New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-30
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF A FOUNDING
HOSPITAL.

The Special Committee of the Board OF Counciinen
who have under consideration ffe propriety OF esab'
fishing hospital in this city for founding children,
bed another meeting in the Library, CITY Hall yes
terday atercoop to give the subject further attention.
Dr. WV. r. Morr sald this matter had occupies bis
ate ntion for two or three years past ana aunng to"t
time he had had opportunity OF Visiting the houses
10 which the Governors Of the Aims House haa sent
fonndlipg and orphsn infants 10 be nursed. Many OF
them were found in q condition OF NTH and suHerrns
of which languag could not convey an idea Ihe
Governors had made much Improvements ia1ey Ior
their benefit but the system which they we're Pro-
yided for was sadly deficient. lie referred u ~.
Halliday, who, with himself had been apPooted oy
the Cover ors to look after these children, Tor further
details Of their condition. ,.,...D
cont. mplated Founding Hospital be supposed TO pro-
vide for the proper care Of all small chldIen VINO
ipht be thrown upon the charity OK Tue sny, from
any rea,on. The number OF suca children 10 o.y
like New-York was necessarily very large and was a.
large or perhaps larger at the present time thsn ever
il had been before. The ukual average Tor msny
moi this I'd been about OO but the sst report OF tue
Governors showed the number 10 az. Iheie was,
he was persuaded, wrong impression prevailing W
yery general extent in regard 10 the orgn OF these
children the suppostion being that they are anost
exclusively oundings or ilegitmate WINE 5ne '1aim
wss az he had asceraned il from fscts, tnat onLy
rom one fourth TO one third were OF that DESCRIPTION.
The remainder were orphsns-children 81 young
widows who can do nothing 10 ward mant snng tien'
selves while they have babe to take care vii VI
wives whose husbands had eDanuonoI s"oi
ard of parent. who have been imprisoned ior wee
or crime. their children thus being thrown upon
the ,ity for support. Consequently, the impro-
n,ic,v of d.pouilnating an institution Tor these
tenjsss infant, Founding Hospital, would be seen
in he spaly.is which had ju.t been presented. As
Jnfsnt.' Uome would be a much more appropriate
,esionatioo for these children should not be labeled
with badge that appears in the eyes OF 20 many 80
DISGRACE and i was not horpta tina, 10 needed 10
mneb IA a home where these helpless infants would
be properly taken Of and the objection, raised
soainrt Pounding Hospital would not apply 10 an
;7,tituton of this kind The argument that the
tabli.bment Of Founding Hospital would increase
The pumber of ilegitimae children could have no
..,ebt whatever 1t wa well known thst these chill
den wee not the result, Of moderation and reflection
and any provision for their would no, aiec. the
number either ODE way or the other Blu. 10 Chris
ti.n con muniy such a consideration shout Dot he al
low % interfere with the establishment % proper
mears for their welfare. While abiding f. abu-es, he
wou say frcm pro'r acted poat thM there was
no ~. s,icn bnt gres. deal Of effJri had been
made by the Governors to provide f,r the
chi dren well they possibly could under
lie pgtseLt sys'en, and they had endesvo,ea 70
remedy for they could the evils which had o9ea
pointed ont 20 them. Ina. such iost iui'on - az
solg.ty Ieeded would i sdmit Of 9aes''on VIII
;Lose having anything Ebe accurate kno x'eoge o'
the number Of eeidIen Supported by the charity OF .ae
city ard the n pcr-oIlIy Of making P'o's".
.'eui in sDy c.ter way. TIE -,'ouos orr no, go
o1, 81 re msLss,s merit o. NE stem W. - ' 49,,
ess,iy q ,he Ltel.r, &C. ; - 'ee "'"' '"'