For the Palladium i.

Mr. EDIroR
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or the IalauIum-
Mr. EDIroR:


After reading the truly valuable report
of tho gentlemen appointed by the Commission
ers Of Wayne County, "to visit the County As
syum for the poor, 10 enquire into The situation
and treatment Of the inmates thereof and 10
port &c, 5 found IN the Palladium Of tho Sth
INST, was forcibly struck with the well meri-
ted, though perhaps unintended stigma cast upon
our citizens, as we'll as tho very delicate manner
in which II was done. Could our citizens eener-
ally say they, but the situation Of the build.
ngs, aud the manner IN which the inmates are
bound to be kept, think there few among
them that would not in in exclaiining:
should feel ashamed 10 passing by with IA sTan
ger poin, TO II and say "ttsre stands the Wayne
County Assyiunl, for the poor" The stigm, is
in the indication, that the people Of Wayne C"un-
", are either ignorant that they possess such
shameful apology for an Asylum; or that they
| fail, no, indeed Tor wan, Of ability, but for lack
OF public spirit and christian benevolence, sutl>
cienily energetic to procure a bctier. For tho
honour of citizens let US suppose the first,
for my self had occasion 10 pass the place sever
al times before considered II any other than the
residence of some uuthrifty individual, who pre-
ieired rum and idencss to labor and nea,ncss.-
| The close pen eight feet high round The
house, always thought was m inclosure where
IN the whm or caprice Of the owner had confined
some wild animal Nor can il vet be considered
in better light; for ether intended not by tho
protector, ii completely prevents The free circn-
Iaiion of air through tho wreched building in
| hot weaiher-well may those benevolent visitors
propose a change in the establishment, and n dtt-
ferent mode of subssting these unfortunate per
sons, and keep "their clothes and their bedding
a little more clean" In short d volume might bo
written md the condition Of these paupers
main as q prescai; but something must DO dono
to bring public attention To bear upon tho sub
ject; for | nm not willing to bchevo our citizens
Of the empire county would lightly suiier tho
poor, and lpless, TO DO deprived OF the common
wants Of our nature, IL they knew IT. II.