The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-19
The Wrong 10 the Ipsa 70.

Lunatio Asylum. writes 9 feeling letter
to the Senate. IN whieb, anticipating
the necessity Of disqhsrging, q large
number OF the inmates Of tho Asylum;
he asks for an appropriation 10 deiray
the expenses Of sending them to their
homes. or the passage Of law which
will require the County Commissioners
OF the. several Counties to remove
them from, the institution by the lot
March hext. We observe that he
places the appropriation to be made
for the Asy lnm at $50. 00O. and puts
the expense OF euoh patient at $3.50
each per annIm; aud concludes thnt
only 200 can thus be maintained, while
there are there now upwards OF 800
under his care. We notice, further,
that motion was made to appropriate q
100000. and not S5O,OOO instead of
$50, 600; and ii this be done, according
to the figures of DIR. Eusor, 24O
patients will be provided for. he says
that the sum of $3.50 each per annum
will support our insane very comfort
ably. 1t is, surely, not liberal su NJ.
but 1t has occurred to us that perrin ps
$500 will suffice to maintain a lunatic,
II not Every comfortably" at least IN
to!erable comfort. Board ought not
to cost more than SIS O month-not
the best board. certainly; bnt such :.s
will supportliife and make it passablo.
Ii that sum could be, made to do, then
the 300 patients would be provided for
in q way that would be better than
turning. them out, to fare worse. The
patients ought to be spared that hard
necessity. DR.. Ensor regrets that
South Carolina is unable to afford pro.
per aid and protection to her insane
wards. This is mistake. She ia
abundantly able. The only thing
needed. is to appreciate the duty pro-
perly, to curtail other expenses, to cut
oil extravagances, and to stop leaks
appd stealage. Why shall so many hnn-
dred men receive from the bounty of
the State, without adequate service in
return, sums of money which enable
them to live in luxury aud splendor?
Why shall so many suckers of tho
treasury go updeteoted. aud he allowed
to run their arms into it to the elbows
or the pits. while the unhappy and
afflicted insane are threatened to lie
turned out upon the commons, and
the poor. old. diseased and helpless
members OF society shiver with cold
and hunger, and feel the deeper wound
OF contnmely, neglect and soorn? The
insane. like the rest of society, are
plnndered Of their just rights.
The spnrtnnburg nd AshviiIe xuiI-
road.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE PuGNIX: Tnes.
day last was on eventiui day in Union.
Pursuant to notice from the County
Com missioners, calling for O vote upon
the question Of subscribing $3.50, 600
to the capital stock of thi. company,
the citizens of the County in lurpe
numbers repaired to their respective
polling precincts to deposit their bal.
lots upon this Important measure. II
WIS gratifying to SEQ the interest ana
enthusiasm which the substantial meu
of This town and County displayed in
rallylng to it's support. My intercourse
with the people OF this community
(nn abering among them some Of tho
mort refined aud polished families in
our State makes me bold to say that
every intelligent aud thinking mun OF
them advocated the subscription, and
in tlis you will ugree when r tell you
that among its wnrmest friends and
supporters were Judge Munro, Colonel
Gage. General Wallace, Colonel B. Ell.
Rice. DR.. Rawls, Colonel Young, Mai.
SteedEan, Mr.. J. r. Hill, Mr.. II. W.
Shand, yonr editorial brother Stokes
and many Others of that stamp. Tie
colored element, under the advice of
County Auditor Mobley, lent their
assistance when they learned that it
was question outside of politics.
This is perhaps the first election in
Union in which the whites and blacks
have voted tremendously together
Again has another step forward been
taken by the Spartnnburg and Ashe.
vile Railroad. aud its adherents here
are jubilant over their success.
cannot omit to mention tho con.
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