Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-03-23
Innate asylum.

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4 Innate AsyInm. HI
The State Of Virginia hastWo Lnnatit'
4 Asylams; j one At Williamsburg, callal
! lie Eastern Asylum; tlfeother at staun;
i ton, called ths Western Asylum: Ana
I Yeti theaetwoafe not sufficient to supp
I the demands Of the State. Governd+
Wise, therefore, recommends, ID hi4
Message 10 the Legislature, that there 81
d third Lunatie Asylum, erected, and tlist
Il ii be located III Trans A Allegheny iFgght-
/ ii. Williamsburg supplies the Eastern
n portion Of tlle State, staunton the Gem
trail portion. And now we want one ii
4 Centred Trans A lleghaay to supply Vest
ern Virginia lfoPef.
The Legislature have authorized tlq
4 Governor y appoint 4 committee q seven
Ito elect arsite fpr.1he erection Of Tie new
Asylum. ITFoar places have been mem
TONED ~ this site, tosvit: Wytheyille,
\ Lewisbkrgs Clarksburg and Charleston
The Bihprogides that the Commissioners
shall naett at as,ee. places designated by
lie Governor, and atlas many mere places
lasfthey may deem proper, to selectIa site !;
Land jim ease of their disagreement, the
Governor shall appoint another Commits IS
/ sionef,z Of decide il himself. When the
location ~ decided upon, 9 Directors are
to be chosen, Who are 10 procure \ site.
not to exceed 800 acres 81 land. sapsrin-
tend the erection u tie building. &3c. ~
la eursory glance at he map; viii sat
| isry any unprejuliced mind. which place
should hagethe location, so fl as ceisss.
EtrdEtyis concerned. Vythspil9e, ythe
ca, ssat the extreme South western ppr7
ton Of the State, only one narrow county
| (Graysoa) intervening between II and
thq North Carolina line. Tie Virginia
liz Tennessee Rail Road passes through It,
.lbutllow are persons from this ora more
| Northern point to reach w, without
travelling, circuitously. over large por-
Ition Of The State? LevisJarg, Greenbrier
| al, is only some 100 miles west tof
1slas,ntonl the location lofthe w. Asylum,
land only few hours ride from il, BY
| the Central r. r., 80 not much would be
i gainedJby locating ii there the people
of Westata Virginia, proper, would Pc
4 benefited but little. GzarhsJurg, Harris
son CO, is TOO far North, only two .coun-
ties intervening between it and the Penn
! sylHania line. It IS As much too fall Worth,
\ as Wytheyille is too far Soath--they are
Il both ertremes. Now let US look ut tht
!, advantages CHAHLEsroS possesses. e
! ChARlEsr5N Isl the geographical centFe
! Of the western portion ofthe State, Norll
and South, [ withIthe exception Of the two
most northern cuunties:on tie Ohio, and
is very nearly the centre. East and West
rand Is the easiest of access Of any of the
: villages Of Western Virginia. Tits neal
2 the head of navigation on the Kanawha,
and 3ohourss travel on the Ohio andK4
Enawha, will bring patient from thee3
Etreme Northwestern portionIof the State
! while The Central and Southern portions
can reachhere BY turnpikes, and The Gov
! Itington. n Ohio Rail Road, when finished
which IS only a question Of time. Byref
! reno p Map Of Virginia, II viii Be seel
that.tea Of the counties composing West
ern va, are situated directly upon iii,
! Ohio river, and thatal counties North .
the Kanawha river, and betweenthe Ollit
: river and the Allegheny mountains, have
! roads leading either to the Ohio, Or t
the James Riyer,ahd Kanawha Turnpike
9 passing through this place while Til
South can reach US By means Of tile Viz
!, |ginia and Tennessee, and Coyiagton
sfOhio Rail Roads. and their connections
Thus che ertremes can centre here, ma
: king ouly one haflhe travel. while, If iii,
Institution be located at either end 0
|, Trans Allegheny, they win have to pas.
2 through Charleston, or take a csiircui
ithrougha portion Of Eastern and Contra
2 Virginia. III
The General Assembly appear to b
Enthusiastically At work, as they have A
: ready passed moro bills. since the com.
lmencement of the Extra Session, thandu
ring The same length Of time at any par
a Of the Regular Session. Quite number
3 are OF interest 70 this section Of the State