Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-04
THE ORPHAN AsYLrn.
vIReIIiA CRY, March 4, 1857.

~ Ehh HDAAvh VI sIhE CNTEkPRISEs-
Having with more surprise, than regret
read your lengthy and leading editoria,
in Sundays E~ahrprse, intended in spir.
It and expression to depreciate and in.
jure our institution in the estimation Of
our friends and the friends of the Or.
phdns, and as you have seen fit to min.
gle US, in that same article, with you,
political and hostile feelings, you will,
WEI hope permit ottT Asylum and ourselves
to enjoy the same good feeling on the
part of the publieias before, by insert
ing this explanation and correction. By
making this application, we seek neither
generosity nor charity, but what every
one is entitled to, viz, Justice.
ain the Orphan Asylum bill which
passed the Assembly last Friday-a bill
appropriating twenty-five hundred dol.
lars yearly from the Treasury of the
State to assist in the maintenance OF
the! Catholic Orphan Asylum of this
city," etc. Either you were aware that
this was a false statement, or not. II
the first, then. by a malicious and in
territorial falsehood you have endeavor-
ed to render US black before the commu-
nifty if the second, then also, as q pub
lie journalist you'have intended to in
jure US by following prejudice, and
passion, when a!little regard for truth
and veracity, nay, fair play, would coun.
sci you to avoid injustice, by making
yourself acquainted with the truth OF
the question. You would create a pre-
judice against us in the minds other de-
nominations by having them learn from
your journal, of "a bin appropriating
twenty-five hundred dollars yearly"
when the same bill appropriated that
amount only for this and next year And
let US here remark, that twenty-five
hundred dollars are only about one-third
Of the annual current expenses of the in
stitutiOh.. You assert the asylum can
lay no well founded claim to State as
s~istance, because.it has no colored chill
dren, and refuses to mix them with the
white children oflthe Institution. Pray,
condescend to cnlighten us about the
law that makes the State r~epudiate the
claims Of the children maintained in the
Asylum, because they are not black? Our
Asylum has had for the past two years
within its wallis. two Orphan sisters,
daughters Of soldier, who served his
time as such during the late war. He and
his wife suddenly died, leaving their chill
dren with about a score of one dollar
greenbacks to the fostering care Of Ne
vada. Nevada, however, has not acted
even the step-motber in their behalf. The
sisters took them, embraced them,
cleaned and comforted them, they still
feed, clothe, educate and train them in
the ways Of morality and civilization.
Is it not a painful reflection for these
children, when sitting together and in
dulgirg in their childish thoughts about
their lost parents, when they kiss the
fond giances smiling through the por-
trait OF their dead mother, when they
shed tears of inexpressible grief and sor-
row, as they cast reluctant eyes on the
pale but warlikes figure of their father;
is it not, we say, a'painful reflection for
these unfortunate c~hildren-that their
parents were white; that themselves are
refused bread from the State because of
a color received from their Creator?
Have these children no claim on the
State? Enlighten US. Are the recollec-
tons Of the fathers Services to be bu-
ried with his remains? Tell us. You,
perhaps will tell us the pen is mightier
than the sword. But is it such a cow
ardly pen that arms the apathy OF, the
Government, and cmphatically calls
aloud not only ,for indifference and
h~arshness towards helpless children,
but for their rejection and reputation 2
Is it the pen that Stigmatizes tho sword,
the soldier and the soldiers children?
Never! The SCATTERING of such ignoble
ink II eve blackeu worthy and vir-
tuous children, though their parents be
silent, dead and unable to vindicate
their cause. Arc the orphans of the
institution from Lyon, Churchill, Orms-
BY, Lander and Storey counties to be
excluded from any claims on the State,
because they are not sitting, eating and
sleeping with colored children? Are
the white children Of Storey and other
counties who attend the public schools
to be deprived Of State and county aid
because they are, unwilling to sit side
by side with your tavorite children of
color2t Why not make your experiment
there and inform US about its workings 2
Your county is rich, our asylum is poor;
why not in this arduous and expert
mental question be charitable and kind
enough to post us? Why do you, with
all the force of your editorials, single
out the indefensible and shoot your ar
rows at the Sisters of Charity and the
orphans? All children look for educa-
ton, but, understand, all children are
not orphans. Say, then, with candor,
rs you have hoped" that the bill will
be defeated, not because of the word
" WHITE" but because of the word
Catholic, and you win.do Justice to'us,
as we'll as set yourself in your true, but
were sorry to say, sable color before the
community and the orphans who are
delighted with noble heart and noble
Unfortunately, in your
we are Catholic, but for
tuuately in our own feelings we are
and charitable, we are friends
Of the needy and the poor, we are
mothers for your deSpised orphans, and
far away from our parents and
natal home, still we are contented with
our lot and the ways of Providence. In
finishing, let US remind you that your
quotations from Monseigneur Verot are
in perfect harmony and keeping with
your unjust and uicharitable onslaught
On ourselves and the orphans. Before
attempting to interpret the doctrine of
The Catholic Church, or the writings of
any Of her Bishops, allow us to inform
you; emphaticailywe say so, for you sad
y require it-diyest yourself of SUPER
fetal prejudice, also of objectionable
ignorance. In the first instance, be
honest and sincere; in the second, be
honest and truthful, and before under
to comment upon, or interpret q
etter, or a circular of u Bishop, learn
o analyzea simple sentence.
The Bishop you quote with suchpleas-
ng and mastery gusto is no advocate
# this amalgamation, of which for pre-
udice sake you are such an admirer.
The Bishop and the Church are working
or the o%amelioration of the colored
ace, and now especially, in the United
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