Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-01-23
For the Enquirer.
TOT VIC ISHqHHU'
EASTERN LUNATIC ASYLUM.


Dear sir-l write give you all the points about oG
-ru:I affairs that you may correct any mlsepsseh
.lipns ciICuiaird ~ our prejudice
st We turned many Of the old officers because, las
:. inter before the investigating committee sent here L: INC
Legislature brought grave and serious charges aGans
.. Ii was openly avuwed by us that they ought 10 "
dismissed office, and that we would dismiss ihen W.
appointed ~ The Directory Our opponents o'"u6"
his subject IL the notice Legislature, charged Us
III designing turn out many OF Inc chcefS' ana 'ei
G.endu,nis both the H3use and in the Senate ~ we Oh
hch ~ s4cd last S.ssion-the object OF which
was that tnc board be appointed under the bill 'u
any o! the officers except by wotsio 'o'e
III its amendments voted down By large naIo' 'iss
Legislature leil the board 10 act as p i'e"
After all This who had brought these CHARGES a!hs'
officers rappnnIed Directors Could ie !esSa ufe
the Governor. any other reasonable human oe'- on
o'thc III, suppose going TO retain
office undo: our administration the very men who's con
duet had sornny condemned and for refining whom
ia Office SIC lad denounced the old Board before the eg'sa-
turc and before the cDunyl Were not bound T." con
,er that our appointment the Directory under tie ct
Gums ances above detailed approval by the auor.
ties OF tie land Of lie complaints had uttered and al in
d,catiuu that expected 10 those whci We
mad denounced az aithcss their rus2 Ii the Le,.sl
urr the Governor supposed Tor an instant that was Ia
Office upon the terms o. oeylns my own eha'Gel
ana isying all my previous cohGucl on hs suhac'; fon
may rest urcd that they have formed most erroneous es
;linte oi Their man.
p! 1t has been said that the Board appointed too mamy Of
their byiY v1t. Tas charge may nave some sno"
OF pulSibiv the state OF the case 10 uef.
stood il eanunts greatly the credit of The Board hey
appointed Mr.. VERIFY their temporary CLERK, oH. nc
serves fee reward, and without Inc promise u
either The old Board appointed r. Lee and MI De;'eu'-
their clerks. whilst these gentlemen We're directors III
The BoaI and they continued ,oact as directors ~hs tey
ser re Giving stalled annual salaries as clerks
f clerk acts fur nnthng vel present Board is blamed
for ris appointment. They also appointed Mr Biio"'
OF ;er Board 10 be their Treasurer; but without
av:u Inn cents worth Of compensation, direct or inci-
dental Urcr the former Board the Treasurer received tr
money retained il in his possesson having the benefit
o. lis use from the time due at the Treasury, un-
81,
tApta-cs .! the Asylum they arose from time 10 lime
i;@ o III. money was computed Ia DC worm hS'u'
$500 BG the former Board regarded the Treasurer olce
this ri the money, as burden upon me lteasu-
REF and, reply 10 charge we made against them before
me Legislative committee ut the ast session. thai they had
gre The Treasurer the merchandise contract al ~ per
rent profit in preference all other bidders whilst he was
n,sc bidder, ana had subsequently, decreased MS pro-
itS from "a 10 per cent, though .noci ii the Board
an 4 incrcuni then present. offered take thu contract al
rer cca and refused and the contract thus raised
=: pcr cent given the Treasurer notwithstanding the
pru ot tie neber Aforesaid entered on their journals
II nS char.r answered that this advantage was con-
rry! The Treasurer because he performed the onc:ous
iuts III his Office without any recompense The Tnrrcan
Tile rhts given the Treasurer OF the old Board "a
.roun iiun $500 500 Ii will be from this mat the
Treasurer oh Board, with OF the money, es
in.rd $500 considered by that Board as not re-
conpen.cd for his services until they had given him the
nhlsi contract, worth III the way OF prphs rom
$500 10 $500 The Treasurer ot the new bIa'd
ma, no iafrtn.z. cont.actt receives comml 'ns
on tie mpney-nd the Of tho money, by an eS-
or-s OF the last Legislature mas been taken rom
ana Ser Session Acts lo505 Is The money Is d.
rc,cI to deposited in INK. aud neither the Treasurer
the Board III Directors themselves can draw Il ou eN
cei may be wanted 10 me-. tho current expenses "s
tn sutiun So that Treasurer literally serves INC
State for reward.
II rnr be asked how is this that we have become pa
ri tc in this region The is that our oppon"ns
the last session, make tha reasuers ONCE
good for nothing or force afix salary TO ii we de-
,enincd nothing rath than give lhen room
10 clano at US for having nnnexcda salary to it, AMI now
duties ben. performed without any burden what
ever thr SIa;c-wiIhout connisson-wi.hout sh'nFy-
without the pleasure o handling the rnoney-oe!ns VI
,ey destitute OF all other pctcxts for raising clano ty
ENTHUSIASTICALLY the whites OF their eyes nj me !ca Of
Of body icing appointed 10 this work Hei 30 ~
lucsn 10 WA may they look with skcptical asnnlsh
operation prompted by sentiment more s'nc
Jus than that sur,iI seishness.
I'lt the present Beard appointed e. the Stewart o.!
the Institution. Yea they dd-ind voted for him -~ou
do 50 ,gain qui fcci and II be any gratt alton
aGni;y u my enemies, they may ado !oe hr .'"'
.y. ptruc in fact Jruus onnis" He la no relation
d canucXion % inGe; any OF the officers ap'
p,.ich. Win him have 10 intinacy-nerer br!H" hiria
or took cup c"l water in his house. VITA none
1l ~. officers appointed nave any cJnnexun OF It!r
.. money, Kind .ltcvor, bat that connection "tch
II, together N the common bond Of citizenship "ai
,ot: neallpJr"Jd. Ec voted for them allfor one
f.a, wa. appointed AMI unless have become aIarr. ny
III S@e,- AID interested outc!y whca has been ra,r 5y
III ct,d n,crh ers and by The pa,i;=ans o the >;la
drG Board would repeat Tic thing Tomorrow, ana
tier ne Il every day the year Yon know well Ugh
to IA.c WHEELER lhayc become so alarmed.
Tar crurnens OF this Office reduced hunc Is
opponents.
law old Board governed In regard to mating
arp, nl,ncnts their body? They appointed
have us' said james LIE an! John A. Dencutsii!c, Crs
OF Board, while they were Directors, ana per"ittad
ta,n for years in both capaccs-sit'ing !; Tie
Board a. Directors whilst they receiving annual >l
rcs officers. Tao Old Board also appointed Henry Z 'c
10 the Office Of Steward, whilst he member ~ Inc
p,,rl They avpninted w w Vest to Treas urer willis, he
was n,ru5. of the Buurdand their last appJintme
to elect D.. Williamson assistant physician OF the Asy un
whist he member Of the Board These appoint
merits complained Of by US, because they were
n,dc from the body OF tho Directory When we pr+s"tr I'd
written charges against the Board TO the tst LsGIslhn II
occurred To Ia charge il as misconduct or 'n"lT
part ;tt where they found man In the Board qHaiH&' J'
oil a. hcy had conferred il on him. W: never snI"ael'
that because rendered service to the State tor i!5,
ty acting Director thu. he TO be denied al 'd
c.iance with others competing for offices o rai" hus
opponents have become alarmed al the mote IN o." '
with"n; regarding The beam in their own liey aye no"
staining at gnais, who once swallowed cdncls.
Bat Sngcnunus part Of III. ciagre aHAih>' ~"
nc. Board Is that relating ID the appointment ci Chaplain
Tic old Jlrd had established this Office with salary u
500 The Board regarded II cnofnnly ina any
m,n gu receive this sum for preaching unatics once
SUNDAY months in the year. They resolves VIA
in r:r.iIrves that the S'hntnn plan should be ad"r'ti a.
the E-tom Asylum Thia plan IL 10 invite three Or i,hr
III prevailing denominations 10 send preacher one 9 iay
In cash u.h preach 10 the insane and ~ pay cL2t ."
them $50 Bv tins The expenses wond be Tc:!ccd
onr .a aud what infinitely more important all appear
anc M sectranism would be abolished and the lana c9 vi
every denomination wnnd have chance vi occasionally
nearin, preacher 1" town faith and order The report ."
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OF ic rs'i"n accordingly referred back To them
with view of pcrccns hi. and other plans Affecting !e
Asylum. ln, in the time, as we were engaged IN
,r general elections suggested that as the l.-cj'
pal CATION had received tie three highest o!' III
the InstItunn the next highest had been c"n"fr"l
on Gentlemen Of the Methodist church or OF Methodist
cora xirus the only officer o any grade hc1n.i 10
the Blp,isi Church (which is large and niiucnIa 4, "n
dismissed from ncH, and a. both an Episcopal ana Mo.
dist preacher I'd held office Of Chaplain under ~" 81!
Bnafl that common iGcJrum 10 the Baptist ChHtch re- NJ"
ed ,h.t should be rendered 10 0i iheif oGdy-"a c
most riac,nil way Of tcnrng il To OF that body WIN
our injury public interest, was Ia ocr II 10 oH1 VA"
s.nin. vrw:, and knowing that the Office yis -
b. of III II; dura tor would be likely accept IT, IL ws
accr tcnh.rrd Nj Norris but no has never acc"
t and believe would have resigned before this bot ir 30
great por raised about procccdInga IT, ONE"
me ers III Board 10 uiice have acccpt" a.
are II longer directors. Mr. Morris il still director, an!
has by hntinz hs place in the Directory @isn m1si 10.
milf he regards himself Office: o;
| III: Asylum.
The appointment Of two assistant physicians has ss21
cnnqlin a. The old B1arl mad but one--we apn' i.
tuu Uir; the OLD Board, hcassisan ply stefan res;e IN
liz institution al apartments furnished tor ;n, g: Ills
expense t. the Stale, iaclu!ins house icnt &, wa s"'
ore !auls md iIr3. We have the benefit OF tw1 a
scaus Tor money for ess, and with this j. cid
I'd ava-; tiat heretofore, the physicians OF the pn
confined their practice, the insane alone. Nov,
they have he benefit OF nj! tic experience 10 be c"Sei