Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-24
Minnesota Asylum for the Deaf and
Dumb..HOn. VIM. Waldo.

Minnesota Asylum for the Deaf and
Dumb--HOn. VIM. Waldo.
We notice in the House proceedings that
the Committee having in charge the subject Of
the establishment of the Minnesota Insttu
ton for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb
made on Tuesday last, through Mr.. BACON, q
report tsooraJle to tue passage of the bill.
Though opposed at this time and in the
present condition of the Treasury, to making
State contributions towards sustaining such
an asylum, yet were We member of the
Legislature, it would be our pride to support
this bill with all our heart.
Nothing marks more strongly the cultiva-
ton and civilization of State then the exist
ence of public benevolent institutions like
this in its midst
They indicate that all is not therein bru
tish selfshness-that the almighty dollar does
not alone move the minds of her statesmen
and control the actions of her people; but
that the helpless classes Of the COMMUNICATIVE
lame, the halt, the blind, the deaf and the
dumb-though they are now deprived in Ou
day and generation of a loving Christ going
about doing good and restoring limbs to liv
ing vigor, and imbuing eyes with perception
and ears with hearing, and causing voiceles!
mouths to give utterance unto human speech
yet that his doctrines are still abroad, in
luencing our lives and conduct and compel
ling US to initiate his holy example to the
best of our poor human abilities.
In this Christian spirit Judge THOMAS o.
| illinois has devoted himself to the spccia
work of urging the establishment of Deaf ant
Dumb Asylums everywhere throughout the
Union; and aided by his experience, one o
our own citizens, the Hon. VIM. WALDO O
Winona County, has been zealously devotine
himself likewise to the special duty of seeing
that Minnesota takes steps to rear as soon az
| possible such an Institution for her Deaf ant
Dumb.
Last week we had the satisfaction of max
ing Mr.. WALDo's acquaintance and of hear
| ing detailed his plans for at once inauguratine
| the institution, and in such manner as tt
infiict no present burden of support upon the
State.
The bill is so drawn, that the Institution
| shall be located at such interior town in the
State as will bid the most literally for it il
| money or land or both and its management
| is to be placed in the hands of trustees O
character and standing, irrespective of poll
| tics, and so as not to be susceptible of being
hereafter controlled by the shifting tides o
partizan power, an evil lelt somewhat in tht
| management of similar institutions in ou
sister States.
Mr.. WALDO has no interest in the estab
nent of this Asylum, other than the com
mon general interest of every citizen bu
is spending his time and money in urging i
| upon the Legislature solely from phianthro
| pic sympathy in the deaf and dumb popula
zion of the State.
| His exertions may however have beel
more directly engaged in this special worl
from his sympathy with class to whom
belongs dear daughter who has alread
received the education which such a colleg
for mutes is designed to give.
But is it not little curious, as shown!
the mutations of place which our American
people undergo, that Mr.. WALDO should b.
here in Minnesota eagerly lobbying Mime
sofa Legislature to establish State benevo
lent institution, when only three or four year
| ago he was a candidate fer Governor in Cali
| elected over JOHN BIGLER; and was ONLY
beaten at last-as the developments of tn
| Vigilance Committee have since shown-by
| stuffing the ballot-boxes and adding to tn,
returns different figures So as to give the Ger
tificate to his opponent
The difference between him and Mr. SIB
LEY is simply, that he was defeated by frau(
and balot-stufing and forgery of returns, ant
our acting Governor was elected by the same
| means!
But aside from all this, we trust the bill
for which Mr.. WALDO is so earnestly an(
disinterestedly laboring, will be passed on it
own merits and the groundwork for the es
Enlistment of a State Asylum for the Edu
| cation of the Deaf and Dumb, be thus lait
for the erection, on permanent basis in the
future, Of this Fabric of Philanthropy ant
Christian BenevoIence