Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-04

sons and papers, have performed the duty as
signed HEN, aud beg leave TO submit The iol.
lowing Report:
The Committee summoned before them All
The officers of the Institution who being duly
sworn. were infinitely examined respecting
several transactions supposed 10 nnp cate The
integrity of The Superintendent. An"r iaio
rioas investigation (which related principally
10 small error in the Snprrntendenl's private
account win the lnsinutIpn,) The Committee
are of opinion, that ther. sno onnd 10 be-
lleve hat lie WAS actuated IN any instance by
unworthy motives The explanation gwen,
satisfied the Committee, thai ihe error, Ia
/ mounting 10 .efen dollars aud M ely sir and
hntf esnis } was committed without the know.
ledge Of ne Superintendent, aud without any
improper Intention on his part. Inc testimony
+ clearly proved, thai no similar error had ever
before been committed IN his account With any
i II the waIds, aud ihai he has been uniformly
charged by the Institution for articles furnished
/ him. 81 work done on his individual account,
the same prices paid by others for articles ar
work Of Tie like kind aud value. independent
of The very satisfactory explanations which
WIRE given, it appears To the Committee, Thai
the high character which The Superintendent
has heretofore borne as an honest man aud
faithful Officer ought 10 eXouerate him from
the lmputalon u. any fraudulent intent IN re.
lation 10 this isolated and small transaction.
Il is easy 10 conceive, TINT the authority with
which the Superintendent is necessar ly lnses-
ed, 10 enable hun TO maintain such police IN
ihe Institution, as Is essential TO lis safety and
eood management, vii often excite diseonteat
and lll-n III among those who may teel the ex-
erclse ofthat authority And IL - well known,
that the Superintendent, though calm, eqna.
be aud uniform III his temper, is firm, decided
mud mill liz itHa Ian
which. the opinion OF the Committee, emf
nept1y fiji h1m Tor the arduous station 10 which
be has been assigned Subordinate ohirers Of
The Institution, WIN may consider that the Su
perIniendeni requires of thrm too rigid
performance OF their dniy,-dlscharged con-
yrcls who may have felt the lhsh of a wholesome
discipline, winch they bur TOO we'll deserved,-
AID persons refused adintlance ints the lnst
tuition when calling 10 visit II ut hours prohibit
ted by the rules of the prison may often be
too much disposed give utterance TO unrea-
sonahle complaints. and 10 excite unfaVorable
prejudlces against any Superintendent who
will discharge his duty. The Commit ee are
well aware, thai the operation of these causes,
has had its full effect in relation TO the present
Superintendent. and Are of opinion that much
allowance should be made. while listening 10
charges, which, for the reasons just mentio ned
my frequently originate ia malice or dIsap-
pnintment.-lhe Comm,itee feel justified IN
these remarks. by circumstances which have
come 10 their knowledge. during The inyestiga.
ton IN which they have Iusi been engaged, and
winch they deem IT unnecessary here to re.
peat
Inc committee are of opinion. that the en-
quty dueel ed 10 b. made into the official con-
duct OF The Supe, mtendpnt " from the com.
mencement of histerm oil service. was not in
-
furlaer back tha0 To the period when he first
came mto oflice after the confdgraton of the
Pententlary As is well known, that most
searching investigation was instituted into
the conduct ot the present Superintendent, au.
ierlor II the period al which he was removed
from Office IN the year 1922, and that the same
matters were a second tine most thoroughly III.
fesiig9ted, when liz was again brought for
ward IN the year ls2I rs a candidate for the
office be nov holds The subjects OF these
enqairies were then fresh in the recollection oil
The Leg isiainre, and Of course were more likely
IN h understood and correctly adludged then
tlIan they can possibly be al this distant day.
The committee are of opinion, that the election
Of he present Superintendent, under the pecu-
liar circumstances in which he was then brought
10 The notice Of the Legislature, should be re.
earded rs triumphant acqpital OF all the
charges whl,h at that tune were perseVPring
urged against him. The committee thipk
proper however. 10 remark, that the Supern-
iend"nI solicited lproYided ahg member of the
committee should desire II. free, full aud
reiterated investigation into the whole or any
part OF his official condOcf, since the first day
he became an Ulcer oil the Institution,
IPona candid review ofthe general conduct
of III SUI eriniendenl, 50 far as this commit
tee have had any opportunity of Judging, they
TAX pleasure - SAY IN, that they regard him
rs faithful Jealous, aud highly talented oil.
CT, and peculiarly fitted for the station which
he holds They have, therefore, adopted the
70 lowing res aluliou:
Resoieed, as The opinion Of this Committee,
That the official conduei OF Samuel p. Parsons,
the present Superintendent of the Penitenflary
institution. justly entities him 10 the undimin-
lshed nhdence flhn Legislature
This resolution was agreed TO without oppo-
stion
The report ofthe Joint Committee upon he
PennentIary Institution was taken up, and the
following resolutions appended TO II were a
! greed TO.
+" Resoiued, as the opinion Of this Committee.
/ That sufficient number of iron pipes (snch as
are now used in the lower cells of the bulIding)
should be procured aud ixed in the hospital.
aud IN the two upper rows of cells, and that
provision should be made more enecualy TO
warm and yenta,e the hospital.
- Resolved. That the law prescribing the
mode OF keeping the accounts of the institution
should be amended. as 10 render the same
more simple aud intelligble, aud TO require the
superintendent, with the advice of the Board OF
Directors, TO cause separate and distinct &C.
counts TO be kept ofIhe manufacturing .pera-
tons IN the several wards, in the manner he, a
before mentioned "
In Mr. l., a.. q
lands returned delinquent and forfeited for non
payment OF taxes Was taken up, amended aud
ordered 10 its rngrossment.
NJ. Robertson called up the Petersburg Rail-
Road bill, which was also ordered to be en-
crossed.
MIR Rutherford, from the Committee upon
that subject, reported the bill Further TO ex.
tend the charter ofthe Bank of Virginia, and
for other purposes MIR. Goode present ed