American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-01-26
Volume vi.

gers inside knew nothing more Of u, than ihat, az
the bottom OF very steep hill, the carriage was
suddenly upset. I. was conectured that the car.
riage came in The middle o! lie road till it reached
the foot Of The hill, and tina, the horses were then
frightened or that the harness okc, and turned the
carriage suddenly from the road. One oil the ie-
males, who had an infant and or two other chill
dren. crawed from the carriage and went TO a house
at some distance, and obtained the aid of It's inhab.
itanls. The leading horses escaped when the car
riage upset the other two we're found lying on the
rocks. with the body Of ,he carriage upon them.
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Extracts from the Message of Coz. KENr to the
General assembly Of Maryland, Dec. eth, 1896.
| Immediately upon the adoption Of the resolutions
appointing "a joint committee consisting OF one
me einber from the senate, and two [mem6ers) from
the house OF delegates to visit the legislatures OF
Pennsyyania, New-Jersey and Delaware TO confer
with those bodies, respectively, upon the measures
best calculated to prevent the absconding OF slaes
from this state, and OF securing their recovery, -
being informed BY the gentlemen constituting the
committee tina, they would set out without delay up
on the mission we addressed letter to the COVER
nor Of each of the said states copy whereof 10
herewith submitted, together with The report OF the
committre, which has Just been received.
BY this report and the accompanying documents,
We have the qualification to 6nd that with the legis-
latures OF Delaware and Pennsylvania. the commit
Ice SuCCCCuCu H. ObtoHil6 PnsoabS " o"o "Sia
calculated TO effect the very important objects OF
their mission.
The legislature Of New Jersey not beiog in ses-
sion until lately, No opportunity was afforded OF ma
king to it. personal explanation Of the purposes
OF their mission, Of the enac!ments believed ne
css..ry to accomplish them But thnt1rll1nR6s a
written communication to ~
nor of that state. "a co
documents accompany suiiy disc'0-
sing in a lucid and 1ds eeVH1fner, their views OF
the whole subject, with request that It DC submlt-
ted 10 the legislature and we entertain the fullest
confidence. that that enlightened body will be found
animated by the same just and liberal spirit which
guided her sister states, and that during lis present
session law will be passed equally satisfactory with
those of Delaware and Pennsylvania.
| We scarcely know which most 10 commend, the
ability with which the committee supported their
application or the enlightened and lneral spirit in
which they were received, and the sense OF justice
and good feelings tha, enabled them so fully to sue
, coed in securing the objects Of their mission.
BY virtue Of the resolution, No. 20, We selected
and employed the Hon. William Writ. attorney
general Of the United States, and Roger b. Taney,
Esquire 10 appear the suit which had been nsti-
ued, snd was pending in the Supreme Court oil
the United States against citizens OF this sta c, Tor
afrearsgrs Of qui. rents claimed BY the adminstra
ton OF Louisa Browning, heir at law OF a former
u proprietary whilst Maryland was British province.
SUIT against the venerable Charles Carroll Of Car"
rollton, now the only su,viyng sgner OF the Deca-
ration Of Independence, Thy the establishment OF
which, in our opinion. the claim was forever barred
and off,r was brought to an issue IN March last,
: and the Judgment nt the Supreme Court finally
y pronounced against the claimant, upon principles
that apply TO- and protec, every andholder in Mary
d land. The pretended claim of the representatives
t of Mrs Browning, may therefore be considered as
at rest and the andholders OF the state freed from
any further vcxaon thereby.
The high importance OF the principles involved
in the claim as well as It's great amount indu' ed
r us to select two oil the mos, eminent members OF
r the legal profe sion resist il, and we are ath-
ed 10 learn tina, they fully sustained that occasion,
c their exalted regulations"
VI THAT the Peneniary system, as ours is at Pres
ID en-, organized, has tailed in greet degree, as a
means oil refo, maiion both here and elsewhere is
le updenable. Notwithstanding which, every effort
sr should be made 10 periecti ard 10 ascertain "e'h
er our disappointed hopes have ded from ally
~ drfec, in the arrangements Of those establishments
OF or from tho settled depravity Of human naue-de
ID fvins- the institutions of and TO be operated or
ce by the force Of Religion only The system nself
ne i. benevolent one Let Us then make the tx, er
Ne .n Of solitary conhncn eni, as recommended II
at the report Of the committee, and which has bccI
OF e.orted 10 by some OF sister siaes with sangun
re hopes Of success. Solitary confinement a, night
p, after day OF silence and labor is most painful 4
ar those wi,hou, mental resources; more especial.
when the mind i, destitute Of the recollection o
any actions bu, those of wi.kedness.
Should the legislature approve OF the eXperimep
heinz made sufficient number oil small cells coui
er be provided by means be derived from The peni
lis ten,iary itself.
Of We would further recommend TO the General As
to sembly the propriey Of so smending the law as
increase the punishment in all cases of second con
ay vic,ions and that some other punishment than con
,e S,-ment IN the Penitentary be provided for thlr