The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1842-03-12

chanicsof Jackson cOu-ensd NJ the CITY
Hall. % Friday, the 18th insaas. for
the purpose Of petisioning The L=gisla
lure to do away with all mechanieaTope-
faii"ns IN the Penirentiary, As il strikes a
death blow At their h-ss Interests AL
most sacred righss. On mosiou. ChaA n
Manship, Esq, vas called 70 the Char.
and Col. w. B. T.bO. requested Tn &C.
Is Secretary. After = few explansso
ry remarks, Mr.. James S.nsih Of
tered the following preamble and Re
solutions, which were unanimously a5op-
ted.
WzEREAs, in Consequence Of the dis
astrous results arising from the inIua,-
eious system of employing the coavirss IN
the State Peniientiary in the mcdaniel
Professions,ii becomssthe imperative daly
OF the Mechanics throughout the STATE
to use their utmost endeavors TO estab lisA
the practice; and. to this cad, ne. the
Mechanics OF this city OF Jsckson, being
more directly interested, and feeling the
INJURY resulting 1t present, and the ike
lIhood Of its increase more aeufely than
others removed from The inmedi
ate scene Of operations, have thus net
to invoke the cooperation Of our broth
er Mechanics throughout the State Is
well As the attention Of tie Legislature.
and all good citizens, to our interests =,
we'll Is the interests Of The State Itself
therefore be il
Resolved, That aware as We al~av.
have been OF the fact mentioned hv n
committee Of the Legislature On ~
Peniientiary, and which IS self evidenf e
all. that mechanical business eannos ,,
carried on in the Peni,sniiary but by IN
derselling and injuring those engaged II
the Same line residing IN the eosnsry
We are therefore unwilling tamely 20 sub
mil to the continuation and ineseaas o
this injury TO the mechaaieaI Interests Il
particular.
ResolUed, That we are unwilling to BE
Iieve that the people Of this State wOal,
Willingly impose burden upon any PartiC
; ular class or portion of It's cisirens.even
the alternative should DC The solitary con
hnement OF the prisoners during thsi
STAY in the PenI,enriary.
RfsOlred, That according 10 The repoI
OF the legislative committee, the STAT
has been ~ the loss OF several thousan
dollars on the actual operations Of n
3 Penitentiary in the mechanical LIN.
u and II Is iact which We are nearly a
u conversant with.thai the more extsn-iv
: the mechanical operations carri~d q
u there. the greater seems 10 BE IN propo
u ton the loss 70 the State. and thar ~
s. citizens of the State most unqualified
IS resist the doctrine and practice Of CO
, iributing the money Of the State
/" the purpose Of injuring the nechas
= cal interests in and around the city
u Jackson.
a. Resolved, That instead of the Penis-
: tiary department being = burden uPs
&c the State and source Of injury TO AZ
~ particular class Of society. il may, il a
x opinion of this meeting. (suPPorsed
10 i, is by the general opinion OF all -
. have reflected on the subject. and
u none more than the PenItenriary CO,
&c missee,) becom., on The contrary. = sour
- Of vast profit 10 the State, or The irslil
re- ton an injury to no particular elAss
= society within the State, and . sources
advantage and convenience 70 the whC
re planting interest in this State hy q
Is manufacturing Of bAgging, rope a
ne cotton goods.
IN Resolved, That il 10 the firm eoav
W ton Of this meeting that the sooner l
al prosecution Of mechanical business
y, the Penitentiary il dnne away With I
he less expense il will Be to the STATE. =
'ir the sooner the prosecution Of the b
le- ness Of manufacturing eOarss eosi
lr- goods il commenced the greater |
le- source Of profit; and that. in point Of
"a cation, there could not Be . bestsr for I
on prosecution Of this business. both -
es CARDS the abundant supply Of raw NJ
III. rial and that OF an excellent market
to- the manufactured goods At the very d
op- Of the institution. and that il wOald -
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