Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-01-12

class for which little enquiry has been made,
aud less done to improve their condition.
L allude to the lmbecile and idiutie The
FIRST asylum for iduts, ie England, was es.
tablished in Colchester, in 1917 1t was
supposed there, until that period, that moth
ing could be done for the benefit OF the idiut,
aad that their number was very liuited.-
IasbetH particulars, it appears from actual
statistics, apd experience at the Colchester
Asylum, that an entirely erroneous opinion
had prevailed.
:, rhe Rev, Edwin Silnsy, who visited the
Colchester a Asy lum TO inspect lis operations,
resnafks Thar, .sOf Gil the wondrous projects
OF the present age, there is one more
truly work Of Christian love, CT with
more. encouraging prospects OF success,
than This newly formed, but effective insti.
tuition for the Idiot. | saw more. Than
enough fully to convineae me that i, is
worthy of scosdIal support, - Again,
s.These, pita6le objects have generally i'm.
PROBABLE faculties, conscience ina greater
orsiess degree, 4 capa a5iIity Of being trained,
a sense ot shn ne, power Of discovering
KIND inientianS graIinde. affection =
ldials being ordinarily kept oo. OF view,
has leo 10 the cancslsion that their numbers
are small. III England, ii has been found
they equal eifthey do not ountna'nber, u the
insane.
Ia Massachu 4el,s they far exceed what
lad been supposed, and commeadaole
eff5ris have been made in that Stnie or
.heira care and Improvement. Though
lho subjec. is ln lis infancy, the experiments
fully lnfirm all that has been said in ret-
erence to the inmates of The Asylum at
Colchester.
II IS sugges.ed thai some mode should oe
devised by which the number OF Idiots in
our own State shall be ascertained, with
y:ss Of their care, protection and weltare
III MAY be conveniently done through the
several 10 nship assessors, with but ,r;fing
slnconyenieace or expense.
- 10 this communication, | base barely
mentioned the Institution for the Blind, the
Deaf and Dumb The phiIauthrophy of
Aae .pfeseat age has taught the in;na.ss of
ahe frs, TO read, and the last 10 converse.
Considerations which curry with them un-
sspeakablc enjoyment, aud they are espec.
ally Recommended To your tavor and pro-
SECTION.
By certain acts Of Congress pas ed on
lie s2d day of Harca, 1927, the 9th of
MAY. 1928, the ID If April 1880, and the
3J.n oil Jdae, 1884, grants Of land were
Sd, seie 10 the State OF Ohio 10 aid in the
construction OF The " ubash aud Erie, the
alami aud Dayton cana.s. Previous to
1850, aa opinion bad, generally. prevailed
',nat BY siair constitution Of these gran's
Oaio was entitled 10 lsrge qaantilies Of
/ md in add ton 10 those she had been al
lowed by ihe Commissioner OF the Land
Ollie, Eff ,rls had been made bat 70 sat
.;isfec.ory adjustment concluded; and, on the
18Th of Feb 1850, the General Assembly
pss ed u resolution i'll these wurds:
''ss 9 siI2lsSJlred, That the Governor is hereby
authorized 10 ealploy such means as he
may deen bsst for the interests Of the
State, to obtain flom the Government OF
alhe Uuiied States, any lands TO which the
State may be entitled, under The grants
i ,eresoiore made BY Congress for Canai aud
nner purposes Sc @Proridad, sha, no
iGh trge sh al be made Oh the Treasury for
Curry ing this resolution into effect.
. a terwards. Oh tie 25th day Of the same
Iiion.il. my predecessor entered INTO n con.
tract with the ilJa. Jshn w Allen, OF
,:uYahnga- codaty, by which, among-s
other lhlass, 1t was agreed, that Mr. Al.er,
sshsald undertake the a1ju,iinen; OF these
lands win Tue General GsVefnment, and
haye oue third OF all he should obtain for
The Stute or Ohio, in addition TO those be-
zfsae seeeised, as consideration for his
expenses and services. Ii nothing was OBJ
tanned ior the Slate, nothing was 10 be paid.
-li,.s. cnntracs was signed by Mr.. Alleh,
Gov. Fard, officially, and is under the.
Gfe-t Seal Of The State. My FIRST intilna.
ton that such contract existed, was on
finding il on fises soon after / came into
oiliee Mr.. Allen employed assistance.
aud jar.ng The past season succeeded IN
ubtnining comp plele title 10 between sixty
and seventy thousand acres OF land. Ap-
picaiion was then made for a conveyance
t,f olie third Of these lands, 10 be held by
Mr.. Allen in common with tho State
This was refused, doubling whether the
resolution conferred sufficient authority,
and whether lands obtained under these
grants and the avalls Of them, were not,
u2ou such conditions, and 50 pledged TO the
paymanl Of lhe Canal debf, that they could
bs directed in no o.her way.
|. vas agreed. however, that an equia>
BILE division, wiihou: prejudice 10 any right
of che State, should be made by an agent
mutually selected, and thus remains for the
action Of the General Assembly, or Judicial
decision. This was to be done al the ex-
pense Of Mr.. Allen, and to facilitate his
lille, should the General Assembly so direct,
or Iis Court SO decree. Whether such d.
vision was, or was not, made. am unin-
formed.
These lands were afterwards advertised
aud sold, inspart al the Land Office in De-
Il lnce. Mr.. Alien before the sale, applied
% The Auditor Of Sto,e for instructions TO
receive the bids Of Mr.. Allen, at the sale,
10 tha amount of twenty thousand dollars,
by The Receiver. without the payment OF
the money, and the matter to remain until
the question OF title should be determined