The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-01
[GoldshoIo Mercury.l


how this sentiment got into the hearts
OF the people. SaTncient it is tor us
to know that IT j. there 1t has gwen
its "uthnrst through the Wess and in
large and enthusiastic Indignation
meetings already held and to be fol-
lowed by others o; a like character.
We had just as we'll stop to argue how
the clouds pouring out its torrents got
there, when the torrents are coming
down. Sufficient for us 70 know the
rain is pouring and 50 it is in regard
to this the peoples Institution. The
people. the masses. the horny handed
sons of toll are calling, in thunder
tones, for the removal of DR.. Grissom,
and in this instance the 7Or b0baH
becomes the ros 3ei, and the sooner
he heeds this voice the better for him,
for the Asylum and the State.
Maj. Hearne in Wilmington Messenger. ]
The complete vindication Of DR..
Grissom of the charges preferred be-
fore the Insane Asylum Directors was
to have been expected. Men, who,
without the advantages of birth and
the fortune of name, attain positions
Of the highest distinction in the world,
by reason of the merit in them, are
seldom in danger of having reputa
ton and character blown away by the
whistling of the idle winds through a
keyhole. The spirit and purpose of
de,raction is always abroad. The
human mind is ever ready to catch on
to the suggestion of defamation. Men
prefer to think evil OF a neighbor; and
the man charged is always guilty until
the contrar: is proven. There is not
a man or woman in North Carolina
to day, who, if publicly charged with
any crime IN the catalogue, would not
instantly pass to conviction under
popular sentiment The sensational
press of the age has SO completely de
bauched the public mind; selfish am
bition is SO potent; and hasty conclu
sions SO inconsiderate that neither
character, name, nor person are safe
under conditions of public frenzy and
popular excitement. And SO when
DR.. Grissom was charged, the public
mind of the State jumped to the con-
clusion that he was guilty. Fortu-
nately for the fame of the State, the
name of one of the most sacred insti-
tutions of our land, and the character
of one of our most eminent citizens,
there was a tribunal OF eminence and
capacity at hand to inquire into, ex-
anime and weigh those charges. That
tribunal has spoken the words of vim
dication, with more emphasis than
the recorded expression of a unanl-
nous verdict could have conveyed
x ): The Insane Asylum is the
refuge of. perhaps. the most unfortu-
nate of Gods afflicted. TO a few of
us (and God be praised that they are
so few it is the most sacred lnstltu-
ton Of all civilized lands. When
mature manhood looks over upon that
: editice as the home of her who was
the charm and inspiration of his
youth who sits down in the solitude
which no future hope or present am
bition can relieve, and realizes that
the memory which enshrlned him, the
heart which cherished him, and the
eyes and intellect that sparkled in
: very JOY at his coming, are all alike
entombed in the walls of the Insane
Asylum, it is impossible for him not to
feel, IN this case, that impious hands
have been laid upon the most sacred
of our institutions. There is not, in
, all the realm of suspicion, the slightest
; possible excuse for the manner in
} which the North Carolina Insane
Asylum has been set before the public
in this hazy atmosphere of scandal
and defamation. = We write
, feelingly upon this subject, for we are
, IN a position to feel keenly. We
t write Indignantly, for we feel tina
: only indignation could be appropriate
I s. =; w. A. H.
=, Raleigh News-Observer.
+ There has been manifested in Raleigh
Y and we have reason to believe that the
= same feeling is prevalent elsewhere il
+ | H. S,4o+o l-oo, I;ro fr,opf OF III,