Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-17
T,be CleveIopd Orphnn Asylur,

good OF it's donates and Of the city. They |
have spent their time and strength without
stint in behalf OF the children thus depend |
ant upon charity, and yet they fnd them
selves greatly in need OF contributions from
our citizens to enable them to carry on their
good work.
The Asylum has been established about
ten years, and in that time has protected and
traiaei hundreds of children that would
otherwise have grown up to a life Of destitu-
ton and crime. The present building has
been lately completed, and is now very
nearly what it should be. The size, con-
struulion, &c, OF the edi6ce We have given
10 the LEADER and need not repeat the de
tails here. We say the building is nearly
what it should be- There is one exception.
The well, nom which the water for cooking
and tsble purposes ia obtained is in the
wash room. The weekly washings are very
large, and it is impossible to prevent part
OF the refuse water used in washing from
soaking through the ground into the well.
This matter must be remedied as soon as
funds can be obtained to allow it to be done.
Toe health Of the inmates demands it.
There are nov about fly children in the
Asylum. There are accommodations for
double that number, and the want Of funds
alone prevents the immediate filing up of the
building. These have been gathered from
various sources throughout the city, prinei-
pally from the Infrmary. Ten or twelve
have been received during the past six
months. and about the same number sent out
to good homes. The ages Of the children
range from four up to twelve years. They
are comfortably and neatly clothed, and
special care is taken that their work, play
and study shall be so regulated as to do them
the most good. A regular and permanent
school is kept in the building, v hich is under
the charge OF Miss Helen Townsend. The
children learn well, look bright and happy,
and testify BY their appearance to the kind
and constant esre which they receive Mrs.
Msson, as Matron, has general supervision
over tie affairs Of the house and attends to
the wants Of the pupils, while Mr.. Mason
tsaChes the boys how and when to work,
and 50 systemizss their labor that agreat deal
isaccOmplished.
Il would be impossible, within the limits
Of a newspaper article, to enumeTate all the
advantages which result from this truly be-
nevolent institution, and which viii at once
suggest themselves to all who viii devote
thought 10 the subject The children are
taken from the evil influences of the streets
and the Tile holes in which many Of them
must otherwise find shelter, and are so train
ed as 70 become useful and happy members
Of society. Many of them are taken from
the Infrmary, where no child can have the
care and close attention it requires. 1t
should be borne in mind by all who may be
inclined to turn deaf ear to an appeal for
aid for this object, that these children are to
supported by the city somehow, and it is
only question Of ehoice whether they shall
be supported in the Asylum, where they have
physical, mental and moral training, and
from which they will grow up to be honest
and respectable men and women, or whether
the cost Of their living shall sppear upon
the tax list for the poor the ''Out door re-
lief" or the support Of the Police Court
Jail and Penitentiary. Were it matter Of
mere dollars and cents, were there no bodies
10 tend, no minds to instruct, no intellects
to excite, no hopes and ambitions to stimu-
late, no hearts to cheer, no souls to save, it
would still be the duty and the interest Of
the citzsns of Cleveland to contribute nobly
to this honorable enterprise.
Were anything more needed to stir the
hearts and open the purses Of our people, it
would be found in some of the scenes which
almost daily occur at the Asylum. Some Of
the children there supported and cared for
have been taken from the neglect and abuse Of
drunken mothers, or mothers who are totally
unable to provide for them. Some Of the
former occasionally visit their children q,
the Asylum, ana however degraded they
may be themselves, they pour ont unbound
ed thanks that their children are well pro-
vided for and saved from the ruin which they
have brought upon themselves. Others,
whose poverty forbids any care for their
little ones at home, thank God that in the
Orphan Asylum a home is found tor them.
One poor woman, who has more than one
child in the Asylum, said, with tears in her
eyes, uthat it always seemed as if she had
been to Heaven when she had visited her
children" Let such incidents as these, and
such feelings as these, be tboughtof by our
citizens, and they cannot fail to respond to
the call of the Managers for material aid.
It's proposed to hold Fair for the benefit
of the Asylum within few weeks A large
and Efficient committee Of ladies has beer
appointed to have charge Of the affair. They
viii IaLor earnestly in behalf of the obieet
to be attained, and we trust that all cur cit
liens will heartily second the movement ant
open their hearts and their purses whereEei
called upon for this praisewOrthy object
IeTTer from dIr Golden.
The Cincinnati Times ssys that we'll
known gentleman of fthst city, who has Jus
returned from Washington city, furnishes in
fOEnstion that be saw a few days ago, LET
ter from Mr.. Golden, the great British states
man, and friend Of Amsrioa-to Genera
Winfield Scott, in which he expresses th'
opinion that unless the rebellion shall b
crushed before the first of april next, Eng
Ia I'll ha ur,asr- tla. r,ecszsitr GrnnnIlna- y.