The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-16

uqtd pidSS iQf MHcllAtttie enqulIy1ubn DCou
made, and lessidone 10 improve their condit
tion. Ianude to the Imbecile and ldioucs1
The first Asylum, for idiots in England, was
established In Colchester in lS47. III was
supposed there .pniil that period, that moth
ing could be- done fof the benefit Of the Id |
lot, and that their number was very limited, |
In both particulars, II appears, from ACTUAL
statistics, and experience Of the Colchester
Asylum, thatan entirely erroneous opinion
had preyailed.l di olsqt gn6B a4l
G The Rev. Edwin Sidney, who visited the
Colchester Asylum to inspect its operations.
remarks that, "Of all the wondrous projects
Of the present age, there is not one more
truly work Of Christian love, or with more
encouraging prospects Of success, than this
newly formed ,but effective institution for
The Idiot. sawamore than enough to fully
convince me, that tits worthy Of most cor
dial support" Again, "These piliable OBJ
jects have generally improbable faculties
conscience in a greater or less degree, a ca
pability Of being trained, sense Of shame,
o power Of discovering kind intentions.
gratitude, affection" Idiots being ordinari-
IIy KEEP. out Of view, has LED to the conclu-
sions that their numbers are small. In Eng
land, it has been found they equal, if they do
NJ. 4. ouI, Maasnat,,.o,, ", 'nsdn ,ha
- haa nas0a.nusss.S' SI ulsy ,al sAcsIu xnas
,ou oseu I suppoS:u' anu'Unelu"ule La. s'iol's
a as en maue 'id' also Sa.s iJs ,.,ei. oa;e
nu 4: -, .ley.o.l np.o,. n' ~ sn .',S suoe. %
-, Ii ',S ,Sat Sas b. .rS Z, ,uy s .ho ~
~ 'na - & ata a. Ia - rs,sl .s'e,en.e :" 'ne IN
!. !. - sae 80. .La. da ~ oo'en1s'eii
's sossieu s',ss ,s soile lnooe sIuuiu II oe
our o ossn S}lts 81 @ shall M 10 ] ascer,.;nad ~ i' ,h
80 ~ ,sa;sa,,sa sa'" o,ea.: ~ Misu =
wv - "n,,,s., o,oooh anu Welia'e
al L. ,o,r,,sh;n $780, NU ;,h h, a; ;s %:
u, .o% ap =. r'e. ss WV" D"' "n'e iu-
w ~ 'r ,,,;t .s ., sApenos ,...,.
~ sn toa.ca''oI, ,t:.;.V.: ! hdyS u oaieI! q
ms.r 1nsnSI nS uM t''fs.ior MLa ~ .he nuu e .te
Don any DaMo the Pii',en.rlopf, y M ~
gies.n' oee has auen. .ue inlhales W ne
,ss ~ ,ssu siJ 'e las. 70 conveise. ooil'
siIefa.lons wuicn carry WIN 'nem unspeak-
ao,e snJ1ymen.' anu .ney are especaily rec
lo",,neii"eu !" your iaooianu Pfo'ecnoh. !,
ny cef!aln acls s o. GongIess passed on Sn Ine
Ino oI mafcn, ioS9. 1e,o ohe S4tn OF oy way, 100
,ee ,o,s @na ol APf,l Ieoo, anu Ine ooln OF June
looy, grams u lanuS were maoe 70 Inc Stale
VI ohio 10 aie III lne construction OF lhe
Wapash ana Erie, lne Miami ana Dayton
+ canals; fevlons 10 iooV, an opinion had'
generally, prevailed tnat by iair construc-
ton OF these grants, ONO was entitled 10
large quanulies OF lana IN adoilon 70 !hose
sae mad been allowed %. oy the Commissioner
Sl 'ne Lana olace. 5aol.s nag oeen mace
ou. no ssisiaelory aalos,mens enso conc'udeo;
any, on lne io'n udy ol rep. iooo, the uen-
eidl Asselno'y Posseua ieso'u'ion III THESE
"oIrs M,
nceosg'a, inai .ne uoselnol Is nereoy
dusio'Llea ' t ~ 1nPtoy sucn '''eaus as nc may
oseni oes. loi .h1 in.eles.s VI tne e'aIe, ~
So'ain nun 'ne uo'eii!iien' y, 'ne ohi'eo
o.ateI any isnas sh " WHICH Tue elaIe may pe
a e", ra unIs ne 9''h' nI,e'oioie nia"v ' ),
~ oonS5sss @ ~. Tana' '.hn. anu otner purposes,
49,. - ,Io'IS1, ,Io Tss. .nas no .naise Snal oe
i",;nn v ~ ,ne e.. ' WI .o'''"e '''i' ie'o-
Ananna.Js n'o 49, w -. os,L L. a.,
,.,,h ma.' w.. Jn aas ~. u ~ 'he eane
ou' ,r., G uoeos.h1a s'I,su Ioh,, 'i W Eon-
os C.hata - w ,a. 'oun hen'
o,bor ;h;nns /, ,vas ~ "a ,ha, IA. SiI,','
shn,it % ,", m1J.,,,ta .hs oJ;,., .na' WI :. n. aha
IanJs [ WITH The c.nsrai Goua. 1 49, ~ 'n1 a1 ~
haze nns.tb;rJ m of al he sbomIJ nh,n;n ~. % tho
Siate If Ohio in addition to % those iS' ba fore ,
roco;vea nc q consi,leration for h;s ev,ensss
.nd ssrvices n notb;ng was obta ;,'aS a.
,ha S,.ta mo,,,;nn roe ~ Th;a ~,
ront,ac, @ % ,,as s;ans1 hv Mr AIian% % Gn,arnns u's
vi oe;a;"u'.I - a. - CO
of ths S,sta M 'nt;,.,;e, ,;o uau' ~, eI
coniro"t s1;stsj yss on GnJi, a':' ou.n sun
sbs GIss coon fer % car ~ ;,to h,s of;oa Ta AZ.
All ALL NV n0',Inyad 0 ass;s,aSc S NV o' M
me, Wet osaspn sncresdsJ ~ oS,a;,;nn b s so,ss wv
pIe,e t;,ls - hs,,rssn s;x,n amd .a,.",,.. I'm,
t|honsn,d | ,cns Of land AnnI;ns,;oe @ ns ny
,hsn ~,sde fnr conrau.,a pf nsa ~; :, "aS 20
these lands lands N he bsId hv NJ All ~ 49, "
mon mon with ,be State hi. An 'nsn - raf,Cad uo
donb,;ng rbatbar the reso,n,;on '' ,ooS'1r, nss "
snfI;c;sni authnr;t, md .,uha,Sa. In In Nv n,
tanned nnds ibes oran.s aod ,bs a; aDu;I. ~" ,r
tba,,, ,ysra ~, roo,, s,ch a.,'i;, I uie =,
co nlsdoeJ 70 he navmsnt of ,ho anI
dsbt tSst tho, co,lI Ss d;rso,od oana' a.%
ar wav ' y >'''N :" ~ o''
II was agreed however that an so,;,oh,s
division withont nrs;nd;ce to anv u r;aS, of
tho State should 'he ,nads h. AZ 81. y 'Sn. ' "
aly selected and Tins 70 mains | roS tho an,;o
of ,be Gsnsral Asosmh,v ~ ;nJ;;n III 'uI aI..o oa
ion This was to he done At ibs ssn,~sa "se'o :,
Mr. Allen and 10 Cac;l;,at.. HE t;,lS ohonfa h'~
The General A Assemhlv en- d;,ec, =, ~, '@ Toa",
On docrso Who,be, sn.h d;,;s;a @ oou''