Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-11


. s%entiiisI Sleeping on his post wbfis the consiess
sentinel was id,m.dis,ety Discharged, SONS 'emi.a.
ness was Imputed. too. 70 ors ofihs assistant ear.
dsns, hat ~ he has from The commencement
Of The institution, been 1 faithful aad sigiIsnt OIL.
col, and from some mitigating circumstance
which attended, The csse, tie inspessovs thoUshth
sufficient 10 visi. this omission II Nis duty by 4
so.s III ~tsiisors,
BY the existing law ,As ranvicss can only bs
made 10 work D hours In tbs -. IL wouid be al.
visatia 50 4, ddisna ths law a to pe,ni. ,hs.d
10 be wofkedlbe,ween 1un rise and son set. viii
4 cessation fioin ldber 10 take their meals. for d
TINE not to exceed two houfs;A-this would b m
allowance Of four hour. Of rest aurins Daylight.
which /. thought sufficient.
A fsvol. occurred In tho wsIIs 81 Tho Peni.enti.
airy on the Sd Of Nd, last. Three Of tho con.
vicss rose upon q sentinel, and b5 4 sudden sdsi
wsssird his arms from him. The alatm Wis
suddenly communicated, by q convict, 10 tbs rest
Of the saafd. IN . ssssie contest between one
81 tho ~rsvolters and The e.p,ain Of the sua,d, 4
convict was killed. smother wss woandsd BY ons
Of The wsrdsns. The citizens bf the town, Win
the most lsodable~ psompti,ode, Iepsired In nun
hers to the Pcniisntiary, 70 susssin the officers
batths Jewellers had been aifeady o~vefpowssed,
and the instruction suppressed. Uptn An inves.
~tigssion hy The inspectors, IL was not found ihst
any blame wss attributable 10 the chief warden.
or any of the subordinate officers, on account bf
this casualty. This attempt sas maus by cobvicis.
sentenced for the srea,es. offence. (robbs,yD sud
tho leader Of the revolt, who was kiiled, was con.
side,ej The most desperate and daring Of oil tho
inmates Of the establishment.
II was not ascettained that tie tHnspiraey hid
extended hoy nd those Immediately engaged in
the ac,ial revrIt. The two surviving '~svoltefs
wefe srraianed befofs tho Third Judicial district
Court, bu, had not yet been brought 10 trial. Your
committee hero deem II Their duiy 10 suggest the
urgent ~pfepris,y Of snactiag q law, providing Tho
penalty Of death for any a,temp, OF revolt, on tap
part Of . convict, whether " not 10 end In blood
shed. An enactment thus stern, 10 required ID
oseraws The most Iswless sid desperate Of ths'f
species--msny Of whom sfs inaccessible to sny
either motive than that watch capital punishment
r. " III " tUutFW NHu ~ DWIu w wa Ns"
Human beings in their position, bavS avery In
ducemcnt 10 the mott desperate courses With.
On, the enactment, here recommended, yout eons-
m;t,ss are If opinion, tina. ,bs lives OF the OH.
Gers. and the sunsd., sre INDEPENDENTLY ssdsn.
cared. and The auis. sad subosdinssion Of tho In.
s~,i,usion ;sopasdised. a law ~ herewith submis
ted, which II 10 thought will ,bses tho case.
Various docuhaents srs herewith suhmitsedl
)e,te,ed from A to n, end nufsbeted from 1 TOD
inclusive. which will exbisi, Tho det.iis Of Tho
establishment, snd administration, sod Of is A.
uar.t,J condition. Il will be seen .;a, Tho OF.
,.u,e Of tho ,ubsi.,ence dsps,smsp, 70, The ysat
1889, amounted 10 sl4,2i2 n
Tts. 81 ,hs psy department. 1876 81
that .he whols of Tho expsnd;tsre for the ysat
ts3y. ioeI,idjne cos, Of steam so.ins and mrs..
eh;oe,y purchased, amounted 10 Tho st.rs Of ssg,.
li9 ~. Ths. the estimated wofs Of tho con.
| ,;c,. aoovo,.J 10 sB7.179 50: ,ast tho sale III
Article, made in mo oeo,,s.,is,y amounted. how
s,sf. oBty - the sun, Of $751; pe 10 the bsl.
.oee of The jsbo, Of tho copvic,s having been Of.
ueodea On The bu;lJioes sod ,hs no ,ss.sry i'm.
s,o,.m.nt IL ,be Grounds. That 10, Inc ysss
isao. Inc sim Of SsI. DDS Has been drawn f,om
,hc s.1tr Tressu,v on account Of This e~s,ab,;yts
mso.. IN, SfA 400 al this amount however. ,Sss
h, the s,.sm eorios and machinery I,iely pur.
chased. making i, eaa,rcbi s~xpsb,s, lot tho ,esi
| tsao. : ehayps 10 the State Of S5g. suB.
ThS buildings and Ill costly improvements are
oov 6n;4b.a. and |, il now only wanting 10 find
profitable tsbor 70, tho ~copstcls. 10 so,bis the
,s.n;t.o,is,v 10 oro,iIe fol lts soeoots free 6o,H
.ov ehs,rs on the s,ate Tre.su,;. 4 eon.umna.
linn which i, II confidently expected vii, bs
h,ouob, .bnb, In 4 veiy few vs.rs.
Yoor committee wot,J csll the s~,eot;ou 81
your honorable BODY to ahoshsf feature Of peni.
| teu,;srv regulation. which me, think calls for IL.
! a~isIasivs interpretation. Upon I'll inspection Of
! The liz, II The con.ic,s Of the last AMI proceeding
wars il will b. discovered, thai sono Of tho con:
victs Of ssch year sfs slaves, and Il 10 PRESUMED
10 be sc, oil thS liz. Of pssvidts years averaging
about iKrse . ysar. Noe, shc,Hs: tho sIsvs b.
sent there iy The orifinsI fodanosns Of court, or
In conseouepcs Of d communication Of q sentences
far . c~sv;tsl Offences, yohr committee deem the
measure in svety resbect inex pedisps. 1. 10 Ell.
,;,e,y iocou.isssnt with ons ksesa fsstuis Of oft
policy, and ID calculated 10 defcsi the ends Of
puoishment. Your committees think thst II tho
offence committed by . dave be mt eapi,ai, The
public Justice inflicted, boxstss ssysre, sbohid hs
Of . sdannsry nature, fr the purpose Of pot.
mi,,ins The Immediate return Of the slave
10 hi. master /; for the doom Of bodily labor tho
Of tho mort hunniiiasfne nature, can scarcely be