Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-14

Tnr Alns HousE-T.e new Aims Il 1u,e. erected at a
heavy expense by the o4te authorities OF Richmond,
for the better accommodation Of the poor and friend.
lss is still occupied as hospital fer sick sOdiera Il
may seem upgrac Gus to intimate that the defenders OF
homes who happen 10 b. under treatment at tbs
Hospital should beremoved elsewhere, make for
pruper,; bat. however anrous We may b. TO promote
tho comfort Of sick soldiers, who OF course e0ued
first consideration, humanity will not jus ify the
gec Of that crss whom misfortune or vice has tbro~r
upon public charity Many OF the latter are erieebed
from old age, prosused by disease, Otherwise pbys
cily united for exposure the rgors Of winter the
barnke quarters which they have occupied since the
demolition Of the old poor House, II the " Ams
House las the building lie appropriately styled ras
the only suitable psc tLas Oodd be obtained Tor The
purposes Of "Gsusri Hospital FOR tie sick soders,
tne suggestion would from that the ls,
should be displaced % accommodate paupass; hut
believing thar other bli5iuPs nearly, not quGe rs well
aapied 10 the plrposss, (s1d &C the sans time, not
adapted for TN aus house could be ootAlei, we su0-
mi the change indicated should BE- made as socD a.
lrsc ioabls.
The wars deaolaion' has hugely augmented the
number Of inoigsnt people-meny Of them tho wiVes
md daugh e-s Of Richmond volunteers, who have man
aged to sustain ito by incessan toll with ID" needle,
aided by donations from the "S1idsrs aid FsHi" -
At the St thee viii be much priva;ion aud firing
among the nO.dy aud hum6e; bis siner, and ! 3
n, Gains HouS Is appropriated to tho uses for which
1t is designed, this suffering mast be greatly increased
chilly Hmor thcs, VIII may happen 10 be ogertakeu
by sickness May OF them would prefer TO die in their
own abodes rather than reIovs 20 the cherries and
couortless place nov temporarily occupied asylum
Another reason for the occupancy OF the I" AIM
9use city institution, 10 to be found in the fact
thr the original design oontempstes the appropriation
of ono or more rooms for the purposes OF work
hous :" An institution oil this kind is badly needed here
Boys and girls, CONSTANTLY proSliag Gbou. the
streets night and day stealing whatever they lay
their hands upon. When any Of Them arrested tnG
carried before the Mayor be is 10 mary instances
trained to discharge them, TO avoid the alternative of
sending them to III, where they woul be brought into
association with criminals and probably confirmed in a
career Of vice.
The subj ct OF "work house has freq lenily been
brought to the attention of the Couuc but action has
always BEEN postponed. mtmber OF the body cent
" Assigned az for its failure TO establish
work house." that there no money in the Treaa'
ury 10 spare I" impartial observer would infer, from
the fredom with which appropriations made for The
purchase Of a. c,ndhsnd furniture" payment Of eI
travsgsnt board bills and for sotments TO members and
officers for sgoiog small notes that the Treasury far
from being empty. But be this it msy, let put
the Aims House and Work House iato operation, ii me-
u,y has TO be borrowed for the purpose.