The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-10-23

!, poor persons who ght otherwise be de-
e prived of its benefits. There is class o
/ cases in which entire recovery might bt
effected by continuance beyond the limi
t Of the present State appropriation, wher
a restriction to that limit might render the
, appropriation, as to them, of little value
5 1t is very desirable that the insane poo
! should not, through insufficient inducemen
to towns 10 continue them al the asylum
| be returned uncured, 10 the miserable con
: diton, which, through The humanity o
our Legislation, they may have been per
. United 10 exchange for the So bstanlal com
forts, and the improving influence OF tha
: institution.
, The establishment Of The asylum. with
It's excellent system of treatment. while il
has had the effect of disclosing the terrible
secrets OF insanity has gladdened the
hearts of the benevolent, with reasonable
hope of giving effectual relief to large
portion of the insane, and OF mInlsterIng
greatly, to the comfort OF those who have
by long neglect, become incurabIe. No
object, proper for Legislative aid, makes a
stronger appeal TO our IiberaIty than
this.
Upon entering on the duties Of Commits
sioner of the Deal aud Dumb, directed
enquiries 10 the Superintendent OF the
American Asylum at Hartford, Connect
cut, for the purpose Of Obtaining intorma-
lion, in sundry particulars, III egard 10 the
past connec ion OF that institution with the
education ofthe deaf and dumb persons, al
the expense Of this State, and received, in
reply statement specifying, agreeaoly to
my request, the Iame and residence Of
persons, supported, in whole, or 10 part, by
this State the times OF their admission
and discharge, the period of their inslruc-
ton at the public expense, and the amount
paid for each, by the State. transmit
he statement, herewith, to the House of
Representatives,, for the use Of the General
Assembly. ltappears that, from the wear
1917, but princi pally since the year 1925,
| l3 have been educated, in whole or in
part by this State, a, an expense, up 10
the LIST of May lust, of the sum of $685..
1926.
| have made orders for the admission
into the Asylum of 8. The whole num-
Der now in the Asylum, al the public
charge, is 20. OF the appropriation for
this object, there has been expended, du,
ring the past year, the sum of 81 800 81.
The Asylum is under a very competent
and intelligent SUPPLEMENTARY, and is,
evidently, deserving the continued patron
age of The State.
In execution of my duty as Commission,
er Of the Blind. have made orders for the
admission Oft blind persons into the
New England Institution for the blind, a,
Boston. The expenditure for the support
OF the blind, during the past year has been
Sl,l2O
In execution of the law of the last ses..
sion providing for a Geological Survey of
the State. appointed Professor Charles
B. Adams Of MiddIebury, Principal Ge-
ologiSt. Mr. Adam. entered on the duties
of the appointment in March last; since,
which time he has been laborousv eneag
ed, with the aid of we'll qualified assistants,
In prosecuting Geological and Mineral
ogical survey of the State. The law hav-
ing made it the duty of the GeoIogist 10
report annually to the Governor, the pro-
gress of the work, he has made to me his
first annual report. which shall hereafter
communicate to both branches OF The Gen.
eral Assembly.
The Iabors Of the first year of the sur. t
,ey have been mainly aud appropriately +
directed to a general reconnaissance of the a
State, for The purpose of determining It's c
general geological features, including the
limits of the several rock formations, pres r
,araory to more minute investigations in t
ubseqnen! years. How well this part OF p
he survey has been performed, will APP II
ear in the report of the GeoIogist when
ubmiued TO you. From hasty examin, il
nation OF it, have been led 10 believe thai Il
will be found, by those Competent to il
ldge, TO furnish evidence that the prose. ii
ution of the work, thus far, has we'll fol-
He'd the purpose for which the survey it
'as Instituted. The report will be found, c.
think, 10 contain more valuable informa- ~
on than is usually embodied in prellmi, c,
airy reports, especially in The department u
Economical geology, upon which, on b
ccoun' OF its great practical importance, II
have directed the GeoIogist to bes ow tie
pecoI attention lhroug bout the entire sur.
ey. b,
The report contains a sLatemeu! Of the o.
Expenses OF The survey brought down 10 p
le 9Th of September, amounting to the is
I'm Of 1886 %, and an estimate for the et
iaoce of the geological year endlng on C,
e first of March next. being 5000 to
mounting, for the entire year, to the sum OF
$1,000 %. II will be seen that this ri
I'm falls within the limit OF the annual IA
for the survey. er
In performance of the difficult and re" CT
'onsible duty Of appointing Safe &c, &C