American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-01-24
Published by request.
To The COmmissioueraO of Fairfield Co.

cal profession add upon the indis-
Rensable necessis 1isting. to make
proper provision for two unfortunate clas-
'es of our fellow beings. who. springing
from the same creative power with all men,
are our brethren and natural eduals-one
class, the poor, whether becoming SO by
improvidence or misfortune, have strong
claims upon the public guardians for their
protection and support; the other and most
unfortunate class Of human being, bereft
through Gods providence of their reason,
have a double claim on you as the public
guardians; first, the loss of reason make
them the most helpless for their own sup
port, and secondly many of them are dan
gerous to society; these requiring not only
yoar care and support, but also such means
of restraint as shall give security to society.
The history of man exhibits innumerable
instances of the acknowledged claims which
the aged, the poor and insane make on
our nature. both in civilized and savage
life. The wandering Arab watches with
increasing care over the aged and poor;
the best place in the Indian wigwam is
ascribed for this class of sufferers, and
every thing done for their comfort. When
so humane an example Of the savage is be-
fore US. surely it is unnecessary for US to
plead to you who hare been placed by the
people IN a position whsre duty and every
holy feeling Of mans nature calls on you for
yoar projecting care Of tie unfortunate aud
infrm. 1t were stigma, SANDER and
disgrace to say that any considerable por-
tion ofthe tax payers of this county valued
a few dimes more than the pleasing rehec-
tion that they were able to contribute their
mite for the comfort of the insane and poor,
such charge would only be just to the
low and grovelling miser, destitute of al
humane feelings;-such are not the citizens
of Fairfield county.
Put to them the question whether g
proper building as an Asylum is to be e.
rected (and at cost double to which i:
required) or to compel the insane, infrn
and poor to occupy their present miserable
house where the common comforts of Ift
cannot be offered them, and the overwhelm
ing response would be in behalf of suffer
humanity.
This view Of the case, we feel assured
would decide you to take the initiative
step in so laudable subject, This, how
ever. is unnecessary, because your prede
cessors resolved upon building and leviet
tax of $4,000, which is now in the coun
ty Treasury for this purporse. A levy o
the like sum for two succeeding years will
give an amount ample for the erection o
building which will afford its inmates al
desirable comfort, and every facility for re
storing to reason some who have unhappi
ly been deprived of Gods greatest gift t.
man; and it will stand as a lasting monu
ment to the humane spirit of this people
and TO you who have been made guardian
of the INDECENT and suffering. Two-fith
Of mill to each dollar of taxable property
on the duplicate will furnish the reduife,
sum.
1fthere is one tax payer in this count.
who would grudgingly give this little pit
lance for so humane purpose, he is mucl
less than two-ffths of a proper man. W.
doubt not that plans offering all the mod
ern and necessary Improvements for sucl
an asylum will be laid before YOU. and tha
your judgments will solicit the one com
bining sufficient space, ventilation, safet!
and comfort. We are gentlemen, re
spcctfully yours, &c.
G. w. BGRsrLER, P. M. WAGENuALs
JOHN NJ. Below, NJ. EFFINGER,
P. CARPENTER, H. G. SHAW.
o. E. DAVIS, JAMES WHIfEi
G. K. MILLER.
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Happiness is to be attained
in the accustomed chair by the freside
more than in the honorary occupation o
civic Office: in a Wife's love infinitely NOR
than in the favor Of ali human beings else
4 in children's innocent and joyous prattle
than in hearing offiattery; in the recipro
cation of little and frequent kindness be
tween friend and friend, more than in SOM
occasionsal and dearly bought indulgence
in the virtue of contentment, more than il
the anxious achievements Of wealth., dis
tincton and grandeur; in change of hear
more that in change of circumstances; il
full, firm, trust in Providence, more thai
hoping for fortunes favor; in CROWN!
taste for the beauties of nature, more thai
in feesimple inheritance of whole acres @
land: in the observance of neatuess aud re
, gularity, household virtues, rather than i
, the means of ostentations, and therefore
rare, display; in handmaiden's cheerful
ness, more than in the improved tone q
politeness; and in the friendship Of our mex
I door neighbor, more than the condescend
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