New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-18

:. = EVfy brlek esiltce No. Y West IhJ'eens' .
~oeN ear Sixth avenue. 1t = under the sihc'ent
s'Pe' Atesdcnce Of DIR. Alexander c. Pesrcey, hong
.swD ne friend 10 the little ones Here, IS MSS oeen
ssaed above, the boys and girls received under Sn
srder from magistrate, are kept irO@ ten aSys :"
tAree months, during which time about one-nSn are
reclaimed by their parents, OF sent 70 'ne nnuSu
tsiand Aims House account OF 81 khess' Inc re-
nainder consisting Of those who are most hke'y 70
Improve and to be easily indenured 60 70 the upper
Asylum There are now about ~ children IN the
House Of Reception; hast year the average was iVS'
From IS 10 80 are received weekly. Here, also, a
school in constant progress, under the care oil Miss
Sa,ab Tenpent and On assistant teacher The bathing
ts,k dormitories, dining and schoo-rooms, al de.
stoned by Mr. Pearcey are precisely adapted to the
wants Of the establishment. There s hosptul on the
pper foor bst the health Of the children is SO excel.
snt owing to the good fare and cleanly habits main
tanned that il has been very little used of late.
NDENruaNG THE CHILDREN
The ultimate design Of the Juvenile Asylum is TO
ure the usefulness and moral safety Of the children
By in6entarng them TO the country life of the far West
In this partially resembles the plan of the Children
Aid Society" but yet is radically different, from the
fact that the latter takes the children straight from the
streets to the country with little intermediate prepare
ton for their new mode Of life. The experience of the
managers of the Juvenile Asylum induces them to be-
heye that the first thing required by these poor
vagrants-so utterly destitute of even the knowledge
sfrigh-is partial education and prior training that
may lead them become useful TO their Employers and
certainly beneficial 10 themselves. When they
have made proper moral and intellectual progress they
cent West in lots of about fifty formerly under the
care Ct Pr Pearcey, but now accompanied by Mr.. G..
IT, A laD the IDdenturing Agent Of the Society. -Four
FIVE these hte companies have been thus forward
ed dnrDg the past year. The last lot went in Decem-
ber q in number, and evidence of the good re-
salts Of the culture received, Mr. Allan states that
among these IS boys and II girls, not oath was
besrd, nor an angry word exchanged. Before they
are started from New-YoIk, Mr.. Allan has places
secured for them at the West and notifies the parties
who want them-generally rich and substantial
farDer-to meet him at some central place. In this
way they are dispoed Of the moment they arrive. As
many a. possible indeutured in town county,
as il il found that they are contented when thus
permitted TO continue the friendships formed al the
Asylum.
BY the terms Of indenture each girl is to receive $50
and out6t at Is years Of age, and each boy 500
and suit of clothes. Another company Of fifty starts
awtek from next Monday. The Erie Railroad Com
pany furnish separate for them in which they are
sent through to their destination and as usual places
IN the West are already secured for the little emigrants
The care of the Society does not stop here Mr. Allan
keeps watchfnl eye on those whom he has once
located visits them in bis Western tours and receives
written reports from the farmers who take them in
charge These reports are carefully registered, and
are Of great interest. While here and there boy
girl proves ineoeibe and vicious the result thus far
n kat n he oh
trained and fo,arded By the Society are completely
reclaimed. The reports with praises of tAcir in
teleenoe morals and abilities in their pursuits.
Dat Of eisbtythree sent TO Washington County, Ii-
nois only three have been reported as decidedly bad.
The larger girls are most uncertain; next, the larger
boys; then the little girls the smaller boys hardly
ever turning out badly.
Kew THE ASYLUM Is SUPPORTED.
Though this charity is quasi city institution, yet
much was raised for ts inception by the benevolent
was granted by the charter-the latter approprstng
$50 co., to be paid as soon as ike sum was supplied
from other sources" This was DONE but, soOn after,
II became necessary to extend the original plan and
additional grant of SO 900 obtained from the Leg
islature provided again, thas ike would be con-
tributed by the friends of the So 900 in all
had been thus contributed, when the necessity fer a
new House OF Reception induced request for $50 600
more, dependent, as before, upon the contribution Of
an equal cum. In this way the Asylum has been car
rie6 into successful operation. But only s75 per an
nun is allowed by the city for the support and educa-
ton of each child This would barely suffice for these
objects bat leaves nothing for the exper of sending
the children West ndfttng them out. These charges
must be met by the generosity Of our citizens. The
President Mr.. Wetmore, is ndefagabe in his person
al exertons toward this end and almost every week
conducts parties Of gentlemen 10 the Asylum, on One
ndred-aDd-seventy- fifth street. that they may see
how well everything is adapted to the purposes Of the
cause and take future interest in its success. No
enterprise in our midst more strongly ccmmends itself
10 the material aid of the phiantbropist