Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-11-05

AN APPEAL.
To the people of Wayne County Indiana

LADIES x GENFLEMEN:
II person whose fame, genius, party, power
or bearing, had long been favourabIy known ,t
The community around him, should address. tha
community through The columns Of The public
prints, II would perhaps create no surprise. be.
cause such event would not be uncommon; bu
should an humble individual unknown TO all, OF
even any Of these attempt the like, curiosity, il
indeed enlisted al all in the matter, might natur
ally enquire upon what subject, since without the
aid Of one of these, the matter of his
communication alone must secure lis passport 10
notice. This fact mas prevented this appeal for
years and indeed might nave postponed il Indef-
nItcly had not charity declared longer delay would
be criminal. Knowing, therefore, our subject to
be grave beyond our powers, humbly crave
The attention and sympathy especially Of the la
dies Of whose universal enevolence we have had
ample proofs, while we attempt 10 plead the cause
Of helpless lmbecity and to defend the honor, IN
terest, and fame Of the empire county, by indlct
ing nuisance, in an obscure par, of il, ostenta
tiousiy called 'the wayne county Assylum for the
poor.''
To this subject we have long been pointing the
attention o: many Of worthy citizens,
been truly amazed a. the little attention that has
been paid 10 il. Out Of eighty four hose
answers we have recorded, thirteen only knew Of
its precise location forty nine, that there aras
such an institution somelchere in the county, but
were entirely ignorant Of its whereabouts, while
the remaining twenty-five had ncper heard OF ii at
all. For this reason before we attemp, q d scrip
ton OF this nondescripi, OF may be permitted
ParadpXical expressioD,) let US point out its To-
caity as nearly may; for truly its situation
reminds us of the answer of a Ittle urcain, who
had played truant from his home, and who upon
his return being questioned where he had been,
"hnlngiy answered "no where" Such, indeed,
at first view, would strike the behoder of the
place III question; for 1t would naturally lead him
to believe that those whose duty it was 10 make
tho selection, wholly averse to the project,
and hence determined TO locate il mo where.'-
Bat as we set out to be particular, will state
'ha; IT lies on the north side of the road leading
from Richmond, by way of Washington, IIagers-
town &c. to Newcastle and about half way be-
tween the second and third named, being also u
bout zen twelve miles north Of Cen,reville.
Thus ACCORDING q imiad .,.a~.,- u ~"'~,ia-
ton We have given the latitude and longitude of
which permit us 10 add the only clue have
been able TO obtain 10 the wherefore of this
one sided and isolated location, we have taken
from The lips of old gentleman Of early emil
grafton and who except not' for series Of years
of the matter, and things relative to county affairs;
these his words "a good many years ago one
Of the Commissioner, being remarkable for
sangune aud determined disposition mos thy con-
Quoted tho business OF the county according 10
his own pleasure, and as the settle of poor house
was TO DO selected during his term of service,
and also having some pecunlary or local interest
IN selecting the present spot, he carried his pur-
pose over The heads Of his colleagues, who pre-
ferred n more central position where it ought to
have been, namely: not less than mile nor
more than miles from the county scat, and
where he concluded 81 horo the people will still
have it, after first selling the old, out of the way
settle, to pay for the new Be this it may
such is the place in which find il. answering
indeed one good purpose, bat we chalIange anoth-
EFT hides from the eye of the human traveller
the PROSTATE pride and honor Of the county, for
should he pass il under a mardian sun, III
thought could never strike him that i; even
intended represent such an institution
We have now to acknowledge, not indeed with
out shame, that we even intimated as above we
would attempt description of the building In
which are placed The inmates of this ssylum.-
Bat however short may fall in the portrait,
those who have seen them will readily supply the
deficiency, while those who have not, ought TO do
so without delay, for surely their benevolence
would spur them on TO the erection of better
To begin then, that part allotted to the male
paupers is composed Of pen of logs emphacal-
" rough hewn, one story high, covered with clap
boards and divided into two compartments fifteen
or sixteen feet square with door Of entrance
rom without and two windows the south side
a kind Of sash for nine lights, but the glass
ed II he in q