The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02


pace with other cities in land in respect to sew
oal important public matters Amongst the most prom
nent of those civic deficiencies is the education care and
reformation Of her Juvenile population. Public school
accommodation greatly IL has been increased late
ID still sadly Inadequate the demand 1t would be
say there from to three thousand children
in corporate limits who kept out Of the public
schools for the simple that there is for
them These turned loose in the streets taught
the vocabulary OF vice. and initiated into that kind youth
full blackguardlsm which eliminates in the penitenary
In all sanitary experiments has been found that proven
ton cheaper than and citizens would find it,
ia the lowest pecuniay sense good investment to erect
spacious well ventilated and thoroughly equipped public
school houses in every ward The education furnished
by the public schools should be thorough and high
toned that wealthiest citizens like those of some
other communities, should find it to their advantage to
for their children education such would be
offered to the poorest child We require Of the citizen
that he shall obey the law and guard the constitution
from all assaults but how is he to be held amenabe
to the made capable of protecting the other If We
do not give him without price, and insist upon his
| receiving il, proper amount Of mental training
Though the world Is advancing and our county is not
in the of the great column of civilization it is
laentaby that only have still the old
tions of rich and poor but have also in all large cities
an under stratum of villany and fraud There is no
fend base the parent who for few sxpences win
coax or his child into of hypocrisy and
lying and yet it is too true that there parents In
Washington who live life of drunken revealing upon the
proceed Of what is begged and stolen by their offspring
These little creatures learn that the meaning of the word
good is to fitch with success and that what they
wrest by any vile from society belongs to them and then
when they older imprson them for carrying out
the legitimate results of all their early training.
Many heart rendng facts have recently come under
notice. and they all point to the necessity OF HousE
OF REFUGE for distressed, forsaSen, mendcant, and
| criminal children. Aud it is with unmngled pleasure
that add that such long felt and evident want APP
pears likely to be supplied OF citizens well
known for his benevolence for his public spirit having
the subject under his consideration and Others in whose
| mdomitable perseverance and courage have great
faith, having set themselves resoluely to work to meet
this great and growing evil May attend them
TnE GoLDsMITn PADuA--19s drama, which was
received with much applause its recent presentation
before Washington audience has been printed and copy
has been laid on our table by the author r. s. Donoho
esq., of this city. We have given it a careful pcrissl
and find in 1t much to admire. The plot is easy and
natural and the dction pertinent and expressive Some
passages especially striking, as for instance the ad
| dress of Blanca to her father;
aesaa "4#.s. e-" " ' ID Walk with me I'D.
Aud the ey sning breeze bring thoo poacel
how the beyond the purple hills, ~.
. tall trees, which ondly farewell X
And on tho ehurel,tower rising from the vale.
| Tho only bright thing amid the shadows.
Thus strnis sub n brllaney and points ...r
Calmly to Heaven, when earth around grows dark
As a whole, this work evnccs talent of mean order
and its author will cultivate the gift that he
possesses and give the world the benefit Of emana
tions from pen that he Yields with much power and
skill.