Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-01-23

nection with the above institutions Governor Wright
in his recent Inaugural Address to the New York
Legislature gives the following gratifying accounts
The public charities Of the State form another
class Of objects for your paernal Among them
no one stands more prominent than the provision made
for the insane, and especially for the insane poor
The State Lhnatic Asylum, lately established At
Utica, particularly designed for the relief OF this
unfortunate class of fellow beings, and the
munfcence of preceding Legislatures towards il, and
the promptness with which the counties and towns
of the State avaed themselves OF Its benefits, afforded
the highest evidence of the strength Of that charity
the affections Of people. There Is not perhaps
an instance upon record where public Institution Of
that description and extent has been promptly filled
with patients, and certainly few where the happy
result OF entire restoration reason, considering the
condition of the patients when received and the dua
ton of the malady before that time have borne a
greater proportion to the whole number OF cases treated
There were at the Asylum, at the commencement Of
the last year. 1876 patients, received into during the
the year 275, making the whole number of cases
within the year All Of this number 49, were
discharged cured, AZ improved, l6 not improved, and
10 died, leaving go patients In the Institution at the
close of the year. OF this number I3l were males,
and l29 females, and patients were included from
Iory-nne of the fty-nne organized counties of the
State"
I" The number of deaf mutes resident in the lnsti-
tuition the second of December last
hundred and eghty-ve, of whom three connected
with the department of instruction, with the
mechanical department, seven were employed In
domestic household duties, and one hundred and sixty
FIVE pupils of the school.
+" The sums received and TO be received, from the
State, from the various appropriations to this lnstitu
tion, estimated to amount, for the year, to
something more than twenty-five thousand dollars"
The New York Institution for the Blind is another
public charity only second to the which have been
mentioned statement from the corresponding
secretary of the Incorporation gives the present
number OF pupils at hundred and ten, Of whom
eighty supported by the State at the annual
expense of hundred and thirty dollars each. This
wi1 amount to Sld, 440 per annun, paid from the
public treasury for the education Of pupils in this
school for the blind. The account given of the
advancement OF these unfortunate children in the
various branches of education in the science of music.
and mechanical and manufacturing industry is one
Of deep interest"
The Committee Of Ways and Means of the House
of Representatives made calculation as to the time
our domestic debt be fully paid, which takes.
according their calculation under present taxation,
and under the system of receiving tolls and water
rents the Wabash and Erie Canal, in Scrip, until
the year 1853 In this calculation, however, they
take into the hundred thousand dollars
of Bank scrip issued pay the debt that Institution.
This debt well secuted to the Bank BY pledge of
the Sinking Fund.- and if the bill authorizing the State
had passed-this debt might be paid without immedi-
ately calling the people pay it. If nothing else
could be done State stock IN the Bank might be sunk
10 discharged Under plan of this kind, and deduct-
ing the bank debt the outstanding per cent treasury
notes might be fully redeemed in about three years.
But the Wing House of Representatives determined
TO throw every obstacle in the way of the present
Executives doing any thing towards an adjustment
with our public creditors.
A law has passed, providing for an enumeration of
the white male inhabitants of the State, with view
to the apporionmeht of Representatives ct the next
session, it being the duty of the Legislature at that
time under provision Of the Constitution, to make
such apportionment. We respectfully suggest,
whether, under the system of economy, which the
Democratic party have adopted, at the commencement
of the administration of Governor Whtcomb, in
reducing the expenditures of the State, by reduction
of salaries, and the adoption Of policy which has
resulted in six weeks sessions, instead of ten, the
number of Senators and Representatives might not
also be reduced onethrd as well the expenses of
the State government. We have no doubt that as
wise and salutary laws would be enacted
We shall probably continue the above abstract in
future number.
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