New-York tribune., 1872-09-02

peopes statements and charges that he haa
result in calling s attention to In fhesS SSe sos
institutions out of which is 20 be hopeo as
well as internal management .
NEWSPAPER DISCOVERIES AND I'd Plih'i''N 91 los
Uho nouonanar nress is rapidly getting aheao
OF the Government in its arrangement I9r ,h @ nnearb
of criminals. the correction OF a9u failed
90 lscnyer the great explorer Livingstone, Ine d n
York Herald organized at s oSn ne1hentIv snccessu
Later still the editor of TIE NEW, mad
house medical dIfcnes had one OF ts repoIters
Chambers ncarceraed by process Vi ia where he re-
ton AS maniac on the llth OF Augns het ne saw
maned for week. quietly taking notes o %1 hiireS n9 TO
and heard. The newspaper ptess ,h reason that the
poce arrangements OF cities are very a1d me
owing their dependence upon pO,Ieni generally In
their eapaety of newsgatherers' editors nave peen
obliged 70 train up deteeVS% % ono na0er In short time
H. NAV be that the entire detective business w De zone ne
by the newspaper force and Is certain tnas wiz 'o
better performed than II is at present
THE EVIL OF PRIVATE AsYLUMS.
From TIE Boston Gloe, Aug 9O go
The comparison between private and public
insane greatly IN avOr 70 % Sa re Iee ataned by
both BESIDES in the the best talents OF city are
@cdoery T The great evil Of all private
asylums however, is that they give opportunities I9r
ayarciOus friends to dispose OF the being VINO stus
between them and fortune That such statement is
true and that IL did not arise in the brain OF imaginative
aOSei aSS ths only 1sS Conclusion that is possible to
arrive at from these and similar eI reyeiatiohs u,
s Snas nd 9ydvdus Ts are disgrace to the State
which toerates their existence, ana tOu DOt on tne
honor of people who close their eyes 10 such nlquy
Gov Hoffman has done well in urging an investigation,
and his example should be followed by every state IN
that are being continually made be finally settled while
doctors and lawyers are struggling in the dark Win
meaningless distinctions let common sense hterpose
and support both justice and personal liberty.
THE OBVIOUS RExEDY.
From The Yes-York Journal Of Commerce, Aug 80. .
The remedy for such abuses, we are told, rs
should be appointed to visit the asylums a
fens and discharge them when it is apparent that they
have been improperly committed The next Legisla-
charged with the duty of making periodical inspections
Then, again, inmates OF asyiums shoslu sqi Te
gnfettered IN od AFFORD some evidence
whether they were insane OF not, an anu Il, Mouu t
fered The managers OF asylums have no suiclent ex
for inspecting letters written Dy patents, anu - %
house s provided with in which the inmates
may drop their correspondence free rom te @ % m
supervision Of the officers OF tle la'tnTin ,i suI ns m
other foreign countries the inmates ot lunauo asydus
are equally free to write what and to whom tney PeaSe
and ii is penal O1ense 10 interfere with that renI
PROOF POSITIVE.
From The Philqdelphil Tttgraph, Aug 2a
Heretofore the persons who have told the
to in in insane asyiums have al least been subject
suspicion that they might be insane but here was man
fop %G the edcaton Of the public procured hs own
fnement with that must nave startled him. ana
the story he 10 tell will be one that the gentleman
who run madhOuses Will nave some trouble IN con
todicng or explaining away. The reporter III question
has at least proved beyond the shadow or doubt
that not only the BOOmingdale institution, but
all of our insane hospitals need 10 be under derent
kind supervision than they present ana fhat IL
Is the imperative duty of the awmaing power 10 estaD
ish such rules for the commitment OF insane persons
that il viii be difficult If not impossible 10 ncarcerae
any one not mentally diseased, and such sysemof IN
specton in any person is so incarcerated
he she be promptly released IL IS the pam uuty,
also of those interested in hospitals for mental Diseases
10 do their share toward bringing about this much needed
REFORM instead Of obsructng every effort tha il maze
10 throw around their patients legal safeguard as they
have constantly in the habit OF doing herstOiOre
PAY THE PENALTY OF MISMANAGEMENT.
From The Waterbury, Conn, fmertoan 5hg ",
THE TRIBUNE reporters account Oh MS IN
generation in the BoOmingCae Asylum pnsneu IN TO-
DAVIS issue OF paper reflects severely upon the man
gRement OF that Institution and cannot fail 10 arouse
public indignation. We hope this effort OF TE TRIBUNE
viii not cease till other retreats which have NTH
erto been somewhat under cloud is oyerhaued As for
reports directors legislative committees ana the ke
they are not worth the trouble OF reading; what Is
waited is some examination, like the one mentioned
above then we can the true facts OF the case
and if wrongs to the patients are committed, no pains
should he spared in making the guilty parties pay the
penalty of their mlsdeeds.
PLUCKING TRUTH FROM THE WELL.
From ne Heo1Fk Rsgiser Aug O .
THE TRIBUNE has done noble work by It's
Investigations and has proved it will bring the
truth TO light though il be at the bottom Of the well.
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