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At tin «e»4‘*on of the Virginia I.*g- , Mature of 1Sj«’»7-S. tint budj pn**('lt;i an , act for the eonairurtion of a tbird l.u- (natio Asylum. to la .locaied in what *as tlacu called Traos-Allfgliruy Vir-Kiniu, aud amn earnest of the under* | ukitig. apprOpriatsd fc'io.OflO toward.* j t'.at purpose. Tlirca distinguished ; Virginia gentlemen— twn frsin e^ht nf , the liluo ilidgc and one from lha|Vul* , ley— were appoinlrd hv lint (lovcrnor . to locate It. Owing tu crntralitv and it o.'ad rati (ages, they cbaic Wotou at the place for it* emotion. A lloanl j »i uur beat citiioo* were commissioned . mod thorcafter a* Direeto**, and two . ef them appointed to get up tho plan «f building. In discharging that duty they procured tho service* of ono of the uiokl accompli* lied architect* in ihe country, who. in company witht mm. ri*i(itd all tho Lunatic A-yluma«f uote in tho United Siataa, in order t» acquaint lb mine! re* more fully willi die modern plana aud architccturo of lueh institutions; and the plan of that model building fur tho insane, on the utlior aido of tbc rirer, it the product nf thrir labor*. Tho Virginia J^gis* lawn app-opriaiol prior to April, IStJI, tha slimnf §105.000 inwards it* construction, and the wirk wrrit i.q brarcly until the war, when iu further prosecution w»» recWarily ruapondcd. Hut for lhii(eiri| war) ilia greatest of alh evil-, llia.'Trar*-Allegheny l.unatio Apylum would, iu nur opinion, have ore this, been com-pletotl. Tho war distuonisered the uncionc Commonwealth of Virginia, and tuado fur ui a new Slat*. The new b'talo brought on at once a new elate of things—new office* aud new ! men to fill iIiqui —now lawmakers — ! new laws and now public building*—I were then for tho first tiao to bo look* | el after Theio thing* rcry uotarally brought on not only a atrugglo for the honor* aud amolumenti of the offices.I tit for the location of tho public building*, in llio hope of additional gain by the handling of the public monies expended in ilirir erection ; The Penitentiary, the University, the Institution fur llio Deaf. Dumb and Jllind. and the Normal Kahaola. Imre I been locat'd and creeled, nr otherwise 1 nided by tb i Ilt; gi.lalurcj The Ca|i tol ol the Stato lua not, «a jet, been j*rntunru//y locatad. It bar, so far o* wo are infoimad, at tho present seaaion ef Pie legislature, become llio subject of much hitter, captious, aud threatening discussion. Member* of that body ami outiiJora in the interest ofCharles-tiu, bavo. a* wo learn, attempted to intimidate our Senator nnd Delegate iu thi proper ditchargo of their public duties, by tlircatoring them «i‘h the drfmt of an appropriation to ' the Hospital for tin* Iniauo. To each 1 ns nuke theao tlireata, wo must be . permitted to nay. that the Hospital for J ibo Iniauo ii the joint proparly of the ' whole people—erected for ihe exclusive u»e and bon.-fit of the inaane of every county in the Slats : and it ap* peara that every county in the Stale Jim moroor leu insane ii it,cared and proviJed for nl the State's expense. xJvery oitisen of the State, and every1 ■ friend of this ttulortuna'.e cla«* everywhere, hai in it n common interest ’Vo laol proud of it because it i* of it-self a monument of the highest Chris- ' tian civilization. It ii tru your noble*! charity—it« initial* n.e ibc Mate's wards, and the Legkhtdre their appropriaie guardiaui .Inna* than M. llonuctt and Albert A. Lewis hate no greater interest in i . or r-uar diatiahip over it, than any other mem-her* uf tho West Virginia Legitlatu o.Jn all mailer* pertaining to llio public ! interest*, the pioplo of lltia County ’ aod Senatorial District expect Messrs.!' jtennclt and Liwi* M do their duty. • nnd that, loo, wiilio .i f«ir or favor —If an appropriation for the State's In- ! sane cannot be o btained without their I! Ujjarinj an I ihutifginj liitmiehen, ! we, for ooe, lay let ir-VAiU Uur 4 motto i« do itiour in all matter! of public ni wrll n* private concern. and . Ml the consequent* a take care of them-selvt's Tho olliter* of tbe lloi/iial lor tho Insane have undo their repirt* 1 i» tho lluvorunr, who has presented r ill :m louho I «;islaiuro, That body.!' *e lalttf It. wi I, malBtcimsn, exainlic, thorn, slid take such action upon them 1 r• iheir merits deserve and u* they ' may deem boat for tho public welfare. J
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The Weston Democrat
Weston, West Virginia, US
Mon, Dec 23, 1872
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