New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-14

Appic{oRS' JourRdl for Feb 10 contains an
Interesting article by Nj Chailes l.. Brace on Yhe
Dangerous Classes OF New.YorE" from which VIC clip
the following extracts;
Certain sxa districts eau be Sound in our metropolis
with the unhappy idIc OF coIOahng more human be-
lugs packed the square yard and stained with more
acts of blood and riot within given period han Is true
OF any other equal space OF oeCth IN the civilized world
houses, well known to sanitary boards and the
Obey no lcral Summons To oa; where CholoFaf single
germ seed OF Goat any Were IN America atmoSpheie
~ C' ye,'s & ~ me other S9cb houses arc never
reformed The only none Tor them Is IN the march oi
street improvements, which Will utterly sweep them
One Of the remarkable and hopeful things about New
York, 10 close observer Of It's dangerous classes -
that they do not tend 10 become fNed ana inherited Us
European cities. The universal turmoil Of American
life, the upJuring OF everything the searching chaIae
of its great forces, such religion, education ana
selfrcspcc which reach down directly or indirectly to
the lowest sraa-all these causes seem continually to
disirtegratt tue American poor ana crnlh ol1Sses uu
On the cities than in the villages The same
the same quarters The husband leaves the wife, and the
the husband; the children abandon the disagreeable
liable aud educational associations some member OF the
family continually rising up TO opulence or respecta
The families OF tho paupcls and bcESdrS and
criminals are constantly being broken up
But, though the crime and paupersm of New-1ork are
not so deeply stamped the blood OF the population
III European cities, they are even more dangerous The
intensity OF the American temperament Is felt IN every
ber OF these children poverty and vice. Their
have the urIcstaiucd and sanguinary character Of
race accustomed 90 overcome az obstacles They rle
bank, whore English thieves pick pocket they murder
where EuuoVc. PROCEDURES Cu3 lei on fight with lists; in
not iasy begin What seems about TO be me seAng OF
luc or smash lamps The dangerous classes of New
York mainly AIucriCiOOlu bur the children oil Irish
and German Immigrants. They are as isuoraht az
London fl,u-IuCu CostermOugcrs They far more
aTutal than she pcasauty from whom they DESCEND.
md tL.y much banded together IN associations Such
Bs Dead Rabbit IlIGugN, ana various target com
pauiCs Tuvy CiJQS PCrtHS, grown up 10 young
manhood. murder OF nOncndiug old man, like Mr..
Rogers, De- nothing 20 them. They are ready for any Of
has never I,ricIccd the iii! eject OF tie nurture OF
these youthful uidus she WIFI one day. They showed
then hdud only slightly at the riots during the war At
present iAtt are Ike lNcG hclcs ana GdddtOrs OF the
Roman dciuagOgueS They are -" Tic rOuGhs' who sis-
the ward lulfcIsus and frIchtCn honest voters.
They can IJltut' TO UNLIMITED extent, and
CITY Hall places aud pO,-AOasCS where they have full
credit 10 aI unfortunate time should come When our
city dcm"EoFuCs could no longer hep TO support TINS
host ul rLals, ana all Duslltos were depressed, ana
capital seemed selfish ana indifferent, these young men
could tsc such following IN our thOugcd eastern quar-
tors with some cry like q" Bread or Blood" would
shake the city with alarm TO It's foundations, and might
crimson Cur streets with the blood Of civil strife
The young Iuiiiaus OF Newton mainly the pro
ducts OF accident AmOuga million people, such com
pose the population OF tins city and It's suburbs, there
Will always be great number Of miSiOrtunCs fathers
die and leave their children uuprUVidcd FOR parents
dIuK aud abuse their hte ones and they lUat away Oh
drive out Dy neglect OF llrcatmcut, their soils nom the
home One which fruitful source Of criminals
among the wOrkugCJss Is their ,Hc respect for mar
TiIgt.
All the neglect and bad education and evil example OF
poor class tend 20 form others, who grow up 10 swell
Tie ranks o. rliIus AID criminals so, at length great
multitude H ignorant Unframed, passionate, iltHSiOus
l. ana laNlE men are iorircC VINO become the udn
EcIOus class % CIty. They form the Nineteenth
ct Gangs The EOuBg burglar ana murdercIs the SdIIO
teIs ana IOlers the thieves and hashnen, the repeat
metropolis. bf tlc remedies for these evils we slaH
speak hereafter