Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-24

two hank notes, nm. o. Eve aud the othsf OF '"n
dollars Olh-r papers we're ioand ~ SUI
greater dis anee."
From The Ntm York fine ricd'i.
ArprpS "a .jtuatrd I75 miles west from A.
ham, 4ud miles south oil The ttie NHnh'' W
|. n self built nnnrishing village win p1pua-
,ia. nf abon 5000. Tue village ~ Intersee.
,,-I nv ,ae owaseo River, which Is the Quite Z
ottbe Uwasco Lake, and IN as passage
through he town, affords water power TOT
yrrioss manufacturing Establishments. I've
Auhuin state Prison 70 within the lmhs OF ,h'
village, and has the Owasao river howlhg oF
one OF lis sides. he water power ct 'hr 'l'e'
Is used for some Of the prison work shops Inc
area enelosed by the prison walls IS h'e acres
The buildings occupy three sidef "i square
the, are three aud four stories ~ heisht ana
are ron.lructed of hammered limestone. When
,ie.ed from a distance, fhe dark hue OF me
Toev walls aud baitIemented buildings, remind
the European traveller OF III" seats OF ba-
ron,aI mower and splendsr The prison onn-
tnips go conyicts, % of whom hfe women.
The conyicis are never alowedto speak 20
each other, under any circumsi luces whatever
They sleep IN separate cells, oil feet 10 length
bv 3 = lee, vide. with The exception OF about
100 men, who are placed NO IN encb CELL the
accommodations 10 the PRISON not br'"g sum
eient for separating The whole Nhrn me
,,,y,cis wish 10 communicate With each other.
which must sometimes occur in the manuiac.
turine branches which they are engaged ~,
they resort TO signs. which, II not understood,
ihey then speak TO a keeper. who makes ~
sell The verbal communication. When III
work shops, they are watched by ihe'r kee-
pers from dark galleries sur onndng The WORK
shops.
Their meals are taken IN ooe room IN winch
they all assemble. Inc heavy tramp Of 90
men. and ihe noise made IN seating ihemseI'rs'
"a succeeded by deslhiike stiffness, bfokrn
.ol, by the deep tone. OF the chaplain. tn
pinr ~ mercy upon these wreiches. Who hnr
,ioIated the laws both of I'D snd man.
The eonvicis have meat served Tor Them
fnser .iay each one hss particular seat,
Ia front Of Which. upon marrow table, IS a
f-s tup sIleh sHh re caaee. knife and fork,
an wooden pate Nh-n = oonvIct has
NJ fas4 nan he wants. he holds up his right
had ~ Afeeaaa carries the surplus To some
csh.s, 49, - hsldiag ~ rs i.n baod. Their
. las aacs q 1asi - - sbandsni, that no one
l.Krstths aatas unsslish-1- The qushty Of
,h.,r pta,4.sosss !. roOa. tie bret snd pc toe.
tsr 81 itsa q aslay called prime, which J,
- sniadlt ksnd u tie thrts descriptions U.s.
- s.szbasfd Baa Tot eIrafi- The couyieis
ar.sH engaged sonpe Of fhs manufacturing
~. fhrs 81 rnhus e winch tbey d'spEy a
,ists e 5,sa ircilaH ~hirh might be pr",umsd
snlr arsaaasl. - life 81 Btsnt'op 20 that
chr g.ufspn- Ihr iEbar % nesflv 81 do0e on
s-.u1rhc1. rnoeh o. = faf the rry Of NsW York,
sn1 - thsHges 81 25-lea o. 5o-lpO per DAY
tat rsasaet smp.eted. NJ daily tasks
a.. as.lga.a. aae ohiee'. % the pnsos diseI-
pm. b. 6 10 have ali employed N constant
stsaf.
o. q tAs trtpsrs pointed gu, yoo'h Of
.sras.sa. - ssiag lnfere,ung for his personal
apytsfs g. smlshie department, aud talent
fsr gssta.Iug upon fancy work. Such lace
saanusr sod sosce could nos belong Ia VII
Ia. hif criar vas there called trivial.
Apan lram ,be ret .at onr. Who was ,ndul-
g 49, tea moments 81 relaxation from
hsf8 lsfe, IL had not yet reached the me
tfctsa Of lite ms rerssnsl appearance was OF
Tie hlsh,a order Of mani, beauty. HERE was
an saprssslon OF suffering Il melancholy ~ bis
eauufsnsnc winch ,ubdued IA part. but could
n conceal the intellect, ~ hIcb beamed upon
h. BIZ AL flasa ed from his eye. II would
teIs hnman nature Ia assign Ia such face,
ciher n ialsuis Of he biggest orue' Slch
ta'eH 4 mired his, aud impr"ved by H.
Iefai education he WAS educated Tor The bal
o.. oIms was iorger,.
There can hc no mistake in "a Jog that the
deepest s,llaihy was stamped ~ On he face Of
Que Who MAS slrldIng a blacEsmiihs sedge
haminet Cam could not have been more
sirongly marked, aud his crime was Cams,
having committed denherafe murder upon a
near re Atom. / c disciple OF LavRier would he
seldom mistaken here in his inference OF the
character from the counieuancc. How Rr the
cianiulogisls would have bern jus ,i6rd, in
iheir Deductions from the devclopcmrnt Of
serlRin gaus, yulgAIly called bumps, NAV be
questionable. The oumpIexurS OF nearly all
me con,iols, e.hibn the effect Of their close
confinement. which IL no doubt increased by
mental saff-ring TO use the words of one OF
the keepers. upon beng asked whether he
thought there was much mental distress cxhi
bted by the conslc's when alone ~ Ih.lr cells
-" You should hear the awful hrart-Irnd
ing groan,, uttered by some dLrns their mid
NJ II sleep
This prison has heen occupied about twelve
yea :, during which iImr but two convicts
have committed sulcide-and even one ofthese
i was supposed, might have been uudrr TEN.
pnlhry lnsanit, There nre but from six to
nine convict. be found at one timo in the
large reservoirs at wateI. Cleanliness i. much
attended to, aud every department OF the pa.
son exhibits The greatest ueatness order and
regularity. The keepers are deserving Of
much credit for The excellent discipline and
surveillance kept up. The only punishment
IL llozgIng With the cat but never with such
severity as 10 dra. hood. In all instances Of
oisobsdieno", punishment Is administered GER
AMY andprompilY .-Charaoter, ~ hlch next 10
religion. preserves The decencies Of lite IN the
intercourse of man with his fellow man, Inns
oyen ere rs powerful influence The murder
or, who knows he must spend tue remnant nf
his miserable lie within the walls OF the pris-
on, does mol care for personal suffering, il the
punishment is unknown TO his fellow cnnyicis :
VI Re is npl disgraced IN their estimation. he
enjoys The importance resulting from he pride
OF character Public worship i, held every
Sunday IN the PRISON chapel. A sunda, school
isiausht BY the clergy and students of the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in this
village. Auburn, Ap,it yih, 1880.