New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-17

been permanently rescued from q vcIoas career. No
frr.ber argument i Desded 70 demonstrs;e the veus
Of our Houses Of Refuge, and The wsdom Of The pohey
which established and sustains ,hsm.
AsYLuns.
II would be unworthy Of a great Commonwealth 20
neglect To make adequate provision for tle care o is
In-ane. New-York has heretofore done her duty 10
Humanity in tbs regard But her population has ~
creased without Increase OF her provision TO she!-
ter and subject 10 discipline and Treatment the de-
ranged. On. hundred AID siIty-seven Applications
for admission to the Utica Asylnn during The last year
were made in vain. There vas not room 10 receive
them. in order 10 make aces for recent cases,
thirty -four inmates OF the es.sb~hment during th'
time dlsctarged-nOt cured ani not improved
Nearly l00o insane persons are now couhned IN me
difieren; County POoT-ilOuses of our STATE In TOO
many of th,,e the afflicted anguuh wretchcdy, WITH
out thu chanoe ofa cure. In nearly I'll Of them, their
treatment . simple imprisonment. Their helpless
nes- and dsstructiyeness make tbeT connnement IN
most cases more painful than that Of criminals. Gen
erous and cred.able has been the provision made
by Now-York oT her insane, it Is manif'stly made
Quate. / earnestly recommend TO you To make pro-
vision for the construction OF new Asylum.
The Institution for the Instruction OF the Deaf and
Dumb deserves your favorable consideration. The
present number OF pupils : 2s9 of whom els are bene-
fciaries Of the State The funds obtaned from the
sale Of the property previously acquired have been
applied 70 ihe payment, in part, Of the receny-pur-
chr .ed p-eutes and for the construction OF suitable
buildings. The Directors ~. being able to '-nplete
their Improvements, al appropriation was made III The
last session Of the Legislature, upon the condon that
no application should be made Tor further assistance.
That appropriation proved 10 be Inadequate. The
Directors II doubtless be controlled by the restriction
which accompanied IT, but il Is worthy Of your serious
consideration whether purely benevolent institution,
ipcorrorated and mainly supported by the State, and
possessed Of valuable Pop.rt!, N the tliie OF which
The State holds control should remain IN nm enb8r-
russed condition for want Of means TO accomplish Tie
charitable object ior which il was established
The education OF the Blind has become part OF the
poicy Of every civilized state lie institution marked
an era In the progress Of Humanity. New-fUk, for
, quarter of century has been foremost in the dis-
charge Of her duty il this respect The results o her
iabors are Il the most practical aud encouraging KIND
Que hundT, / aud sixty pupils are now taught III the
Nev-i ork Institution for the Bind. these al receive
a sound English education, such as - acquired IN our
pubic schools and trained in various mechanical
arts to give them the means of support. lhe more
important OF thee the manufacture of carpets,
mat. maitres-e-, baskets bandboxe-, plain sewing,
and piano tuning. The study aud practice oi music
constitute large part Of the course of in'tructiou
The grad yates Of the institute are found IN every
part Of tn. state. mechanics, merchants musicians,
tcschcrr aud manufacturers. A number nave i0und
demand for their services in kindred schools sprngng
up in other Statcs-aDd few are retained at the In
fitute to serve a. toachers.
During the past year the Institution has been re-
naikably exempt from sickness, aud entirely 50 from
mortality.
Tie Asylum for Idiots has, during the past year
been removed TO the lew building erected tor IFS Use
men
in general accordance with the plans submitted IN the
Report OF the Trustees to the last Legislature, and Is
a cnnmod ous structure.
Tie number Of pupils at present enjoying its bene-
fits i- so Applications for the admission OF more are
awaiting tie action of the Trustees and will be de-
ced 40 soon IA the resources OF the Institution sna
iu,tfy it, IL appear, by the returns OF the ate census
that large number OF idiots, of eachabc age, are
still unproyided with the means of education. mod
erate annual increase by the Legislature of the m
come of the Asylum, would enable lts Trustees To
discharge the duties Of humanity to ihese unortunates
Tie want Of some responsible general supervision of
the various benevolent Institutions receiving aid roIn
N. State is seriously felt. blu for this purpose was
considered at the La; session ot the Legislature, but
failed 10 become q law. | commend the subject to
your attention.
Therumber Of emigrants landed at the Pnri "f N'w-
York during the year Just closed, IL 1896, }J3 during
the year ls5i the number was 3l9,@23 Thi. falling
oil has caused a spondng reduction IN the re-
ceirts Of the Commissioners of Emigration. While,
Therefore the Commissioners were burlened with the
support o the sick and destitute arriving the preced-
ing year their diminished revenues durng the la-t
season has occahoncd serious embarTlSsInlnts. The
.rcth and severity of the Winter 1855, end the high
price, paid for all the necessares Of hie not only ILL.,
creased the number sf enni9rents requiring ana, but
added largely 10 the expenses OF The Coninl>sioncs
The CoInnissiOnors within the pat year have en-
tered vigorously upon a system of economy and re-
tIcnchrn,nt. The inmates of their various institutions
w.r, largely reduced in numbers. The Medical De
partueut wa rcorganzed, and further improvements
~, contemplated. The general supcrintendence was
changed aud all supcnumeraries were discharged.
In these efficient reforms, AZ IN their generous devo-
ton TO tie laborious duties OF their office the Com
mis-ioner of Emigration earn their only rewsrd-the
apurobation Of their fellow cii zens
The indebtedness Of the COmmls-i6nsrs rom the
causes stated will probably require Legislative relief
IL should BE- remembered that the money 20 purchase
the land Wards and Randals Islands, TO erect
thereon expensive and noble structure to MAINTAIN
tn Tn n A
expended for the support Of cmigrants he's AL been
derived from the emigrans Themselves Since the
passage Of the law creating the Board Of Comml'-
soners our citizens have been relieved from the
burden OF supporting sick and destitute emigrsnts
You will trust be prepared 10 consider iavOrably
such application may be made for the temporary
pecuniaiy relief of the Board OF Emigrant COmms-
sioners.
r.rity the Importance OF which We are not Likely to
oNefesilnate. The strangers come To us rich IN what
We most need TIE ability and the deposition 10 labor
Their labor eniers Immediately into every department
and branch of industry. From England aud
France come artisans whose skill ard experience en-
able IL to compete successfully with the manufactures
and worl shops of the Old " ORD. Northern Europe
.uppies with thrifty and iudustrous ter9 OF the
SOL ireland sends us lsborers without whose bone
and -incw country would not now rejoice as II doe.
in more canal navigation and more miles OF railroad
than have been constructed by any other nation. 10
Emigration We are largely indebted for the early set
uem,nt the rapid development and the rising great
mes. ,f the Western States. If citizens realized
how directly their individual prosperity springs
from ID, manual labor of emigrants, reflected
bo,s INDISPENSABLE are their services 10 domestic
comfolt tley would BE- less solctous Ia "pass laws
10 prevent the population OF these States; TO OBJ
sruc the laws for the naturalization OF foreigners,
and 10 refuse to pass others to encourage their mi
grafton hitber."
In pursuance Of a law Of the last Legissture, the
Commissioner designated Castle Garden for the Land
ing Depot Of al emiants arriving at the por Of New