The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-15
More ABoat the Insane Asylum 81

Ednors EHteLt3eTeer-
I Nv attention has been called TO an
article which appeared in your paper Of
I the 5ih inst, purporuDg 10 be an ex-
tract from letter Of one OF the Direc-
Z tors Of the West Virginia Hospital for
the Insane, in which he denounces the
statement published in the Weston Err
posit0r Of the 18th ultimo, in relation
10 the condition Of the affairs of that
( Institution, as beng untrue.
Truth is lmmutable and eternal; 1t
exists independent OF mans belief,
lives by its own inherent Immortality
and can never change or die Should
all the world unite In believing a truth
II will be none the more true on that
account, or should all mankind agree
TO disbelieve q truth, II would be lust as
/ true as though all would believe II.
The author Of the letter referred TO,
whom have no doubt from the tenor
of his statement is Mr.. hcGreW, OF
! fSragton.4 has certainly very bad
/ InenoTy, or has intentionally constru-
I I'd the action of the Board OF Directors
+ of the West Virginia Hospital to suit
Z the admirers Of the present faction,
. Sho are doing SO much to the prejudice
I of the Institution, beaded by DE. Hills
I and Dan Farnsworth-
lit Is fact, as the gentleman states,
J that the work upon the Hospital build
ing IL not to be stopped, l would ask
him to account for the fact that after
advertising in the principal newspa-
pers in the State, at the States expense,
for material 10 prosecute the work on
the building. The Board of Directors
failed to award any contracts. but di-
rected the Superintendent of Csnstruc-
ton not to e1pend another dollar to-
wards the construction OF the building
beyond the two sections now almost
completed.
lift was never contemplated by the
Board OF Directors TO suspend work on
would have the public believe, why
was the argument advanced at the
meeting OF that body that
they would prefer to have few thou
sand dollars uneXpended, than TO 60 on
with the work and have to call upon
the Legislature for an additional APP
pTopriaTiOn to complete the work 2"
II is not my desire or intention to be-
come embroiled in q controversy with
the Directory Of this Institution, but
do desire to announce to the public,
that, Notwithstanding the attempted
defence set up by the gentleman from
Preston, the statements as published in
the Weston ErpOsitoT are true and can
be fully established by proof; and l
predict that before the meeting of the
Directors, in October next, II majority
of the master workmen who have been
brought here at the expense of the State
to aid in the construction of this work,
viii be discharged, and go to their
homes or seek employment elsewhere.
In conclusion I would state, that my
connection with the West Va. Hospital
AS a Director Of that Institution, dates
back to the reorganization Ofthe State
government in 1861, and feel con-
WINGED that am thoroughly acquaint-
ed with the manner in which its affairs
have been managed since that time,
and shall. at no distant day, enlight-
en- the public as to the condition ofthe
Internal management of the Hospital
since it has been placed under the care
OF that model Of dignity, DIR. Ralph
Hills. P. NJ. HALE.
WESTON, August sth, 1867.