The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-02

o'clock, this House stands adjourned until Menday
The costumers, I carpenters and messenger, land
there y not msIsorous set Of men in the worldly
commenced forthwith to cleanse the hall.
The memorial presented BY Mr. TissArrs 10 ~ fol-
z" The memorialiss in behalf Of the institutions for
the blind in the States Of Kentucky. Ohio. Virginia,
Psnnsy lvania New York. and Massachusetts. and with
that there are about eight thousand persons q
this unfortunate class in the United statesI
causes but Of law Of nature. by which a certain pro-
portion OF every generation are blind
pro,dsncs Of God upon the Charity Of the pubic or n
structon and support They need more than any other
com rys and NJ which
in6rmity from any share Of the benefits Of common
It hes lately been shown, beyond the possibility Of
doubt that they may be instructed In all the common
branches Of Learning that they may be work
cie,y.
But the method Of instruction is peculiar and expen
sve and only in the richer parts Of the country that
schools for the blind maintained The greatest OBJ
sscs which s now in the way Of nsructing the blind
method has been invented by which be overcome.
Hundreds Of blind persons who have been taught,
have read the few books hich printed for their
and now they and thousands Of others who have heard
the report thereof stretching out their hands all
those who have light in the Of mercy and JUSTICE
to grant little Of it to them.
but the metnou OF preparing tneso DOCKS ~ very
costly he2 cannot be published in the way Of
trade because they not wanted by seeing persons,
and the blind are almost always poor.
The work Of preparing books does not belong to sny
one State, because in no the blind numerous
enough to require q whole edition
The undersigned, therefore, considering the pecu-
liar nature of the casethst blind children, more than
all Others need instruconthat they cannot share in
the benefits of the grant Of land which Congress makes
for Common schooshat no abuse 10 likely to follow
special grant, since will become blind in order to
claim its benefits neither individuals any part
culsr STATE be expected do what needfu for the
whole counyhat Providence had clearly pointed out
the way for essening the susrngs of the unorunates
that the time has come when il ought to be done-con
siderng all these things the undersigned believe that
Congress may and ought by special grant Of land or
money to put the blind, far may be, upon footing
with other children in regard to common instruction.
The petitioners, Is Howe, director OF the P. Insti.
tuition and Massachusetts Asylum for the Blind, aud 8.
Arthur Of the Pennsylvania Institution for the BlindD
therefore earnestly pray that Congress would grant the
Of printing sufficient number Of elementary and
standard books supply the wants Of the blind Of the
whole country and that such books be given to the Elk
ecutive ofeach State for distribution.
The undersigned believe, that hundred editions
Of different school and elementary books would answer
the purposes of the blind for quarter OF century.
They would form what has been long wanted but never
obtained in any country, National Library for the
Blind, which would be not only source Of light and
to Thousands whose lot that Of darkness
and Sadness but which would constitute monument Of
national glory HAnd they further pray that CongreM
may take such other for the aid Of the blind
as in its wisdom and humanity II may devise"