The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-11


cophu crn cut on might rail- papstm NIT was 50
" Dt but ties object DO KEEP pro
mnepuy fore ire mud of the Juvenile was, that oe
iheys for REFORM that those Who oai the care OF
him sooc IT the plaza 81 pare1ts To DO HIM gooi aa hot
for she rnrNses o. vengeance aud punsoaent 81 ."
bis experience vent matters OF ths kind-aul no uii
heeD onsisay eugsgd tor nne or ten years ia instruct
ing the Of tho House OF Refuge 10 this state
nothing bad had moro powerful impression uppo INV
oinds Of the boys the idea tina. God had brought
then, there TO 30 tnem eoi that they were aot 70 90
punished hut were 10 kept uadr instruction, that
they nigh, be lifted TO dschsrga the various dates tn.
would csvolve upon ibem ~hea they en,ered upon v
Parents readily Yielded to the notoa th,s eau
gTta. truth which the Bo'e tsusht-" rrSa up G'.o
n the say he should co. aud shea ne ,,e o." amid
may be trained walk in the right way ana yet'ney
haa not poced carefully another passage Su,ea s,ooi va
crime Verify thou sh at beat him with roi, AMI tloo
shall, his SOU from hell When parents tafo shoas
,Tappg up OF their ohcten in the path IN whlih th'F
ought 10 walk should ses dfierens st.te OF things
rom what se do uo~ II should be understood that tho
seeds Of vagrauc, sown very early, Ia &c
neglect OF parents 10 restrain the waywTahssso tner
CHILDREN Toe attention Of parents should be called 20
| ,nis subject Youthful crime the Increase itSi.
1, bad cfept the scpliue Of families wncb seemed
% BIO the Young 20 their own way. Tho reatr ,luts
we're taken of, ios,esd of being sgh,eued Here he DO
sired 10 be under ood that he advocate for tns
government acpe nut love shoui be the govera
ing principle. There must be Instruction made ootSeea
vTtae aud vice. obedience and dsobed ience and he
should be taught by appeals to his fears whsa ne
| cessary that he must yield to authority. waen
child RS prepared submit TO the authority of hs
parents render obedience to his WILL the parent had
b. vantage erouud. He could then cultivate tue heart
al cuons OF that Guild and every thHg that he
would be received act Of kindness, whist the
other bann, the child VINO never learned TO submit
takes whatever hts parents 90 for hiu his right AM
due and wben the parent withheld IL, he considered u
| wrong When theee principles were understood aud
upon families, there would be very different
state Of things from what there was now. Reiormiocy
Institutions could exert piuences woich could 90 much
training up these hundreds Of boys that commit
10 them They to stand in the place OF parents
and n they insted correct principles Of administration
the pinas OF the youth that committed TO them
they would be DONG great york that would tell upon
| the next geoo rat on OF ch,idrep.
Mr. SINCLAIR, Vi Boston, said that the subject
Of very gseat Importance striking at the worry ro)t OF
crime: that The nsj,'iy OF Criminals c1mmeIcei taer
career With Vssrsucy. tie regarded 1t As important That
police officers be empowered to arrest ygrans aud street
seeGrs, as this would have tendency 10 put IA end to
! a nunance.
Nh Barnard OF Connecticut attributed the greater lia
blty Of cLiJcn TO become Migrants when deprived or
tber father than Of Their mother the fact OF the mother
having the children without proper
while sbe went out the Of subsistence He
approved OF taking the family tue model for fe'ormA
,ory schools snd spoke Of The different nstutous for
eXerc siDg a cndien. Lord Brgugh
saiu, and truly said, "thst wat 10 done toe hrs
Eve years The life OF the child the thing that
deter the lie Of the child aud tue lie of the mau "
We neeec the hst four or i've aud 10 thus having
so"n the Ylnd, we are espipg tue whriSnd Too much
should not De entrusted to government Much
10 be hoped of pirate institutions tnan OF those uade
government control.
Mr. KsrcHuM, of the New York House of Refuge re.
PsIdeo as m.!o't,at that some Influence shoud be
brought bear thai should break up Ease pfie
POOR par keeping tnar Children tneul un tef
unfas oracle ana demoralizing influences and circun
tancee, rather Than to have them placed in good FAM
lea, where their s.tuaiol would be greatly improved
eye,y respect.
MT RENEEIN of Ohio considered marked and certain
distinction oeweeo vas aocy and restitution tne
bard, aud crime the other, impraccabe. Govern.
mept snd eiorms.ory institutons mad always fouat
difficult 10 make SUCH distinction, but poverty aud dti
tuiIun were necessarily associated WITH crime aud
there niog dangerous American society as
wealthy oarbarty-tie barbarian that alxed upon
pets lie bad found that step on ens were frequently
III n mt
OF love III the Chi d. TIE distinction between vsgraqcy
and CRIME must be made in each individual case raere
was not half so much vaersncy aud crime as
rere0ps sopposed-tbat is, there than
the superficial observer thought bH much less
vas intensely directed to the SUBJECT He considered
the French estimate Of Que per cent Accor-
for example 0CO children that should
What was needed to be generally re oenzed was the I'm
poTiance of ri7ate reioruatorss Mr. then projected
70 expaip how such institutions shou organized and
under what conditions established, aludng to the Efforts
Of BAKER in Loudon and of others in Europe engaged in
similar work file urged the importance of organizing
for the pose OF establishing and promoting
| these private rtforIDRtories.
DELEGATE necessary at times exercise
restraint upon Children that tho principle Of love could
be dePeuded the FIRST Ut rofor
Some Of ths b 81 and oriyhtest Of those VINO had
saved from and crmil al influences had been
upon @bom considerable restraint had be exercised
was reach that class who come Migrants
from ChOce-that class Of children who sent by
their parents to beg means OF accumuatng property
sAd al nra'ion would not answer for such, legal pro-
Gees ought TO be resorted to-
Mr. HAyENs made extended remarks concerning the
House of Refuge to the naouor IN which children
committed they training there to their bong
provided with Situations Ia the country when it seemed
proper for them eavC the Institution. The desire
the Of parents TO have their children retdroet
thsm after having beeD coumted to the House Of Refuge
operated useiul odance in reforming the chsra;sr
OF parents, s'nce children we're never allowed 10 be
Turned to them unless they gave evdeoce OF proper
Character. He commented upon the improperly aud
wrong Ct seoong children, taught in the crimes Oh New
Yok, to ouocen aud unsuspectng ia nies in the
Try which result In the contsmin alton and
suuotion OF ihose with whom they are brought in con-
tact.
MI HALLIDAY commented upon the influence of love in
The eio' nation Of 7aeraat ch,dren aad b. way OF
ample, was giving interesting account or a little
grant, OF the taken for r,f mstsn when
tae hour Of adjournment having arrived according pre-
vous rtso uuon, she Conv.Iton took recess till ~
O'Clock 2. 81.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention met at u o'clock and was called to
order by the President
The President announced the frs. business in order 10
be still tie subject Of discussion at the morning session.
The dst otion which should be obsef we'd b., ween
yBgrancy AND Gesstl:cn the hand and crime on
The other"
Mr. MEcHEsoy. Of the Northern Home for the Trendless
Ch dren, PM adepha, reao ao extended paper bearing
upon the subject, and presenting the results that
attended the workings Of the instation with which
be was CONNECTED. After the gensiem had flush
cd Inc Tear!Ds oil his paper, lie said that he
bad listened WITH very great interest the m,rnpg
session to the details of the operations Of iostitd
tons which hal the honor
TO represent BE agreed with the gentleman who last
addressed the Conyentou tbat subject before them
at tbs ne was Of the important in social
point OF view tnAt could occupy tue attention Of this
any her ConveLon having vie the interests of the
popie-tne OF youth aud the culture oil hose ainds
which we're TO be the master minds of tae country in
after Ne or at least exercise very potent influence np)n
the social bearings Of the community which they lived
For let this fact be borne in mind unless tney did
lor these helpless and destitute little boys and girls they
would ioam aotg the streets would inevitably grow
up to be ncendsres, rioters and murderers the
bano and melancholy prostitutes upon the other; ani
therefore, as phlanthropsts they could devote
much time, energy aud studious this all mpor.
thnt question OF bow they should isr the growing
children Ia their mnst. he would cite an instance
the sanitary effect produced by tho nstituon which
he belonged, as caring for the destitute ana eodless
children who were yet withou, guilt Adm $500
was sought Into the Institution for ii,Ne
iar haired blue eyed girl whose mother lying the
point or death with consumption having been deserted by
her husband, as well as by her fcen1s relatives Ia
consequence OF marrying against their wishes When be