The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-08-17

| In the Vsrginian of August the Bird, there
appeared an article commenting upon an edi-
torial from the Lexington, (Ky) Transcript.
| That editorial grossly misrepresented the
character CT the men who had recently been
| placed in control of the State institutions OF
| Virginia, and maintained, in substance, that
since the installation in power ofthe Coalition
party, the public charities were practically
unfit for the benevolent purposes for which
they were intended To counteract such out
| rageous ISLANDERS, we stated that since the IN
| coming of the new officers, the public lnstltu-
| tons had undergone no change for the worse
that they were as judiciously and honestly
administered as they ever had been; were &C
commodating greater number OF the t'hlor-
tunate now than at any period within their
history, and would, when contemplated I'M
provements were made, still farther extend
the sphere of these benefits. In the same con-
| nection, we stated, on the authority of gentle-
men whom we quoted, that the condition Of
the D. D. g. B. Institution, when the new
management took charge, indicated neglect
and abuse. Ea. A
In the Vndicator of Aug. 1lth, Capt. Thos.
s. Doyle, late Principal OF the ID. d. ~ b. In
stitution, publishes acard which he introdu-
ces as follows
STAUNroN, VA, Aug, 10th, 1880. /
Editors Vindicdtor. @
GensIemen In the Issue OF the Yatiey Vtiginida
for the srd inst in the course of remarks com
menting upon an article which appeared In the
Lexington (Ky) Transcrp t for July 2sth, there APP
pears the following reference 70 the Virginia Insti-
tuition for the Deaf and Dumb the Blind;
AS to the Deaf and Dumb aud Blind Institution,
the new officers will meet every demand that the
faithful and efficient administration OF that charity
may impose upon them. The article Is not specific
with It's charges as to this institution and well Is
not for II there was public trust abused and
neglected, 1t was In the condition which the Deaf
and Dumb and Blind Institution at Staunton was
found by the management. We have been In
formed by the Steward and the new Executive
Committee that 1t had been stripped of nearly all
that should have been found or the premises, apart
from tho furniture OF the ro ms about which we
heard nothing. There sea eel any tools found
In the workshops; there was an Ak, hoe, shovel
or pick on the piace-the dairy devoid Of crock
or churn; there was not pound OF Hour or meal on
the premises and only So in the Ire ssury-making
1t necessary for the Steward to va 500 of his
own money to get Immediate SUPP ite3. The garden
has been allowed to grow up IN ee Is, and eonse-
quentIy ruined The grass permitlou TO mature and
dry, without being cut and negligence and waste
manifest In every direction One OF the Executive
Commtttee stated to us that 1t would take at least
So. 900 put the institution In condition to meet
the demands upon IT for the next session.
In reply to the general charge 'of neglect and
abuse of public trust" which heads the list of
specific charges and which is made under the i'm
Driatur of the editors Of the "Valley Virginian,"
have only to say that these editors have deliber
ately and willfully, for partisan purposes, lied.
On Friday correspondence took place be-
tween one Of the editors of the Va,ysniam and
Capt Doyle That correspondence, as agreed
to be published by the friends of the parties,
was as follows:
STANTON, Aug. II.
SR-The language of your card in this
mornings Vandicator, SO far as it refers to the
editors of the VIRGINIAN, demands notice in
but one way-it must be retracted.
This will be handed you by my friend.
Respectfully,
Thos. S. Doyle, Esq. J. YosT.