, 1863-08-12
4 TRIP TO JACKSONVILLE.
DESCRIPTION or THE STATE IN
STlTu1lONS.
and Dumb bAsylums--The
Illinois sCo1leEe-The
Straysn Farm,
&C., &c.


srn7..r,r1, ann IN 1sea
en,oxrd rnxscIf yerv nuc,, ;naaed m
Thankse1v,ne iiav IN n pleasant trin In lark.
eo,r3,,e +he can;t,1 +o1n of Morran cnnntv
and the rreot ednc,tiona1 centre of the state
Il Is n1ace of about II, mn ,nhoh,tanta at.
= s - 's -.
ua'eo III Ole u tue Host caatmlng ustrlct9
of country in the Union, e1quisitely dirersl-
fed hv lawn and woodland. and a]topetber
xz-asa.+,n1, erch = ,s,fac+ ,,o,uro ~ ~n-.,
P1esenllhs saen PeAAee1 piclu1o VI 1utN
life ct the highest character, as to charm ey-
ery sense and call forth every finer septi.
.,a,4 af NV. ,a+,,-a ~ e+o,a =.
'aeu. " wv ""'aAe- e@ooo d.
eye1ang upon eome"hfa, elevated
49, ~ .Ne - ~. 49,.
cnu1cn siate, Luz A1les u lne Poet were
brought yiy1dly before my Imagination:
aThe cprtew tolls the kueu Of parting day.
~, Tho lowing herd wind slowly o'er Dc les.
And leaves the world to darkness and to me!''
Some Of the prettiest residences, as regards
e.1-,a ~ o-c1,tectr,a md orn,man+a+3o, If
e.,.e " sS..sa. ase ~ =. .aas ,'a.s
snffou1o1ng e'ounos' arc 10 oe 7een nese.
Nea1ly every residence lot has its one hun.
-. e.nnor+,on. ,rh,,a ~. 7,a+n,,1 richnaes -
IN propo1'on' "ul'e tu' nas1a t!enaess u
the soil and consequent exubezance Of vege-
1ation EecuFe wealth Of foliage which gives
IN almost naradisafcaI character to the place.
.r,. 1.,+iF,,, os.rvo ,r.,,-a haaoo w.: -, ~,
LIZ oe1'eue4 o"e~ ot5o 1e "4s eat"1
Introduced hlo tne nelghpornood W fFole5-
sor 7. B. Turner. for Which the people Ger.
,.;n,v oxe him rastinp deht of gratitude. 7
a,.. eeen miles and mjfes of this ieire 1no,c.
80 so nreen and hcaprifnl. enclosinr marnif.
c.5t fs.ids of waving rrain. and fen1indInv
on snS + Ire,ona IN wh{ch art has 81 1nafcrIa11c
atd an1ed ~ he natural beautfes of the countTv
T.. fna 1.cEsnnvIlle and it, snrrounf1inr nre.
srnts II, view one OF natures most perfect ofc-
tnrcs Of rcnuiue country life. with. peace,
tranouilitT and happiness written on every
tire rom the cares, anxieties, ycxations and
disaunoIn,ulenta Of this most unsatisfactory
cnnfest. as maintained in the mora busy de-
par1ments OF society, would certainly
choote Jacksonville for my retiring place.
Among the most notable residences OBJ
served The tollowinC: Those Of Messrs II.
P. Ayers, Go.tra Mcdonald, Prof Sanders,
David A. Smith, John Hockenhui, A. C. Wads.
worth. Col. Dunlap, j. B. Turner, J, w. king
and others on the West Side; those of Messrs.
G!ne,,i Gooe r. r. Green1eat' Wesley Mathers.
9sus.t1 9cnetiR ~ Wm s,n5erson ~ Eora1nor
Ha9, i1aises no1 ~ Nnrth s;de. thnse ri Tessrs
4 1a.So, T vn Tnn;s Ms+t stsrev md Wcrtfn r
1sae:1u 1eu1 - -, 1he snntf side1 ~A @''1 11'
cassea, & On xnai1srt III s fnfe1 The nnn1or uooee
veiy esceene aa H, 4he bast sa dnar4a fa ~ ~
e!toaeen ~ ~. nnon,, - ~ ~ 80.
CITY, auo ~ ~ 49,; aaS aa;a s.a
eAsr, 1s .aoS sh,5 %! Ao4 e1"4e a't44o
'n2Se 9a e tnras STATE institutions ,re +bosa FIR
~, - saro rha n1,T snd nr1nh ~ +fa
LIE LIE iios w., ~ ~ ~ sn,oinns hrf1I;n"s
Dill oIo. ay,,n3;,nca ths. ayt c.n nnod1ce ~
VIII Gsety "tpn lta;n 'n+sndad 1,eas H. Tnsona
n lneu 1,ahit. ~. - .s.,,e9 b,,3;,,+ ~ +hs
;as33u..n - p!tTTpf p!T.s4 ~ T., tha I1nin5 ror.
Kna N ane I, n;,1;1ar i ;ast;t1.+;o- n.4, boss+
tatn!y ~ oFi oF e1,nh haont1 a,d neesn1nasS -,
OF ~ ~ - na - -rh'ch Z ~ ~
so well aoaPteo aos ~ " tx anoas ~ Me W tns
ere put. tAEs son. 1'to ~ "G.IS ~ - i1t,ast
1aEn, every A9oa ~ "Su MSa 10 - sue ~
stale o. culs0Lon, .1+i.,. T..siis,,
a1.e1 ~. n.rcn " RotSChi3d' The stajjs f1E The
Jew, nnon .a ~, nne side and those fnr the cows
notsts ~ ~ enS ~ nni1nais re IA fcom the
on ne oIee n1 asa ed aIsa 1ao ~ f1n 1n
cen1ae ~ ~ s,ra ..itS boca ~ vnr,nns hreeds
measS M Massnt3V n tha 5,cer cond;t;nn .nd ~
| htaaee+ stots of eniorment. <110
| Frof McFarlaud WA quite unyeu when i
presented myself at the institution, but Kind
| II dcputed i}r. Dunton. ID Asst. Surgeon, to
Conduct me through the establishment. ]
found 1t in the best Of order; the floors scru'
pulouEly clean, the bedding ample and neat,
the various attendants at their posts, &c. The
teatablcs were laid, every article being scru'
rulouE1y clean, and ample proEts1ng being
made for the needs Of ~. Indeed, very feH
| private houses In the State are better provided
IN every respect: It was my first visit to az
asylum Of the kind, and must confess the
feelings awakened were anything but pleas
ant. 1t is hard sight to see human being:
so lost to a1l individual sentiments
aid associations ns to be reduced to condi
t,on more fearful to contemplate than deatf
;,eelf 1 mel one or two old friends and &C
nnaintances Of years long gone by, when they