The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-03-22
Communicated,
The Asylum Horror.

Mr.. EDIToR - The foregoing is The canton
to an editorial paragraph in recent issue OF
The Amherst Neao HqG,' so full of partisan
hate and error as to deserve no notice at the
hands of one who. tho deprecating in the nj
most degree the policy of introducing politics
INTO our colleges, schools and eleemosynary in
situations. vet feels that error should be cor.
rected and Justice done, "if the heavens fall !"
This upblushing libel of DR.. r. 8. Hamilton.
Superintendent of Western Lunatic Asylum,
would perhaps be passed sub SllentiG but fol
its prominent insertion in so highly respectable
and widely circulated journal as the Slaunton
Vindacator, and without word of comment
On the slanderous lnuendo-that he is deficient
in medical attachments and experience and
otherwise utterly UNQUALIFIED for "one of the
most responsible professional positions in the
medical line in the State
The paragraph is Us follows:
When doleful lockers into the future predicted
the disasters to accompany the coming into power
OF .ne Msnone ses' none %ero 30 rue 70 ics as 70
tics as the result Of the criminal carelessness OF
one such appointee A man whose practice
physician was NOT suincient 70 give MN support
hood in the duties Of school superintendent. and
who still later had gained some local prominence
as Malone politician, receives the reward OF his
ost in me med
1cal line In the state of Virginia. Ne,o Era
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GO "a 80 sar &c anw rentlo.oon ~ he ,,rotass,or
;m M " e,tS 81 1r,sta nr c;ty Of Sto,,n1n
and al,b'' he;,,na reedy and attractive snaa Lar
the ,nr;ter los not heard If his ever NAB ;nSr
noIiticai sneech at home or abroad He 10 in
~ oanS.. nd navor hos noon q e.locoi ,,oIi
- .a ~ ~ chooses W aae;rr,o,, H.,
nnIesS bav'nS varv dec;aad conv;c,ionS ,,nnr
OH noIiticai onos,,ons onS c;Tno, f,il and traa
sxnreas;on 10 them Of nroner times in nr;v.ts
ar nnhl;c conversation wopld make him snch
he was one Of The ORIGINAL re1d;uaters and
soon became an araent snnnorter of Tho mol
;cv of Canu Mohona ond The R;dd,oborrar
III, 90 the only practicable mode of se,fIs.
ment If the dabt Question To his nol,;co,
sentiments and Qualifications 10 dne his election
No doubt M ono hnt raadiuetar could have
cotton Tho offioe ond Tho ,eonle NAV con~rat
nlate themselves there was one so vol
Qualified for tho reonone;hle and deTca,a
1os,t;on os Dr Homiltan
vaosncv ooonrr;nr some ware since IN
the Office If snner,ntendent Of Schools in b;s
na,;,a conn,n ~ Anonsts he was cbosan -, rs
that Which ba f;IIad viii Sreat credit snd en-.
isfsrt;on and snhSeonen,iy 10 a s;nilar nosi.
ton IN ,ba citv of stanton IN sn1n,1 tho
,,s,ra Now nncosan.S hv tha raS;anot:nppp - nr
fada ;yh;1h ha IND vrtIl h;s nIaot;nm =, ~
49, Tnra,;e Asvlnm aiy;nn en,,a1 " s.t tne
factian Rnt hear IN mind dn97;ne oil tSaso
YEAS he con,;nued the nrac,ica n n'ad;cins
bnt of course to a more limited eytent
7, Is worthy Of remark simnlv to show in
vhot ootinoot;on ,,o hos hoon bod h., ,,r|,,,;
non, non ;rrasnec,;ua Of yor,u nrede,;ri;nns
that little over three Years non after he
dao,h of tho lomaotad Cont Cbarlos Mc(4ov
lsta Snner;n,endent ofthe bat and Dnn,b md
Rl;n6 ins,i,n,;on yyhon ~ Lust tbraa otb ars
were csndaates tor the noa;,ion he was now.
erf,IIv accommodated and snnnor,ed for i nv
q majority of the co,lntn and ctuofticials from
the highest To the lowest and Inv prominent
gentlemen of all professions OCCUPATIONS. and
parties as before indicated.
But the last and most significant circum-
stance which ought to convince the Amherst