Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-11-30

opinions purt only being willing to enl;
CRATE. recommend that a;sfnall approprla
tion be made to pay the travelling expenses Q
two or three of the head men, who desire t
60 on visit to examine the country, and re
port to The tribe OH their return. This repor
may induce them all to 60, and I have nj
doubt, upon application to the Genera
Government, all appropriation would readil..
be made for t .eir removal. An appropritiol
of FIVE thousand dollars was made y Congress
in the year 1855, to remove the Calawba In
dams, but lapsed into the general treasury il
July, 1857, as it was not called for and, taere
fore, cannot be used without rc.appropria
tion by Congress. Information received from
the the Superintendent of Indian affairs O
the Southern Superitcndency," satisfies Inc
that the Choctaws have an abundance of ter
ritory both for themselves and the Catawbas
but they expect compensation for furnishing
the Cutawbas with land, and allow them to
come among them. Tie money appropriated
by Congress could ouly be used 70 their reno,
val but about five thousand dollars could be
obtained for their lands in York District, and
this, together with the balance due them by
tue State in exiting ishing their title to what
is called the Indian Land, would, in all pro.
bubility, he sufficient TO effect the desired
arrangement with the Choctaws. In the
event of failure to induce them to remove, it
is evident We should not compel them to go,
but endeavor to make them useful citizens,
extending to them the benelits of education
and religion. A pluin b. lding might be
erected on their land, which would answer
the double purpose ol u school house and q
mouse Of worSiilpj and Il teacher employed to
educate their children, allowing them, also,
the privilege to Invite minister, of whatever
denomination they may choose, to preach to
them on Sundays, or such other days as may
suit lis convenience. The cheifinformed me
that they wauld like 20 have preaching, and
that there were about eighteen children,
many OF whom, If not all, would be sent to
scho.l they had an opportunity. I am.
aware that many persons, who know the Iu.
dams well, think their habits cannot be chang.
cd by education, and one instance is given
h. TaI;,s @ but the c6Sr lliRpSJins into former
experiment is we'll worth d fair trial
THE LuSATlc AsYLUM.-lt affords me great
sot;.fact;on to saw that this institution has
exceeded in usefulness the most sansulne ex-
prctatiens of its founders Our own State
y was among the first in the ltcpuollc TO set
the example Of providing for that class OF nm
tnrtuuate m beings deprived Of their reasoning
c,,,Ities. And it has been followed all over
tbe Continent, dispen.ing innumorable bles'
S;w,s broadcast over the land. From coll-
naratiyely small beginning, the number o
,p,,t;cnts has increased to two hundred an'
fnrtv.seyen under treatment this year-one
hundred and twenty-five males and one nun
dred and twenty-five females: Inc e.. niale e'
occupy the new building, containing nity.on'
available sleeping apartments, and IN some IN IN
stances. five pationts:-ha H0Io 30 ,, "
c,,py ,i Tue same room, owing to the lact, Una
certain classes Of inmates, by the regulation
Of the house, are entitled to separate apart
sments. 1t will, therefore, be absolutely ne
cessary to dismiss residents from other States
and ali of them paying patients, or increas
the accommodations by erecting another oulio
inr. The former would be inhunan in tn
extreme, to say nothing of the decrease
revenue by substituting paupers for high pay
ing patients. /, therefore, respectfully re
commend an appropriation Of fifty thousan
dollars to complete the centre building, rel
resented in the general plan. The West AsJ
lum. appropriated exclusively to females,
amply. sufficient to meet every contlngenc
which may reasonably be expected for som
time to come. BY an Act Of tue last Lesl;
lature. the amount allowed for the support
paupcrs was increased from 500 to $50
year: but from information received irolu III
Superintendent, obtained by actual exper
encc, as well as the average cost Tor suppor
ing an insane person in the other as%iumS
the United States, not less than Sloo WI
meet the necessary expenses; and unless sue
an increase is made, the profit derived frn
having patients will have to be applied t
meet the deficiency, instead of using it Il
necessary repairs, Improvements, ;sement
and other curative appliances when II
remembered that olr asylum IDS been sci
sustaining institution, not Ealing upon Il
State for i dollar 10 that end, it seems to II
: that the State cannot hesitate to pay the fl
amount necessary to support iti pauper',
well as ample building accommodations LOT
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MILITARY AcADEMY.-The wisdom Of CO..
verlinr the Magazine Guard into Mllital
Academy, is now beyond u question, and tt
most sanguine expectations have been mo
! than fulfilled, in turning out annually cla
of useful, scientific and military men; an
at the same time, furnishing reliable gual
, for the public arms. Young men are SCI
;, ont from these schools competent to train Il
/, citizen so!liery whenever their services ms
be required, and thus we have at comman
at all times, the means Of an efficient organ
zation to meet any emergency that may arl'
= Much credit is due to the Board OF Visitor
and particularly its head, for the success al
usefulness of the institution. | cheerful
recommend to the Legislature its eontinu
: support; and Hel satisfied that the NOM
. expended could not be appropriated to a pu
. :, pose better calculated to prepare tho Sta
j, i,r her defence, and promote the honor al
% 20 welfare of her citizens. Since your adjour
70 70 melit the Board has been dopriYei of Il
N variable services of one OF its members. rio
pa- Daniel Wallace, after filling for many yeal
ate tit1Il distinguished ability and deyotcd
!. tachment to his State, yarions civil and mi
! tarv offices, departed this life, at hs residen
: in Union District, OH the fifteenth day
y May last; and have tille,l the vacancy
7 the appointment II Col. Henry c. Young,
q Lal.cns.
r TIE SoUTu CAROLINA CoLLEGE.-This
Y siitutou, under the administration of its al
v head, assisted by a body Of competent Pr
: fcssors, is deservedly popular throughout t
\ State. There are occasional cases ut dissa
n isfaction aid complaint but. upon exnmln
f ton, it will lie found that the fault lies vi