Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-07-16
Mr.. EBIroR-

Mr.. EBiroR-
In looking over the Alta California OF July 2d.
came article hesded, "Necessiiy OF House
Of Refuge" which states that there not day passes
but we see or hear of some circumstances when
forclby impress us with the necessity OF House Of
Refuge for Juvenile vagabonds, Who now pass Their
days in tho street seeking opportunity to Iilier or
rob money drawer and who roam about ut night
with place to sleep unless they happn to have 0'
10 bay lodgings.
Now Mr.. Editor who do you think these juvenile
vagabonds are? Why, sir, they are parcel Of little
orphans whose parents either dead or debased,
who have home, no place to rest their little wear,
heads and who, Mr. Alta says If they have no Ill
to pay for lodgings must pass the night in the streets
with the broad canopy of Iea.e for covering. and
walk these streets hungry too or lny their hands fe
onously that which belongs to another TO satisfy
the cravings of hunger. Now wherever there is
wrong in community, every mas has duty to per
form In assisting TO correc II. But would not re-
commend a juvenile penltentiary TO correct this
wrong These poor little orphans are entitied to the
parental care and sympathy of the whole Stat", and
IL wOnld cost TO erect an agricultural school
than /: would to e, ect House of Refuge. We have
great annoyance to the general government; these
lands belong ~ the Nation. The government does
not want them to deray her expenses for President
Pierce stated in his annual message that we derive
from import duties twenty five million dollars annu.
ally more than was sufficient to deiray the expenses
of an economical administration of the government.
What then shall we do with the public domain? II
does not belong TO this administration to squauder
away upon rail rond cJmpanles-it does no, in fact
belong to this generation. II belongs to the nation
to generations yet unborn. How then can W. secure
this valuable inheritance TO the nation forever? BY
placing it al in one general school fund for the
tablishment of agricultural schools and colleges
throughout the nation in every state and one grand
national agricultural college, where every child
receive COOL practical as well as the )reiica edu-
cation, and such men IA tho editor of the Alta Cali
fornia would have more cause to call upon our
legislatures to enact laws TO br nj lot Of poor little
parentess children with nfamy because they have
not dime wherewih to pay for lodgings Tho ed
itor of the Alta may be wealthy and all his prospects
brght-his children may have Il fond mnthcr to tuck
up the bed clothes arounI their little feet and kiss
them good night but under the present condition OF
scacty is he sure it VIII always be thus well with
him Remember the old saying . Fine gold will
charge and diamonds fade swift wings to wealth is
given,' &c. And should revcrses of fortune oyertlke
him, should ne be called from here, and his chill.
dren become poor dep ndant orphans, how much
better it woull be 10 have good agricultural schools
where his children could he raised in respe ectabilty
than it would be TO sentence them like el,ns to serve
a trade of Years ia this House Of Refuge which he
proposes to establish All our legislative enacmeuts
heretofore have been for tho punishment of cr
is lime TO commence egislatiug for III. proven.
ton of crime, and firmly believe that if the govern
ment should place the whole public domain in
general school nd and establish agricultural schools
and colleges, then abolish all laws for the cole ton
ol debs. and restrictive law on the qIur Traffic in
less Than fifteen years there would not be convict III
oar penentlnrIes, or IA prisoner III our jalls
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