The New York herald., 1877-09-07

prived Of his liberty Therefore The offences which No
commits almost Invariably those which require no
labor 10 preparation aud call for no skin IN execution
They are inspired by motive except momeniary
impulse OF gain or lust or revenge. The sisht o
watch dog Or tue suspicion OF revolver wiil soy
time aim from his arcy purpose aud SEND him
on safer errand Of villaDy-
RURAL TERROR
u Ia .he cities be 10 sometimes and somewhat re-
strained by wholesome OF vigiaut ana adequate
police IL the county he has become the daily aud
niaAtly dread OF al well dlsposcd persona Indeed,
his irequest presence in our village communities hs:
again and again transformed their quiet peucofol life
INTO a reisn Of terror Murder. outrage worse Than
and petty Offences without number, have marked
the passage OF this unoeau beast. rho inno-
little maiden way 10 school. the
farmers vile busiec about her household cares,
tue aged couple living remote from tho habitatons Of
their fellow men, are alike the victimg OF his honi.
cda or centous violence. Neither pity for hclpsss
and trusting childaood nor respect tor gray hars
has said OF the English ramp--and many oil these
cruel and cowardly monsters are contributions from
the "mother country"-''the p,tess rascal bighia
the summer road as he aanders on between the lax
utiant hedges whore even the Wild convolvulus and
rose anG swcetbr!ar the worse for his goIng by
and need time to recover IRON tue tani OF him Ia the
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THE Law wxgLKss TO PrSssx NM
DO you ASK why the aid or the law II invoked
aud why prompt punishment Is rot visited upon thess
nish-handci o1endersy answer, tnat your question
touches one o the most trying aepccs OF this pain.
Iul social problcm--viz the difficulty OF detection
Tho tramp has become such u common feature Of
daily life that ho excites Iittls remark. To-day
there are two three seedy. sunburned, ragged,
dirty loaIers lounging about your streets begging
from door IL door. uusuaily you give or with.
hold your msnamod charity. AZ your fears your
easy good nature or The cipricc Of Tho moment may
dictate, your motive in most cases, being 10 get
them out or your sight possible. Tomorrow
they are twenty miles away aud their places are sup
Piled ny as many more with nothing 10 distinguish
them m the OF the unframed Observer from tho
william Of yesterday. Mean an afro.
cious crime has been committed IN that quiet neign-
borhood. Instant anu giant investigator tails to
iaston suspicion any member of tho little commun.
ny. Tue CONCLUSION then forced you that
tue onence was pcrpctratcd by somo ono OF the
tramps 80 recently seen IN tho village; but what
tramp! Arrest one OF these sors OF Bciu!--the one
10 to-, wnom nom vague suspicion most PLAINLY poin,soand
nar'ly figh, from The scene OF crimo Is important
elemen' ~ the prosecutors But here the instant
disappearance OF The alleged culprit. h3s little
weight IN the scale OF prcsuinplvs evidence against
him II IS only tue customary course OF the proiss-
sionni tramp To wander from place 10 place Is his
daily habit
HE Musr HI SUPPRESSED
Now there can b. no practical difficulty In the mind
OF any thoughtful cizen Ia prououucing such people
as have been describing dangerous tho peace ol
the community ana deserving such treatment a. will
put their power 10 continue Their Individual
or organized warfare upon those rights which society
Is bound 10 protect But harsh as IL IN ny seem At arst
blush, there Is no escape from the CONCLUSION
that when those who honestly desire enploy.
meat but car aud no'hius 10 do are re-
door, they must, to all intenis aud purposes,
aud with reference to the remedy to be applied 10
their unhappy circumstances, DO ciassed with those
who are unwilling TO labor. In other words, all able
bodied bcggars having no homes must, long they
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this view OF the uncharita0le ana unneces-
sarily severe, lot me ,nvne your attention TO low
considerations whicu, In judgment, tuy warrant
the position have taken.
Frst--lt must be remembered that in this country
II Is, fortunately very rarc that employment furnish
Ing some remuneration cannot bo obtained py all who
arc really ANXIOUS to secure work.
scco'.d-It should be borne mind that the really
deserving poor can usually nnd friends or acquaint-
anccs familiar VITA the causes which havo reduced
them to poverty, and who. II no. able to assist tnem
VIII, AT eas be willing TO recommend them worthy
objects OF private charity.
Tird-lro quote IRON the tenth annual report OF
the New York State Board OF Charitics):-"Examina-
ton has made clear that by iar the greater number
OF paupers have reached that condition By dieness
inprovidelee, drunkenness or some form OF cious
indulgcncc. !"
FoNth--It is OF the utmost Importance, on every
sound prnciplc OF moral aud political economy, that
the habit OF begging should be promptly and ense,usy
Professor wayland concluded his paper By recon-
mending the law Introduced tho New York Assem-
bly, inst winter by Mr.. Fish he had seen %
the subject Tue paper was ndorssd By several
speakers.
CONFERENCE or cH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CHILDREN
Tho Conference Of Charities met at ten A. M
William 4. Letchworth, OF Buntio, rced paper
"Depcndent and Delinquent Children" He gavo a
brief aud connected account OF the efforts in this
regarding dependent unfortunate aud delinquent chill
dren, and In CONCLUSION stated that tho following pri.
cpics should DO recognized in providing Tor then
carc:-
rhe should under thu csntro! and direction
olts expense. should be deraved In part by private
charity IN ordsr to keep alive Christian Interests In its
aims aud geleets.
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WORK from rhiisntirope motives Shouts, be brought
npen each child when now generally conceded bs
fo@a-Ihe GO operation o women Of elevated character
tVh-rhe medication OF moral and religion, principles.
ss .! hope ana .as oalGnx aD Of .srs'psct
SiahThe re!ormatory means and appliances should he
hslsiae to The fsies%ss rH
sa soa 10. ops os s rs morally
SesnaIn several institutions located in the country,
wers qg:dGor especially such IS fsmln. and
n .he Winter thus saving The wav~ard from c.y liz au n
teaching than country avoeatons good results may be
E.yhth-Parents able to do 50 should be made
tribute TO The support 'neir children while under reform
Nahrnat 50 far possible reformed children should
be tanspantcd from the vicious associations by
when :ksy leu astray.
fe"n-interos; in ie enldron should be maintained FOL.
I'll they reach maturity.
The reading OF Mr.. Letch worth's paper was followed
by prolonged and interesting debate, partci ipatcd Ia
by Messrs Lord, OF Michigan; riilon, oil Wisconsin;
Lowell, OF New YORK; Bradford, OF Massachusetts
Clark, superintendent OF the Poor New YORK
Thomas X Fessenden, OF Connecticut aud others
DR.. Harris, OF New York, said Efforts maze during
the last nltcen years IN New York have crime
among children to decrease Ovor thirty thousand
have been sent out OF the CITY and arc building up
good homes IN tho . West .
The following committees were appointed TO report
at the next Conference
On hunay-Dr. J. 5. Conrad. Of Maryland; Dr. piller
hn'her o. ieng',ly"nia Br W. w Re ID Of Wisconsin,
Pr fye,is Ear, 81 Massachusetts, Dr. H. b. Wilbur q
Wires. Of Illinois.
On P,,c Baidigg W. q. wviic. of New York; H. H.
Cites. OF Wisconsin, n McCord OF Illinois; T. b. sand
boru OF Massachusetts, and Fred Law Olmsead. Of New
YORK.
q. Dtpndeo,on Dsiaquent Children. Rev. u g. Tilton.
of Wisconsin; william T. Letcbwortii OF New York W A.
hacon. OF Missouri; Charles l. Brslo, Of New York;
Thomas Copgeshal. OF Rhode Island
On P>nat aud Prioa Diecipine.-Rev. r. Brock way Of
New York: Rev. L.. f. hale. Massachasctts; Rev Dr.
Mken OF Pennsylvania Joseph Perkins OF Ohio Chsres
u. liaskins OF isonsin; MeGorison. OF Marysnd
Francis Whyiand ot Connecticut
On Sdtics Leyisiafson Dr. a. J. Gust OF Pennsyl
vana Dr. g. Hoyt oi New York C. d. Wright. OF MassS
chusctts. Rev A. %. Poycr. of OlU; G. J. CONN, Of In
diana. hov. A.. Woodbury. OF Rhode island 7. W. Lsight
OF Wisconsin.
On J,dnJ Charitici sad 0ntio1r Re9-iIoward Potter
OF New York fpr. Nathan Allen. OF Massachusetts, j.
waksr OF Mchgsn Dr : W. Mitchell oil reunsyiv vwniAi
Murray slpley. OF Ohio DR. II Whteiwright. ofPenn
syiyania; IA. r.. Pellen. OF New York.
MEETING.
The Commission aiopted tue following resolution:-
Resolved That adjourn do NJ subject y an
agreement OF the Secretary the Conm
aud the Secretary Social Sciencs Association "a
pla the Commission of Charities iAvoring Chicago
tue place oi meeting fot the next annual session.
SCHOOL cHiLDggs WITH DISEASED EYES.