Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-12-09

" accused Ut throwing n shadow OH the fofs
lner administrator. We highly respect The
venerable gentleman who was formerly chef
Of that institution. gAhd ID making The state.
ment VIC did, We had solely in view 10 show
T. . prosperous eiate Of The institution, and f..
lieitaie our fellow citizens on the prospect of
getting shortly nd Of QUO Of their burdens.
Tint The i~ncreare in labor has taken place.
Tho books Of Tho able clerk vii show, and spp-
pore eveut hey gain now Two hours apI half
OF day, we fhinl, tho days arc a hnie shorter
now than they werein June or July. .taGf
adtta ntt3n(t to,aa aaieated) *t"u t'3s 's't=
pE%NfrFNrfAn Y 4ATr'i The writer If the arti.
cle nj, Tint insffi ntfBn IN sttie t.az 10 If the
22d uliimo. I,,sl prBih,d Tho present a,hii,ii44
iralidn ~ ~itlpput thriving a shallow IT blame
on the lottupr pnr, isa. " euld base passed. it
utnnilcet but as it is not the case We arc
bound, TO ray q fcw words IN our turn. We
know TOO well the power. uf TIC matiincry To
Alihw Fiat there can be iinitIa weekly from
l20tu 100 pIetca ~ cloth. and wifll that We
,loti't deny that ltti pieces inayl IiAset bsen
Manufactured III ono II otk. tlfs vaults al es.
planhil Ion. baH .Htt8trq l4fea ~ 5e}H III r.
/ ,I'la. seanpicts eipplovpfl nj the flrtofy by
working \ tina3l tines while the remainder nj
he prisoners are 81 re4t, have bad about, u
hours IL surplus work every div !; on this
point .naJjlink ilit tho ah1le IL ti,a t~otlyitff
ijhaHf II 'be rt,ytrrhed Mike. Il II rVtin prudent
hi trttn t3n to4n prisoners shout BIZ collect.
ed In ai,o shop eitptri thl 0fi slie pastfts are
oui, and Of tho rcpisihing halfr4 on5 are TN
actpal astt; some sinrtng day will perhaps re.
solAe the question. u, IL also worthy Of no
tee That al reat tune The Warden and he
Captain are Al their quarters or elsewhere,
taking thsff ineala. &c, tho inside iofthe Pen
i~tcntiafy beintt' len 10 tho rhafge If M aseiHt.
att whftett, which iaAi been alWayk tile rase
New to the machinery In use ut the Penn.
t~ottiary r. Ii iswnll known thata power loom
rannot make more than 30 or i35 yards ri
cloth a day. the flying shuttle hand loom, from
40 to Al, With 40 experienced WORKMAN; there
are eight power. looi1s, and ak hand looms.
lhan fhe ~pfeaieat q~liabiity ~ cloth tIa, cat1
b. 'niada oeert day ia abdnt 500 Yards MAX
ing 5000 yards'a week or ~ 1 pieeees %caledla4
liaig tho pierre at abo,t27 yaflss ii When linz
aey IL made, N 1uantity,a little can be gained,
on account Of ihn wool which is used for fill
ing The thread Of this last article being coar-
ser llinnihe cotton filing Tor The lowell. But
the wool and cotton cards, were calculated for
only & bower looliR, The former adinihjstra-
ton added sixA hand lootna, and 1t war found
ekpcdient tosspin from time To time at meal
hours, tot furnish wool filing for the linseys
and worrying for the lowells. Tho difference
then between tho present, and the former adj
,nipistratiop isthat he present one after being
once 0 head with tic, warpipg. they have Start
cd Tie II looms, and by continuing to work at
meal tiueA they have been able TO make II
greater quantity Of elbih for d while, but We
defy ihehr III continue. and make from l20 10
I5D pieces weekly. being prevented by the
want of worrying, which they will not be able
to spin fast enough, even If they would work
more than they do, now In e55 10 Hstsafa =
The former administration had the inien.
ton Oh The faith OF the collections 10 be made
this year, TO order for an addition Of marbine-
ry, such as a WOOL condenser, two filing
Tramef, one more cotton card do, for some
small articles wanted. and we have sorne rea-
s5n To believe that the present administration
has forwarded such All order, Of course with
such an increase above $50 pieces of cloth OF
e yHdescripiipn will be- manufactured week
~: then with the means left by the former
administration and an addition Of 10 TO 3D.
900 Of an appropriation made by the I.egisla-
t1re. and particularly stopping every other
mechanical work but the negro shoe making !;
itawould BIZ then possible to defray the expen-
SOS of tile penisentiary, forit would moi be ne
cessafy to enlarge the buildings: the two sio-
~ Of The, south work shop, taking away the
bake shop, woulj give sufficient room for the
intended purpose ; il would also be. advisable
to not Increase lie power looms, but TO have
as lmanyfi ing shuttle looms as possible, thuse
can be put up at any place. without any con-
with the steam engine. BY giving
Every other mechanical work even brick
making, the guard could be reduced to about
IA or Ia, and two assistant wardens only wpuld
be wanted 5as.# 4a .s6t @
What we recommend here could mol be
done by the former administration, the means
which are, or will be this spring intlle hands
of the present one were not yet sufficient,
aud the State was not in a situation To allow
largo appropriation, but now that The amount
wanted is almost. insignificant, it would be
very uniudicious to lease the Penitentiary, for
il would give Immediately profits to a compa--
NJ, when the State has Until now wanted
large amounts for the support of that insiitu-
ton. There is another point of view which.
initiates against leasing The Penitentiary ina
Slase like Louisiana, white, ~conyicts ought not
TO be traded, and pat 70 the mercy of speech
lators, y,,.a bs.a 81, ,Fs,csx z44se. 81
AS. for the building burnt down in 1871,
the materials, sand, lime and bricks. were left
by the former administration, the frame Of tie
roof was also completes and put up on The first
story; then the present administration had on
ly to take that frame down, raise all round the
walls for the second story, do The same for
The, partition walls or fire walls and to cover
the roof /; yes 10 cover the roof With states and
not with shingles, as they have done at pre-
sent stating is SO cheap that Mr.. Sosthene
Allan had his sugar house completely slated,
every thing furnished and pat up for $40 a
square, what has been saved then a mere iri-
He, and unfortunately if the fire would take
% that building again, the blaze would rise to
such a height that the. fire walls, and iron
loors could not prevent the communication OF
he fire, more 81, nothing in The world could
save the north part Of The main building.
Ting BELL TAvERN,-1'his estabIi .hrnent
las long been known under the care of the
,amne gentlemanly landlord, Mn A. WADoDlLL.
accommodations for travellers, d%rovers,
carriages &c, are more extensive than any
,ther in town, He has been SO long and ia
known in this community, that any
hing we could say could not alter his stand
ng among us, but our object is TO let stran-
,ers know that there they can meet with as
rood a reception asathe place affords. taa o4
UWe refer, our readers TO the advertise
mont of Messrs PHILLIPS & LASouE, in ano-