The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-12-13

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) ted hero that prevails in other sec
: tions Of the country, and School Com.
. Fmissioners. should give this their at.
tention, for my personal knowledge,
; very large and eXtravagant claims for
the services Of teachers have been fa-
vorably acted. upon BY the Legislature,
whereas the parties making the claims
could not have earned twenty-five per
cent. Of the mpensation demanded,
thus robbing the children needed
the benefit Of the appropriation for
educational purposes. l trust this
matter will engage your earnest at
tention, as it must be patent to every
member Of the Legislature that the
foregoing is no exaggerated statement
of tho waste. Of public school funds.
/ would further recommend that
you mcmorialize Congress, through
our Representatives, on the adoption
Of nationa! system Of. education, and
more especially on the subject of con
trihuting means towards tho educa.
!. ton of that class of. children Of the
Southern States who have been hith.
erto totally deprived of the means OF
education, in pursuance of the Con.
stitution and laws Of the State and
nation. At the close of the recent re-
bellion, those held in slavery were
turned loose upon the. world with
neither education, or even houses tc
(shelter. =.
i them, but were left to tho mercy o.
those who had but recently held
them in bondage. 1t could scarcely
be expected that assistance would
voluntarily bo rendered them by those
who felt that a great wrong had been
inflicted on themselves by the loss o.
this class Of legal property. They
have, therefore, before them years Of
stru ggling and hardship, before they
can, unaided, succeed in educating
their children, and prepare them fol
the duties Of citizenship. A national
: system Of education, supported by
the General Government, would Sc
cure equal advantages to all classe:
| Of children. ..,. .-..
! TIE LUNATIc ASYLUM.
The report Of the Board Of Regents
of the Lunatic Asylum, including the
annual rcpolt Of the Superintendent
and Physician, communicates much
valuable and interesting information
in relation TO this important institu
ton. And the valuable suggestions
Of tho Superintendent are earnestly
recommended to the attention Of tht
Legislature. The Regents speak O.
the Superintendent Or. Ensor) a'
having during the past year, effected
many long needed reforms in the af
fairs of the Asylum, and by his in
tclligent and. untiring exertions, made
very decided improvements in itS
various departments, and thus con
tributed largely to the comfort of hi:
charge. s0 .rn .., -....
The various statistical tables re
ftrrins to tho operations and condi
ton Of the Asylum are full and salts
factory. The number Of patients
admitted during the year was 1875, O.
which 81 were males and 81 females
The number Of patients in the Asy-
Ium, October 81. 1871, was $40
whites. 295; colored, IS; 185 males
and 1S7 females; Of whom 80 were
discharged cured, 10 improved, 3 un:
improved and 80 died. The suppos.
ed causes Of insanity Of the patients
admitted during the year was: hercd
itary. l2;.epifcpsy, 10; consumption
5; intemperance, 5; domestic trouble
5: childbirth, S; congcnial, 6; mas.
tcrbation, d; typhoid fever, 3; me-
ncngilis, 2; eating opium, 2; injuries
to head, .; uterine disease, 2; soften
ing of the brair, 2; hepatic derange
ment, 2; heart. disease, 2; and there
were one each Of syphilis, influence
of puberty, exposure in the army
malarions poisoning, cancer, prcgnan
cy, suspension OF mcnses, bad health
unknown. The form Of insanity in
patients admitted during the yea,
was: Acute mania, 16; chronic mania
II; puerper;,l mania, 5; demcntia 20
imbccility, II; epilepsy, II; melau
cholia, Il =; idiocy, Z; Gelusional in,
sanity, 20; monomania, 2; hystcrica
mania, 3; dypomania. l.
A larger number of patients have
been admitted than in any previou:
year, and the whole number under
treatment during the year was greater
than ever before. The receipts Of tho
Asylum have been, from patients, So,
924.7S from the State Trcasurcl'
$34, 900; total s43,S247S; indebted
ness Of the institution, on account o.
this years transactions, S2l,27l.4S.
With this brief resume, | must refer
you to The reports Of the Board of Re
gents and Superintendent for more
detailed statement Of the affairs Of tho
Asylum. Some important suggestion:
have made, which space docs not per
. nit me to notice at length. 1 mus
say, however, in providing the neces
sary appropriations to extend stht
usefulness of this humane Institution
as recommended by its officers, l fec
it my duty TO caution you agains
making more liberal appropriation:
than the income Of the State ut pres
, ent justifcs.
E THE SOUTH CAROLINA pENITENTIARY
The Board Of Directors Of the Souti
Carolina Pcnitcntlary furnishes tho
annual report Of the Superintendcn!'
, of the Institution, with its accompa
nying exhibits, showing fully and sat
isfactoriIy its practical workings.
regret that the late hour at. which il
was furnished prccudes a more ex
haustive ana ysis Of it's contents, which
| throw much light on the workings o