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Giiiness is unpleasant, M
uee ild. it be if the tI
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mciefiffltpersons.* 'al
n of tbe patients .v
auch insisted on. Our Asy-- ei
(steerfhue and'bado of char- if
tueet in imiutate union, the tc
Ryadbe grave, the educated and igno- a
the virruous and profligate. In the ti
'.. nwral treatment of the Insane, solitude is ci
abolished. ' The Lunatic mast have his w
society. The pauint who pays the max- cc
!mum price of tis Institution, and thus
A, purchases all the accommodations which iI
It afords, is doomed, either to the society of i
his keeper, or to improper association. in
But both are evils, and ahisld be remedied fr
as speedily as possible. No considerations al
can justify the preseot state of things, No at
care, no foresight on the part of the Super- m
intendent. can prevnt the most exter.sive it;
and lasting miscief. When the evil is os
considered in reference to the class of fe- at
males from the high ranks of society, ma- pl
ny of whom are vow in this Insoitution. it ol
is peculiarly revolting. Can the society at
of the lowest women, whose lives have ma
been lives of infamy. strengthen the virtu- re
eus impulses of the youthful girl. who has ai
boeneducated with greatest care? Rather, T
will it not operate with the most destrue- au
- tve e . and soon drive from the bo- pt
som thesemblance even of that chaste and ei
modest virtue, which once was so conspi- he
- cuous? The practice of herding together or
large siumbers of the Insane, belongs io hi
the oldisystem, and should be exploded hi
with is. It is obviously connected with ru
the ides, that the insane are incapable of te
thought; and wholly insensible to those w
upressons and influences which operate G
with meh power on other winds. We are ab
awaroaf the fact, that the evil yet obtaiss pc
in may institutions; but it must be re- be
membered, that the moral system is of re- Iii
cent adoption, and the construction of ma- at
nybuildings will not allow a proper classi- ed
eatiin. But on no question concerning su
the Insane, is the testimony more dccided. tih
In Tubs's lntrduction to Jacobi, the mat- vi
* ter iselrongty set forth, But why quote io
this Institution continues to hi
-he, ast was intended, an Asylum for all a
clases, the obligation is imperative to a
place it in a proper wunditiou; and your m
Committee, cneiving that no considera- m
tions should prevent theta from expressing fgi
their real opinions, are the less reluctant to re
do s9 in.this instance, as they believe it the ist
enly means of removing the evil. With pf
the full bIse of light around us, it cannot th
be blieved that it willbe permitted tocon- si'
sine. The day hass passeat least in this m
country, when the opinion of the Ancients vi
Is to be received, that insanity is a special Ion
cure of the Almighty; that nothing but p,
.-.en punishments await the un- in
.ance
,er clasification, and we recommer, p
-.at an your most erous coosideration.t
'Tbe question of Rd~igiu nucini
(ally settled by the testimony of experi re
ence. It is a most gratifving truth that Iu
Religion carries its saving m(unces to ihe r
poor Lunat.ie, and shed. its precious li-ht A
unto the gloomy recesses of his soul. W atet
a triumphant illustration of its wonder- w
workitng power, and what new cause of in
thankfulness for the greatest gift of Ilea- ni
vea! We are aware that many sell dis- ini
posed persons, embracing some of the most N
religius, doubt the policy of all attemts fy
to Ive instruction of this character ; but te
we are rejoiced to have it in our power, y
frmthe abundant evidecce before us, to er
as experience, is in favor of moral and re- it
ligious Instruction. What right have we p
to assume, that a Lunatic is beyond the e,
reach of moral motive? Is the moral sense n'
* necessarily extinct in himi It may be on- ei
* injured, or slightly impaired, whbile his on- c
derstandhi istbe subject of illusiotn. 1t is n,
not geriy the case, that ihe uanderstand- oi
in and moral nature are wholly i:: ruins. et
-T e subgeut is still the creature of imohive, it
and through the healthy channels which gi
are lenl, iessnsmay he made which di
will control the conduct. The testimony at
efexperienc, however, is most conclusive. w
D~r. Awal, the Superintendent of the Ohio 'y
Asylum, speaks strongly in favor of relh- gi
*los exercises, and beautifully remarks it
- that " in the wreck of mind and loss of &
4 - reason, perhaps the very .iast idea which al
reunas, will be something of the rever- an
enee due to the Maker of our frames; and g
t is not at all uncommon to see the aged r~
-and dememted Cbita reverently bend a
the knee, when years of darkness, to sa p
- human appearance, have shut out all cor- j
- rect knowledge of earth and Heaven.'' 0
The Vermont Asylum has regular dail y e
exercises, and a short sermon on the Sab- I
batb, and thbe effect is pronounced highly o;
salutary. Dr Woodward, of the Worces- a
ter State Asylum declares that, " we have n
- had religious worship on the Sabbath, for C
more than three years-tatno congrega- d
tion is more orderly and attentive, and tht ci
the expectations of benefilhbuke been morn a!
-- -than realized". .t
-The strongest testimony is borne to the
* same point, by the Directors of the Retreat
for the oInae, at Harford, inthe Report a
- ~,--*~of the Resident Physician of the Bloom- tt
:y.<Ingdale Asylum; by Dr. Bell, of the Me- d
14..*The Law of France requires one attendlint ,i
tes~n ties but Esquirol sa~ that the best
*yor -sisty was most usuaL. laI
we have one to fiften. e
Asylum, one. of the best In- 01
~5utyissoarraned, that di
iekbted into more thana pl
~*diO sob sex. wholly di- s
disimin eI'casins at,
metandj
b r. Earle, of Pennsyl
examined particularly the com
ition of Asylums in this coung and u
pe, and by many others. truth is,
iat the practice has become general, and
'e. have seen it stated that there are bL
sor, nstitutions In this country where
iere exists not some form of devotion-'
l exercise. A feeble attempt was once
ade to istroduce it into this Asylum, and
eugh theeperiment was abundantly sue
eral, from some cause or other it was
madoned. Your Committee earnestly ad
se that the effort be renewed, and to this
d suggest that an arrangemmnt be made,
practicable, with the Clergy ofthisTown,
officiate alternately at the Asylum on
rery Sabbath. From manifest considera
)as, it would be better to confine this sa
ed duty to one Clergyman, but we see no
ay at present, by which this caube ac
implished.
Man is made for activity, mod the mind,
ge the body, to naiutaia its proper mo
:n, requires its stimulus. A condition of
action is unnatural, except from the re
eshments of sleep, or in certain accident
states which may be regarled as violent I
ad transitory. Who has not felt that his I
ind must he ciployei, or sink into ian- I
r? That it must have its proper exercise, I
perish ? This is no less true of the Lun
ac, than of the man of reason, and true
ilosophy consists, not in the withdrawal
the necessary stimulus, but in a wise
laptation to the particular case. Take
y number of sane men. and confine ther I
r a length of time without employment,
Ad they will become fools or madmen.
be reasoning faculty must be cultivated, I
d in Lunatics particularly, it is all im
wtant. Every propet inducement fur its
ercise should be presented, that it may
strengthened. and the mind of the suffer
withdrawn from the gloomy subject of
s meditations. The suggestions on this
ad by your Physician, should receive the
ust serious attention ; and the Commit -
a can but hope, that immediate steps I
ill ho taken for laying off the ornamental I
rdens, and doing whatever- else your
ility will permit. ft isa mistake to sup
se, that a Lunatic is insensible to the
auties of nature and art. From the cul
ated field, the beautiful flower garden, I
d the rich sky above him, his enchant- t
senses drink in the most delicious plea- a
re. One of your Committee remembers r
it many years ago. onl the occasion of a I
it to this Asylum, he was met at the I
or by a Lunatic who was a stranger to I
in. and amid exclamations of delight I
seauliful rose which he had plucked from
eigboringbush. Nature should not be
de to wear a livery of gloom, but ber <
xt cheerful dress; and the Lunatic must
-1 that he is still a human being, not be
rt of comfort, but in a word ready to mi- I
er to hIsgoys and pleasures. You must I
eserve his self-respect, make him believe I
at he is of some consequence, or he will I
ak into fatuity, or under the influence of t
orbid sensibility end his existence by a I
)lent death. Some distinguished wrtter r
a remarked, that if there be one princi
in the muagement of Lunatics more
i e... .ummuny . ...o great judge
et and skill which most of them dis
ayd, and their uniform cheerfulnesa of
irit. According to Dr. Earle, the vastI
aportance of labor or employment is fully
cognised in most of the European Asy
m, and in somne of them this labor is ye
profitable. In the Middlesex Couunty
ylum, England, more than two thirds
the patients are engaged in brewing,
shing, tailoring. shoe-making, gas-mak
g, ud other branches of industry, and
>acidetnt has ever occurred from entrust
g dungerous tools to their hands. In our
orhern Stales, howrever, the most grasi
ig results are witnessed from the sys
m, and particularly at the Asylumn in
orcster, Massachusetts. That State
~joys the high honor of having within her I
nits, perhaps the very best institutions for 2
e Insane, in the world. in the amplie
ovision which she has made, and the en
y which marks her course, she has set a
hle example, which we trust will soon I
end itas influence to all the States of onr I
ufederncy. While on this head, we can
t fhrbear alluding particularly to the Inst I
nunl Report of the Trustees of the WVor- I
'ster A-sylum. len the course of the year.,
er were 399 patients; and in the lan
tage of the Report, "tey were an in
astrious household, all busy, all having
meting to do, and all feeling that they
ere adding to the general stock ofgood."
he patients were employed in farming.
ardening. cabinet-making, basket-mak
g, matras and harness making, tailorirng,
,c. The produce of the farm alone,
nounted to upwards of 83,200. The
nosements are various; riding, reading,
ames, walks.ecultivation of flowers in their
oms or on the grounds, dancing, singing,
e. Arrangements for systematic em
oymnt are in force in the McLean Asy
a, the Western Asylum of Virginia, and
ter lastitutions, and the respective offi
,rs bear the strongest favorable testimony.
Ir. Bell of the McLean Asylum, speaks
it "as an appliance of moral treatment
hich baa proved superior to all others, as
gards a large class of patients." Your
omittee think that it is in the power of
lis Board to accomplish much at an in
nsiderable expense, and that it is due
ike to the patient, and the public at large,
at this institution should afford ever~y
assible facility. The suggestion of a Li
ary, is earnestly recommended to your
loption. It is common in similar tasti
tions, and has been found productive of
eided benefit. Among the incurable pa
mas we have one, who under the super
sion of' the Superintandent, would make
Sadmirable Librarian. A suitable eul
tion can be procured at a very small
rpense. The liberality of the conductors
'our press, the donations of charitable in
viduals, and, if needs be, a trifling appro
iton from the Board, will ensure, in aj
ort timfe, all that is wanted.
Tere is attached to this institution, a tract
GO o7O acres.
It isatruth which-cannot too solema
ly imprissed uen the p all the
uteans to cre mnsanity w -Nast 1a
ority of cases, prove soa ustes the
patient is removed to an .-in the
irst sage of the diisase.I is
irolly a curable disease, no the
probria medierum. -Its ailo i
sow well understood, and - favorable
Arcumstasces, it is of easier emeni
ban many affections cof y within
he power of medical skil. he cases
enerally presented here br- of recent
prigi AMany have existed: years and
it last, when all hope of -vanish
hey are brought for trea Thisgrea
irror of postponement. to a a extent
crvades all classes or our unmty.
rbe Commitee know of one where a
nan of fortune was kept at forwthree
or four years in a condition . In
:acy, before be'was sent to Asylum;
and of another, alsoa gentle wealth.
who Ras conined like a wi tea
ears in a log house co for that
lurpose. The vast im f .send
ng patients as early as an Asy
un, is established most vety by
be testimony of Physicians Su In
endents. and the statistical to
e found in the Reports of E ad this
ountry. In the Vermont Iwo. at
Irattleboro', during the last
eatage of recoveries in recent asr
y 91, and in cronic cases, lathe
Rlate Hospital, at Worcester, ,, the
oer cent. In resent eases, is 90 and in
Id cases, 16 1-2. Dr. Bell, of eLean
isylum says, that the extrao ' pro
ortion of recoveriet. in that I for
everal years past i basedon thefact, that
ilmost every case oecurring ed
nanife.statious, in e'rerygrade= alpo
ition, is promptly stubmitted to '*6menL
kt Dr. White's private Asylumntat If eud
on, New York, of twenty rocenteases last
,ear, fifleen recovered. whileaejthronie
ases. only nine recovered.T k4'Direc
ors of the Ohio Lunatic Asyluq1iawa Co.
umbus say, that the importa 'early
idmission into the Asylum, heV be.too
trongly impressed upon the p seeind.
['he Superintendent of trn
auatic Asylum of Virginia, ~sthat
hirty.were placed in the Instiattnmithin
welve months or the date of theirjattack,
iud of the number, twenty-Gve habeen
esiored. More than 83 per ee*ta of all
ocent cases have been cured, an 43
er cent. or all cases. For ' ve
cts, we are indebted mainly to" Re
o e of the Trustees of the State unatic
isylum of New York, a docume plate
rith information on the sabject 4o Luna
y. In an interesting letter of Dr.Wilson
If the Bloomingdale Asylum to 1J:7 s
tes of the State Asylum of New.TW-' we
perceive from one of the many- tiaiable
aoular statements rurnished by that
here were admitted into that min,
rom its foundation in 1823, to t of
he year 1841, 1006od cases, 265
ecent cases, and that of the old * y
ecovered, and of the recent 974. Dr.
Carle. whose authority we have naxjhnn
ace quoted, and who is inettw
.. .. ecn...senenus-e
nany prove incurable. The succmbehw
ver, in recent cases, is most gestifylg.
o the last five years, there have heen re
eived (Pay Patients and Paupers,)35 ye
ent cases, and of these, 2y have been
ured; 2 are now under treatment, 3 have
een removed, and 3 have died. - From a
areful calculation, the Committeelz5 1-2
ronths as the average timeofecure. There
vere in the Asylum on the Ist:Jaasary
83y724 Paupers, and there have been
eceived siuce that period, from the difere
alt Dintricts 59; making a total' of 83.
)f these, 12 were receut, and 71 chrese-.
)f the recent, iI were cured, ad one dihd.
'he per ceutage of recovery In clhromic
ases, snall as it is in all Institutions, Is
maller here from the causes allnedd wh'y
sour Physician, and the peculiar diceities
nder which we labor. Of the 71 chronic
ases,22havoidied, 5 removed, 3e c ,.
been cured, andl 39pare now rema at
in incurable condition. A powerful e-gn
neat in favor of immediato removal Ian
sylum, may be-found in the economyof
he measure. We take the following stat.
neat from the report of the -Worcaiur
loepital. The 25 old cases repored htive
:ot $49 248, making an average of $1980,
he 25 recent cases to recovery eost S13
i, making an average of $53 22. But
ye are not without proofs of a similarkind
lawn from this Institution. We ~v
aken 10 recew cases from the list .. ?ay
~atients, and Gond thit the average espense
. recovery, is $140; we have alsd taken
[0 chronic cases of Pay Patients, which
vere admitted during the same period of
ime, and which now remain uneured in
he house, and find the average expense to
he present time $1680. Of course, the
onger they remain the greater must he the
lispropornton. There are three chutonie
ases among the Pay Patients, not embra
:d in the ten spokeu of above, which have
:ot $11,520. The thirty-nine inetrable
saupers received within the last fivejears,
are now maintainced at an annual east to
he Districts and Asylum, of *6,240
rhiere are now ten Paupers who have al
eady cost 616000. The average espense
o the Districts in recent cases, has netex
eeded 650-and the whole espense not
bove $60.
But there are some other points besides
a early admission, to whic'o we wol in
rite particular at'en'ion. It is not unfre
luently the case, that the patient is reasos
id too soon by his friends. The recans o~f
his Institution furnish many instances~and
here is no doubt that inenrable manls or
leath has often been caused by it. Friends
hould not interfere in this matuer, hut the
maient should be wholly committed to the
udgement and discretion of ahe Offler,
r'o send one here for a limited perist on
nere trial, is trifling on a esost serious abb
at. No one can predict the time macas
ary for acure, and none hut those inost
amiliar with the matter arq eompetest to
lecide on the poriet of a'
The nractice of ett ngnatit b~y
Afageas is almost universal, Friends of-'
ten believe that the only way of accom
plishing their purposes is by falsehood and
deception. This is. however, a great mis
take. All experience proves, that truth
loses none of its value in the maneoement
of Lunatics, but that falsehood i6 followed
by most mischievous consequences. When
friends determine on sending a Lunatic to
an Asylum, he should be dealt with hon
estly. He should be informed of his ill
ness, and of all the advantages of the In
stitution. It is generally no dilficnlt mat
ter to make a favorable impression in ad -
vance, and he will go to his new abode in
peace and contentment. The necessary
conseqoence of an opposite course is to
aggravate to some extent the character of
the disease, and to add, in the end. much
to the misery of the patient. He is indu
ced from home on a pleasure excursion,
with the promise to return in a fow days,
The real intention is most carefully con.
cealed by a resort to all the arts which
fasebood furnishes. At last he is brought
within Ibe walls of an Asylum, feels him
self the victim ofa false confidence. and is
left to mourn over the injuries which he has
received. It is well remarked by Sir A.
Halladay, that a Lunatic while deeply af
fected by kindness, never forgets insult, in
jaor imposion.
e important question arrises, what
can the Board do? The Committee would
suggest, that the people are in ignorance;
that they have not had the proper informa
ion, and that immediate steps be taken to
put them in possession. By the Act of the
Legislature.it is made the duty of the
Commissioners of the Poor of the reNpec
tive Districts to send the Pauper Luna
sics to this Institution. Somethinga4 may
be done to quicken them in the discharge
of this duty. by a direct appeal on the part
'of this Board. We believe that the Com
missioners are not apprized of the great
evil of delay, and we have sufficient con
fidence in their humanity t) think that the
appaling truth, when disclosed, will lave
a salutary effect.
Your Committee would not wish to
make the impression. that none but recent
and curable cases should be carried to an
Asylum. It is the proper place for the in
curable. It is not ono of Ith least recon
mendations of this benevolent system, that
it extends its blessings to all classes. A
private house or a residcnce at home, is
never a fit place for a Lunatie. Though
in the unfortunate class of which we are
now speaking, the richest boon, (the re
storation of reason,) is of course thot con
ferred, the effect perhaps, from that very
fact, is the more striking. T, see a furi
.us incurable maniac, soothed, and quie
ted, and reduced to willing subordination.
the long-lost peace restored to his agitated
bosom, made industrious and useful, is in
deed a spectacle to make glad the heart of
the philanthropist. and which can be wit
nessed in every well regulated institution.
We believe that every degree and kind
of insanity is aggravated by the associations
of home, and that there is no case which
cannot be benefitted, to some extent, in an
extreme, under the Infiuence of morbid
affection, he may sttein his hands in the
blood of his dearest kindred. The School
master in Hamburg, Germany, mentioned
by Mr. Rush, who murdered his wife and
five children in one night, the case uf Cath
erine Zigler noticed by Dr. Gall, and ma
ny others to be found in the records of In
sanity, are melancholy pro'fs of the work
inaiofa mind diseased when left aprey to
its own Illusions. It has been well remar
kod by some one, that insanity does nut
msakeashbetter; that we are all the subjects
of passion, and that if it is necessary to
discipline the sane, how much tmore neces
sary is it to discipline the insatne! The
truth is, that the collisions and irritatiotts
to which the Lunatic is subjected in a t hou
sand ways out of an Asylumi, preclude the
possibility of improvement. These re
marks apply alike to curable and smucurible
cases of every possible variety. No one
can visit this Asylum without being satis
fied of the eminent usefulness of such in
stitutions to the incurable. Sonme of our
unfortunate patients have spent 211 years in
a prison, and been subjected to the great
est cruelty, but they are now to be seen,
cheerful, and useful, anid ha ppy. Many
who were regarded as most danerous he
fore their admission, anid wrhose very names
inspired terror in thteir neighborhoods. now
exhibit all the innocence aud docility of
childhood. The Lunatic, whe ever h~e may
be, and whatever the character of his hal
lucination, here 'inds comfbrt and con
solation. For years, perhaps, the victim
of a most gloomy melancholy, and re
garding the world as a common eniemy,
his drooping spirits are revived, his scatter
ed energies concentrated, and again he
walks in something ofihe dignity of ration
al nature. Under the old system, thte
whole earth could not present a more re
volting spectacle than the interior of an
Asylum. It was the embodliment of the
fabled Tartarous, encircled by its triple
wall and fiery river, where no sound was
heard, but the clanking of chains, and the
wailing of miserable victims.
Some of thesoggestions in this Report,
and in that of your Physiciana involve an
expenditure of money beyond the means of
this Board, The building is deficient, and
without proper archtitectural arrangement'
a mnost imfportant suggestion, the sepera
tion of the Patients cannot be carried nut.
It is one of those mat ters of prime ntecessi
ty, in which your Committee think that
an appeal to the Legislature is not only
proper, hot of binding duty. It cannot lhe
believed that that body will wtthhaold the
proper appropriation. This noble charity
will not be abandoned, and our beloved
State will not be found wanting in the
honorable struggle in which a Pinel, an
Earluirol and others have acquired im
mortality, and in which so many of the
government of the earth are now engaged.
There are in the United States twenty
six Asylums for the Insane. Eight of
these. are known to have cost from j10.
000 to $50000 T or
others is not known. The subject orgo
nary is one of absorbing interest tbre
out the whole country, and our State pnsf
well make additional appropriationn
yet fall short of many otlpr States. Noi'n
surely can reproach hesbr past Legisla
tion, but rather all will rejoice, that at so
early a period she gave such signal proof
nf her wisdom and humanity. The nam
ber of lusane in the United Sintes, accor
ding to the late census is, 18.000, and less
than 2000 are under treatment. It is esti
mated that upwards of 5000 persons be
come insane annually. The present num
ber of lusane in South Carolina is 513, and
376, of the-se are whites. Aslarge as seems
the provisions for the Insane of the United
States. it tnay well be said that the work
has just begun. It is. we believe, a uni
form law in the Asylutms of the different
States to give preference to applicants in
their borders. Each State has enough
to do with iti own sufferers, and as the
prejudices aganius Asylums are fast giv
ing way. soon it nyay be difficult to get ac
coinmudatiots abroad. While writing this
Report. there are 65 potients in this Asy
ium. a:al 52 of them are from our own
State. Thirty-nine are Paup, a. atnal twen
tv--aix Pay Pati nis, and fifty six of the
sixty-five are incurable. These facts are
important. There is but one unoccupied
room in the building f-r Females, and
about thirty for Males. Nearl% 300 In
sane whites among us are not provided fier.
It is a fact not to be overlooked, that there
arc more Paupers than Pay Patients.
The Institution is becoming a Pauper In
stitution. and it is owing to the want of
prolier accomo dnciat ions fir the higher clas
set. The pay for Paupers is fixed by law
at 8100; a sam insufficieng1t to defrav inlis
pensaile expenses. The whole co'st of a
Pauper is $160. and $60 of this must ne
ecssarily come ri om the Botard. The Pay
Patients therefore, contribute upwards of
50 per ceni. to the support of the Pa':pers.
and it will be seen at once that the Insti
tution cannot maintain itself without them.
The pay for a Pauper in this Asylum, is
less than in any Northern Asylum with
which we are acquainted. Some few
charge S_ per week. but the pay generally
is fruim $2 50 a.' S350. We have not the
ftacis to nake a emniparitive estimate in re
lation to the- Private Patients. We ob
serve how ever that in many ofthe best In
stitudns, they pay *-according to their
ability and accoinmodations." and in the
Retreat at flartford, a patiet in the cen
ire buildin,. with a separate room nod at
tendant. pays froi $10 to $12 per week.
There can be not rcasonanble doubt, that if
the Board had at its disposal a sum sul
':ient to enable it to classify the inmate',
the lnstitution would be placed beyond the
reach ofcoaitingency. It is most desirable
to erect an additional building for Females.
and this is not within the means of the
Board. If this was done. the increase of
pay patients from the higher classes would
be certain It is for tie proper authorities
to decide whether this Institution shall be
put in a condition a mainani the
or
he
at
* -.-., 'r na i
--. mhem in a healthy state; and
that ine cultivation and extension of the
remnaiuing healthy feelings and associations
forms one of the mzost important poinats of
moral management." It is not necessary
to insist, that ott the Director of this lusai
t utiotn has devol vedl a most sacred and hon
orablc duty. T'he defe-cts whicht have been
pouintedh out, and the difficulties to be sur
mounted, should incitc tn greater exertion.
Thtese have been remedied and overcome
elsewhere, and a by not with us?! Let the
Bonad do its duty. antd the blessing of Him
who: delights in wiorks of charity waill attend
its labors.
M. L ABOR DE, Chairman
A pril 1S, 1ti42.
The Rightl af .searca and thieSlave- trade.
-The Newt E xpress says; -It shotuld not
lie overlooked that,while lie right of search
has met with some advocaates even in our
coutatry, oat the ground that i was the only
method biy which the evils of the slave
trade were to lie remedied, Engl.and is her
self c.irrying on, at this moment, if we are
not atinitformecd, a quasi tradle itt bunon
beings,<quite as miucht fraught with misery
us that designed to be eradicated. Ves
sels, as late as the 7th oh February of the
present year. were in the river Gamtbia.
taking ont tboard what they call apprentices.
for the useoftsh.ir colonies. Inna vessel of
500 tattl. 500 tae"roes were embarked; or
for every ton, onte ne'gro, These poor
wretches go through the ceremony of sign
inig articles oif indenture, without knowing
the tent: for which they bind themselves
tecountry to whiclt they are going-or
the language in which they are to be ad
dressed. Th'ley are first wahollv in the
power oft the cihiers, who band them over
to the traders, and afterwards, for four
teen years. they are the slaves in reality of
those who take them away. It is by this
evasion the English supply their flesh
marts, and gave thousands of victims to
the overseer. All this time, with consid
e-rate humility. she asks to board the ves
sels of the United States, who bring away
(rout the coast of A frica neither slaves nor
apprentices. Such hypocrisy deserves the
contemapt of the civilized world."
The Creole Case-The Richmond Ena
quirer says--It is now said, that Lord
Ashhurton is authorized to make some
prospretice arrangements to guard against
future cases. but nt to allow any indemni
ty for the Creole. Great Britain wishes
to place it in the predicament of the Enter
prize."
Tearas Huniers -From a private letter
addressed to a gentleman in this city, by
hts frientd in Camden county, we learn that
Gen. Chas. Floyd, of Camden, has been
invited by the'President and several lead
ing men in Texas, to bring men and pro
visions to join in the invasion of Mexico,
that the military ardor of the General is
highly excited, and he is e ger to embark
eDGiifi
Hon.. W. Pic
our thanks.
oy in consequene of the lent
port of the Committee of Regents of die~
tic Asylum, we have been forced toomit a nau
ber of articles prepared for this week, among
which, the remarks of the lion. F. W Pickens
on tie Apponionment Bill, which shall appear
in our next.
T? We call the attention of our readers to
the Report of the Conmaee of Regents of the
South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, which we pub
lish to-day. This isa wel written Report, and
gives a clear and samisfactory account of the
condition of the Lunatic Asylum. This insti
tution was established by the State, at Colun
bis, in 1827. It is under the immediate con
trol ofa Board of Regents. of which body An.
drew Wallace, is now President. Dr. Damel
H. Treavuan is Physician to the establishment,
and Dr. J. W. Parke: is Superintendent and
Resident Physician. As little has been known
about this institution, by the commnity at
large. we hail the publication of this Report
with pleasure, and are gratified to find, that this
estahlsstument is well managed, under the con
trol of its highly respectable and able officers.
Of tie eminent qualifications of Dr. Parker, the
Superintendent, for his responsible station, we
have been for sometime apprized; under hi.
kind and judicious treatment, the siufferings or
the unfortunate inmates or the Asylum, have
been much alleviated, and their condition as
much improved as circmastances will permit.
We hope that he will long remain inhis present
office, dispensing good to those who are placed
under 1is charge. It is much to be desired. that
the attentions of our Legislators should be
awakened to the Lunatie Asylum. This noble
charitv is an honor to South Carolina. The
suggestions of the Committee of Regents meet
our approbation. and we hope they will be
adopted at the neat session of the Legislature.
Ample and outual provision should be made
for all the unfortunate Lunatics in our land.
In this matter we are all interested, and it be
comes us as Christians and citizens, to employ
all proper means to alleviate the sufferings of,
those of our friends and neighbors who are be
reft of reason. Individuals may do something,
but a mnuch greater amount of good can be ac
etimplished in an institution expressly establish.
ed fur the purpose. We therefore hope, that
the Legislature will at an early day. give due at
tention to the snggestion of the Officers of the
Asylum, and place it on such a basis as may bo
most desirable.
Wkig Nomination.-Tim Whig Convention
of Georgi., which 1,1111t,
Clay, as a candidate for thePresideney, and
Mesrs. Gamble, Habetsham. T. Butler K'q,
Wilde. Smead. Wright. Chapell, and A. U.
Kenin, as candidates for Congress.
Virginia Uaieersity.-The number of ate
dents attachead to this institution are 170, viz:
Virginia 112. Alabama 10. South Carolina 8,
Georgia 3, Louisiana 7. Mississippi 3,Tennes
see 7. Marylan-l I, North Carolina 5, Peninsyl
vania I. Kentucky 4, District of Columbia 3.
Florida, 2, New Hampsbire I, New York 3.
Rasmption.-The Kentucky Banks ont the
1st inst. resumed specie payments. thsus antici
patinag by a fortunighut the time fixed for resump
tion.
New IlHampsAire.--The Hon. Leonard Wil
cox has been elected by the Legislature of this
State. to serve out the remainder of the term of'
Mr. Pierce. as Senator of the United .States, to
whic'h he had been appoinsted by the Governor.
Thbe term expires on the 4th of March next.
Erploring Expeditieu.-4)n the 10th inst. the
U. S. sloop of war Vincennes, the flag bhip of'
the Exzplorirng Expedition. arrived at N. York,
after an .absence of nearly four years. The U.
S. brigs Porpoise and Oregon, sailed from St.
Hielena on the 24th of Ajpr', for New York, and
may be ezpected to arrive about the last of this
months. The Vincennes brought to this coun
ry Vendoni, one of the prisncipal chiefs of the
Fiji group of islands. as a prisoner, for having
attacked and killed a part of the crew of an
American vessel, after which he and his follow
ra feasted on their bodies. Vendoni died a few
ays since, at the Hospital. at New York.
T1A Cearts--The Charleston Courier of the
13th Inst. says: " The Court of General Sea
sions and Common Pleas, for this Distriet, ad
journed, on Saturday last, after a laborinus ses
sion of six weeks, during which an unusual
mass of litigation was disposed of. A handsome
tribute was paid by the Bar to Judge Ward
aw, for the ability learnuing, dignity and cour
tesy with which be dischsarged Ihis arduous du
ts
" The Court of Equsity, Chsanscellor 3. John
ston, presiding, adjourned. on Thursday last,
the snsaultauc'.us session of the Law Court pre
enting the attndanco of the Basr on the Chan
ellor." ---
Taration.-The Charleston Courier of the'~
17th inst. says: a
" In lhe Pennsylvania House of R
ives, on the 10tlis'ist., R .ning
rernsor was received. in &vh-of
sion for the ~'yment otthse
the istt.frO ttom5niend
that a tax of threepr
ell he eal and perso1at
uonwealth, would ut~bl
more than munilcienld WJI
Debt. -'~
" The Bill for he ~