The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-01
The Athens E.unatic Asylum.

The Athens LUnatic Asylum.
The special correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial writes as follows
concerning the action to be taken in re-
gard to the burning of the Central LII
matte Asylum:
"There is at least a possibility that the
Athens Asylum will be abandoned. 1t is
charged that the trustees of that institu-
ton have been eNtravagant, greatly ey-
ceeding their estimates, and reducing the
amount of rooms in the building. The
burning Of the Central Asylum will also
operate against the continuance of the
work at Athens"
One thing We do know, having been q
resident of Athens at the time, and that
is, that citizen of the place who hap
pened to ask pertinent question about
| the Asylum, was set upon by the Rim G
who have manipulated that enterprise,
and was driven from the town at loss
of several thousand dollars-Scioto Ga
zette.
hon. E. II. MOORE is one of the Trus-
tees of the Asylum. Mr.. BOND, editor
Of the Chillicothe Gazette, was editor of
the Athens Messenger as late as the
spring of 1868 and speaks knowingly
Bro. BOND give us the name of the gen.
tleman who was driven from Athens by
| the Ring.
Here is some more evidence concern
ing ''the general feeling of insecurity for
proper expenditure of the funds appro-
priatcd to the building Of this institu-
ton"
"The Governor has appointed Hon.
II. S. Bundy, Trustee of the new Luna
tic Asylum now being built at Athens,
rice Clark McDermott, resigned. This
appointment will give universal satisfac-
ton to the people of Southern Ohio, who
have the utmost confidence in Mr.. Bun
dy. 1t will be the more acceptable at
present because of the rumors in circu-
lation, and will quiet the general feeling
of insecurity for a proper expenditure of
the funds appropriated to the building of
this institution, which the people have
heretofore felt Vinton Record.
Yes. The general feeling of insecu-
rity'' has become of such magnitude that
something is needed to quiet it. We
know Of no better theme for strict in
vestigation than the previous admins
tration of the affairs of the new Lunatic
Asylum at Athens-Scioto Gazette.
Let the ''previous administration be
thoroughly investigated.
@The editor of the Marietta Regis
ter lets off as follows in his last issue:
"There is no oppression except the
oppression that bears on criminal no
high taxation that the Democrats are not
responsible for, or that they could now
avoid and pay the debt; no negro rule
and bayonets with free ballot Louisi
ana and Georgia had not voted for Sey-
mour."
No one but a scoundrel or a fool would
charge the Democrats with being respon-
sible for high taxation.
Before the war, under Democratic
rule, there was no tax on tobacco, man.
ufactured OF in the leaf; there was no
tax on liquors; there was no license tax
to carry on business there was no income
tax; all this high taxation has been i'm
posed by the Radicals in giving freedom
to the Negroes.
The Negroes control three-ffths of the
Southern States in the Legislatures. The
1t Gov. Of Louisiana is Negro. Thir.
ty-three members of the Legislature Of
Louisiana are Negroes. Is that not Ne
gro rule? Troops are stationed in every
county in the ten Southern States, and
this by order of the Jacobins in power
Is this not bayonet rule?
The whole policy of your internal
party is to place the whites under the
! heels of your Negro voters.