Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-10-23


alton Of the penutnustv system " hlcbicom
bln,s with Imprisonment, bard l.bar. sn4
a coutsc ofmofal discipline suited To bring
back offenders tolhc paths Of rreaode snl
viuue Boz tbs system - applicable. IN
der our ave Only - The higher u0rse,s
having large ella. Of offenders without
the benefit Of any such reforming process
and substituting for IT. confinement ~ the
conn,y lniis-ln some cnscs. wal the alter
naive OF thc phymon, Of hn,s INTO The town
OF county troa,uncs, lot non payment, IN,
prl'ohinrnt n,ccs'atIIy follows
Whether couhu,m,nl IN The county Jals
rs Inflicted IS punshmcnt or t,sulls from
inability 10 Tny fines It obviously has an ci
feet cnuftly the reverse Of f'iotmnttun Il
- impossible to wat convict. ihus
thrown INTO a county jail, with ltUo or no
attention to any except hs mere nnmRl
wants without feeling painfully Impressed
with the conviction, that It rs m unnalu-
RAJ mud monNrOus pcttCiSi5n q tho power
Of punishment Without employmtu or
exercise tho convict 10 lehtothe ccrroling
and maidcnlnC influence Of the reflection
thu, he lsHn ou'caSi from the chnrly snl
sympathy Of tAo world Hul thnt the law
auI rs cKcculioncU are alike lls ou' mi,s
Every moments continuance OF such con.
fact ,nt tends to weaken his purposes Of n.
monimrnt und prepare him Tor abandon.
ncnt to the commas on Of higher offences
There are cases IN which this is not true
but they constitute the exc piou aud no,
the rule II the history of all the state
prison conylcls were fully disclosed Z
would probably be found, tina, large por.
ton Of them have been tenants a .,.'v
llils, in punishment for interior otl.r",'
The r,Wody tIf TN, O. ~ .'a1r' /
IS the application Of the principle Of penl.
Tertiary discipline to minor offences, by
means OF houses Of correction m each coun
ty--,o be made comic rablc IN Their s,ruct.
d ure and Accommodations, md to be
connected with such artnng, mcn,s for the
l profitable employment of the inmates. and
. the exercise OF such firm and steady di,ci.
plnc as sound wisdom, and the spir;l II
Christian kin1nc', may suggest By such
means may offenders be made useful TO the
public. during the necessary continuance
OF their confinement, whllc the higher pnr.
) pose shall be answered, OF imprc.sing up.
on their minds, by every thing that they
shall see around them, that they are men 49,
bound to society, not bv the law Of force
) merely. bu, by the higher law Of obligation
> as well a. BY the sympnlhic, Of our com
: mon nature.
Such a course Of treatment would doubt,
!, less have very happy influence upon Eva
d grants and idle and dsordery persons" for
= whose rcarnin, and discipline oar law.
made no provision, save tina, OF the town
c poor houses, which by the 2l:, section o.
&C chapter II OF the Revised Statutes, urc con
J. silutcd houses Of correction, but vhic b, Will,
D. they involve the evil Of unna,urn mingIinl
, OF the aged aud lnhrm poor with the fcsliv,
! and troublesome, can seldom bc made L
accomplish to any considerable extent. tn,
purposes OF correction and reform
! The bearing upon our whole system o
criminal Justice, Of such process OF drsci
IN county houses OF cortcclon-cspocla al
Iy IN the cases Of juvenile od,.nd rs-
Is obvious LIS snlutsry effects, would i,
. the course Of time be visible IN dimin
% lshed drafts upon The state treasury for lh
cXpcuccs ofcrlmnaI proceedings IN n d,
10 miushcd number oil conyicls m the stat
- prison and IN increasing peace, and obcdl
encc 10 law throughout the community
= have received the ninth nnnusl re-
~ port Of the Trustees and Superintendent &
the Vermont ASYLUM for the tnssuc, whc
- presents a very gratifying exhibition Of h
: thr condition and prospects for that ine,itu
f.. ton, under il. present cXccI,rn, and ,1icieu
:. government
III During the pas, year % 4 have been nd
% united into the asylum % hOve been dr.
d. charged and PCS remain. Three hundfc,
on and sixty three have enjoyed The benefits {
de- the asy l1m, within the entire ycnr
n the % dscharged 50 have recovered {
80 the IS 'fec.n, cases discharged there hay
in been 43 Tecogcries In the 3 chroni
Of case. disc charged, the r'covcrlcs harr be-
ne but 10 The rtor' importance ofol luu
Of the bcnchl ni ID" asylum In %" 'pIy o. =,
nd OF insanity, Is thus rene, rci ap?suut
N n" annual 'lMe appropriation for n
I'm benefit OF the insane poor wa. increased
- the hy session Of The GeDernl Assembly.
is - 900 ~ Consequence Of which the nun
4 Der OF rn,cnts a, the Asylum has increase
| during the pas year 80 ssto render II
N erection Of additional buildings nccc,s1r'
Of Adduoro buildings {, contain about s
az rooms are PATTY flushed and occupi,I ~
rs viii III expected, be computed by the Gr
We o. November next, when nll the hurldn.
will be sufficient lor the accommodation ,
, bout 300 pn,leuts--s number deemed l.
IL the 1fustrcs 20 b. as large a. j, desirab
for m one as lum
ng The report states that such an amour,
funds Will b. ftc'iysd from other soufc,
an q, to 'uPer'ede the ntces,ny Of an apple
, Ion 10 Tho legislature ior assistance TO d,lrs
led heeSpcnse onhc additions accoumads,ior
~ SAGE the 6nst Of January lsa, 1877 p
uepu have shnred N the State arpropu
by lon Of whom 10 have boen discharged
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