Year: 1872

Largc-How We May Rescue the Fallen


Women and Regenerate Them.


TROY, N, y, Nov. 25, 1872.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


read your excellent article Of the 22d inst,
on the subject Of the women employed in
the cats chantants, and Of the unjust manner in
which the waiter girls are treated, while the sa-
loon keepers live in peace and without fear OF mo-
lestation from the laws Of the land.
asked myself several times how it was
that America, SO generous and fearless in
doing whatever Is just should permit the
existence Of such gross evils without making an
effort to remedy them. You have Society Tor the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals, society which
has doubtless done great deal OF good, but would
1t not be far nobler to establish society for the
prevention Of cruelty to fallen women9


AS you say, with great justice, after having locked
up the poor creatures for night, where win they
go now7 In what corner OF the city resume
the same callingf 1 am aware there is in
New York city home for fallen women,
but in order to make that institution effcc.
tive and successful 1t requires the aid or brave
hearts, who would not fear to 90 into the dens OF
immortality and seek out those who, for lack OF
courage, and smarting under the too fatal result
OF misplaced Affection fail TO make application for
admission to the worthy establishment so gcner.


Among the group OF women arrested you saw that
some OF them presented a handsome appearance
quite Deleve tnls; and believe moreover that
OF the class OF society whose members visit again
and again the nests OF vice and immortality there
some OF the finest and most noble that exist ON
the face OF the earth Herein Is true religion How
should women he drawn from a life OF degradation
and now should they be saved from the first false
step for the surveillance established by society
would put an end to that ignoble business adopted
by the "madamcs" OF these houses. The deba,lch.
ing Of young girls you well understand better than
any idea OF mine can explain.


Continue TO strike at this vice in the columns OF
your great Journal Put before the ewes OF the peo
pie this-that we can show to the world If we will
that America believes in Cod and will do its utmost
to raise up its fallen Children and looks to the great
future. You give large sums OF money for the moor
and go into the chamber OF the diving starving
man, who has but heap OF straw for his bed but
you nave not performed your highest and para.
mount duty-which your conscience plafnly iadi-
Gates Is great sin OF 0mission-that OF reQencra-
ton In the manners and habits OF our worst society
Advance, therefore, with courage and there will he
no luither need OF police raids In this direction
Wnen one OF these women makes her appearance
before court or justice say, as you d(d to-day
'tnat woman should be saved that she Shall not be
aDle 10 Iall lower, even il she desires. You will
nave your asylum, you will have your society," ana
the woman VIII be saved. Confidence would soon
return IN the hearts OF these people whose great
est crime has been, in many cases. that OF glowing
not wisely, but too welu


Enclosed send you dollar. I know this is
morning, but II others viii add to il something NAV
readily be done for these women, and the present
" Inc rlgbt moment IN WHICH 10 begin. "Ihe pen