Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-06-14
Governor Powell and Suite at In
dianapolis.

The tribute to our schools, and 10 our Gov
emors beautiful wife are two things espe
cially gratifying to the pride of 1lcosiefs.
Miss MURRAY's testimony against Mrs
STowE, is also worthy Of netice.
When Governors and prominent citizens o
sister States receive and return each Othcr
visits at their respective capitals, and spend :
few davs together in social intercourse and
rational recreation, they accomplish something
more than merely manifestation of Official
courtesy, and something more also than
merely the conierring and receiving OF lndl-
vidual pleasure. The influence Of Sueh Oc-
casiOns spreads far bevond the immediate
participants in them; corrects erroneous i'm
preSsions often formed in one State concern
ing the citizens of another; awakens and
strengthens mutual respect and affection; and
gives a strong impulse forward towards TINT
blessed era when harmony and mutual good
will shall pevade the whole of this great
cOnfederacv, and the States which compose il
shall moi only be officially friends and their
people amicable in the aggregate, but when
the citizens of each shall, 10 large extent,
feel for the citizens of other, the interest,
affection aud admiration of acquaintance and
personal friends.
The recent visit of Gov Powell, Of our
State to Gov. Wright of Indiana, was pleas
ant occasion of this sort, and we take pleasure
in saving that not only the Governor himself,
but all those who accompanied him, (among
whom was our senior proprietor) were great
ly delighted with the manner and spirit OF
their reception and entertainment, and left
the capital of Indiana with high appreca-
ton OF the hospitality intelligence, enterprise,
Sosress and general happiness of the people
OF the city and Of the State
Gf the incidents Of this visit we cannot
speak in order or detail. We can only refer
to some of them in fragmentary way On
the first day (Tuesday) there was a large din
ner party at Gov. Wrights, at which Hon.
John Mclean, of the United States Supreme
Court, Hon. Miss Murray, one of the Maids
of Honor of Queen Victoria of England, and
many distinguished citizens of Indiana, were
present. On "Wednesday evening Governor
Wright held levee which was largely at
tended, and on Thursday evening, Mrs. W.,
the Governors beautiful and amiable wife,
received and entertained a large party of ladies
and gentlemen, with a grace and dignity
which were the admiration OF all, and the es-
pecial pride of the KenmcRians present, Of
whose State she is n lovely and accomplish
ed daughter. Nor did she stand alone in
beauty. The beautiful were all around her.
Indiana ladies of surprising loveliness throng-
ed the rooms, greatly to the admiration and
not little to the surprise of our kentuck-
ians, who had not believed so many beauties
could be collected together anywhere unless
in Kentucky, aud scarcely there.
Minor ospitalities-reception by Governor
Powell, of distinguished lndianans, who, hap
pening to be at the capital called to pay their
respects to him-and visiting public institu-
tons occupied the greater portion of the re-
mainder of the time embraced by the visit
Among the institutions visited, were the
benevolent establishments Of the common
wealth - the asylums for the insane, the
Deaf and Dumb and the Blind grouped
there, as thev ought to be in every State,
around the capital, within easy reach of leg
islative visitation and Executive oversight.
The Lunatic Asylum, situated two miles
from the city, and having $50 acres Of beau
tiful ground attached, is magnificent estab-
lslmlent The main building contains 165
patients. A wing Just finished &c cost of
$4,000, provides accommodations for SO or
30 mere, and another wing about to be built
at like cost. will accommodate the same
additional number The Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, and the Asylum for the Blind, situ-
ated near to, or within the city limits, have
grounds less in extent than the Lunatic Asy-
lum, but still ample for the purposes Of ex-
ercise, air and ornament All of these are
very fine, and seem to be admirably managed
institutions. The building of the asylum
for the blind appeared 10 he we'll constructed
for ventilation, while the rallied promonades
or corridors attached to each story affords the
sishtless inmates the best possible facilities
for safe exercise in the open air.
During the stay in indianapolis, some of
the company, upon the invitation Of Mr. Ray,
Ga most estimable gentleman and prominent
citizen, whose courtesy, as well rs that of Mr.
Sulgrove of the State ,io01iai we have heard
much commended,) visited the CITY Public
High School for females, of which Mr. Ray
is one Of the trustees. The system of free
education there adopted embraces ward
schools for beginners and pupils in the lower
branches, and central or city High school
for pupils of each sex, into which the more
studious and worthy of the pupils of the
ward schools are allowed to graduate. Ii
was the female high school thus made up to
which this visit was paid and there, under
charge of Miss Lister, the principal, the COM
pany found GO pupils-some grown young
ladies, some vet little girls-who underwent
before them an examination which would
have done high credit to pupils OF the best
private Seminaries, in any city or state.
Why cannot We have such free schools il
Frankfort? But We defer the discussion o
that question to another time and separat,
article
remark made at Gov. Wrghts table
before large company by Miss Murray, tn,
English lady Of rank already mentioned, VIII,
is travelling in this country for pleasure ant
observation, deserves To he reported in inSic,
to her own csndor and to the reputation o
the people OF the South Miss NJ. said tha
she had now beenin this country long enougl
and had observed enough tO know that Mrs
Stowe had, in her Uncle Toms Cabin,
done great injustice TO the people nf tn
/ Southern States and that the impression he
book had made in England was far from tn
/ truth. Miss M had. (she said) visited man
plantations in South Carolina and elsewher,
and she knew from her own observation, this
the impression Mrs. Stowe gave Of the gen
eral treatment of the slaves, was not true
hut that ON the contrary, she found ther
everywhere comfortably fel, clothed, an
housed, and in n great deal better condition
in all these respects, than the laboring poor
! European countries.
We understand that Miss NJ was urged I
visit Kentucky, and especially Frankfort, bu
we did not learn whether she yielded to tn
invitation. We nope she will come. Sh
ought not to go home without seeing the Ian
of Boone and.Clay
VACANT SEATS IN THE U. s. SENATE.-W