10 sptcisc objects Of benevolence. society is
Sormed for certain definite charity, aud means are
sked for to give it operation. The appeal msde psr.
bsps renewed once Or twice ip about The sane general
tssms ~ 81 frs we hear no more Of the particular
object Of distress, and take for granted that II
Aas been relieved sessonsbly; Tue society
ncthIg Of the Individual and particular objects OF
wretohedness reaches but only is told On renewal
Of its appeal for support that II works well, spend.
tie money intrusted 30 it udlcousy in the relief of
Iosripg, and "Is doing incscul able good" From ell
this the public nfers that nothing needs
to be done but to strengthen the hands OF these organ-
ised bands OF lsborers till the fightful instances
Of woe, which il ought TO have hsd thunderad
into its ears one by one, 90 they were encountered
have become Numerous enough to be used by
economists and ststisticsrs 10 Systematic ts5lesi
Hnen We are stafttQ lu7tI
with ell or decreased elsemosynary effort charita-
BILE societies have been maurnfuly insufficient Tor
the heroulesn abors they attempted. The benevolent
societies organized and in operation are doubt
rot, doing great good. Tne naked are clothed, the
hungry fed, the outcsst befrended. But are az the
rahed, hungry and outcsst found out aud cared for
Did these tiee tuEdred lost hgag souls escape the
vigilance of charity Or, were they seen and soan.
Bedi Else why we're not told in words Of ire thA'
poor family Of girls, living at No. - street
were dumb with The despair Of desttusOn, and must
inevitably II rot helped to-day 20 down to the p. OF
virg pefditiop this night It'll, preposterous tosup-
pose that our organized charities have bsec
coenzsrt of these cases. snd not tired TO save them
Blu: what person WITH human heat can feel al
peace any longer, while be IL only Strengthening
others hands instead of using his osn' confess
charity, with ell its great deeds. has let much
dore. Whist remsinf Concerted indv.dul efJrt,
or, you please independen. enterprise. Lst every
man who has the love snd fesr Of God In his heart
organize himself into Missionary Society, and take
the shortest way TO the superintendent OF the nearest
factory which hiss stopped work, &c. the names
and residences Of his discharged hands, and with
tbs compass steer his course L.. him not wsit for
the ely 10 be distrcted and section assigned hi for
work, and bet OF rpocdc charities b DO di nbu.ed
put into bis hands, but let him start oat while that
machinery is prepeIing-wtb without money ma.
terialeend md our ne departing Ifyour own eyes
zee them, do you think you can fail 10 snd b,esi
Sort them Don't you believe there are hundreds to-
day Of whose want you have an III eeiosd pprehsn.on
VIII 10 you would help you behed with your own eyes
ter sretchedres, bat whom you do no, hep bee suss
you only them dimly in the distance. contenting
yourself with pity, when pity was mssCt to spur you
10 beIe6ceKcef Yes, you do believe and do kaoE II,
4 you run and red, II there man, who hss ever