The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-06-25

Et Ne w t.Hm f1DneE ana lathi iiiat
laugh and We al last conclude il.at ihcy
too, Ike Us, are ioumeying on 10 lIeasea
81 Hen.
Soou our little craft. manned almost
tifely by couyicts, f. outward bound, wib
lhe port. land, and cities retreatins
steamers aid sailing cna from lhe nu.
meg State pass us % and flo, and for
moment feed our minds with new thoughts
concerning the land of steady habits. Now
we come to lIeil Gate, lie Scylla. and
Charybdis Of our New York waters This
we pass in safety, and permit il 10 call in-
fo being a new train oi thoughts. i Il
not we ask ourselves, really Tie gateway
of hen to many DO not thousands pass
through it daily, who seek for the FIRST
time lhe thoroughiares Of this great me-
tropoIs; who come here from warm hearts
and yirtuous homes to find path which
too often leads them back through " Hell
/ Gate" TO Blaekwell's Island, and from
thence into Hell itself, unless by some
over-ruIng Providence they are snatebed
from its very jaws? Surely to many it
has been, ard to many more ii viii be the
/ Gate Of Hell. Soon the island we seek
meets our gaze, with its noble buildings
and finely arranged grounds. The first
building is the lower hospital, used .ex-
elusiyely for malignant diseases. Next is
the new hospital, a grand structure it is,
too. 1t will stand for many years mon
Iument Of architectural beauty and every
stone, could it speak, would tell of its.per-
feet adaptabilty to its prescribed uses.
/ Now comes the Penitentiary, a model
building in ITSELF well-proportioned, and
/ in every way fitted for the home of those
who could not master Themselves or their
passions. Here they find master for
both, and If necessary a rod for the FOOLS
back It's six hundred and twenty-odd
men, and one hundred and fifty women,
can here find time and opportunity for re-
aeetion.
lis reason now, twas appetite before .
/ The most noteworthy sight connected
with this number Of beings, is the as
scmlling and the partaking Of their dim
ncrs. The countenances and various ex-
pressions displayed would furnish a study
/ for the best delineators Of human nature.
Now we come TO private residence Of
one or more Of the keepers. 1t is in cot
tage style Of architecture, and is sur
rounded by about as finely laid out
grounds as one could wish to look upon.
All this beauty which lends itself to the
eye, and perfumes the surrounding air,
| God is the parent Of, and crime the child
Who does the work. Yes, were it not for
crime, this mansion would not rear itself 10
blush amidst It's own beauty. The Aims
Houses next attract our attention, where
we found eight hundred and twenty-odd
women, elk hundred and thirty-odd men,
and three hundred and fifty children, oach
well fed from the public crib. Here We
are very strongly impressed with the
thought that our city government rather
discouraged activity and encouraged lazi-
ness. The fat, sleek bodies Of the pau
pers indicate this. We thought if the
public treasury would cry poverty little
more, and staryc rather than feast oul
paupers, we should see more than seven
teen hundred on Blackwell's Island. The
acme Of lazy man is to cat, drink anl
sleep; at Blackwell's we think very many
have found the acme Of their being. Now
let rs visit the next building, the Work
house; an o5long building, many hundred
feet in length, and quite attractive both IN
ternally and externally. Its eight hun
dred and sixty occupants are picked Vi
from all grades Of society, for slight often
ees, and are here mingled together NIint
, is brought more in contact with mind
Seeds Of wiekedness are sown here wliiel
produce fruit an hundred fold. Here tn
] dregs Of female society congregate. On
] days experience in this Institution will
/ the lessons it would give, would save man,
! mother aud daughter, who for the wan
Of them may perhaps 60 down the scale q
+ being until they have become the fit com
: paDions Of those we would describe.
r Next the Lunatic Asylum offers US
: retreat from the now gathering storm
: The heavens, dark and Threatening, ar
! symbols of the seven hundred and eighty
. odd minds beneath the roof which nor
e protects u.s. We inquire for the manage