The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-09
me Insane Asylum ct Meridian
a Superintendent Suggested.
CO. March q, IS


EpToRs CLARroE There is no respon,
sib;Iity more trying to the executive neAo
ef our State than the appointmen. Of IN
diyiduals to Office created BY otilciai ehSS.
ment. as well as constitutional law: W.
only does he have to contend win ms pr N,
soual favoritism, but his antipsthies VII
ecme to the surface; 50 he has IN nlilisen
ailent forces to overcome with which no one
= .conainted but himself, and these some
,;r,ss verv stronr. Then there is the out
s;da preference Of friends Tor one ana theh
smother which makes the Governor sort
~ free fort which everybody has righss
- storm or sap and mine, and these ana
manv other methods of success are pileo
vebemeutly and skillfully. Then geo
graphical divisions are arranged agains'
Rim and he is compelled to resort to tnt
mass az the State to see that he Is not lean
| inc too much in favor Of given section
! All these influences have seen brought %
| haar upon him, and vet, he has been equal
~ every occasion. In the confluence OF
coutending powers, he has, | reckon, no"
and then. have had to rise with the reck-
lessatss of the last chance, and like Alex
ander. cut the Gordian knot, and risk the
consequences of public satisfaction.
/ Having now stated some Of thesdithcnl
ties that environ the Governor III his Sc
lection of representatives for different IN
/ terests of our State, hope that he nor tht
D lblic, will think me oficious in present
/ ing for his consideration, the name OF III
P.J. Mccormick, ofNY AGO, as a suitable
man for the position OF Snperintendt nj o.
the new Insane Asylum at Meridian. VI
ieourse without some facts on which L
base this Recommendation, neither the toy
ernor nor any one else, would respec'
1.-The intimation as any thing beyond tue
wish of a personal friend. Really | am
sorry to say that I have not known the
Doctor longer and more intimately, so thai
/ could claim him as such, for | must cen
Tess. what have seen of hin, entities mt
to wish that such was my privilege.
What | have learned OF him Will brlet
Iy state. That he is gentleman oil quiet
vet warm, social feelings, all whoever came
within the reach of his personal magnetism
and general intelligence must ADMIT. ~
neut1up Utica of inquiry has hedged hi
ssnirations for knowledge. While paying
!, special attention to his profession, he ha
wandered beyond its broad limits into othe
fields. where fact and fancy play equa
] par,s in the ministration Of human hap
piness. Courteous, refined and dignihe'
in his manners before the public, he can
without an effort, fall into the unrestralne'
D feeIin Is of social enjoyment. This prove
him man ofgenial heart and generous sym
oathies. without which, no man ~ qualite'
to stand at the head of Lunatic Asylum
where minds dethroned, number like star
stricken from their orbits, and men an
t women become the most helpless and pitla
BILE beings on the planet.
But il may be asked vi h the strictes
: prop-iety, is this all that comments III
McCormick TO The good braces Of ToN
!, Lowry firth, hiz hp ace OF Sdfsrln'tnden
/ Of the crazy people at Meridian? by n
means; tor il il W re. there are Thousand
: IL over this n OK cultivat men, wh
could FL the riaceN Bat the Doctor is
: ,,hysician OF large practice, long experlent
! md deep research in all the r~mihcaiion
i 4 his high and responsible calling. :
{ regular graduate of one If the first medlcs
J institutions Of the United States, his dlE
+ iona carries the weight of early prepare
ion. Since then, he has explored the tiel
Il f therapeutics, pharmacy and medic;
l. Jurisprudence with the enthusiasm OF
y nan who loves his profession; and thes
sort seldom fail Of success. il not dlslln'
ton.
Ii any one should ask, am | a docto
that should know the qualifications 81
u disciple Of Galen, ~ answer Is, no. bl
, lops that dstrain me from knowing ma
d from monkey because | am not an anah
{ mist? AL that know of medicine Is, Thu
3 [ have learned to shun il when can, tai
i il when must and yet the quack and tt
phvsician are as easily discs rnable when
J put the focal camera of thoughtful invest
=, CATION in play as it wouli be to distinguis
| ihe pedant from the scholar, the shystt
= from the lawyer. the man Of brains trol
L the fool. But | Nave the corroboratin
! evidence of those who have known In
: long since. Then he comes from 1azo'
the south end OF the black Felt. land {
!, inc purposes and fixed habits, land {
u political foaters who generally ask tc
I, nothing and get all they want; no bette
II people live Ia the State, although the Delt
Is terra incognita to the hill countr
: generally. In proof OF this TACT, let me RI
d Ter to the entire delegation in the late Les
= istature from that now water bound coui
I try, from the Hon. Gilbert Horton, {
}, Washington, ebony black to the fair skinne'
. olue-eycd Japhet &. +. Montgomery, {
. Bolivar, including the three brave, earne'
! md talented men that stood up for tn
L rights of Yazoo in and out Of s2;s- on, wit
u the devotion of Persian sun worshippin;
G Hoping that neither the public nor ii
= J, Governor will take ofitnse at my sugge
II tons, permit me to snbscrib" myself
friend of the lunatics. W.