The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-12-05

arranging the beginning of the work.
refer you for further particulars to the ac-
comPanying report Of Mr.. Ryan, who has
faithfully and diligently kept The books and
attended to all the details.
The csose Of the war left the Lunatic
Asylum 10 most depIorable coudition.
On the occupation Of this city by the Unit
ed States army, the benevolent design Of
this Institution did not protect it from
sPoliatlon. The fencing which incIosed
Is grounds, some 80 acres, was torn away
and ased for fuel. or other purposes. The
orchard and garden were exposed. Its stock
of mich cows, hogs, corn, pork, &c.. was
seized and taken away. II is just to the
United States officers in command here, 70
say, that they prevented the disbanding of
the Institution and the turning out of the
poor maniacs by furnishing the needful sup
plies until. by the partial restoration Of the
civil authorities, the State could resume
her guardianship over it.
Under the act ratified the tenth day of
March last. " 10 secure better gov ernmenr
Tor the. Insane Asylum" vesting the gov
ernnent OF Inc institution in FIVE super
vlsors. 10 be biennislly appointed by the
Governor, and The Governor to be er oAfcio
Chairman of the board. | solicited and OBJ
tanned the consent OF five gentlemen, dis j.
tinguIshed Tor capacity and benesoIence.
and all resident in Raleigh, to serve as SUI
perylsors. to Wit Thos. Bragg, Geo. w.
Mordecal, DR.. L. Burke Hay wood, L. I'll.
Selby. and G. Dewey, and. upon the resig-
nation OF DR.. Hay wood, after few months
service, | obtained the consent Of Dir.
Charles +. Johnson, and appointed him to
fill the vacancy. These gentlemen are en-
titled to the thanks OF the State for their
diligent effort, requiring much of their time,
often upon sudden call, in the discharge OF
their duties. The journal of our proceed
ings are open for your inspection. We have
endeayofed TO do everything we deemed
compatible with the laws and consistent
with enlightened beneyolence, to diminish
the expenses OF the Institution. Your at
tention IS invited to the report of the Su-
perlntendent, DR.. E. c. Fisher, which l
herewith transmit TO you, indicating the
particulars as to which We deem addltional
legislation necessary. 1t is believed that
II presentsa a full and fair showing Of the
management OF this great charity, aud its
future wants. The whole OF the appr0pria-
tiOn Tor Its support has been exhausted. A
further appropriation will be needed al an
early day to lay in supplies for the coming
year. We did not construe the act making
the appropriation for the support of the In
stltutlon this year, as contemplating the
payment OF sundry debts contracted for sup,
plies. salaries, &C.. towards the close OF the
war aud afterwards. We have had much
trouble in scaling these debts, mostly on
the basis OF Confederate money. If ADJUST
ed according to the scale of depreciation
established By the General Assembly, some
Of them would get much more and others
much less. than We deemed equitable. We
submit report of the amount which, we
think, ought TO be paid 10 each of these cre-
ditors-and recommend that an appro-
priation be made for their payment.
IL will be seen by the able report of our
Public Treasurer, which herewith trans
init, that we received some. months ago, the
scrip Tor one hundred and seventy thous-
and tl70,000) acres of public lands. being
our share OF donation OF public lanfs, by
Congress, 70 aid in establishing colleges in
the several States ard territories. TO impart
instructions in agriculture and the mechan-
ic arts. BY the section OF an act Of the
General Assembly, ratified the first day OF
March, 1866, the public treasurer IS en-
powered, by and with the advice ofthe Gov
ernor, TO sell this land, and invest the pro-
ceeds 10 stocks Of the United States. or Of
the States, or other safe stocks. yielding
not less than five per centum interest. Ow-
ing TO the Homestead law, which grants
limited quantities OF the public lands to ac-
tual settlers, at nominal price, our scrip,
if now put 10 the market, will bring little
more than fifty (5O) cents per acre. Ii
sold nj this price, the endowment ot The
proposed college would be very small, and