New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-01

Fund Backuss Report on Ednoa,iz9 Idiots-Oz
Educating The phOS Peopls-hs Absolafe Fseesstty.
Correspondence of The Tribune.
ALBASY Feb 25, ls47.
Last year the Legislature occupied much useful
time, not in full and early discussion Of important
measures bat in mutual recriminaton. This year
they have adopted, with much unanimity, excel
lent Anti Slavery Resolutions, spurred up the
State Representation to stand by the Wilmot Pro-
yiso. looked codly upon Mr.. Folks prohgate, cor
rupt and vicious Administration. and done little
harm Some good and some bad measures have
been proposed-others demanded under the new
Constitution have been beforehand is not this a
summary OF the first seven weeks labors, and a
part of the eighth Nor do | blame them. On
the contrary the session IT, thus far great improve
ment Much business Of private or local nature has
been transacted but the great measures Of the session
and which are 10 stamp the character OF the Legisa
turc of ls47-what progress has been made in them
What hes been achieved for the education Of the
msssesi What for the administration Of justice
What for that system of interpretations under general
laws which would tend 20 protect society save the
time of the Legislature and yet confer peculiar priv
ileges on favored class Perhaps there is much de-
hbrsf0n in private sud the results will be seen ere ioD
Thus far glad that the majority is Whig-they Will
be the friends Of temperance and adhere 10 the prnci
pie OF sound currency, so essential TO manufacturing
and trading nation.
Il
cussng the bill about foreign immigrants. Mr. Bsckus
proposed amendments, giving equal relief throughout
the State and Col Young thought that II New fork gets
100000 revenue as a seto against foreign poverty,
Albany, &c. which share the burthen should also
share the income Mr. Hard suggests the giving OF the
immense wealth thus desired by New York to AID poor
emgrsnts 10 happy homes in the far West. Mr. Van,
schoonhOven doubted the utility and cOnstituuonaty OF
pauper safety fund No decision was made
In ASSEMBLY, Mr. Hadley, from the appropriate Com
mttee reported the Senstes bill as concerning the
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Der. Some OF the members think that this decision will
be postponed until the results OF the first Judicial cleo
ton are before the country hope So great part OF
the sitting occupied in Tectifying misunderstood
ing between the Canal and Printing Committees as to
the printing Of that important report which exhibits
past Canal frauds warning for the future and affects
the character OF certain tunctionaries.
Monroe County is at o premium. 25 lawyers poti-
toned that should be part of the Seventh District and
rs more that il should form part of the Eighth.
The bill to let Canal repairs by contract was again be-
fore the House some were for three and for five
year contracts My consolation H. that II is barely pos
sible make bad and costly they have
been under the greedy grab all Loco leadersPharaohs
locusts was but type OF them and a very faint type.
have derived real pleasure from hasy perusal of
handsome 226 page octave published IL months since
by Redheld New York entitled Principles of the Chro
no Thermal System of Medicine with Fsllscies Of the
Faculty " being lectures delivered in London by DR..
Dickson, and republshed in America, from the third
British edition with by Dr. Turner As 10 Its
thodoxy. | would as soon think of mendng my own
watch offering opinion but IL seems TO be very in
structye and is not half heavy reading most OF the
books published by physicians DR.. ID. as to blood let
ting is the antipOdes OF Gil Blas's old master
The bill which has PASSED THE SENATE and is now
before the House, for the appropriation OF Five Millions
OF Dollars OF the Canal Fund embraces the dangerous
and unsafe principle Of preventing the Senate and
House OF Assembly be elected November, from
reviewing and appropriaDg according 10 law the whole
Canal be collected in 1867. IL attempts 10
vote two years Canal appropriations IN the lump at
once.
perceive that your Washington correspondent quotes
Mr.. Winthrops objections in Congress- to supply vote
for Is months being beyond the Joint powers of
Congress and notes the fact that House OF Gom,nons
OF England since the revolution In lose mas Venture1
to appropriate the public revenue or any part Thereof
for term beyond the current year. regret that the
New Constitution permits any Legislature TO inter
fere with and vote appropriations years ahead and
hope thu, tho excellent practice OF Congress Will be en-
forced Joseph Hume in the State Legislature would
be truly invaluable.
The Commissioners of the Canal Fund report that
thew received In 1896 1929 225 and paid TINT year
500 OF had bank debts S265025 are due to the
fund S3l4445 of the Canal moneys are lent 10 Gov
eminent toward paying the debts OF the broken safety
Fund Banks Among their payments, are S0Os5l TO
the Superutendents of Repairs but see no attempt at
even partial PLANTATION OF the items composing this
vast sum Other S5i3l3 were paid to the Commission
ers for their salaries and other reparsand SoO4J Tor
other salaries Also slls09, miscellaneous" leaving
81 026 800 OF surplus They estimate the net surplus
for ls47 only 1861 and by lessening the debt OF
the State, at the expense OF the immediate Enc Cshai
Enlargement, the amount OF state stock TO DE pledged
for the full redemption of the notes of banks II issue Is
lessened and the State banking system weakened Be
side Ago 900 due the SAFETY Fund the broken SAFE
rY banks owe the State viz TO its Canal Fund <o 100
by the old LockpOrt Bank and the Lockport Bank ana
Trust Co. s209l2 by the Wayne Co. Bank; ssosOO by
the Clinton Co. Bank s424sO by the Waervhet sisl5.
by Bank of Lyons and other $4,000. Yet the ATLAS
Qast night leans and props this system as party
political machine, and dislikes the Bank COMMITTEE
bill mainly because Gifts It's not selecting State isVores
as of old Nearly 70 millions OF dollars have been re-
ceiyed and paid oct by the Canal Fund Commissioners
since 1917 The Lewis Co. Bank has paid $1,000 OF an
old debt Where the details OF receipts and pay
ments, that include that
Messrs Flagg Benton Halsey Gardnsr, Van Buren,
and Harrington in their report sent hererH stale page
- that the collectors retain in their hands sum sum
cent to pay themselves and the inspectors OF their Of
fees and the inspectors Under the New Constitution
no such of personal audit is, or ought to be,
contemplated and hope that the Senates bill will be
so amended 10 90 more into detail at least be con
fined 10 lSi7 leaving the New Constitution TO go larry
into operation MS to supplies, next January.
Mr.. F. +. BAcKus's Report from COMMITTEE Oh the
Senate ON bin proposing the establishment OF an Asy
um for Idiots is enclosed herewith. had always De-
eved without enquiry that the case OF the IDIOT was
hopeless-but while Mr. Backus shows that dlocy duly
defined is thar diseased condition 9 me central eTeoTaf
or1aa IN consequence Of rhich iRdirdaa aRd1 ord
nary circumstances Jvereted from attaining 10 tie de-
gree Of mental Development and maturity usually possessed
BY Children IN early Infancy he affords proof that the
condition of the idiot be elevated intellectually and
awards 10 the French aud Germans the honor OF having
been foremost in the good work OF resusciung The mind
Of the poor idiot and in insructpg the deaf and dumb
and the blind.
While attention is thus humanely called TO the condi-
ton of the idiot the dumb the blind and the insane II
Is the duty OF the Press to reiterae the charge that
enough is done by Government for the Education OF
the great body Of the People for those on whose shor
ders the nomination and appointment OF the whole IN
ecutve Gncuding the Judiciary and Legislative officers
OF this Commonwealth, and OF ~ many Congressman
and Presidential Electors are frequently found sum
cent the scale in the election of our President
and In party questions in the House OF Representatives
powerfully affecting State and Federal policy.
In England 30 years since, passed several OF the
happiesi months OF my lie, AT Csmbridee-and when
remember the numbers of scholars that were taught
there and compare them snd also the numbers al the
Scotch and French Universities with the few taught in
the ghes, institutions here cannot even were our
system powerfully patricisn and exclusive as theirs
is and country ruled Canada is now, by hnea
descendant Of Robert Bruce the Scottish monarch who
conquered at that much could be achieved
by the superior education OF mere handful OF iortu
nate youths. such names TORY and Draper, and
Beck and Renwick shed rich lastre ON our chief
seats OF learning. but Whist can lew achieve
in a country where the highest powers Of sovereign
~ arc directly conhied 10 millions OF citizens vast
numbers OF whom are instructed by teachers &c
ceivins only 81, So 50 or 81 week Should Demo
cracy fail should the Wing doctrines Of the Declaration
Of Independence be forgotten or 0hscured by me over
shadowng, corrupt patronage Of proslAveIy NsnonS
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