Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-10-19
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Under the aet Of 1859, appropriaiing
Itwo thousana dollars for ihe purpose ol
procuring Mead's Statue Of Ethan Allen.
orders have been drawn On the Treasurer
for sums amounting to one Thousand dol
lars. It is understood that The artist has
been successful in the design, and ths,
the work Is progressing satisfactorily.
The number Of State Bene6ciaries at
the present term Of the American Asy.
lam for deaf and dumb, At Hartford, IS
twsn,y-four. The charge per annum
for board aud tuition, Is one hundred dol.
lars each and, as several OF them have
been allowed sum not exceeding twea-
ty dollars, for clothing. the expenditure
for the ensuing year win be nearly equal
to the annual appropriation of three thou
sand dollars. This is considerably above
the average annual expenditure for sew
eral years past. There are bat FIVE
State Benefciaries At the New England
Institution for the instruction Of the blind.
IN Boston, The charges for whom viii be
considerably less than the annual appro-
/ priatiou Of twelve hundred dollars.
No public state charity is more wor.
thily bestowed than The annual appropri-
tioa for the Insane Poor at TIE Vermont
Asylum for the Insane, At Brattleboro.-
This Institution, under the management
Of its excellent and devoted Superinten-
dent, DR.. Rockwell. has been enineniiv
suecessfaL II Is believed that few insii-
tutions of the kind have been managed
with equal sagaeily and skin, and the re-
suits, as q whole, are highly encouraging.
Since its commencement, three thousand
one hundred and sixty eight patients
have been admitted, and two thousand
lsevcn hundred and thirty two discharged.
ct whom one thousand four hundred and
ninety one have recovered. During the
past year, one hundred and forty three
have been admitted and one hundred and
thirty eight discharged, of whom fifty
eight have recovered. The present num-
Der Of patients IS four hundred and thir-
y six.
Agreeably to act Of November 2l,
/ 1859, proposals have been solicited fgf
printing the Report Of the State Geolo-
gist, which have been responded to by
different parties. The report, which will
be presented to the Legislature at an
early day, is a document Of permanent
value, and ] doubt not the question Of
printing viii receive your favorable con-
liberation.
The Report Of he Bank Commission
er Is credila5le 10 the management Of
our State Banks, showing the soundness
lof our currency, and the abundant sseu-
rity Of bill-bolders aud deposiiors, under
any contingency.
The education Of youth has been just.
ly regarded, by political economists Of ali
eivilised nations, as one q The most i'm
portans elements Of national security and
prosperity and. IN all representative
and liberal governments, provision for q
lnToper system Of instruction IS recog.
nized as enc Of the frss duties Of the
State. The cause u education, and es.
peciaIly the institution Of eommon schools
+ has engaged tbe attention, and secured
The active labors Of cur greatest sistes-
men aod our ablest legislators, The
spirit Of liberty and patriotism which
laehieyed oar national Independence, aad
IbaquaatLed u d our excellent form q
sosefnmeut, i refefable, 10 ao iufsFioI
degree, 10 the system of education early
Instituted By ihs fslbefs d Nss Eas.
land and Il IS oaIy Is lhs yoalb og sbs
country shah be properly instructed
morally aad intellectually, for the duties
Of citizens, that oar free iastitusioas, IL
the haads Of the coming aad failure geo.
erssions, are to Be preserved iatael.
~ wssh much satisfaction ELat re.
Ter 70 tie practical uorking q cor pre-
sent sel.ool iaw. asd % he eillsieary siss
eel dlrseaed Efforts q sAs gecreiaFy d
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