The Litchfield County post., 1828-06-12

world to desire or expect such an attack Once could have held John B. Skillnlan in one hand and Aogged nim with the other.--- But reduced by a long and painful sickness oI three years to a COmparatiV ely mere skeleton; unable to stand up withut support.and scarce ly strength enough to leave my bed to attend d few hours daily to the pressing duties oI my office, could not have supposed there vas being in the habtations of men so beast ly, so cowardly, SD destitute of every attri- bute of humanity and every feeling of gen teman, as to attempt under such circumstan- ces to cow-hide me.
 SAMUEL S. CONANT.
 Editor of the National Advocate.
 CONNECTICUT STATE PRISON.
 The Directors of the Connecticut State
 Prison, in compliance of the provisions
 of the Act for the establishment of said
 Prison, beg leave respectfully to
 REPORT,
 That on the 27th of June last, they caused twenty of the convicts to be remo- we'd from New Gate, to the Connecticu State Prison-on the 14th of August, they removed the further number of twenty, ,and on the 18th of September, the residue of Prisoners remaining at New Gate were re- moved.
 On the first day of October, 1927, the Prison as such, commenced it's operations; previous to which time the men had been principally employed in completing the Prison buildings, and the whole expense has been defrayed by the Commissioners for building, out of the building fund and the accounts have been made up with re- ference to the distribution of the ex- penses. Previous to the removal of the whole number of Prisoners, we had appoin- ted Moses c. Pilsbury, Esq. formerly Warden of the New Hampshire Prison,t to be Warden of the Connecticut State Pris- on. In selecting him for this situation, we followed, as we believed, the decisive ex- pression of the public opinion. We con- suited gentlemen from different parts of the state, who with entire unanimity, con- cured with us, in the opinion, that we should be most fortunate, if we were able to obtain, for the state, the services of Mir. Pilsbury. The result so far has not disap- pointed our expectations. By the provis- ions of our Statute, the Warden has the entire control of the Prison, ,and is respon- sible for it's management, subject to the bylaws. MT. Pilsbury has therefore talk en the whole charge of the institution. and has superin ended not only the safe-keep- ing of the prisoners, but also the financial and mercantile operations, and has acted as the general Agent and Factor. He has also kept the accompts according to sys- tenn approved by us, by which the profit or loss of each department is exhibited.
 The principles of the system adopted for the government of the prison are few and simple as possible. We shall barely al- Jude to them.
 In the first place, all communication between the prisoners, either directly or indirectly, by night or day is prohibited. - We believe that this point has, to every purpose of practical utility, been fully att tained and the public may rest assured, that while the present vigilance is observ- ed, it is scarcely possible that any convict should leave the prison, debased by inter- course with more accomplished felons.-- w U DcllcSC VIdt tIC MCdIS OI IuuLual SOI - ruption are efectually GU; off; and that the most hardened and practised offender will be obliged to lock up in his own breast, his willy schemes, his secrets, and his arts; and the young offender, who has, perhaps, been detected in his first offence, may again be received into society, with out the fear that he has been made worse by his imprisonment. No watchman or overseer is allowed to hold any conversa- ton with prisoner, except to direct him in his labour nor to receive, or to deliv- CT to him, any letter or article, without the knowledge of the Warden-and the War den is required forthwith to dismiss any person who shall violate this rule. No prisoner is permitted to have in his posses sion any money. lion his arrival. he has money, it is passed to his credit on book kept for that purposes aud he receives it at the time of his discharge.
 By these measures, ii is hoped that all the means of corrupting or Seducing watch men from their duty will be removed.- The use of ardent spirits, at or about the Prison, except on the prescription of the physician is prohibited and all persons employed there, are required by the terms or sLa:. ~~n4-oos e,> aL,sa:x. frov,n @E,a:n .,ca