Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-26
To the Editors Of the Enquirer
WILLIAMSBURG, FEBRUARY Is, 1852

appeared
communication over the signature of "Veas," to which
desire to reply and ask you grant me The use OF your
valuable columns Vcrtas ID very evidently Director Oh
the Eastern Lunaic Asylum and his article written Tor
The purpose OF vindicating Board Of Directors from
charges which have been preferred against hem But whilst
he essays defence the article upon its face eVnccs the
evidence Of guilt und trembling, in view of the
Judgment He seems In The first place. 10 DC ou
bled exceedingly BY being told that the directors are IN
poyed by meeting OF The citizens Of the city OF Williams
burg held some time express their views OF the act
nps of the Directors of the Asylum and snys hat hat s
Indeed assumption of superiority, which SHOULD belong
TO few, and which very few If my possess NOW, IN re-,
ply Veras thinks great deal OF his ability, anu
doubtless POSSESSES considerable vanity but he must pardon
the meeting for expressing themselves in the manner
above and Try content himself with the thought that had
not the Directors Of the Eastern Lunatc Asylum aclea IN
manner to Justify the well grounded charge of "incapacy
or failhessncss boh" II would never have been made
AS every effect have cause what then was the cause
that induced the meeting give uterancc to the remarks
that have So much discontinued Veas? The paper that
was prepared by the committee that waited upon the Cover
nor contains tho cause causes, and do wish Feas
would read it, That paper states that the Board Oh Dec-
tors consisting of members a OF the others having
resigned prescribed without three OF the most
vaua BILE officers of the institution, wit Barzza, stew
ard Vest treasurer Wters chaan and with an Indecent
haste filed their places with three OF their own body nav
ing previously elected another Of themselves 10 the
office of Clerk That there attempt to turn out DR..
Wilamson-but finding that that could not be done with
out much difficulty they agreed 10 let him remain ana pro-
ceeded appoint second assistant physican lnnousn
OF no utility and wished abolish I'D and regulated oo
in such manner as TO them completely vaueles' TO
the Institution That having Offices enough TO reward
Yourselves and their friends they created three
unheard OF before Now these causes along with DINERS
induced the meeting say that the new Board OF Drec'
tors were incompetent fahlcss both and we con-
ceivc that they sufficient 10 sustain the CHARGE H.
however Veritas is convinced and wishes further
proof by turning 10 his own article OF inc o ana perus
ing il carefully he will be nbundantly supplied The cnqu
nv NAV well arise says Vcrtas "could the new Board OF
Directors adopted pursued any course Tint would
have met the appreciation of that meelngi surely not, II
! III hel lem ncOmDecnt
In reply this presume the gentlemen composing Inc
meeting believed the new Board OF Directors ncom
neent or GahIcss or BOTH until they acted in to
Justify The belief and harng acted "a The record tridenet
eM prorc Vetas ought not 10 blame the meeting for enter
tanning the belief but ought rather TO blame himself and his
for acting n such way as 10 give rise 10 the be
lief After laboously endcavoring to Vindicate the Dr.
rectore from the charge Of ncapaciy faitcssness OF
both and prejudice possible the public mind against the
proceedings Of the meeting; after saying something about
Pato and "hat the christian religion don't teach errors
bu, exists" sc; Vertas says upon The committee W.
and the name OF Rev. Minister of the gospel here by
the Virginia Conference Wonder If they had prayers? or
necessity there. tits sadly TO be hoped that the
.ancy Of the pnp 'hoIl be be invoked o. applied to IN
may induce members of his church 10 follow The exam
pie Of democratic friends, Who it is commended parcpa
led in the meeting 1t Is fact known ALL that there
in tho meeing and upon the committee Rev. minister OF
The gospel sent here by the Virginia conference; and is
also fact that there in The meeting two other Kew
ministers OF different denomination and there were also
faithful members of both Of the churches which the min
listers belong who though like them (he mnisers) that
neither even lnOSCretlOn NOW
what does all this show, but that the meeting referred to
was respectable and its object commendabe Had beer
otherwise ministers Of the gospel would not have been there
vertas. But Veritas presume, being member Of The
church, and very deVout wishes 10 know 1t any prayers
were there This remark is intended doubt TO derac
from the character and fame Of the Rev. minister which, by
the way shows that Fertas is not TOO wise 10 err
good to be unknd" Not being abe the nu
Of meeting and TO epe the charges preferred by the
committee against the Directors, with facts and arguments
he prompted by vndctiye feelings and mortified PRIDE seeks
to avcnge himself by attacking the Rev. minister who, for
tunaely for himself is far above the shafts Of any and the
dipped in the bitterness OF malice cannot reach him
veas then being member Of the church, and high in off
cia station wonder if he his prayers goes church
regularly and takes sacrament. There may be me
cessiIy for this and if he find time opportunity a
ter scEaeing his humble or honorable duties as Dlrec
tor Of the Eastern Lunatc Asylum it would be we'll for him
look tfor IL be- that when the angel Of the
surccGn spreading the shadow of his broad wing the
troubled lifts the trumpet whose blast shall wake the
dead Of world destroyed he may be found the left hand
| Of the great AN.
shed for solution by the memoriaists: "Was the election
of Treasurer Illegal nasmuch the failure of member
may be considered equivalent his absence from the
Board for the OCCASION and then no quorum was
sent to transact busness7 To the clear mind Of Vea
this question nothing and reuly he be limb of the
law if candidate for The office of Common weah'i
Attorneys and ALSO he must be of that class Of persons
whom heard lady speak the other night who could
right through thing without looking at It, He says
TO session acts OF S505l pnge H. section and you viii
6nd the following: "Fire shall constitute quorum e1c ep
when otherwise provided and which reservation directs
three for the reception, &C. Of patients Code, page $751;
ton 81 By their showing. certainly five, II not six
were at that meeting of the Board Is not this quoruml
The Board so thought but may have erred though they diff
fer from the memorialists Now my mind has not been
much enlightened notwithstanding the light that Verita,
from the records of The Asylum show7 Why this: ION the
day of the election of the officers there were seven