Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-16

70 authorIze an agent to forthwith make pur- 4
chase pf 9rkna TO make our assistance Of any
avail and ne hoped an appropriation would be
Immediately made In response to this call of our
executive % the full extent which he asks. He
believed every one understood the message
without second reading, and for one he was
prepared 10 act without any further delay. .-
Mr.. DEVORE replied that II was very natu.
raj for men to suppose everybody thinks as they
do. But he did not view this In the patriotic
light that other gentlemen did. This Is not a
mere measure Of defense. II is a proposition
to arm the people for deadly conflict with their
ellow.countrymen and their brothers. mot.
agreed, not agreed, from several voices
Mr.. MUSS0N-WhOs brethreni
. Mr.. DEV0RE-Our brothers, with whom we
should live In peace, and for which peace We
should be willing to make sacrifices. He was
for time and deliberate action. He was for con.
ciliation and compromise; and he desired that
we take time to consider what we proposed TO
do; and he would let the message 90 to the
printer and take the usual course. a ,.c c.,,
As itwas understood that bill had been in
troduced in the Senate, the message was refer.
red .sts lrs
Mr.. sLUssER. from the Select committee
to whom was referred H B. 45l-To discon-
tinue the Asylum for Idiots, reported the same
back, and recommended tnat the bill be en-
crossed. 4IOIsy N MDF'I0
| Mr.. SLUSSER explained the objects of the
bill, and advocated its passage. He was dis
posed to regard the institution as having failed
20 accomplish the benevolent objects in view -
| He thought the experience Of this country aud
| the world justified the concluson hat itwas a
| failure He thought that the demands OF De-
nevolence in the other channels opened by the
State were more pressing aud more deserving
than this school; and that we can do better Tor
the relief Of the suffering, by concentrating our
effyrts upon them. t
tMr. COX replied and opposed the bill. He
| referred to the statistics Of the institution to
show that it had cost but little not more than
what the other institutions had cost, when they
were but experiments. He referred also to
reports Of like schools in other States. He said
there had been real Improvement in the pupils
of our own schools, sufficient TO pay well for all
| the effort and expense invested In IL. He cited
many cases where the impro vement had been
90 great, that children of the most hopeless ap-
pearance had been taught to read and write 1t
was true that they could be taught at home; but
the time and capacity to teach hem is so gener-
ally wanting, that the public school for them ia
O necessity that we should not hesitate to pro
vide. He particularized several oi tbe cases
that had been treated in our ms tuiipns, AS man.
ifest instances Of success.
Mr.. HILLS did not wish bis opposition to the
1 continuance of this institution to be miscon
sirued. His objection to 1t was that it did mol
paw It did not yield an amount of good pro
j portioned to the return of improvement. He
did not object to the education OF idiots; but he
thought it could be done better IN connection
with the Reform Farm or some such school
There has not been enough done in this corcerr
to amount to anything He thoughtit was in-
ljustice to the great mass Of that class through
out the State, to expend so much upon the feS
receiving the benefits Of this school. 1e e.
Mr.. STEDMAN said that he had been pre-
i ndiced ag,nst this institution, and had rather
felt opposed to it. Being appointed on com
mittee to look into the matter, he had privately
visited the school, and seen for himself, ant
what he had seen had convinced him that j
was a success. 1t was to be expected that tht
Il education of these children would cost more
than others. II was right and proper, then
that they should be cared for as the more favor
4 ed and therefore he was for continuing thu
school.
l. Mr.. SCOTT, Of Jefferson, regarded it as
proper question whether money might not be
better applied in other works OF benevolence
Mr.. s. referred TO the physiological condition o
idiots, and presented the difficulties OF their ed
ucation, and cited sundry facts in point, H
concluded with motion to lay the subject on tn
table, which was agreed to. ~
H. B 45l-Concerning the relation of guar
dian and ward, was set for q third reading to
! morrow.
The House then adjourned.