Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-10

JUVENILE C2I5iISALs.-Ths Introduction into
council OF a. ordnance establishing poor kozss-sn
institution gTa ally wanted in his ci-ges Opportunity
to suggest that special provision should be rsd IN
that institution for jeu7enHs criminals Tbs clsgs os
untortunaes abound in this city to az szten; We never
suspected until recent events made he fact UubIe
Since the changes caused uy the war hive cr9-73ei s
bluff and empty spaces about the city with march 5iss
especially sugar swarm Of young children os both
sexes from four 70 fourteen years Of sRs have been
habtlAly stealing ali kinds Of s-.sclss even nav ps
tolls from chests at the governments landing Pro7.ded
with BAG hung round sbe NECK with string tbeT
VII lie down beside sugar hOgsbssd coss sask O.
box Of goods, and syz themselves OF holes " cras
"nlcn ttey vEl enlarge 60d sometimes NAE for them.
selves they rapidly f thtir bag take the stolen prop
e-ty Rome and Iesurc AID LIZ s--Ia- iaD-eds
tions IL some cases the children when s-rssted ard in
terrosated lave stated that their pa-ents had sent hsm
out with orders to go gud set something If these
children are brought before the Recorder wia. 81 De
done with them Thst oI5osr has power only % dne
II the tine is Lot paid Of course In these instances il
is no' likely to be, the prisoner is sent 20
the changang. There the boys ere put into
the company of the worst miscreants in tbs
city and become hardened in guilt b. the very
mode adopted 20 punish tbsz errors and the girls must
mingle with the lowest Of thea ou,csss females VII -
the great bio! on orr cviizassn This s evidently 20
daInn yet deeper tns already polluted soJ Il his be
not done the young culprit escapes pursh1sut alto
SetneE AID finding guilt be INDUCED IL with npu-
nlIy evil practices purs-ed put ali sense Of pri,y
honesty and saifrespect Is destroyed Al .bz juvenile
criminal grows up U- curse 70 society Society hs
neglected hin and be Furnishes society BY it.
Ihe yorns sugar and coffee ssaler becomes Eyics9oet
garroter Or house breaker After much iuiurr has
osen inflicted and property lost the criminal IS arrested
Then the public has &c pay magistrate fsss i.orzs
ices lawyers fees witness fees and all the multiplied
expenses that accumulate from the arrest 10 the tI
L. after all the expenses verde: Of guilty. ID found
the criminal Ea5r GO the =z.,ertisr ana De main.
tanned there Take iuso consideration the injury and
loss one OF these criminals iafeJs spou socisr and it
VII os a7idsnt shat If society had taken .ne juvenile
criminal given him education, then pu. atm OFT
where lie would have been instructed IL honest labor he
expense would Ls much than l. required IN tho case
Of convicted criminal while the honest man would
spend bis life Il contributing 80 the possessions Of &C
eiety instead Of taking away from thsn Il IS MAD
Eesty or interest to ssy nothing 9f higher motives
when We fad -hild-sD raised by tssE parents OF
guardians criminal habits oE wbsR we aad thsm
homeless and frisndl-ss exposed . every evil Il
dusncs. TAX possession Of them, pus ;asn where
thsy Will BE- raUgAs to :ssr God 70 I've upright!y
and la0Or Iadustro1sIy. There shoald be a
department tie poorhouss s1ch children Of bitter
misfortune, where they be taught to read TTrte and
work. We earnestly hope this subject vii receive a.
'ertioa. and that provision viii bs made 10 recsIvs
from the horrible tsts that iuPsnds ovez tLs-a such
ycung people come before our magistrates |
-harEed With guilt into which they have been driven by
Vicious parents into which they have fallen because
hey arc without home and without friends.