The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-03-15


ntcrdicts against emipratior. its surplus
streams were overdowinp tho countries
of the East. In the islands Of Java he
found 10000: in the Islands Of the
Archpelaro. there were not less than
10000 Chinese whilst in San Francisco
there had been settled % .O00 more: and
great numbers were emicratinc to Aus.
tralia, and the islands Of POLYNESIA. o,
wherever there was field of labor opcn
to them. 1t appears to be law of Prov.
ilcnce that the sunetior races Of man.
kind should supplant the inferior and we
saw in the progress of time the iuhabit
ants of the West India islands swept
away-that the Anglo Saxon popula.ion
was invading and removing (hc would
not say dostroyinG) the red Indian tribes
OF America. So the Chinese race was
setting aside the Malay in the same way
| that they Nhe Malavs) had set aside the
Dvaks.
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* PAhCA Or AON' SOLOMON FOOT,
on the BIZ making grant Of Public Lands
to the several States and Territories Of the
unioni for the bcLoiit of lndigcnt Insane
Persons in the L. $. Senate, Feb. II ls5i
Mr.. President. The Committee on Pub
lie Lands reported an amendment to this
bill. in tie form Of Il substitute for the
original bin which was introduced by
myself. and referred to that committee .
and to that amendment or substitute
there is now rordiug an amendment of
fcrod by the Senator from Indiana. (Mr.
Petit who is not now in liz seat.
Mr.. President, this bill. with but slight
modification. has been pendin2 before
Congress Tor the last five or six years.
and has passed each House by decisive
maioritics at different terms. though un-
fortunately not at the same time in con.
currence. The object Of the bill and It's
provisions arc doubtless well understood
by most. if not all. the members of the
! Senate. 1t has been very fully and care
fully considered by your Committee on
Puilic Lands. al d we think it well
guarded in ali its provisions. 1t cm,
hardly be deemed necessary. therefore.
to enter upon any extended discussion at
this time. with view to enforce its claim
upon the favorable consideration of the
Senate.
BY tho last census it appears there
are over thirty thousand persons in the
United States laboriug under the most
fearful and terrible of all affections. men.
tai alienation or insanity; very large
proportion Of whom are ia circumstances
of iudisonce aud want. destitute alike Of
the ordinary physical comforts Of life
and of that remedial care aud treatment
which are afforded only at well.cndowed
hospitals. devoted exclusively to that
purpose and which all observation and
exuerionce show TO be iudisreusable TO
their restoration.
Tie amolioration of the condition Of
this LARGE and Increasing class Of our cit.
izeus. suffering under the most direful
calamity which can befall human he.
ina. to restore them so f,rns il m,v he
Aonc IN reason tn usefulness and to
borpiu,ss is no secondary object of nnb-
lie interest or Of national concern. The
snLicct i one which o,,ne,ls not "a onr
svmnotLics onlv lint il addresses itsclf
emnhatically to our REGARD rs LEGISLATORS
FIR tho nuhl;c veal II s,cms hardly
nossiLle to conceive IF anvotLcr or morc
nroct;c,lle p,oIe than tho mc.srro nro.
no.pJ by tbis bill bv which tho Fc lrrol
Govrrumcnt not tronscenJing its consti.
tutional movers can more oftoctually con.
tribnte to tLe accomplishment of Mi.
most bepcfceut and most desirable oh
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