Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-10-11

To fhe citizens in general and The members Of The General
.7ssem5iy Of he State Of Indiana ia particular

To s citizens in general and The members of e General
.lssemUy et ute State Of Indiana in particular.
Fellow CrizENs Permit most fnly to emil
YOUR aIirutIun To- those provisions Of the constitution
of State which clearly Contemplate the hncll'ra-
tim. by the Stale. Of the condition of all classes al the
Children ct misfortune who have been rendered such
by the ore and unavoidable providence 81 Gnd.
We refer Ia the latter clause "f Sec. uf Art. TX OF
the constitution. The General Assembly shall cuun-
tcnance and encourage the principles Ut humanity
honesty. industry, and muralIy Alsn Sec. of Art.
TX. Tine General Assemble shall provide one or
mDre farms to be asylum fr those persons WIN,
BY of age infirmily other mi>fOriuneS, IN
have Claim upon the aid aud benefceuce Of secley,
sc inciples TINT such parsons may therein fed
employment. and every reasonable comfort, and lose
by their usefulness the degrading sense of depend
n.e-" La accordance with the hnve phlnnthropic
provisions uf Constitution lums for the bnne-
ut OF the Blind, the Insane. and the Deaf and Drmh
have been established, which To them sources a
ncaculahle go d, and honor the State. There
-, however, class Of the children of misfortune III
"ur midst. more destitute perhaps than the above
named classes, aud equally deserving. whose welfare
IL clearly contemplated in the above provisions of the
constitution but for whom provision, either gen.
eral or 10 al. has been made. We refer to destitute
urp'ans. Concerning whom would respectfully ssb
MI the following facts for your consideration:
list. Many children are annually bereft Of their
natural protectors supporters and guardians by the
or linnry ravagcs of death.
2nd. The number of this class of the children OF
misfortune has been greatly increased Throughout, the
State, during the past summer by the ravagcs Of de- Ill
in ',he pe~tilcnee that walketh in darkness"
Sd. Our population consists mostly Of immigrants
with their families, from distant States aud foreign
countries, and hence in of the decease Of the
parents. no fostering Of kindred be nfordet
the bereft liitle ones,' who often left the
Of entire strangers, who either incapable O
giving, ndisposed to give them the history Of thei
parenioge, aud qualify them for usefulness and honor
society, and hence The State should become Parcn
to them.
tItute condition. liable TO become the victims o
ignorance, Incidence, oppression and crime many o
whom moi only lost ID society, but become pub
lie charge Now, in view of the above facts we or,
clearly convinced that the establishment, by the State
OF asylum contemplating the intellectual, mora
and physical education of the really destitute of Thu
class, upon whom the hand of misfortune presses S,
heavily would. in the language of The constitution
Encourage the principles of humanity, homes
ty. industry and morality"
| Second-"Would affrd employment, and ever,
reasonable comfort whilst the subjects of the bene
faction Of the Safe would "ose by their usefulness
the degrading sense of dependence"
| Third-Woud prepare n class now abandoned Il
| ignorance. Incidence aid vice, for usefulness an
honur in society.
Fourih-Would, in no small degree, prevent pau
perism and crime, and hence, as a matter of economy
ASIDE from higher and huIier motives, the Stste shou
take action upon this subject. In view, therefore,
the evils almost inseparably connected with orphan
oge, which by such institution may be greatly di
minished and the great good which may result 10 ihi
ne pess. dependent class aud to the State, we mos
earnes ly hope the coming General Assembly vii
pass bull establishing an asylum for the relief pro
lection and education of this snrely a ced and deep
ly bereavcd class of our population, for which tn
Assembly will be duly memoriazed.
FRANKIE