Year: 1878

deemed important Legislature to enlarge the
building The services of Miss Dix again called into
equiston and she visited Mississippi again. perhaps for
the last time. As relic of historic interest will transcrbe
memorial which she addressed to the Legislature through
Gen A M West, then Senator from the county Holmes
and who recently returned the position by the
unanimous vote of the people of Marshall county


"a MEMORIAL. 49, = -


Some briefly stated commencing Immediately
the construction of wing for the accommodation
insane at the State Asylum for the Insane Jackson


list That half of the building assigned for patients,
and embracing three wards is full crowdng but especially
the wards Tor excited PATIENTS where there should be the
by the assembled Legisaturew require
for it's entire competon the work you
look forward nearly four before applying
patients the mems side The evils of deferred
many. That which is depored the difficulty
of giving remedial treatment with those
whose disease has become chronic
Srd Limited and otherwise inadequate accommodations
the patients OF the better classes from being brought
the Institution all and thus the whole weight
porting the Asylum the State At present the high
paying patients distant Institutions where
possible need and recreation attainabe
When family in distress through such
sanity of of its members the question is
there curative Asylum but where is the best Where
the most ample and useful treatment to be
ceived -


The above except medical which adequate
wants of the patients and careful and kind as we'll as intelligent
in professional applications repeat with this exception the
insufficient An additional building necessary. Build
vs w a & ana
yet learn the inestmabe value Should the legislature
decline give appropriation your building your sure
alternative continuing to fill the asylums of Pennsylvania
and Connecticut


The legislature was governed by wise and humane spirit
when first erected by liberal appropriations its asylum for the
insane This temper has guided legislative action in succeeding
understood have fully appreciated and sustained the noble work
The present legislature does not bring less intelligent and
liberal less humane disposition to deliberate the true
of dependent claimants the public bounty
Justice and humanity ask careful deliberate and impartial
sderaen of this questonaer which, there it is conf
IDENTIFY believed follow but result such appropriation
payable annually out of the State Treasury shall accomplish
fully the work needed have time Mr. West only that
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aid of the Mississippi less than in Massachusetts,
in Carolina or in Missouri My le SIR belongs
through this to my whole country Therefore, you may
claim right servces when they needed and believe
me- never happy witnessing advance of this
great work. which legislative of
the and let add ample provision for the education
of the deaf mutes and the blind.


appeal the of the Trustees and Supenend
en although Governor
William Melville, who, during the whole term of his admins
raor manifested phanthropc interest in the welfare of the
insaue were without The could be induced
to make an appropriation extension proposition
for the next two years. sfs< 5affs Z kI8


i have been unable ascertain whether application for
the enlargement of the building made in 1860 In seems
that publications concerning the operations of the Asylum
made that year, there they have been lost


In 1861 grim visaged had raised its wrinkled trout
every Mississippi strung to its highest tension
Miss had long returned her Northern home, and
Governor Pettu the legislature giving attention
reports of Quartermaes Cmmissares and Ordinances
than reports of institutions less military their chac
ter question additional wing the Lunatic Asylum
was adjourned very indefinite day in the future.


The reports of the practical operations of the Asylum during
which have into hands, rather but
enough remembered make know that the history of the
institution during that trying period like every other de-
partment life in this State continuous struggle for existence


Hard may be inferred from the report of the joint COM
of the Houses of the Legislature in 1863 in which
stated that time -four cost 800 per Barrel bacon
$500 per pound. and beef 40 cents per pound


connected with the history of those times can
overlooked by the faithful chroncer and related by the
joint committee the legislature "When the Federal forces
occupied jackson in July last encsmpd entrey
around the Asylum The building injured slgh by our
own guns and as of history deem it proper to men
The Fedeas occupied the cupoa with
their signal corps perceived by men, and at
the report reached own Commander tn,t the
turned out by the enemy and that the build
inc was fully occupied by Them Our guns (under the COM


of Gen. W. Feaherston were at once turned upon it.
Three shots effect when the superintendent thinking that
he perceived the affair." called the Federal Com
nander told of the state of things when be promptly with
drew the signal corps and the firing ceased The injury was
slight already been repaired Many of patients
still speak of the big bale and Of them hero IN % n,,
way with imagination vivid than his memory Wl
occasionally tell Of catching edo oss
his hands boy catches ball. and throwing them pask
half mile at the Yankees. t@.1


Although many Of theansacions and ABOUT the
Asynm during the OBSCURE the absence OF current
IryoNTINuRD FOURTH rAGE.l