Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-23

The Virginia Eoenino Chronicle Of last
evening contained an ill.natursd editorial
attack In response to III comments Of
Monday on the passage through the
Assembly Of Moonsy's bill No. 81.
which provides for assistance from the
State Treasury for orphan asylums In
this State. outside Of the State Orphans
Home. The Catholic Orphan Asylum Of
Virginia. under the care Of the Sisters Of
Charity. being obviously the n for
which moneyed assistance IL thus
sought to DO appropriated from the
State Treasury. the same objections
which have heretofore been urged. still
exist. Every honest resident, whatever
may b their religious belief. knows that
the Asylum in question was sstablishsd
under the auspices Of the Catholic
Church for the care Of orphan girls q.
clusivsly. and although . most excel
lsntly conducted institution, 1t 10 essen
TALLY see,arian. Not that girls Of any
other religious sect are excluded. bat all
are brought up in the Catholic faith and
leave the Asylum matursd - Catholics
only.
The News makes not the slightest
objection to this. always entertaining
the most liberal views in oil religious
matters. The only objection advanced
BY rs. or at Legislative sessions hereto
fore whom similar applications have been
made in behalf Of that Asylum. being
that money from the State Treasury
should no. be appropriated for private
ssctarian purposes. whom We have
9 most sxosllsntly conducted Home,
already provided and established. and
being well maintained for the caro- OF
the orphans Of this State.
When the Virginia Orphan Asylum
was first established under the charge Of
the Sisters, State financial aid was given
It from year to year. with the
understanding that such aid should
cease whsa the proposed State
Orphans Homo should DO established.
Then the orphans under the care Of the
Sisters were to be allowed TO 60 to the
Home II their guardians saw at. When
the Home was ready the Sisters were
officially notified, bat sisniAsd their I'M
willingness 10 part with even enc oftheir
orphan charges. Since then the Asylum
has Aourished better than ever, and been
maintained BY voluntary contributions
from the benevolent disposed Of all
classes. including the non-sectarisn
and liberal-ninded. It will continue to
be thus supported As long n u IL a. we'll
managed and cared for - II IL. and all
who cannot b received and thus cared
for, have . Heus equally a. good. pro-
vided for by the State.
The Chronicle speaks Of other States
giving State assistance to similar Asylums
irrespective OF religious belief. mention
ing California a. an instance. and peril.
nsntly asks whyf The answer 10 easy.
California has no State institution for
the care Of her orphans. consequently
grants aid to private institutions for the
support and maintenance OF minor
orphans +; but her Constitution e.
pressly requires that such aid must
bs granted BY q uniform rule. and
proportional to the number Of
inmates Of such respective institutions,
and that the State shall have at any time
he right 10 inquire into the management
OF such institutions.
The News has always consistently
opposed appropriations Of the public
moneys for ssctsrisn schools, ssyluns,
or anything Of the kind. yet 10 always
willing to assist - ~bsnsvolently - any
ono in the support and maintsinance Of
all worthy institutions fer the public
good. among which Il CLASSES the Viz.
siuia Orphan Asylum.
As to the ill-natured remarks about
"jaundicsd bisotry." religious intolera.
ton, etc.. he can take Il all to himself,
His silly aius about ''apprecistins the
fact that there are In the world some
nobler monuments Of civilization than
can be found even in Slippery Gulcb,'
10 NO credit to him nor injury to rs. the
people Of Gold Hill care little for the
judgment or opinion OF any ons-horss
country Newspaper scribblsr. especially
one f%omenting his editorial corusostions
in the lop.sidsd city Of sin on the sage
brush slope Of Mount Davidson.