The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-01-12


nor be luHicienr tor the purpof- The
ita.e priion &C New York coit nearly
100000 dollars. This State is very
rear as poPu'ouS as that of New 7 9rk;
Pibilc morals are perhaps no better,
ana certainly viii nos be, il this project
iucceedS. W'hy then viii nor as ex-
peaiive 8 building be required here as
there? Are che materials for building
cheaper, and rhe wages Of workmea
lower I? no, tir, We have a building 10
erett that viii ultimately COT or
10000. dollars, Or we have none at ali.
We are now lhewn bur rhe beginning
OF eXPcnce. But once lay the founda
tlon; cxpend 20, or 5oool. and yon viii
then De compelled 10 expend more, Il
viii be TOO lale to give over the pro
Jet. Il will demand lupply after iap
ply with lniatiable yorecity. You mut
tubmit 70 all You NUT wade through
every eXpence thar is offered to fave
your arr expenditure, and TO preleryc
the appearance OF condltency in yol
conduct.
For what purpoie chen, we may en-
qufc, Is rms enormous expence in
CURED 1t is for the chimerical.
q FroJect OF reforming criminals IN
laii is the latt place | illourd have
thought OF for tnat purpote Crimi-
hats are norfhere 20 be Taught the du-
ties theY owe TO iociety. The Ger
tainiy viii rot DC much benefited by
each Others company Murderers, rob
pes, and horte thieves, arc not itlita-
BE Pefions To teach good morals. By
tacn company bad men are made WORT
l hey there lay their plans fer furare
Yi..aHieS; and after a few years, tb4y
are tGrne,. out upon locisty IS abaAdoii-
dorcd ana Us vie, as the influence OF
.ac!. infamous focjegy can make chem.
Eu1 ta's eHcravagenC project has in
Other iSates been made more TO acco-
trod2te fagabond afe5ches whom the
.l7Iis o. Europs nave yomi.red upon our
ilores, than native citizens, and this
frongiy incrcates my oajection TO the
n1ealure. In n. Yorl, I am aiIured from
authority or wtill I can rely, rf1ac two-
rinrds OF the criminals in the fate prif0nt
are freed negroes and foreigners. The
prudent policy o. this STATE III refuiing
70 iibeTare any Gifts 1aveS viii relieve
rs from one ipecies OF theie pets of 10
clety, huc We have no lecurity ,againf
tisc Other but in the rigour OF our
laws. In Pennsylvania TOO, more than
one half OF the criminals are TO-
Fel9T2ers. / never viii content TO i'm
pole on ny conftituents fuch an into
lcra2lc burthen, TO accommodate Get
OF |rcfchcs, who have fed their own
country 70 avoid the penalty d It's laws.
&c IS too much TO open our arms to
tkeie iig,tlves from rhe gsliows and
TO prepare hoipirais for their reception.
We nave criminals enough Of our own
country, Without encouraging inDor-
tanons. Bur 4 fhe1e Bo,any Bay prin-
principle pfe7aiij if the f1Reri1E vii
lainy otali Europe is to come here for
an aiylum, ec ihail be deluged with
crimes thar VIII unhloge focicty. Thele
proAioate ouucaits have always lived in
The exercile of the trades OF thieving
and rebellion; trades 70 which chey arc
as regularly trained, as an apprcrt;ced
carpenter is TO the NE Of his tquare and
compaaes, and like perfect adopts
they are ture TO follow them with inflsx-
IDLE perseverance. Iris in vain you vii
precend tllat your Penitenriary viii be
efficient 70 puhifh the crilnes or ref
tram the enOrrEltieS they will conlroir
no FIR, 70 far from it, they viii thini,
themlcives happy if they can be accom-
uodatcd With place in it. 1t will be
much preferable 60 their fcua5ion in