The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-02-07


r. on the Pcnnentiary, submitted December 70,
, the following Report. which was ordered 10 be
prnled-l0 copies for each member
The committee on so much of the Gov
+, einor's message as re'a'es loh Penreni'afy,
respect ully submi; the following Report
r The soiJ"c, Of The penIienilary system
, is not new one 10 North Care lima. 1t
> has been frequently aud earnestly agl'atrd
aud discussed amongst the people, aud IN
tie legislature. The current Of public
=, pinion has seemed TO iun IN lis favor but
3, your committee are not advised that II has
ever been presented IN so disliuc, and tangl
: Die form, as to elicit IA clear manifestation
I Of lie public viii, euher for or against lis
II adoption. Nor have they the means Of
h knowing what that will is in relation 10 this
. subject. II is much to be regretted, that
p has most important question hos never
been PRESENTED, so disconnected from all
subjects involving local and political excite.
, mcnt, and accompanied with such eyplana
tioms touching lis probable cosi--lts annu
II expense and produciion--its effects upon
the progress of crime aud reformation OF
criminals, as nigh, enable the public TO ar
rive at a cle1 understanding OF MS merits,
and definite conclusion as TO the evpedl
ency of is adoption IN this State. II will
be the purpose Of your committee TO fur
nish such details and statistics, CLEANED from
The scanty stock Of materials within their
reach as NAV contribute 10 some degree TO
The general Information. Without going
into an elaborate argument, few obsefva.
lions On the general question of expedIency,
NAV not be deemed inappropriate
The experience OF other States, both for.
eign and domestic, which have given the
prniteniary system thorough lual, fur.
nish sufficient data for arriving at sale
conclusion as TO its beneficial ope GRAFTON. -
lis history in our own country has been
most favorable 10 the American penI,enia
~ system. Il is conclusively shown 10
have checked if 1t has not materially d.
minishpd, the commission of cfime--cyen
amidst a population unparalleled for lts "a
pld increase and heterogeneous character
By abrnsa,ing the barbarous punshmcnts
imposed by fcudul llmes-which have no,
been touched by the mcloraring Influences
oi civilized agc-we should bu! conform
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more 10 the reformation, than the punish
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