Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-11-28


with this subject The Professors in these H.
situations, althous h their duties are exceedingly
cnerous, and discharged with great fidelity by
them, are more poorly paid than any officers of
their grade in the State. Their salaries are
scarcely sufficient to support them, and have
reason to believe that we cannot procure their
valuable services mnch longer at the same
rate. II the number of Cadets is Increased
land the popular voice calls for t) an addition
al Professor must be employed. | therefore
recommend i further annual appropriation OF
three thousand dollars to these Academies. l
feel less hesitation in recommending this, as the
State has, as yc', done little Or nothing Tor them
as institutions of learning. Not single Col
lar has been added to the annual appropriation
beyond what was given originally to hire
guard to protect the arms; and it seems to me
that the Legislature cannot refuse to grant Il
sum so small, to IN Institution which, under
the fostering care of the State, bids fair to rival
in usefulness any one of the kind in the Union.
Already many yoang men, entirely destitute oil
means, who might have ever fingered i'll obscu
rity, have been sent forth from it, useful mem
bers OF society, exhibiting the practical utility
of that mode Of education they were designed
to illustrate. Upon these Institutions, founded
in designs OF benrvulrnce to the poor, as well
as usefulness to all classes of the community,
feel sssurcd that can with success invoke your
liDeraliiy.
visited during the summer the Cedar Springs
Asylum for the education of the Deaf and
Dumb. This benevolent Institution, founded
in lS40 by the enterprise of Mr.. y. 2. Walker
4 Al 4 /,
ticns. has grown into Importance, and eXctes
the deepest Interest ia every philanthropst.-
The number Of mptes is now twenty.seven.
There are many others too poor to pay their
own expenses, who are now applying for adj
mission, but cannot be received because there
is no provision made for them by the State
think tlIa, instead Of appropriating specific
sum to thlspurpOsc. rs lsnow the case, 1t would
be better to allow one hundred and thirty dol
lars (Sl30) for each INDECENT mute (natIve OF
the Statri that is admitted, without regard to
the number of them. There should also be
appointed IL Board of Visitors to regulate the
admissions, and take Il general supervision
over the beneficiary pupils. This pl Ian would
suffice for the present to secure the means OF
education to all the nutes in the State. As
this Subcc begins to excite great interest i'll
our community, | have no doubt but that some
plan will be soon proposed BY which this IN
sttutlon will be put upon permanent basis,
and this unfortunate class, who have heretofore
been cat off from all the enloyments o! social
intercourse, will be SO cducaicd as to be put in
communication with t!leiA, and thus not only
rendered happy, but be fitted to act their parts
in the drama of life For the information Of
the Legislature herewith transmit Mr. Walk
er's letter on the suhjcct.
During the past summer, visited officially,
the Lunatc Asylum. There are now one
hundrad and fifty Q5O) patients in it. Fifty
(5C) have been admitted this year nineteen (l9)
have been cared; seventeen (l7) dismissed
much improved, and zine have died. The
M; c apartments are now fall. Justice to those
to whose management i: has been committed
requires that shod testify to the fidelity with
which they have discharged their dutics.
The cleanliness and good order Of the cs-
tab!ishmcnt reflects great credit upon its excel
lent Superintendent; and the complete control
exercised over the patients, not only exhibits
tic skill Of the attending Physician in the man
agcmcnt of them, bat his benevolcncc and
kind,'ess to them. was greatly struck with
his kind, paternal manner towards them, and
their almost flial devotion for and obedience
to Elm. This Institution has been raised and
nurtured by the State with munifcence high
y creditab!e to it.
Although some alterations and Improvements
in the buildings have suggested themselves to
me, yet forbcar to say anything OH the sub
iect at present, as the Legislature at some more
prosperous period may deem it necessary eth.
er to remove them t. some more favorable 10.
cation or so To remodel them as to keep pace
with the improvements of the day. The reports
of DR.. Trczevant and DR.. Parker, on this sub
iect, are herewith transmitted, to which invite
your particular attention.
Ten thousand dollars appropriated by you
at your last meelingfor hcpurpose OF stereoty-
ping and publishing the two manuscript works
of the late Hon. John G. Cahoon, comprising
Il "Treatise on Government and "Discoursc
on the Constitution of the United States"
Gov. Seabrook very properly selected as the
editor of these works Mir. K. h. Cralle Of Nir-
gmia, the intimate personal friend of Mr.. Cal
houn, and the gentleman to whom he had
himself consigned his manuscripts. The entire
work was executed in South Carolina, except
the stcrcotyping, which was done in New York,
at the cost of about S2I7 20. These two
works are comprised in one volume, which is
now ready for distribution.
feel it my duty to call your attention to the