Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-09-19
For the Herald Of the Times.
TO the men Of Wealth Of Rhode
Island.

others, petitioners for an Asylum for the
Insane, having reference to donation
made for that purpose by the late Memo
LAS BRowN.
AT the first meeting held by the cor.
porators, a communication was received
from Cyrus Butler, who generously Of
fered to contribute 10000 dollars more
towards the same benevolent object pro,
cided, that the same sum should be rails.
ed by subscription previous to the Is'
day of the next October.
Cheered by this noble offer, commit.
tee of four was appointed by the corpora.
tors, to solicit subscriptions under the
confident hope that with such examples
before them, the wealthy men of the
state would readily contribute the speci.
fed sum.
The committee, consisting OF Thos.
Burgess, Amasa Manton, Moses b. Ives,
and Alexander Duncan, issued a card
through the public papers, stating the
nature of Mr. Buffers generous offer,
and calling on the public for ad.-Al-
though many individuals have responded
to the call, by exceeding liberal sub
scriptlons, still the requisite amount is
not yet obtained-Eight thousand dollars
are yet lacking, and unless that amount
is subscribed previous to the first of next
month, (but 10 or IL days hencc,) the
whole project will in all probability fail,
as every subscription, already obtained,
is based on the principle contained in
the following clause, which is affixed to
each subscription list.
"Wc, the undersigned, hereby
agree and promise to pay to the
II. Island Asylum for the In
sane, the sum affixed to our re.
spectivc names, within one year
from the lst of April, lS44, pro-
rided that the sum of 10000
dollars be secured by responsible
subscriptions prior to the lst day
of October, lSIl, and prOrided
that prior to the payment, the
Executors of Nicholas Brown
dec. and Cyrus Butler, Esq. sig
nifty in writing their satisfaction
with the subscription, and their
determination to co operate III
the work in the manner before
stated"
Thus, it will be seen, the whole pro.
lect will fall to the ground unless the
terms are complied with, and every sub
scribcr heretofore obtained will be re-
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leased from responsibility.
Mr.. Butler himself expresses great re-
gret at the apparent lukewarmness Of the
public in the undertaking, and fears that
even should the building be erected, and
a fund be provided for its support in part
the little interest the community at pres
ent manliests in its establishment, augurt
i'll for their fostering care hereafter
| And from the tone of his remarks, it is
pretty evident, that unless the whole sun
is raised by the specified time, so tha
the institution may be established on a'
respectable Il footing as any in this OI
amy other country, there is every reason
to suppose that the whole project vii
fail on the lst of October next, by the
withdrawal of his muniiiccnt gift, an,
the release of all other subscribers
The donation made by the late Nicholas
Brown being placed discretionary in tn,
hands Of his executors to be applied tc
the object Of the bequest only, when they
themselves shall be satisfied Of the pro
priety Of such a course,-the failure 0
Mr. Buffers and other subscriptions, vii
II also render that unavailable.
To you, the wealthy men Of Rhod,
Island, this appeal is earnestly made Il
step forward, at once, and save from i'm
pending destruction his benevolent anC
much needed institutlon.-Willy you al
| low it to fail for the small sum Of cigh
thousand dollars, when many individual
in the state can readily part with tha
amount, and scarcely miss it from Tia,
profits of the present year win yol
/ allow the hundreds of insane fellow be
\ ings, who now fret out their wrctchcd ex
istencc IN our prisons and poor-houscs
still to lingcr hopclessly there, when 81
small a sum as Eight thousand dollars vii
/ secure the establishment of an ASYLUM
| where all their wants may he comiortabl
provided for at trillug additional OK
pense, and where all experience goes Il
prove, that from soto 30 out OF ever,
hundred recent cases of INSANITY