Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-02-07
EMULATION OF THE REPUBLICANS.
CnInmhus Correspondence.

MEssRs. EDITcRs;
Tarying somewhat longer at the Cap
ital of your State than | said when | before
dropped you line. and having witnessed
some things that to me were interesting,
thought it proper again to send you few lines,
in which l will take occasion to speak of some
few things TO which my attention was drawn,
and which much interested me.
I visited your Blind Asylum, and found the
inmates generally well, and the institution in
very fine and prosperous condition. The in"
mates are all clean and nice looking. as though
they had good attention. 1t was not during
their school hours when | was with them, and
therefore did not bear any Of their reading, nor
see them writing, which must be interesting in
deed. Then went to the Lunatic Asylum,
where my feelings were soon changed. In
that institution was told by the Superinten-
dent tina. they generally classed them off into
three classes. The first class was of those
who had been there some time, and whose
minds and reason had greatly improved and
and who probably would very soon be entire
ly restored TO their proper reason, and return
home, again to enjoy the sweets of home and
family circle. The second class presents
more sad and melancholy appearance,
and of some of this class, but little hope is
entertained of restoration of sound mind
or of reason ever taking place. The third
class, many of whom are objects of extreme
distress-purely maniacs-who have at certain
times to be chained down and confined in
small room, under lock and key, and who,
when any person appears to them through
their iron barred windows, become. ravng ma
MACS, exhibit a desperate display of feel.
ings. All manner of words are sometimes ut
tered by these miserable, but much to be pit
| led creatures. There was number Of the in
mates of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, made
an exhibition of their learning, and the progress
that they have made in the different branches
of science, in the Hall of the House of Repre-
sentstives, some days since, in company witt
their instructor. 1t was truly interesting
Their Instructor would by signs, and the use
of the deaf aud dumb alphabet, tell them
Story or relate any occurrence to them, ant
.hen they would go to work and write it dowI
as correctly as any person could have done, an
good deal more correctly than many person
who have been hearing talking and writing fft
wears. That's so These institutions hop
will receive the fostering care of your Repub
lican Legislature.
hear OF difficulty between the Columbu
papers and the Legislature, in regard to thos
| papers giving the doings OF the two branchC
; of your Legislative body in their columns
! They have heretofore, ii is said, given the pr'
6 ceedings of the Legislature cheerfully, an
!. without asking any pay for it. But this Sc
d sion the two leading papers, the Journal ar
i the Statesman, particularly have united for Il
= :, purpose of securing 10 themselves the repor
i ing Of the doings of the Legislature, and al
10 S4 90 per column for the printing gthereof, Al
or It appears to be the disposition of the Legisl
ture not to pay them anything. Some arg
R. that those papers may as well publish the pr
as ceedings of that body without pay as 9th
NJ papers. Ifit be right to furnish those pape
&c. with matter to publish and pay them for it
nd equally as just to pay other papers W
MS may copy from the Journal and Statesman,
M This accounts for the meager Legislative ne
'Ce you get, and it is thought that the matter v
stand so throughout the session.
The election of United States Senator y
probably come off shortly, or it may possil
mn be deferred until next winter, as there is so
en- talk Of making short session this winter, a
ep, adjourning over till next.
red SPECTATOR
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Gen. CuLLoM This gentleman. of Tenn
il sac was chosen Clerk of 1.-THE House of o.